The article discusses the topic related to the dimension of the life and work of one of the brightest figures of the Russian religious and social movement of the early XXth century Valentin Pavlovich Sventsitsky (1881-1931) - publicist, playwright, religious writer, religious thinker, rector of the Moscow Church "St. Nikola the Big Cross" on Ilyinka. He gained fame in the religious and philosophical circles of Moscow and St. Petersburg at the beginning of the last century due to his exceptional abilities, he was a man of his time and referred himself to the people of the new era, standing at the turn of a new religiosity and aspiring to realize themselves in the mainstream of religious and social activities. In Petrograd in 1917 Valentin Sventsitsky was ordained a priest. Having devoted himself entirely to the Orthodox Church, organizing and conducting cycles of talks on spiritual and Church-historical topics among parishioners of Moscow churches, he drew attention to himself with "ardent" sermons and appeals to spirituality. He became a Christian preacher trying to reaveal the truth of the real and the present with creative audacity. It is shown that the bulk of his works is inherent Dialogic and it is no coincidence that the last apologetic work is called "Dialogues". V. P. Sventsitsky was destined to manifest itself in the era that left an indelible mark in the country's history and culture. The relevance of the topic, which reflects the problems of religion and culture, is associated with its special interest in issues relating to the spiritual life of society. In this regard, we use the opportunity to consider the “mystery of a talented and spiritually gifted personality” of archpriest Valentin Sventsitsky in the context of his dialogues with the world, which is reflected in his multifaceted work.