The following article, written by Mikhail Epstein, was first published in Studies in East European Thought volume 73 (2021) and is republished here with the permission of the author. Abstract This article introduces postmodernist trends in late Soviet thought through the prism of the three generations: the philosopher and writer Aleksandr Zinoviev (1922– 2006), the poet, artist, and
Starting tomorrow, Monday 11 September, at 9:00 AM GMT +1 (4 AM ET, 1 AM PT) the conference Rowan Williams: A Cambridge Celebration will be streamed live on Youtube at the following link. The conference details and header image are taken from the conference’s website, and the former are provided below. Rowan Williams is Honorary Professor
This paper was given at the international symposium, Russian Literature, Philosophy, and Religious Thought in a Time of Catastrophe, which took place at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon, March 2023 by Alex Villas Boas. The perspective adopted in this paper is that of political spirituality, in the sense that the intersection between religion and politics mutually
Call for Papers: LEV KARSAVIN: THE WAY OF THE RUSSIAN PHILOSOPHER IN LITHUANIA Faculty of Philosophy of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow Non-Governmental Organization “Dialogues of Cultures” in Vilnius Northwestern University Research Initiative for the Study of Russian Philosophy and Religious Thought Lev Platonovich Karsavin (1882–1952), a follower of Vladimir Solovyov’s
This is an interview with Distinguished Professor Paul J. Contino on his book Dostoevsky’s Incarnational Realism: Finding Christ Among the Karamazovs and his audience with Pope Francis. It was conducted on June 22, 2023 by Peter Gregory Winsky. Paul’s book can be purchased here, and a Russian language edition of the book will soon be available