In the life of every Orthodox person there must have been a book, an article, an extract, a summary that deeply influenced his life choice, the serious, decisive step to follow Christ in life, regardless of human opinion, life circumstances, or all when the path is difficult. For many, the work of S.I. became such a guiding star. Fudel “At the Walls of the Church”, first published in the samizdat collection “Nadezhda”, published under the editorship of Z.A. Krahmalnikova. We are publishing it with slight abbreviations in the hope that these warm, genuine words will help many of our contemporaries find that spiritual light that is so difficult for a new Christian to discern in modern church reality.