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Russian philosophers

59 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abbasgulu BakikhanovAuthor · BooksAbbasgulu agha Bakikhanov (Abbasqulu ağa Bakıxanov) (– January 1847), Abbas Qoli Bakikhanov, or Abbas-Qoli ibn Mirza Mohammad (Taghi) Khan Badkubi, also known by his pen name Qodsi, was an…
Abraham Isaac KookAuthor · BooksAbraham Isaac HaCohen Kook (7 September 1865 – 1 September 1935), known as HaRav Kook, and also known by the Hebrew-language acronym Hara'ayah (הראי״ה), was an Orthodox rabbi, and the first…
Adolf DygasińskiAuthor · BooksAdolf Dygasiński (March 7, 1839, Niegosławice – June 3, 1902, Grodzisk Mazowiecki) was a Polish novelist, publicist and educator.
Aleksei LosevAuthor · BooksAleksei Fyodorovich Losev (22 September 1893 – 24 May 1988) was a Soviet and Russian philosopher, philologist and culturologist, one of the most prominent figures in Russian philosophical…
Alexander BlokAuthor · BooksAlexander Alexandrovich Blok (Александр Александрович Блок; 7 August 1921) was the most well-known Russian lyrical poet during the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
Alexander BogdanovAuthor · BooksAlexander Aleksandrovich Bogdanov (– 7 April 1928), born Alexander Malinovsky, was a Russian and later Soviet physician, philosopher, science fiction writer, and Bolshevik revolutionary.
Alexander OdoevskyAuthor · BooksAlexander Ivanovich Odoevsky (Aleksandr Ivanovich Odoevskiy, November 26 (December 8), 1802 – October 10 (22) or August 15 (27), 1839) was a Russian poet and playwright, one of the leading…
Alexander RadishchevAuthor · BooksAlexander Nikolayevich Radishchev (–) was a Russian author and social critic who was arrested and exiled under Catherine the Great.
Alexei KhomyakovAuthor · BooksIllustration — Self-portrait (1842)
Ali bey HuseynzadeAuthor · BooksAli bey Huseyn oghlu Huseynzade (Əli bəy Hüseyn oğlu Hüseynzadə; Hüseyinzade Ali Turan;
Andrei BelyIllustrator · IllustrationBoris Nikolaevich Bugaev (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev.ru.vorb.oga; – 8 January 1934), better known by the pen name Andrei Bely or Biely, was a Russian and Soviet novelist, Symbolist poet,…
Antiochus KantemirAuthor · BooksAntiochus or Antioch Kantemir or Cantemir (Russian: Антиох Дмитриевич Кантемир, romanized: Antiokh Dmitrievich Kantemir; Romanian: Antioh Cantemir; Turkish: Antioh Kantemiroğlu;
Ayn RandAuthor · BooksAlice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, 1905March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-American writer and philosopher.
Daniil AndreyevAuthor · BooksDaniil Leonidovich Andreyev (Даниил Леонидович Андреев; 2 November 1906 – 30 March 1959) was a Russian writer, poet, and Christian mystic.
Dmitry MerezhkovskyAuthor · BooksDmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky (Дми́трий Серге́евич Мережко́вский; 14 August 1865 – 9 December 1941) was a Russian novelist, poet, religious thinker, and literary critic.
Dmitry VenevitinovAuthor · BooksDmitry Vladimirovich Venevitinov (26 September 1805 – March 27 1827) was a minor Russian Romantic poet who died (perhaps committed suicide) at the age of 21, carrying with him one of the…
Fyodor DostoyevskyAuthor · BooksFyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November 18219 February 1881) was a Russian philosopher, novelist, short-story writer, essayist and journalist.
George GurdjieffAuthor · BooksGeorge Ivanovich Gurdjieff (c. 1866–1877 – 29 October 1949) was a philosopher, mystic, spiritual teacher, composer, and movements teacher.
Hermann HesseArtist · PaintingsHermann Karl Hesse (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-Swiss poet and novelist, and winner of the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Innokenty AnnenskyAuthor · BooksInnokenty Fyodorovich Annensky (Russian: Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, IPA: [ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj]; (1 September [O.S. 20 August] 1855, Omsk – 13 December [O.S.
Ivan AksakovAuthor · BooksIvan Sergeyevich Aksakov (October 8 1823, village Nadezhdino, Belebeyevsky Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate – February 8 1886, Moscow) was a Russian littérateur and notable Slavophile.
