Nikolai Berdyaev
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Nikolai Berdyaev was a Russian philosopher (1874–1948) whose ideas bridged religious faith and modern thought during a period of dramatic upheaval in Russia. His work matters because he offered influential perspectives on freedom, spirituality, and the human condition during the Russian Revolution and after, shaping debates about how people can maintain meaning and dignity in the modern world.
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- Born
- 1874-03-18
- Died
- 1948-03-23
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Slavery and freedom (Scribner library, SL 13)
- Russian Idea
- Brightest Lights of the Silver Age
- Meaning of History
- Dostoevsky
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Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev (/bərˈdjɑːjɛf, -jɛv/; Russian: Никола́й Алекса́ндрович Бердя́ев; 18 March [O.S. 6 March] 1874 – 24 March 1948) was a Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialist who emphasized the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person.
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1874 births1948 deaths19th-century Christian mystics19th-century Christian universalists20th-century Christian mystics20th-century Christian universalists20th-century Russian memoirists20th-century Russian philosophersAcademic staff of Moscow State UniversityChristian existentialistsChristian universalist theologiansEastern Orthodox mystics