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Nikolai Berdyaev
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Russian philosopher (1874–1948)
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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Person · Open Library
- 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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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nicolas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Weimar Republic
- Place of birth
- Kyiv
- Place of death
- Clamart
- Spouse
- Lydia Yudifovna Berdyaev
- Occupation
- theologian
- Political party
- Union of Liberation
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Academic degree
- honorary degree
- Field of work
- political philosophy
- Movement
- personalism
- Image
- NBerdyaev.jpg
- Residence
- Clamart
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- Nikolai Berdyaev
- date of birth
- 1874-03-18
- date of death
- 1948-03-23
- lifestyle
- mysticism
- influenced by
- Louis-Claude de Saint-Martin
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- name in native language
- Микола Олександрович Бердяєв
- Commons Creator page
- Nikolai Berdyaev
- time period
- contemporary philosophy
- writing language
- Russian
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Biography
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