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'''Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov''' ({{lang-ru|Васи́лий Васи́льевич Рóзанов}}; {{OldStyleDate|2 May|1856|20 April}} – 5 February 1919) was one of the most controversial [[Russia]]n writers and important philosophers in the symbolists' <ref>{{Cite book |last=Beasley |first=Rebecca |title=Russomania: Russian Culture and the Creation of British Modernism, 1881-1922 |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780198802129 |pages=343 |language=en}}</ref> of the pre-[[Russian Revolution of 1917|revolution]]ary epoch. |
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'''Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov''' ({{lang-ru|Васи́лий Васи́льевич Рóзанов}}; {{OldStyleDate|2 May|1856|20 April}} – 5 February 1919) was one of the most controversial [[Russia]]n writers and philosophers of the pre-[[Russian Revolution of 1917|revolution]]ary epoch. His views have been termed the "religion of procreation", as he tried to reconcile Christian teachings with ideas of healthy [[sex]] and family life, though as his adversary [[Nikolai Berdyaev]] put it, "to set up sex in opposition to the Word". Because of references to the [[phallus]] in Rozanov's writings, [[Klaus von Beyme]] called him the [[Grigori Rasputin|Rasputin]] of the Russian intelligentsia.<ref>Klaus von Beyme, ''Politische Theorien im Zeitalter der Ideologien'', Wiesbaden 2002, pp. 604-05</ref> |
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Rozanov tried to reconcile Christian teachings with ideas of healthy [[sex]] and family life, but as his adversary [[Nikolai Berdyaev]] put it, he "set up sex in opposition to the Word". His interest in these matters, as in matters of religion, brought Rozanov close to Russian Symbolism.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vasily Vasilyevich Rozanov {{!}} Russian writer {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Vasily-Vasilyevich-Rozanov |access-date=2022-05-18 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Because of references to the [[phallus]] in Rozanov's writings, [[Klaus von Beyme]] called him the [[Grigori Rasputin|Rasputin]] of the Russian [[intelligentsia]].<ref>Klaus von Beyme, ''Politische Theorien im Zeitalter der Ideologien'', Wiesbaden 2002, pp. 604-05</ref> |
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Rozanov's mature works are personal diaries containing intimate thoughts, [[impromptu]] lines, unfinished maxims, vivid [[ |
Rozanov's mature works are personal diaries containing intimate thoughts, [[impromptu]] lines, unfinished maxims, vivid [[aphorisms]], reminiscences, and short [[essays]]. Those works in which he thus attempted to recreate the intonations of speech form a loosely-connected [[trilogy]], comprising ''Solitaria'' (1911) and the two volumes of ''Fallen Leaves'' (1913 and 1915). |
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Rozanov frequently referred to himself as [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s "Underground Man" and proclaimed his right to espouse contrary opinions at the same time. He first attracted attention in the 1890s when he published political sketches in the conservative newspaper ''[[Novoye Vremya (newspaper)|Novoye Vremya]]'', owned and run by [[Aleksey Suvorin]]. Rozanov's comments, always paradoxical and sparking controversy, led him into clashes with the [[Tsarist]] government and with radicals such as [[Lenin]]. For example, Rozanov readily passed from criticism of [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodoxy]], and even of what he saw as the Christian preoccupation with death, to fervent praise of [[Christianity|Christian faith]], from praise of [[Judaism]] to unabashed [[anti-Semitism]] |
Rozanov frequently referred to himself as [[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]]'s "Underground Man" and proclaimed his right to espouse contrary opinions at the same time. He first attracted attention in the 1890s when he published political sketches in the conservative newspaper ''[[Novoye Vremya (newspaper)|Novoye Vremya]]'' ("New Time"), owned and run by [[Aleksey Suvorin]]. Rozanov's comments, always paradoxical and sparking controversy, led him into clashes with the [[Tsarist]] government and with radicals such as [[Lenin]]. For example, Rozanov readily passed from criticism of [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodoxy]], and even of what he saw as the Christian preoccupation with death, to fervent praise of [[Christianity|Christian faith]], from praise of [[Judaism]] to unabashed [[anti-Semitism]] and from acceptance of [[homosexuality]] as yet another side of human nature to vitriolic accusations that [[Nikolai Gogol]] and some other writers had been latent homosexuals.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}} He proclaimed that politics was "obsolete" because "God doesn't want politics any more"; constructed an "apocalypse of our times"; and recommended the "healthy instincts" of the Russian people, their longing for authority, and their hostility to modernism.<ref>Vasilij Rozanov: ''The Apocalypse of Our Times'', 1977, pp. 204, 443, 483</ref> |
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Rozanov starved to death in a monastery in the hungry years following the |
Rozanov starved to death in a monastery in the hungry years following the revolution. His work was suppressed and largely forgotten in the [[Soviet Union]], but there were some prominent writers, including [[Maxim Gorky]] and [[Venedikt Erofeev]], among his admirers, and his ideas are thought to have exercised an influence on [[Vladimir Nabokov]]'s approach to the everyday world of existence (быт/''byt'') as utopic.<ref>Adam Ure, [https://books.google.com/books?id=XvmoAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA7 ''Vasilii Rozanov and the Creation: The Edenic Vision and the Rejection of Eschatology''], Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011 pp. 7, 204, n. 26</ref> Recently, however, his paradoxical writings have once again become available to Russian readers, and there has been somewhat of a resurgence among readers sympathetic to Rozanov's political views. Rozanov is the main source of inspiration for [[Dmitry Galkovsky]]'s [[philosophical fiction|philosophical novel]] ''The Infinite Deadlock'' (1988), which revises 19th-century Russian history and places Rozanov at the center of Russian philosophical thought. Rozanov remains little known outside Russia, but some western scholars have become increasingly fascinated by his work and his persona. |
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==Bibliography== |
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* Legenda o velikom inkvizitore F.M. Dostoyevskogo (1894; Dostoevsky and the Legend of the Grand Inquisitor) |
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* Literaturnye ocherki (1899; "Literary Essays") |
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* Sumerki prosvescheniya (1899; "Twilight of Education") |
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* Semeyny vopros v Rossii (1903; "The Family Question in Russia") |
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* Metafizika Khristianstva (1911; "Metaphysics of Christianity"): |
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*: Temnyi Lik (Dark representation of a face) |
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*: Liudi Lunnogo Sveta (People of the Moon light) |
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* Uyedinyonnoye (1912; "Solitary Thoughts" eng. trans. Solitaria) |
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* Opavshiye listya (1913–15; Fallen Leaves) |
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* Apokalipsis nashego vremeni (1917–18; "The Apocalypse of our Time") |
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==See also== |
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* [[Polina Suslova]] |
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* [[Russian symbolism]] |
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| Born | 2 May [O.S. 20 April] 1856 |
| Died | 5 February 1919 (aged 62) |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Russian philosophy |
| School | Christian philosophy Russian symbolism |
Main interests | Philosophy of religion |
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Vasily Vasilievich Rozanov (Russian: Васи́лий Васи́льевич Рóзанов; 2 May [O.S. 20 April] 1856 – 5 February 1919) was one of the most controversial Russian writers and important philosophers in the symbolists' [1] of the pre-revolutionary epoch.
