A PRIEST OUT OF TIME, FATHER WINOGRAD
The devout son of a religious family of Russian nationals, who sought immigration to the United States as a means to escape their homeland's state atheism and the Iron Wall which had erected at the time, Viktor remained able to maintain both his culture and his faith despite being raised in a country dissimilar to that of his ancestors. But, what was once a stress-free life of priesthood soon turned to chaos and tragedy, as his home — as well as the rest of the world — turned to ash at the height of the Great War of 2077, leaving his family in a state of disarray. In a state of increased distress, and after having lost track of his family in the midst of the chaos, Viktor flees to a nearby holy temple for physical and emotional security; praying for God to grant him with a swift, painless death, unlike the many who had perished from radioactive fallout or succumbed to their wounds. But, in his attempts to stave away the desire to take matters into his own hands, Viktor finds that God has different plans for him...
