Nikolai Berdyaev

Olga Tabachnikova (University of Central Lancashire)

Ed. by Neil Cornwell, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.06: French Writing and Culture: Early Twentieth-century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Kate Averis (University of Western Australia), Hugo Azerad (University of Cambridge), Patrick ffrench (King's College London), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck, University of London), Siobhán McIlvanney (King's College London), Sinan Richards (King's College London), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born 18 Mar 1874
Died 24 Mar 1948
Activity 1900-1948

Places

Born in Ukraine
Active in France; Russia; Ukraine; Germany

Activities

Primary

Philosopher

Other

Literary Critic/ Historian
Religious writer

Resources

Berdyaev's Works

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Life and works

Nikolai Berdiaev belongs to the pleiad of Russian philosophers of the Silver Age – the renaissance period in Russian philosophical and religious thought of the early 20th century – although his philosophical activity chronologically stretches further to encompass the entire first half of that century. Widely known both in Russia and in the West he continues to evoke interest, and his writings enjoy re-publication in the post-Soviet time. Just as he was aristocratic by birth, his thought, which evolved by and large within the castle of Berdiaev’s own inner world, can also be perceived as aristocratic in its exclusive promotion of human freedom and creativity up to the placing of human being next to God. Berdiaev’s philosophy is traditionally associated with

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Citation: Tabachnikova, Olga. "Nikolai Berdyaev". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 06 September 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12622, accessed 21 November 2024.]