Christ Landed in Grodno (The Gospel of Judas)

"Christ Has Landed in Grodno" is one of Vladimir Karatkevich's most famous novels, combining history, myth, and philosophy.

Just one line in a chronicle, telling of the appearance of a false Christ in Grodno – and from it, like a seed, grows the story of Yuras Bratczyk, at first a down-on-his-luck itinerant actor and swindler, and then a people's defender, fighter, and philosopher. Vladimir Karatkevich, who wrote the novel during an era of militant atheism, managed to embellish his work with quotes from the Gospel and descriptions of miracles performed by the Grodno Christ. The writer also did not forget about the dragons that once inhabited Lake Lepel. Ultimately, Karatkevich led his hero to a paradise that strongly resembles a prosperous Belarusian farmstead...