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On August 6, the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the day of remembrance of the holy noble princes-passion-bearers Boris and Gleb.

Who are Boris and Gleb?

Princes Boris and Gleb (baptized Roman and David) are the first saints canonized by the Russian Church. They were the younger sons of the Kyiv Grand Duke Vladimir Svyatoslavich (Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir). The brothers were born shortly before the Baptism of Rus' and were raised in the Christian faith.

Why is the day of Saints Boris and Gleb celebrated several times?

Indeed, there are several days a year dedicated to the memory of Saints Boris and Gleb. So, May 15 is the transfer of their relics to a new church-tomb in 1115, which was built by Prince Izyaslav Yaroslavich in Vyshgorod, September 18 is the memory of the holy Prince Gleb, and August 6 is the joint celebration of the saints.

What feat did the saints accomplish?

The lives of the saints were sacrificed for love. Boris and Gleb did not want to raise their hands against their brother and support the internecine war. The brothers chose death as a sign of boundless love for Christ, in imitation of his suffering on the cross. The feat of Boris, as well as his brother Gleb, lies in the fact that they voluntarily abandoned the worldly, political struggle in the name of brotherly love.

How did Boris and Gleb die?

Vladimir, shortly before his death, called Boris to Kyiv. He gave his son an army and sent him on a campaign against the Pechenegs. Soon the prince passed away. His eldest son Svyatopolk arbitrarily declared himself Grand Duke of Kyiv. Svyatopolk took advantage of the fact that Boris was on a campaign. However, the saint had no intention of opposing this decision. He disbanded his army with the words: “I will not raise my hand against my brother, and even against my elder, whom I should consider as my father!”

But Svyatopolk was still afraid that Boris would want to take the throne away from him. He ordered his brother to be killed. Boris knew about this, but did not hide. He was attacked with spears while he was praying. It happened on July 24, 1015 (August 6, new style) on the banks of the Alta River. He said to his murderers: “Come, brothers, finish your service, and may there be peace to brother Svyatopolk and to you.” Boris's body was brought to Vyshgorod and, secretly from everyone, was laid in a church in the name of St. Basil the Great.

Soon Svyatopolk killed his second brother. Gleb lived in Murom at that time. Gleb also knew that they wanted to kill him, but the internecine war was worse than death for him. The killers overtook the prince at the mouth of the Smyadyn River, near Smolensk.

Why were Boris and Gleb canonized?

Boris and Gleb were canonized as passion-bearers. "Passion-bearer" is one of the ranks of holiness. Saint who accepted martyrdom for execution God's Commandments. An important part of the passion-bearer’s feat is that the martyr does not hold a grudge against the murderers and does not resist.

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Boris and Gleb, baptized with the names Roman and David, became the first Russian saints canonized as martyrs. These two princes were the younger sons of Vladimir Svyatoslavich, Grand Duke of Kyiv, and fell victims of the struggle for power.

Life of Boris and Gleb

Prince Vladimir was the baptist of the Russian Land. He himself was devoted to the faith of Christ with all his soul and raised his younger sons in righteousness and adherence to the true faith. Both brothers were well educated, devoted a lot of time to the study of the Holy Scriptures and liturgical books, and helped the orphaned and needy in accordance with Christian commandments.

Prince Vladimir, sensing the approach of his death, bequeathed the Kiev throne to Boris and placed the squad under his command, while Gleb, the youngest, took possession of the Murom lands.

After the death of Prince Vladimir in 1015, although he expressed his will before his death, an internecine struggle began. Boris, who became the Prince of Kyiv according to his father's will, was on a campaign against the Pechenegs, and at that time his elder brother Svyatopolk voluntarily took the Kiev throne. However, Boris did not even try to fight for power, because his respect for his older brother and the sanctity of blood ties was too great.

Nevertheless, Svyatopolk, fearing his brother, decided to kill him. Although Boris knew about his terrible plan, he did not try to escape and on July 24, 1015, he was stabbed to death with spears during a prayer vigil.

But Svyatopolk did not stop there and sent his faithful people to the Murom land, where his younger brother Gleb reigned. Gleb also knew about his brother’s malicious intentions, but considered a fratricidal war impossible, and as a result, the killers overtook him near Smolensk, near the Smyadyn River.

