Almost 500 km on your knees: a film about the “enchanted wanderer” Alexander Kanyshev was proposed to be shown on Orthodox TV channelstranslated

On the 30th anniversary of the completion of the extraordinary journey of Alexander Kanyshev and the release of the documentary film about him “The Enchanted Wanderer,” this film was offered to be shown on Orthodox television channels.

This initiative was put forward by the volunteer service “Suitcase of Good” and its leader Alexandra Isaeva, as well as Yuri Loginov, president of the Ural group of companies, who personally knew Alexander Kanyshev for several years, the press service of the Ural company told Foma magazine.

The documentary film “The Enchanted Wanderer” was shot in 1996 by director Vyacheslav Orekhov. The painting is dedicated to Alexander Kanyshev, who at the same time, in nine and a half months, walked 492 kilometers on his knees from the Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveevsky Monastery to the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra.

Alexander Kanyshev. Photo courtesy of the press service of the Ural company

According to the authors of the initiative, in the year of the 30th anniversary of this unique event, the film could be shown on Orthodox television channels.

Alexander Kanyshev was an unusual person. He walked barefoot, carried with him an icon made with his own hands, and often remained incomprehensible to those around him. But when asked what connects him with other people, he...