Лето Господне

Po otzyvam sovremennikov, Ivan Shmelev stal 'samym russkim' iz ėmigrantskikh pisateleĭ, kotoryĭ vygovoril o Rossii vsi͡u 'glubinnui͡u pravdu', sozdav ee ochishchennyĭ ot sluchaĭnosteĭ, prekrasnyĭ i svetlyĭ obraz, odukhotvorennyĭ vysshim smyslom i veroĭ. Vyĭdi͡a za ramki nat͡sionalʹnoĭ literatury, tvorchestvo Shmeleva obrelo obshchechelovecheskoe znachenie; ego proizvedenii͡a poluchili evropeĭskui͡u izvestnostʹ i byli perevedeny na desi͡atki i͡azykov. Pisatelʹ dvazhdy nominirovalsi͡a na Nobelevskui͡u premii͡u po literature.Roman 'Leto Gospodne' byl napisan v gody ėmigrat͡sii i iznachalʹno pechatalsi͡a v vide otdelʹnykh ocherkov, proniknutykh toskoĭ po utrachennoĭ rodine. Otdelʹnym izdaniem 'Leto Gospodne', kotoroe sostavili tri chasti: 'Prazdniki', 'Radosti', 'Skorbi', - vyshlo v Parizhe v 1948 godu i bylo priznano vershinoĭ tvorchestva pisateli͡a. 'I͡A pokazyvai͡u lit͡so Svi͡atoĭ Rusi, kotorui͡u i͡a noshu v svoem serdt͡se... - pisal Shmelev. - Rossii͡u, kotorai͡a zagli͡anula v moi͡u detskui͡u dushu'.

According to contemporaries, Ivan Shmelev became the "most Russian" of the emigrant writers, who uttered all the "deep truth" about Russia, creating its beautiful and bright image, purified from accidents, inspired by the highest meaning and faith. Having gone beyond the national literature, Shmelev's work has gained universal significance; his works have gained European fame and have been translated into dozens of languages. The writer was twice nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.The novel "The Summer of the Lord" was written during the years of emigration and was originally published in the form of separate essays imbued with longing for the lost homeland. A separate edition of the "Summer of the Lord", which consisted of three parts: "Holidays", "Joys", "Sorrows", was published in Paris in 1948 and was recognized as the pinnacle of the writer's creativity. "I show the face of Holy Russia, which I carry in my heart ... - wrote Shmelev. - Russia, which looked into my childish soul.'