Статья посвящена значению жанра исповеди в произведениях священника и писателя Аввакума. Автор выявляет роль исповеди и покаяния в христианской культуре. Большое внимание уделено в статье исповеди не только как литературному жанру, но и как важнейшему началу духовной жизни Аввакума.
The paper reveals the meaning of genre of confession in the works of the famous Russian priest and writer, the leader of the Russian Old Belief movement protopope Avvakum. The author emphasizes the role of confession and repentance in Christian culture. The author also puts his attention to confession as not just a literary genre, but also as the most important component of spiritual life of protopope Avvakum.