From the author: Abstract of an intellectual novel with many psychological and philosophical allusions. “THE GREAT HERESY” by Vladislav Lebedko This book, due to the depth of its picture of the world, the versatility of the plot, as well as a similar appeal to the combination of modern and medieval plots, can be safely compare with such masterpieces as “The Name of the Rose” and “Foucault’s Pendulum” by Umberto Eco. The book requires a certain intellectual preparation of the reader and draws you in gradually, drawing you in so that by the middle you can’t tear yourself away, although at the beginning you have to wade through some intellectual barrier. Vladislav Lebedko’s book is built like a labyrinth where people intersect, coexist, fight, reconcile and diverge a variety of, often contradictory, philosophical, religious and mystical teachings. But this is far from just philosophy - in the book, a detective plot unfolds the fates of the main characters, covering three eras: our days (2003-2004), Petrograd 1921, where the grandfather of the main character, a member of the Order of Russian Rosicrucians, meets such wonderful people , like Heinrich Ottonovich Moebes, Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin, Lev Platonovich Karsavin, finally, 1421 - Czech Republic, where the great and cruel events of the liberation war take place and the fires of the Inquisition burn. The rebellious, freedom-loving spirit of the main character - our contemporary, guides him through a series of dramatic , love, events and many revelations and adventures. From a homely boy-philosopher, he gradually turns into a man capable of actions and deep feelings. But this doesn't happen easily. Either fate or chance guides the hero along a complex path that winds through different worldviews and experiences. Amazing events lead the hero of the book and his comrades to identify themselves with participants in the Czech Hussite movement of 1421. The hero of the book gets used to, and, at the same time, creates the fate of Martin Guska - an indomitable freedom fighter, a fiery preacher, a mystic, a cruel warrior, whose contradictory teachings smashed all the values ​​and shrines of his time, and whose short life journey ended at the stake. At the same time, inexplicable events begin to happen to the main character himself and his friends. The reader will meet people who created the history of the Slavic people and Europe: Jan Hus, Jan Žižka, Florenty Radewin, Gerard Skadde and many others, whose names are forgotten. A kaleidoscope of events, personal experiences, philosophical and mystical teachings will scroll before you, which can destroy the usual picture world and encourage a deeper knowledge of one’s nature and one’s involvement in the human race. Vladislav Lebedko manages to talk about really complex things simply. Popularizations like “Kant in Pictures” are one thing. And it’s a completely different matter to translate extremely complex things into simple language, without losing the meaning. In fact, this book provides a foothold in the most complex tangles of opposing philosophical teachings. The author, in the form of stylized dialogues of “dacha gatherings” and “memories of the Silver Age,” actually revives the tradition of Platonic dialogue. I am glad that the author does not portray his opponents as weaker than they are. St. Petersburg University Publishing House 2009, 420 pages, color cover. You can download parts 1 and 2-3 in electronic form here: http://sannyasa.narod.ru/ prichast/index.htm (Download the entire thing - what is posted there in chapters - raw, unedited text). You can order (from 5 copies) by mail with cash on delivery at [email protected] You can buy in St. Petersburg by agreeing on tel: 8-921-954-00-56 (as well as 7 more books by the author).