Pontius Pilate

What does it mean to be a person bearing the fate of history on one's shoulders? Pontius Pilate – the procurator of Judea, who issued the death sentence to Jesus Christ, knew this like no one else. His image has... been reflected in literature ("The Master and Margarita" by Mikhail Bulgakov, "The Procurator of Judea" by Anatole France, "The Credo of Pilate" by Karel Čapek), and in the visual arts ("Christ Before Pilate" (1634) by Rembrandt, "What is Truth?" (1890) by Nikolai Ge). In this book, the Roman governor is presented not only as a historical figure but also as a person who faced a moral choice that became fateful for the world. "Pontius Pilate" is a novel about people and epochs, where historical facts intertwine with eternal questions about good, evil, and human freedom.