By ΠΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΠΈΠΊΡΠΎΡ
Π ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π΅ Β«ΠΠ° Π·Π΅ΠΌΠ»Π΅ ΠΌΡ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΡΡΠΈΠΌΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΡΡΒ» 90βΠ»Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΈΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ² Π΄Π΅Π»ΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π΅ΡΡΠ½Π½ΡΡ ΡΡΡΠ°Π΄Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ, ΡΠΎΡΡΠ²ΡΡΠ²ΠΈΡ Π±Π»ΠΈΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΈ Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Π΄ΡΡΠ³Π°. ΠΠ½ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΎ Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΡ ΡΡΠ°Π³Π΅Π΄ΠΈΡΡ β Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°, Π²ΡΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΠΈ Π² ΡΠΈΠ±ΠΈΡΡΠΊΡΡ Π³Π»ΡΡΡ β ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π»Π°Π³Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠ΅, Π½ΠΎ ΠΈΡΠΊΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ, ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΠ±Π»Π΅Π³ΡΠΈΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΡΡ ΡΠΊΠΎΡΠ±Ρ. Π’Π΅ΠΊΡΡΡ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΎΠΌ, Π½ΠΎ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΡΡ ΠΎΠ³ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½ΡΡ ΠΠΎΠΆΡΡ Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠ²Ρ ΠΈ Π½Π΅ΡΠ³Π°ΡΠΈΠΌΡΡ Π½Π°Π΄Π΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ Π½Π° Π¦Π°ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠ΅Π±Π΅ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅. ΠΠΈΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ² ΡΠΌΠ΅Π΅Ρ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ½ΡΡΡ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΠΎΠΏΡΠΎΡΡ Π²Π΅ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ, ΡΠΈΡΡΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄ΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠΊ Ρ Π²Π΅ΡΡΡΡΠΈΡ , ΠΈΡΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ Π΄Π°ΠΆΠ΅ Ρ ΡΠΊΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ².
In "On Earth We Only Learn to Live" 90βyearβold Protopriest Valentin Birukov reflects on suffering, compassion and the need to love oneβs neighbour. Drawing from his own hardshipsβincluding the loss of his father to prison and his familyβs exile during collectivisationβhe offers simple, heartfelt stories that aim to ease spiritual grief. The book is written in plain language, yet each tale conveys a deep love of God and a persistent hope for the Kingdom of Heaven. Birukovβs gift is to explain complex faith matters with clear, sincere words that resonate with believers, seekers and even skeptics alike.