This story was published at the beginning of the 20th century in Moskovskie Vedomosti, and later it was published as a separate brochure by the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. The editors of the Lavra at one time had correspondence with the author, who confirmed the truth of the incident, adding that the person on whose behalf the story is being told entered the monastery after the described event.... In our concepts, the word “death” is inseparably linked with the idea of some kind of destruction , cessation of life; How could I think that I had died when I did not lose self-awareness for a single minute, when I felt just as alive, hearing, seeing, conscious of everything, capable of moving, thinking, speaking?...