Idea Świętej Rusi jako przejaw „metafizycznej nostalgii” w emigracyjnej prozie Iwana Szmielowa (na podstawie powieści Богомолье)

The article focuses on presenting elements of the idea of Holy Rus’ present in Ivan Shmelyov’s work Pilgrimage. Their use by a Russian author writing in exile may indicate a need to return to his native historical, cultural and religious heritage – which, according to the author of the article, is a manifestation of “metaphysical nostalgia”. This turn by the writer towards the spiritual sphere was triggered, among other things, by dramatic historical circumstances and a family tragedy. Faced with the problems of an emigrant’s life, the return to a well-known idea was a defensive reaction and an expression of opposition to the cultural tendencies of the writer’s contemporaries.