Views
[edit]Rozanov tried to reconcile Christian teachings with ideas of healthy sex and family life, but as his adversary Nikolai Berdyaev put it, he "set up sex in opposition to the Word". His interest in these matters, as in matters of religion, brought Rozanov close to Russian Symbolism.[2] Because of references to the phallus in Rozanov's writings, Klaus von Beyme called him the Rasputin of the Russian intelligentsia.[3]
Rozanov's mature works are personal diaries containing intimate thoughts, impromptu lines, unfinished maxims, vivid aphorisms, reminiscences, and short essays. Those works in which he thus attempted to recreate the intonations of speech form a loosely-connected trilogy, comprising Solitaria (1911) and the two volumes of Fallen Leaves (1913 and 1915).
Rozanov frequently referred to himself as Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Underground Man" and proclaimed his right to espouse contrary opinions at the same time. He first attracted attention in the 1890s when he published political sketches in the conservative newspaper Novoye Vremya ("New Time"), owned and run by Aleksey Suvorin. Rozanov's comments, always paradoxical and sparking controversy, led him into clashes with the Tsarist government and with radicals such as Lenin. For example, Rozanov readily passed from criticism of Russian Orthodoxy, and even of what he saw as the Christian preoccupation with death, to fervent praise of Christian faith, from praise of Judaism to unabashed anti-Semitism and from acceptance of homosexuality as yet another side of human nature to vitriolic accusations that Nikolai Gogol and some other writers had been latent homosexuals.[citation needed] He proclaimed that politics was "obsolete" because "God doesn't want politics any more"; constructed an "apocalypse of our times"; and recommended the "healthy instincts" of the Russian people, their longing for authority, and their hostility to modernism.[4]
Rozanov starved to death in a monastery in the hungry years following the revolution. His work was suppressed and largely forgotten in the Soviet Union, but there were some prominent writers, including Maxim Gorky and Venedikt Erofeev, among his admirers, and his ideas are thought to have exercised an influence on Vladimir Nabokov's approach to the everyday world of existence (быт/byt) as utopic.[5] Recently, however, his paradoxical writings have once again become available to Russian readers, and there has been somewhat of a resurgence among readers sympathetic to Rozanov's political views. Rozanov is the main source of inspiration for Dmitry Galkovsky's philosophical novel The Infinite Deadlock (1988), which revises 19th-century Russian history and places Rozanov at the center of Russian philosophical thought. Rozanov remains little known outside Russia, but some western scholars have become increasingly fascinated by his work and his persona.
Bibliography
[edit]- Legenda o velikom inkvizitore F.M. Dostoyevskogo (1894; Dostoevsky and the Legend of the Grand Inquisitor)
- Literaturnye ocherki (1899; "Literary Essays")
- Sumerki prosvescheniya (1899; "Twilight of Education")
- Semeyny vopros v Rossii (1903; "The Family Question in Russia")
- Metafizika Khristianstva (1911; "Metaphysics of Christianity"):
- Temnyi Lik (Dark representation of a face)
- Liudi Lunnogo Sveta (People of the Moon light)
- Uyedinyonnoye (1912; "Solitary Thoughts" eng. trans. Solitaria)
- Opavshiye listya (1913–15; Fallen Leaves)
- Apokalipsis nashego vremeni (1917–18; "The Apocalypse of our Time")
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Beasley, Rebecca (2020). Russomania: Russian Culture and the Creation of British Modernism, 1881-1922. Oxford University Press. p. 343. ISBN 9780198802129.
- ^ "Vasily Vasilyevich Rozanov | Russian writer | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
- ^ Klaus von Beyme, Politische Theorien im Zeitalter der Ideologien, Wiesbaden 2002, pp. 604-05
- ^ Vasilij Rozanov: The Apocalypse of Our Times, 1977, pp. 204, 443, 483
- ^ Adam Ure, Vasilii Rozanov and the Creation: The Edenic Vision and the Rejection of Eschatology, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2011 pp. 7, 204, n. 26
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