Russian Philosophy in 7 Stories. The Silence of Our Faces

Through 7 stories, the main characters of which are Chaadayev, Dostoevsky, Solovyov, Merezhkovsky, Berdyaev, Shestov, Bulgakov, and Florensky, Nikita Syundyukov explains why Russian philosophy is closely intertwined with literature and religion and invariably strives for the search for truth that changes the world.

The book helps to uncover answers to such questions as:

— Who can be called the first Russian philosopher?
— Why has the essence of the questions about the nature of good and evil been penetrated deeper by a literary figure than anyone else?
— How did Vladimir Solovyov create a coherent philosophical system but realize its collapse?
— How did the Silver Age anticipate the crisis of humanity and seek ways to overcome it?
— Why did Russia become the country of victorious existentialism before the emergence of existentialism itself?
— How does the original teaching about Sophia allow us to see beauty and meaning in the world?
— Why is emptiness our national value?

Foreword by Andrei Tesli.