In ancient chronicles, Svyatopolk began to be called the Accursed, and under this nickname he went down in history. His reign in Kyiv was short-lived. His half-brother Yaroslav, later nicknamed the Wise, entered into a struggle for power with Svyatopolk and defeated his army. He did not kill Svyatopolk, but only expelled him.

The rest of Svyatopolk's life, hated and persecuted by everyone, was spent in endless wanderings. Yaroslav, the brother of both the murderers and those killed innocently, found the remains of Boris and Gleb and placed them in the Church of St. Basil the Great in Vyshgorod, where their relics became famous thanks to miraculous healings and miraculous phenomena.

Description of the icon “Saints Boris and Gleb”

Although Boris and Gleb accepted their death with Christian humility in different places and at different times, in Orthodox tradition their names are inextricably linked and are always mentioned together; on icons they are also depicted together, an example of which is the icon “Boris and Gleb”, 14th century.

Usually the icon “Boris and Gleb” depicts brothers in full height in rich vestments, with a sword in one hand and a cross in the other as a symbol of their commitment to the Christian faith and the torment they accepted. Somewhat later, the icon “Boris and Gleb” on horseback appeared, where Christ himself looks at the saints.

In the popular consciousness, the brothers forever remained passion-bearers who remained faithful to the Christian commandments even when their lives were threatened, and the Orthodox Church glorified them as the patrons of the Russian land and the heavenly helpers of the Russian princes. It is known that the icon “Saints Boris and Gleb” was prayed to by the soldiers of Alexander Nevsky before the Battle of Lake Peipsi, and before the Battle of the Don by the army of Prince Dmitry Donskoy.

What does an icon help with?

Boris and Gleb are one of the most revered Orthodox saints; their icon is considered the intercessor of the Russian state. Prayer before it helps to heal illnesses, reconcile warring parties, save the soul from unclean thoughts, restore peace and tranquility, and maintain the strength of faith.

Much less common is the icon of the holy noble prince Boris. The icon “St. Boris” will become the patroness of a boy or man bearing this name and will bring peace and mutual understanding to the life of the family. They pray to her for healing from diseases, especially of the musculoskeletal system, for protection from enemies, for peaceful family life. Although the icon depicts only the passion-bearer Boris, both brothers are addressed at once in prayer.

Prayer before the icon of Boris and Gleb

About the sacred duo, the holy passion-bearers Boris and Gleb, who from their youth served Christ with pure faith and love, and adorned themselves with their blood like crimson, and now reign with Christ! Be our warm intercessor, protect us all from all sorrow, bitterness and sudden death. We pray to you, Christ-loving passion-bearers, assist the Russian power in victory over the resistance, as it once did to the noble prince Alexander Nevsky, may the Russian warriors bring fear of the enemy and peace to our land, may people live a quiet life in all piety and glorify God the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Holy Rus' has always been fertile soil for the emergence of great and noble men, on which the first Russian saints Boris and Gleb were born, raised and suffered martyrdom.

With their entire short but pious lives, they demonstrated to people how to accept God’s will.

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Life of Boris and Gleb

At a time when Rus' was still a pagan state and mired in idolatry and sacrifices, the Prince of Kiev Vladimir and his Bulgarian wife Milolika, in 986 - 987, had two sons - Boris and Gleb.

At that time, this was not the first pagan marriage for the loving prince, and he had many children. So the brothers Boris and Gleb were not the first by birth, and did not have the right to claim great rule. The first contenders for the reign were the eldest sons of Vladimir - Yaroslav and Svyatopolk, the latter was adopted, but named his own son.

The life of Prince Vladimir was full of constant military campaigns, which ended in victories and annexation of lands. So in 988, the Prince of Kiev unleashed the Russian-Byzantine war and began the siege of the Orthodox city of Korsun. This campaign was marked by victory and the prince’s marriage to Anna, the sister of the Byzantine emperors. The only condition for marriage that Anna set was the renunciation of Prince Vladimir from worship pagan gods and heartfelt acceptance of Orthodoxy. Prince Vladimir accepted these conditions, and during his return to Kyiv he was baptized with the name Vasily. After which, in 989, the prince organized the baptism of all his children, where the sons Boris and Gleb took the Christian names David and Roman.

