EDITION 6 – NEW TIMES

The sixth edition of the spiritual poetry almanac "New Times" (2025-2026) — a collection of Christian poetry and prose bringing together authors from many countries. "The lyricism of a literary work is the gold of sincerity, refined from the nugget of lived experience," writes compiler Alexander Savchenko in his foreword. The authors' lines "read like the peaks of a cardiogram, laying bare the scars on their hearts." Great Christian literature is Christ-centred: it aims at heaven and illuminates readers with the light of the "Sun of righteousness." Each author in this collection is a whole star system with its own planets — their literary works — yet all of them orbit the centre of that creative galaxy: the incarnate God and Saviour Jesus Christ. In dark times of war, stress and depression, the Christian writer becomes a prophet and a "minister," helping readers pass victoriously through the valley of sorrow and the shadow of death. This edition marks the 150th anniversary of the Bible's translation into Russian. 413 pages.