I met Philip Marsden (metaphorically) in Ethiopia. Here he is in Russia following the trail of the Doukhobor's - "spirit-wrestlers" - a group of radical Russian sectarians who basically reject the institution of the church, believing in the "spark of light that lives in each individual". It is a journey taking him from Moscow, across the Steppe to the Caucasus. It is fascinating, depressing and absorbing; a lost world.
(Ferelith Hordon - bwl 95 Winter 2020 ) |