Vladimir's beloved sons Gleb and Boris were brought up in piety and received the best education. They spent a lot of time reading books about the life and deeds of the holy fathers, brought from Greece, from Mount Athos, and the Holy Scriptures. Both brothers dreamed of spiritual exploits, for which they turned to God every day in prayer. Sharing among themselves a love for Christianity, they cared for the sick and disadvantaged, treating them with kindness and mercy.

As the years passed, Boris was put in charge of the Vladimir-Volyn principality, located on the right bank of the Luga River, by the city of Mur, and later, in 1010, he was put in charge of the Rostov appanage. His younger brother Gleb was given control of Mur. In managing the lands, the young princes tried to spread Orthodoxy and monitor the observance of a righteous and pious lifestyle in their surroundings, so that this would serve as an example for the entire people.

At the beginning of 1015, Prince Vladimir was overcome by a terrible illness, and how inopportunely news arrived of an attack by a large Pecheneg army. Due to illness, the prince could not personally participate in the battle, and sent his son Boris, who was known not only as a zealous Christian, but also as an experienced warrior, to repel the enemy raid.

Accompanied by the army, Boris goes on a military campaign, but the Pechenegs, frightened by the formidable army, decided to flee. The return of the princely army was painted in mourning colors from the news of the death of the Grand Duke, whose death opened the way for the struggle for the throne between the older brothers Yaroslav and Svyatopolk.

Murder of Princes Boris and Gleb

The elder brother Svyatopolk, immediately after the death of his father, took advantage of Boris’s absence and usurped power in Kyiv. But being disturbed by the universal popular love for younger brother and because everyone preferred to see him on the throne, Svyatopolk decides to kill him. He sends the boyars, who are trusted in his plans, and his faithful servant Putsha to Boris, so that they carry out what is planned.

At that time, Boris already knew that Svyatopolk had seized power and that his death would follow. He releases his troops, who persuaded him to return to Kyiv and become the legitimate ruler by right, and remains to wait for his fate at the Alta River. In a tent located on the shore, Boris, saddened by the betrayal of his brother and the death of his father, offered prayers and chants for their souls.

Having finished his service, tired of sorrowful thoughts, Boris goes to bed. The assassins sent by Svyatopolk burst into the tent and pierce Boris, who is prostrate on the bed, inflicting numerous blows with spears and daggers. Having made sure that the bloody work is completed, they secretly take the prince’s body to Vyshgorod. There, in the Church of St. Basil the Great, the murdered man, who at that time was only 25 years old, was secretly buried.

Svyatopolk, fearing revenge from his other brothers, could no longer stop, and decided to commit further murders. His people kill Prince Svyatoslav. Regarding Gleb, Svyatopolk decides to lure him to Kyiv with the news of his father’s death, to which he leaves without hesitation, but having reached the city of Smolensk, he receives new news from his brother Yaroslav. This message spoke about the usurpation of power by Svyatopolk, about the murders of his brothers and that Gleb should beware, because he was threatened with the same fate, and refused to travel to Kiev.

Without waiting for Gleb to arrive, Svyatopolk sends his men to commit another murder, who find the prince on the coast of the Dnieper River, praying, like his brother Boris, for the souls of his murdered relatives. Gleb, like Boris, refused protection and flight, and meekly accepted his fate.

The killers did not bother themselves with transporting the prince’s body, and buried him where death overtook him, on the banks of the Dnieper River. Gleb was killed at the age of 24. Only years later, through the efforts of Yaroslav, Gleb’s body was found and buried next to Boris’s body.

Cathedral of Boris and Gleb

One of the first churches dedicated to Boris and Gleb was the Vyshgorod Church of St. Basil the Great, where they found their last refuge bodies of the passion-bearing princes.

In its place, after the fire, a new Boris and Gleb Church was erected in 1021, with the relics of the brothers transferred into it. From this time on, general veneration of the martyrs began everywhere and new churches and monasteries were built in honor of the brothers.

So in the 12th century in Chernigov, on the territory of the internal fortress walls of Detinets, the Boris and Gleb Cathedral was erected. According to the architects' plans, it should be a temple with many deep niches and tombs.

Over the centuries, until the mid-17th century, the cathedral was subjected to repeated destruction and restoration. So at this time the cathedral acquired an octagonal rotunda and was dressed in the Baroque style.

