The book is dedicated,” writes co-author of our common work Grigory Trofimovich Shalakin, “to the amazing fate of the native Siberian Archimandrite Seraphim (in the schema of Irenaeus, in the world of Alexander Egorovich Bryksin (1931–2019), born in the grain-producing Altai region and hardened by labor in the coal industry mine in Kuzbass. Having gone through the harsh trials and tribulations of the era of Soviet godlessness, he carried the holy Orthodox faith across the vast expanses of the vast country and, by the will of fate, focused on the revival of church life in Western Siberia. The diaries of the oldest cleric tell about this, which are filled with the deep meaning of obedience to the Will of God. Lifting the veil over the mystery of existence, the archimandrite’s notes included many events and names, and therefore the overall narrative was framed by materials and biographies of people accompanying Father Seraphim (Irenaeus) on the path of serving the Lord