The silver dove

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The silver dove is a novel by Andrei Bely , published in 1910 , in which he processes his partly neo-Kantian speculations, abstract thoughts and metaphysical speculations under the impression of the failed revolution of 1905. The work was planned as the first part of a trilogy . Formally, the rhythmic language is remarkable, which at the time of the appearance was quite unusual and initially took some getting used to. The immediate beginning of the novel shows an almost continuous dactyl :

"Again and again in the blue room of the day, which was filled with hot, cruel rays of the sun, shrill warning bells roared from the church tower of the village of Celebevo"

The subject of the novel is about a secret Russian folk sect called "the silver dove". This holds orgiastic religious meetings in the house of the carpenter Kudejarow in honor of the Mother of God Matrjona, who is to give birth to the new Savior . The protagonist , a young intellectual named Darjalskij (an alter ego Belys), joins the sect, but when he is about to free himself from the mystical intoxication, he is sacrificed by it.

In terms of content, the created mood of objective fear and the portrayal of orgiastic debauchery exemplarily reflects the atmosphere of fin de siècle and decadence , which in pre-revolutionary Russia in particular herald the imminent fall of the old order.