An addendum to my previous post
("Antidulcinist"):
Vera (Faith), Nadezhda (Hope) and Lyubov' (Love) are
the three daughters of Saint Sophia (venerated in the Orthodox Church on
September 30, the name-day of Vera, Nadezhda and Lyubov'). They were named after
virtues mentioned by Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 13. These virtues
are often mentioned together. A poem by Bunin (written in 1922, in exile)
begins:
Душа навеки лишена
Былых надежд, любви и веры.
The soul is forever deprived
of past hopes, love and faith.
Bunin served as a model for Pyotr Nikolaevich, the famous
writer (and antidulcinist) in "The Event."
Alexey Sklyarenko