A two-volume edition of the autobiographical notes of the famous missionary and spiritual monk writer, later schema-abbot Parfeny (Ageev), tells about his many years of wanderings and travels in many countries and holy places. The book is divided into four parts. The first volume combines the first two parts, telling about the author's wanderings in Russia, Moldova, Turkey and the Holy Mount Athos. The second volume is divided into two parts and tells about wanderings and travels in Turkey, Moldova, Russia and Palestine, and also includes a lengthy description of the Holy Mount Athos and the life of its ascetics. The two-volume edition has been published since the 1856 edition in modern spelling, without changing the author's style. For a wide range of readers.