I. S. Shmelev's Story ‘Candle’ and the Fate of Prince Golitsyn
Journal: Vestnik slavianskikh kul’tur [Bulletin of Slavic Cultures]
Year: 2023

The story “Candle” (1924) tells about a huge exemplary economy in the South of Russia, which name of Star-Novka is consonant with the Crimean Novy Svet, acquired in 1878 by Prince L.S. Golitsyn who created a winery in it. The fate of Star-Novka is described by Shmelev from the words of the Manager, who loved his business, but was forced to go abroad at the risk of his life after the establishment of Soviet power. However even in a foreign land he continues to believe in the undying humanity in p