Плач по Ингрии

(калевальское стихосложение - по первым слогам или звукам, но иногда также и по "внутренним". Кроме эстетической стороны, наряду с повторами, это способствовало запоминанию рун, которые могли петься часами)

About the author

Arvo Survo, pastor of the people about whose sufferings he writes, is a native of Ingria. He writes about things he knows, because he has experienced them.

Korpelainen, the main character of the poems, gives expression to struggles and emotions that are very familiar to the author. Lamentations Over Ingria closes on a triumphant note as the tears of the persecuted people are gathered by God and in His hands change into the revived Lutheran church of Ingria. What for many years was a dream in the author^ heart has now become a reality as the autonomous Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria takes her place alongside other Lutheran churches in the Lutheran World Federation.

About the book

"Lamentations Over Ingria captures the essence of the Ingrian people. Ingria is a living entity full of the simplicity of life, the intimacy of man's relationship with nature, and the sacredness of the land to its people. Literally, it is the search for one man's answers; ultimately, it is the search for all men's answers. Through all of the suffering comes the understanding that one must forgive others in order to obtain cleansing and purification for oneself. The book ends with the triumphant rebirth of the Ingrian Lutheran churches offering hope to the Ingrian people."

Annie (Nancy) Dearbom, Chairperson

Tucson Christian Writers' Felloxvship

Tucson, Arizona

All the proceeds from the sale of this book will go toward the renewal and rebuilding of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria.