Russian Political Philosophy : : Anarchy, Authority, Autocracy / / Evert van der Zweerde.

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• VerfasserIn: van der Zweerde, Evert,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Studies in Comparative Political Theory and Intellectual History
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

Opens a window on the ways in which Russian thinkers have historically considered the politicalHighlights the common traits that bind together Russian political philosophers, as well as their divergences, using a clear conception of political philosophyJuxtaposes pairs of authors who address a shared problem in contrasting ways to highlight conflicts and disputesIntroduces less well-known thinkers (S.L. Frank, V.S. Nersesyants) and offers alternative perspectives on widely known ones (M.A. Bakunin, V.I. Lenin, N.A. Berdyayev, V.S. Solov’ëv, M.K. Mamardashvili) Demonstrates the specific character of the Russian tradition in political philosophy as distinctly European while also consciously different in many respectsUtilises existing translations of primary sources, making a world of thought accessible to those who do not read RussianPolitical philosophy in Russia has always sought, and sometimes found, a middle way between embracing anarchy and searching for authority. Political philosophy in Russia has never before been the subject of a scholarly monograph. While historical factors make this understandable, the topic deserves our attention more than ever, now that Russia, after a short Soviet century, has regained self-assurance as a world power. Its unique historical trajectory, and the specific role of philosophy in it, are of interest to many fields of research and, beyond that, broader audiences. A focus on political philosophy as it existed and exists in Russia despite periods of marginalisation and suppression, allows us to understand its specific character, importance and relevance, and to realise that, in trying to think philosophically, critically, and reflectively about the political reality that shapes them, Russian thinkers are not essentially different from philosophers elsewhere. Hence, many lessons that can be learned from this subject.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary of Russian Concepts -- Timeline -- 1. The Origins of Political Philosophy in Russia -- 2. First Debates in Russian Political Philosophy – ‘What Is to be Done?’ -- 3. Socialism and Marxism in Russia: The Peasant Commune is Dead – Long Live the Peasant Commune! -- 4. Christian Political Philosophy in a Modernising World – Preparing for God’s Kingdom -- 5. Russian Liberalism Revisited – Between a Rock and a Hard Place -- 6. The Long Russian Revolution – Signposts for a Roller Coaster -- 7. Soviet Marxism–Leninism and Political Philosophy – Never Mind the Gaps! -- 8. Christian Political Philosophy in Exile – Between Sobornost’ and Theocracy -- 9. Counter-Soviet Political Philosophy in Emigration – Beyond the Pale -- 10. Late Soviet and Early Post-Soviet Political Philosophy – Licking the Wounds -- 11. Political Philosophy for a New Russia – New Wine in Old Bottles? -- Conclusion – Mediation Beyond Duality and Immediacy -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index