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Head of the Department - Research Fellow, Ph.D. in Philosophy Vladimir V. Sidorin.

 

 

The department's brief history

 

Department of the russian philosophy was founded after World War II under the name «Department of the History of the USSR nation's Philosophy». Vasiliy E. Evgrafov was its first head in 1958-1982. Under his leadership was realized fundamental project of preparation and publication of «The history of philosophy of USSR» in в 5 volumes (1968-1988). Later Department was remaned in «Department of the History of philosophy and atheism in USSR» and leaded by Andrei D. Sukhov (1982-1992). Department found present name in 1989. In 1992-2013 Mikhail N. Gromov was its head. In the years of 1990-2000 Department's research fellows took active part in the process of russian philosophical thought's return in the intellectual public space. They created some of the first resumptive monographs on russian philosophy and a number of monographs, that representing and analyzing philosophic works of individual thinkers. Department's scholars made their contribution on preparation of volumes a series «From the History of national philosophical thought» – the joint project of "Problems of Philosophy" journal, Institute of Philosophy of USSR Academy of Sciences and Philosophical Society of USSR (volumes consecrated to Mikhail A. Bakunin and Pavel I. Novgorodsev), they had other publication activities. Department's research fellows took aggressive part in creation of  encyclopaedia «Russian Philosophy» edited by Mikhail A. Maslin. Since 2011 seminar «Problems of the Study of Russian Thought» working on the basis of Department of the History of Russian Philosophy (director - A.V. Chernyaev). The purposes of the seminar are professional discussions on relevant issues of the history of Russian philosophical thought and public disclosure of recent scientific achievements in the indicated fields of research.

Since 2013 Department headed by Anatoly V. Chernyaev.

 

 

The main fields of research

 

The Subject of the Departmen according to the public task in 2018-2020: «Fundamental investigations on the history of russian philosophy: origins, methodology, publications» (№ 0156-2014-0034);

The Subject of the Departmen according to the public task in 2020-2022: «Diversity of philosophical and religious-worldview systems in an age of globalizing humanity».

 

Department realizes studies in the wide field of scientific problems and large chronological scope: from the period of Old Russia till Modern Epoch of the History of Russian Philosophical Thought. Particularly, Mikhail N. Gromov specializing in problems of Medieval Russian Thought; Sergei I. Bazhov, Irina V. Borisova, Vladimir V. Sidorin - in Russian Philosophy of XIX century; Alexandra Y. Berdnikova, Alexander S. Tsygankov, Kseniya V. Vorozhikhina and Anatoly V. Chernyaev occupied in Russian Religious Philosophy of XX century; Sergei N. Korsakov - in history of Soviet philosophy. Scholars of the Department are involved in close cooperation with leading representatives of related science: History, Philology, study of Art & Religious studies.

 

The department's chief aims and problems of research activity are

  • realization of fundamental source study and conceptual investigations on the history of russian philosophy;
  • study of genesis, evolution, typology and specificity of russian philosophy, its place and significance in the culture;
  • search and analysis of sources on the history of russian philosophy in russian and foreign funds;
  • scientific preparation and publication of russian philosophical thought's monuments;
  • study of russian thinkers creative biographies, ideologic and social correlations and interferences of russian thinkers;
  • comparative analysis of russian thinker's conceptions in the world historical and philosophical context;
  • actual interpretation and actualization of russian philosophy's heritage.

 

Staff

 
Visiting Research Fellows:

 

Publications

 

Last years books of department fellows:

  • Berdnikova A.Yu. Neo-Leibnizianism in Russia. M.: IPhRAS, 2021;
  • Institute of Scientific Philosophy. Start / Resp. ed.-comp. A.V. Chernyaev, T.G. Shchedrina. Moscow: Political Encyclopedia, 2021.566 p. (Series: "Thought and Word");
  • History of Russian philosophy / ed. A. V. Chernyaev. - M .: GAUGN-Press, LLC "Integration: Education and Science", 2021. - 216 p., - (Innovative educational and methodological complex "History");
  • Aliaev G.Ye.,Tsygankov A.S., Rezvich T.N., Obolevich T. S.L. Frank about F.M. Dostoevsky: new materials. M.: IPhRAS, 2021;
  • Vladimir Vasilievich Mironov / Ed. by S.N. Korsakov, L.A. Kalashnikova. M.: IPhRAS, 2020;
  • Tsygankov A.S. Philosophical meanings of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin fairytales: the genius of European romanticism. M.: GAUGN-Press, 2020;
  • Tsygankov A.S., Obolevich T. Dutch episode in the philosophical biography of S.L. Frank (new materials). M.: IPhRAS, 2020;
  • Gennady Alexandrovich Svechnikov / Ed. by S.N. Korsakov, L.A. Kalashnikov. M.: IPhRAS, 2019;
  • Piama Pavlovna Gaydenko / Ed. by S.N. Korsakov, L.A. Kalashnikov. M.: IPhRAS, 2019;
  • Russia and Turkey: Dialogue of philosophers / Ed. by A.V. Chernyaev. M.: Gnosis, 2019;
  • Tsygankov A.S., Obolevich T. The German period of philosophical biography of S.L. Frank (new materials). M.: IPhRAS, 2019;
  • Revolution, evolution and dialogue of cultures. Papers on the 100th anniversary of the Russian revolution at World Philosophy Day at the Institute of Philosophy RAS on November 14 and 16 / Ed. by A.V. Chernyaev. 2017 М.: Gnosis, 2018;
  • Georgyi Lukich Smirnov / Ed. by S.N. Korsakov, E.G. Krivykh, L.A. Kalashnikov. M.: IPhRAS, 2018;
  • Speyr A. von. The Secret of Death / Transl. by A.S. Tsygankov. M.: BBI, 2018;
  • Tsygankov A.S. The history of ancient Russian spiritual culture of the X – XVII centuries. M.: Integration: Education and Science LLC, 2018;
  • Ehlen P. Ontology and Anthropology of S.L. Frank / Foreword, trans. and comment. by A.S. Tsygankov. M.: IPhRAS, 2017;

Publications of the previous years


Periodicals

Department participates in publication of periodical «The history of philosophy. Historico-philosohical journal». The following fascicles were edited by departments fellows:

№ 2. М.: IPhRAS, 1998; № 4. М.: IPhRAS, 1999; № 6. М.: IPhRAS, 2000; № 9 М.: IPhRAS, 2002; №16. М.: IPhRAS, 2011; №19. М.: IPhRAS, 2014; Т. 21 № 1. М.: IPhRAS, 2016.


 

Last events

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International connections


Department maintains scientific connections with Institut of Philosophy of National Academia of Science (Ukraine), philosophical department of Belarussian university (Minsk), universities in Grodno, Vitebsk, Brest (Belarussia), Prešov (Slovakia), Krakow (Poland). Joint scientific conferences, round-table discussions are realizing, joint books are publishing.

 

 

Contacts


Address: room 316, Goncharnaya 12/1, Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation.

Tel.: (495) 697-91-28. 

E-mail: chernyaev@iphras.ru

 
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