About the book: year / I present to the attention of readers the memoirs of Elder Nektariy Ivanchev. Elder Nektarios is a disciple of Archpriest Pavel Savabe, a companion of St. equal to Nicholas of Japan. The text tells about the life of Elder Nektarios in Japan, under the spiritual guidance of Father Pavel Sawabe, and about his return to Russia. This text was saved from destruction by Schema-Archimandrite John Maslov and his close disciple Abbot Mark Lozinsky in the early 60s of the 20th century..