Dmitry Filosofov | |
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Born | Dmitry Vladimirovich Filosofov 7 April [O.S. 26 March] 1872 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Died | 4 August 1940 Otwock, Poland | (aged 68)
Occupation | literary critic, essayist, editor, political activist |
Nationality | Russian |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg State University |
Period | 1897–1940 |
Relatives | Anna Filosofova (mother) |
Dmitry Vladimirovich Filosofov (Russian: Дми́трий Влади́мирович Филосо́фов; 7 April [O.S. 26 March] 1872 – 4 August 1940) was a Russian author, essayist, literary critic, religious thinker, newspaper editor and political activist, best known for his role in the influential early 1900s Mir Iskusstva circle and part of quasi-religious Troyebratstvo (The Brotherhood of Three), along with two of his closest friends and spiritual allies, Dmitry Merezhkovsky and Zinaida Gippius.[1]
Following the Bolshevik Revolution he emigrated to Poland.