Utopia and history: Some remarks about Nikolai Berdjaev’s struggle with history

The article deals with the philosophy of Nikolai Berdjaev (1874-1948), which he formulated between The Philosophy of Inequality (written in 1918, but published in 1923) and The New Middle-Ages (1924). Berdjaev’s philosophy is analyzed in the context of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermat...

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Main Author: Augustyn, Leszek (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Nature B. V. [2010]
In: Studies in East European thought
Year: 2010, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 71-79
Further subjects:B philosophy of history
B Conservatism
B crisis of democracy
B History of religion
B Russian Revolution
B Socialism
B Utopia / utopianism
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