During the Great Patriotic War Boris and Gleb Cathedral suffered greatly; it burned down almost to the ground. But in the 60s it was completely restored, and moreover, the cathedral was given its former appearance, giving it ancient Russian forms.

Thanks to restoration work, restored bas-reliefs, reliefs and ornaments, Boris and Gleb Cathedral looks monumental, static and powerful.

Monument to Boris and Gleb

A monumental monument was dedicated to the first Russian patron saints and miracle workers, healers Boris and Gleb, which was located on the territory of the Boris and Gleb Monastery in the city of Dmitrov.

On a high pedestal rise, cast from bronze, two horse riders - the holy princes Boris and Gleb.

The monument was dedicated to the anniversary of the creation of the monastery, and was erected in 2006. The artist and sculptor of this beautiful monument is Alexander Rukovishnikov.

Icon of Boris and Gleb on horseback

The canonization of the murdered princes took place at the request of Yaroslav the Wise. At the same time, in honor of the brothers, the text of the Services was written, which emphasized not only their noble origin, military courage, princely dignity, but also their sincere readiness to accept martyrdom for the sake of common Christian causes.

Initially, the images of the brothers were depicted on reliquary crosses and on relief images; only centuries later, picturesque icons of Boris and Gleb began to appear, based on their descriptions in the Legends.

So, at the beginning of the 14th century, in addition to paired full-length icons, an icon was painted where the brothers are depicted on horseback, like military leaders, with flags waving. This icon appeared under the influence of the Byzantine tradition, which maintained stability in the images of holy couples on horses, as if reflecting their intercessory and military function.

This colorful icon shows that monumental iconography has changed over time, giving way to graceful and outwardly beautiful images. But the faces of the saints, as before, are depicted with clearly expressed sorrow, humility, calm concentration and sincere divine love.

In honor of the Orthodox princes Boris and Gleb, who accepted martyrdom, it is written a large number of icons and erected monasteries, cathedrals and temples. The chronicles tell about miraculous healings that took place near their tombs, and about the great deeds and victories that took place with the names of the holy martyrs, whose images are preserved to this day.

- Boris and Gleb

Holy noble princes of Russia and passion-bearers Boris and Gleb- the first Russian canonized saints who accomplished their spiritual feat in the 11th century. For ten centuries, people have remembered them and prayed to them, turning to heavenly patrons for help and healing.

Some Orthodox Russian icons depict two brothers. One is older, with a beard, the other is younger. They wear princely cloaks and hats with a round top and sable trim. The brothers stand or ride nearby on light-footed horses: one is black, black, the other is red, looking almost red. These are Boris and Gleb - the first saints of the Russian land.

The story of the brothers Boris and Gleb

The brothers were the youngest sons of the Kyiv prince Vladimir Svyatoslavovich - the same one whom the people nicknamed “The Red Sun”. Boris and Gleb heard the difficult story of their father from a young age. He had to take up arms against his older brother Yaropolk, whose struggle for princely power led to the death of their third brother, Oleg. Having defeated his brother’s squad, Vladimir showed generosity and did not intend to shed his own blood. However, Yaropolk still died from the swords of the Varangians, and his death lay like a heavy stone on Prince Vladimir’s soul.

Strife between the princes led to the great devastation of the Russian lands. Taking advantage of the turmoil, the Poles and Bulgarians moved to Rus', and the Pecheneg steppe inhabitants carried out raids on its southern borders. Vladimir Svyatoslavovich more than once had to lead his squad on campaigns, liberating and collecting captured lands under his wing. After one of these campaigns (to Chersonese), the Kiev prince baptized his subjects in the waters of the Dnieper.

The new, Orthodox faith was after the hearts of Boris and Gleb. The eldest, Boris, was good at reading and writing and often read Holy Bible and talked with my brother about the lives of great Christian ascetics and martyrs. Examples of people who did not flinch in the face of harsh life trials and did not compromise their faith inspired the brothers. Very soon they themselves had to make difficult choices in life.

In 1015, the elderly Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavovich became seriously ill and was unable to lead the next campaign against the Pechenegs. In his place, he sent his son Boris, who by that time had already reigned in the city of Rostov for almost a quarter of a century. Vladimir had several sons, but his choice fell on Boris not by chance. He was a good commander, he was kind to the common people, his squad loved him.