Ivan YefremovAuthor · BooksIvan Antonovich (Antipovich) Yefremov (sometimes transliterated as Efremov; 23 April 1908 – 5 October 1972) was a Soviet paleontologist, science-fiction author and social thinker.
Johan Vilhelm SnellmanAuthor · BooksJohan Vilhelm Snellman (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjuːhɑn ˈvilːhelm ˈsnelːmɑn]; 12 May 1806 – 4 July 1881) was a Finland-Swedish philosopher, journalist and statesman, and one of the leading…
Konstantin AksakovAuthor · BooksKonstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov (Russian: Константи́н Серге́евич Акса́ков; 10 April 1817 – 19 December 1860) was a Russian critic and writer.
Leo TolstoyAuthor · BooksCount Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (–), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
Lev GumilevAuthor · BooksLev Nikolayevich Gumilev (also Gumilyov; Russian: Лев Никола́евич Гумилёв; 1 October [O.S.
Louis KahnDesigner · DesignLouis Isadore Kahn (born Itze-Leib Schmuilowsky; March 5 1901 – March 17, 1974) was an Estonian-born American architect based in Philadelphia.
Mikhail BakhtinAuthor · BooksMikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin[1] (mʲɪxɐˈil mʲɪˈxajləvʲɪdʑ bɐxˈtʲin; – 7 March 1975) was a Russian philosopher and literary critic who worked on the philosophy of language, ethics, and…
Mikhail LomonosovArtist · PaintingsMikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (–) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science.
Nicholas RoerichIllustrator · IllustrationProcopius the Righteous Praying is dated 1914. Snakes facing whisperer a serpent is dated 1947.
Nicolai HartmannAuthor · BooksPaul Nicolai Hartmann (20 February 1882 – 9 October 1950) was a German philosopher.
Nikolai Fyodorovich FyodorovAuthor · BooksNikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov was a Russian philosopher, librarian and writer (1829–1903). He was born in Klyuchi and died in Moscow.
Nikolai MinskyAuthor · BooksNikolai Minsky and Nikolai Maksimovich Minsky are pseudonyms of Nikolai Maksimovich Vilenkin (Виле́нкин; 1855–1937), a mystical writer and poet of the Silver Age of Russian Poetry.
Nikolay OgarevAuthor · BooksNikolay Platonovich Ogarev (also Ogaryov; Russian: Николай Платонович Огарёв; December 6 [O.S. November 24] 1813 – June 12 [O.S.
Pavel FlorenskyAuthor · BooksPavel Alexandrovich Florensky (also P. A. Florenskiĭ, Florenskii, Florenskij; Pavel Florenski;
Peter KropotkinAuthor · BooksPyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin (8February 1921) was a Russian anarchist political philosopher and geographer known as a proponent of anarchist communism.
Semen KlymovskyiAuthor · BooksSemen Klymovsky (Klymiv) (1705 – 1785) was a Ukrainian Cossack, philosopher and poet from the Kharkiv Regiment.
Sergei EfronAuthor · BooksSergei Yakovlevich Efron (8 October 1893 – 11 October 1941) was a Russian poet, White Army officer, and the husband of fellow poet Marina Tsvetaeva.
Solomon DodashviliAuthor · BooksSolomon Dodashvili (სოლომონ დოდაშვილი), also known as Solomon Ivanovich Dodaev-Mogarsky (May 17, 1805 – August 20, 1836), was a Georgian philosopher, journalist, historian, grammarian,…
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczAuthor · BooksStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (24 February 188518 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer…
Valery BryusovAuthor · BooksValery Yakovlevich Bryusov (Вале́рий Я́ковлевич Брю́сов; – 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian.
Vissarion BelinskyAuthor · BooksVissarion Grigoryevich Belinsky (Russian: Виссарион Григорьевич Белинский; June 11 [O.S. May 30] 1811 – June 7 [O.S. May 26] 1848) was a Russian literary critic of Westernizing tendency.
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Vladimir LosskyAuthor · BooksVladimir Nikolaievich Lossky (1903–1958) was a Russian Orthodox theologian exiled in Paris. He emphasized theosis as the main principle of Eastern Orthodox Christianity.
Vladimir SolovyovAuthor · BooksVladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov (–) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, poet, pamphleteer, and literary critic, who played a significant role in the development of Russian philosophy and…
Vsevolod KrestovskyAuthor · BooksVsevolod Vladimirovich Krestovsky (February 23, 1840 – January 30, 1895) was a Russian writer who worked in the city mysteries genre.

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