This paper by Brad Underwood was presented at ASEEES in Washington, D.C. on December 9, 2025. Most of my time is spent dissertating on the metaphysics of evil in nineteenth-century Russian literature. Yet I continue to be fascinated by Silver Age religious philosophers, and it is not difficult to explain why given my interests. Thinkers like
We are pleased to share details of two upcoming events hosted by the Institute of Orthodox Christian Studies at Cambridge. Both feature members of the NU RPLRT Research Initiative and will be held in person and on Zoom. Please see below for further information. Lev Shestov: His Exegesis of Western Philosophical Tradition and the Challenge
The following post by Evelyn Heath, an undergraduate student at Northwestern University, is another in the series of posts highlighting exemplary work by undergraduates with interests in Russian Philosophy, Literature, and Religious Thought. The NURPRT Forum welcomes any undergraduate student to submit academic writing related to these fields to be considered for publication. Introduction: Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy’s
This article, written by Mikhail Epstein, is appearing for the first time in English on the NURPLRT Forum. An expanded version of this article is published in Russian in the book: Mikhail Epstein. Pered kontsom istorii? Grani russkogo antimira (Before the End of History? Facets of the Russian Anti-World). New York: Freedom Letters, 2025. (Series
This paper by Demir Aytaç was originally published in the journal Bütün Dünya, Başkent Üniversitesi Kültür Yayını (March 2025): p.121-127. It appears for the first time in English here on the Forum. It was while I was reading the classics of Russian literature in the historical buildings of Northwestern University—which was founded in the 1850’s—that