The struggle of brothers for the principality in Rus'

Boris did not have to fight on that campaign. The Pechenegs, having learned about the approach of a formidable army, went far into the steppes, and by that time sad news came from Kyiv - Prince Vladimir died. However, this was not the only thing that saddened Boris. Messengers reported that the Kiev throne was seized by his elder brother Svyatopolk. Fearing that Boris would also lay claim to the throne, he planned to kill him.

Boris's indignant squad made noise, offering to go to war against Kyiv, take the throne by force and throw off Svyatopolk, whom they did not love. However, Boris knew perfectly well what such actions would lead to. The fire of the old family drama was ready to flare up again, now scorching the children of Prince Vladimir. Rus' was again threatened with ruin; hundreds of warriors could have died in the princely battle for power.

Death of Boris

Boris did not want to allow this. He dismissed the squad and remained in his tent to pray. He knew that the killers sent by Svyatopolk were already nearby. They burst into the prince's tent in the morning and began to beat him with spears. His faithful servant, the Hungarian George, tried to cover Boris with his body. They didn't spare him either. The body of the bleeding prince was wrapped in tent fabric, thrown onto a cart and taken towards Kyiv. At the city walls, Boris was still breathing. Completing their dirty deed, the killers stabbed him with swords. The body of the murdered prince was buried in Vyshgorod, near the Church of St. Basil.

Death of Gleb

At that time, Svyatopolk sent messengers to Gleb, who reigned in Murom. The messengers informed Gleb that Prince Vladimir was seriously ill and was calling his son to Kyiv to say goodbye before his death. In fact, both Vladimir and Boris were already dead. With this trick, Svyatopolk tried to lure his brother out of Murom in order to deal with him too. Gleb believed the messengers and set off on the road.

Not far from Smolensk, other messengers found Gleb. They were sent by Vladimir’s fourth son, Yaroslav, who wanted to inform his brother that their father was dead, Boris had been killed, and Gleb’s life was in mortal danger. Gleb did not want to believe these terrible words. He had the opportunity to return to Murom, surround himself with a squad, and wait it out. However, like his brother Boris, he did not want to resist evil and went to meet his death.

Death overtook Gleb on the Dnieper, at the mouth of the Medyn River. The killers' boat caught up with Gleb's boat, and a few moments later the young prince fell with his throat cut. The chronicles say that the body of the murdered man was thrown on the shore “between two logs.”

The Curse of Svyatopolk the Stinking

Boris and Gleb almost voluntarily accepted death, refusing armed struggle with their evil brother, but he was not destined to rule in Kyiv for long. In the fall, the Novgorod army, led by Yaroslav, approached the city walls. Fearing reprisals, Svyatopolk fled.

But he could not come to terms with the loss of power and appeared at the walls of Kyiv twice more. The first time he brought the Pechenegs, the second time - the Poles. Svyatopolk wanted to achieve power by any means. Yaroslav fought the fratricide for four long years. Once he was even forced to flee to Novgorod, but in 1019 Svyatopolk was finally defeated. The decisive battle took place near the Alta River - the same one on the banks of which Prince Boris was killed. Svyatopolk fled to Poland, where he did not find refuge for himself until the end of his days. People called him the Stinking One.

Boris and Gleb - the first Russian saints

Gleb's body was found several years later. Miraculously, he was not touched by decay. The remains of the martyr were buried next to his brother - in Vyshgorod.

Subsequently, the first of the Boris and Gleb churches was consecrated near the grave of the murdered princes. It was built by Yaroslav the Wise, and the consecration of the stone five-domed church on July 24, 1026 was carried out by John, Metropolitan of Kiev, together with a council of local clergy.

In 1071, Boris and Gleb were canonized. They were neither monks nor hermits. The brothers did not respond to evil with violence, accepted death and thus became the first Russian passion-bearers. Their memory is honored on May 2; on this day the relics of the brothers were transferred to a new church in Vyshgorod. Saints Boris and Gleb were and remain in Rus' “heavenly prayer books” for all Orthodox Christians.

The veneration of the holy brothers-princes Boris and Gleb was also started by their brother Yaroslav the Wise after he took the grand-ducal throne in Kyiv.

Chroniclers unanimously compared Svyatopolk with another fratricide, the biblical Cain, whose name became a household name, and argued that the villain could not find peace anywhere until the end of his days, and even his grave exuded stench and stench.

