Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik
Razumnik Ivanov-Razumnik | |
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Tiflis, Georgia (Russian Empire) | |
Died | 9 July 1946 Munich, Germany | (aged 67)
Occupation | writer sociologist literary critic |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Period | 1904–1946 |
Genre | critical essay sociology |
Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov-Razumnik (real surname - Ivanov; Разумник Васильевич Иванов-Разумник; 24 December 1878 – 9 July 1946) was a Soviet
Biography
Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov was born in Tiflis, Georgia to a family of impoverished Russian nobleman. After graduating the 1st Saint Petersburg gymnasium he joined the faculty of Mathematics at
Ivanov-Razumnik's first article (on
In 1916 Ivanov-Razumnik became the leader of a literary group (including, among others,
Ivanov-Razumnik accepted the October 1917 revolution wholeheartedly, in fact, he took part in the coup and was in the
In 1919–1925 he was among the leaders (a vice-chairman) of the Free Philosophical Association, bound to "investigate philosophical aspects of culture and creativity in the Socialist society." In 1933, he was accused of propagating the
Ideas
Ivanov-Razumnik developed his own system of literary analysis, dividing the history of modern Russian literature into several periods marked by ideological paradigms: the "mystical theory of progress" (1820-1830), then the "positive theory of progress" (1840s), "immanent subjectivism" (
According to Ivanov-Razumnik, immanent subjectivism (which he saw himself as belonging to) "rejected the objective expediency, objective meaning of life and gives priority to the subjective systems of reasonability, declaring man as the one subjective goal of development." For meaning of life it holds achieving "the fullness of being", comprising so called 'elements of reality': 'reality of senses', 'reality of beauty', 'reality of justice' and 'reality of truth').[1]
Warning against the misinterpretation of the term, Ivanov-Razumnik wrote in The History of Russian Social Thinking: "The Subjectivism is neither a method nor a means to an end, it is a kind of sociological mindset, in fact, not only sociological, but epistemological, psychological and ethical. Subjectivism might be defined as the ethical and sociological individualism." "The immanent subjectivism amounts to a vigorous, active mindset charged with vitality and giving to both an individual and humanity as a whole a new, subjectively-orientated meaning of life," he stated in another work, "Of the Life’s Meaning" (1910).[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Leontyev, Y.V (1993). "Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov-Razumnik". The Biography Dictionary. Moscow. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Razumnik Vasilyevich Ivanov-Razumnik". dic.academic.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ "Ivanov-Razumnik". www.ozon.ru. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ^ Lavrov, A.V. Ivanov-Razumnik. The Return. Vol.1 Moscow, 1991, p. 304
- ^ Dobrynin, М. Ivanov-Razumnik. Literary Encyclopedia in 11 Volumes. Moscow, 1929-1939. Vol.4. Pp. 410-413.
- ^ Ivanov-Razumnik described his various arrests, interrogations and terms in detail in (1965). The Memoirs of Ivanov-Razumnik. London: Oxford U.P.