About the book: 2009 / The book of the famous Russian writer Nikolai Konyaev includes biographies of Russian saints - from Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga to the martyr-warrior Eugene killed in Chechnya. Their destinies are inextricably woven into the spiritual history of Russia. Our time is a time of spiritual revival of the country, therefore the figures of the great Russian ascetics, who served and serve us as a moral guide in an ever-changing world, today evoke special attention and respect.