The blood shed by Gleb and his brother seemed to douse the fire of internecine strife that was burning in Rus', but the memory of the brothers survived them forever, for it is said in the Holy Scripture: “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul.”

At times, at key moments in history, images of brothers appear in the world, blessing people for spiritual deeds.

Blessing of the brothers to Alexander Nevsky

In 1240, Swedish ships entered the mouth of the Neva. When news of the enemy invasion reached Novgorod, its prince Alexander, without waiting for help from his neighbors, set out with his squad to meet the enemy squadron. The legend says that on the night before the battle, a boat appeared on the waters of the river in the fog, on which stood two holy brothers. They blessed the Novgorodians for their feat of arms. The Swedes were defeated, and after that glorious victory.

Boris and Gleb patrons of the Rurikovich family

Boris and Gleb became the first Russian saints, patrons of the reigning ruler, and are revered Orthodox Church as miracle workers, healers and passion-bearers.

In the photo: Transfer of the relics of Boris and Gleb.

What is the peculiarity Saints Boris and Gleb, what was their spiritual feat that people remember about it for so many centuries? If you look at it, it seems that they did not do anything special - they are not even martyrs, but passion-bearers, that is, those who without resistance accepted suffering and death at the hands of their fellow believers, and did not make a martyr’s confession of faith.

Boris and Gleb were the sons of the Kyiv prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich; their older half-brothers were Svyatopolk, nicknamed the Damned, and Yaroslav the Wise.

Vladimir called Boris to Kyiv and gave him soldiers to fight the Pechenegs. He set out on a campaign and, having not met the enemy, was about to return, and suddenly received news of the death of his father and that Svyatopolk wanted to kill him in order to seize power alone.

Boris did not flee, but stood up to pray in his tent - and here the killers sent by Svyatopolk attacked him. Mortally wounded, he prayed for forgiveness for his enemies.

“And, looking at his killers with a sad look, with a haggard face, shedding tears, he said: “Brothers, having begun, finish what has been entrusted to you. And may there be peace to my brother and to you, brothers!”

Yaroslav warned Gleb that Svyatopolk wanted to kill him after his brother, but Gleb also did not hide from his enemies and accepted suffering and death. His body was thrown in a deserted place, and for a long time the shepherds saw light there and heard angelic singing, but no one knew the reason until Yaroslav the Wise found Gleb’s body many years later and buried him next to Boris. The saint's body remained incorruptible, and wild animals didn't touch him.

In 1072, the relics of the brothers were solemnly transferred to new cathedral in Vyshgorod - since then May 15 has been considered the day of their glorification. For a hundred years, miracles of healing were performed at the tombs of the saints, so they were glorified as healers.

In all images - both on icons and in literary monuments - the humility and meekness of the brothers, their kind, gentle faces are emphasized. This is precisely where their holiness lies - in accepting suffering without resistance, in forgiveness and love.

People keep the memory of saints in the names of churches, monasteries and cities - in Russia there is the city of Borisoglebsk in the Voronezh region, Romanov-Borisoglebsk (Tutaev) in the Yaroslavl region, the city of Daugavpils in Lithuania also used to bear the name Borisoglebsk, and this is not to mention the many Borisogleb churches .

In Moscow, the famous temple of Boris and Gleb, destroyed in the 1930s, was located at the Arbat Gate - Boris Pasternak recalls it in his poem “Bacchanalia”:

City. Winter sky.
Dark. Gate spans.
Boris and Gleb have the light on, and the service is underway.
The foreheads of those praying,
vestments and old women
Shushun Svechek
flame from below
Poorly illuminated...

Boris's cry for his deceased father resonates in the hearts of readers even after a thousand years:

“Woe is me, my father and lord! To whom shall I resort, to whom shall I turn my gaze? Where else will I find such wisdom and how will I manage without the instructions of your mind? Alas for me, alas for me! How did you set, my sun, and I wasn’t there! If I had been there, I would have removed your honest body with my own hands and given it to the grave. But I did not carry your valiant body, I was not honored to kiss your beautiful gray hair. My heart is burning, my soul is confused, and I don’t know who to turn to, who to tell this bitter sadness to?”

Sasha Mitrakhovich 07.11.2018 18:16