Russian literature and Philosophy. List of Russian philosophers. Russian philosophy includes a variety of philosophical movements. Authors who developed them are listed below sorted by movement. While most authors listed below are primarily philosophers, also included here are some Russian fiction writers, like Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, who are also known as philosophers. Russian philosophy as a separate entity started its development in the 19th century, defined initially by the opposition of Westernizers, advocating Russia's following the Western political and economical models, and Slavophiles, insisting on developing Russia as a unique civilization. The latter group included Nikolai Danilevsky and Konstantin Leontiev, the early founders of eurasianism. The discussion of Russia's place in the world has since become the most characteristic feature of Russian philosophy.
Since the early 1920s to late 1980s Russian philosophy was dominated by Marxism presented as dogma and not grounds for discussion. Major Thinkers[edit] Russian Enlightenment[edit] Russian literature. List of Russian-language novelists. This is a list of authors who have written works of fiction in the Russian language. The list encompasses novelists and writers of short fiction. For the plain list, see Category:Russian novelists. See also: List of Russian-language writers, List of Russian-language poets, List of Russian-language playwrights, List of Russian artists, List of Russian architects, List of Russian inventors, List of Russian explorers, Russian literature, Russian culture Alphabetical list[edit] A[edit] B[edit] C[edit] D[edit] E[edit] F[edit] G[edit] H[edit] I[edit] K[edit] L[edit] M[edit] N[edit] O[edit] P[edit] R[edit] S[edit] T[edit] U[edit] V[edit] Y[edit] Z[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]
List of Russian-language poets. This is a list of authors who have written poetry in the Russian language. For the plain text list, see Category:Russian poets. See also: List of Russian-language writers, List of Russian-language novelists, List of Russian-language playwrights, List of Russian artists, List of Russian architects, List of Russian inventors, List of Russian explorers, Russian literature, Russian culture Alphabetical list[edit] A[edit] B[edit] C[edit] D[edit] E[edit] F[edit] G[edit] I[edit] K[edit] L[edit] M[edit] N[edit] O[edit] P[edit] R[edit] S[edit] T[edit] U[edit] V[edit] Y[edit] Z[edit] Sources[edit] See also[edit]
List of Russian-language playwrights. This is a list of authors who have written dramatic works in the Russian language. For the plain text list, see Category:Russian dramatists and playwrights. See also: List of Russian-language writers, List of Russian-language poets, List of Russian-language novelists, List of Russian artists, List of Russian architects, List of Russian inventors, List of Russian explorers, Russian culture Alphabetical list[edit] A[edit] B[edit] C[edit] D[edit] E[edit] F[edit] G[edit] I[edit] K[edit] L[edit] M[edit] N[edit] O[edit] P[edit] R[edit] S[edit] T[edit] U[edit] V[edit] Z[edit] See also[edit] Russian science fiction and fantasy. Science fiction and fantasy have been part of mainstream Russian literature since the 19th century.
Russian fantasy developed from the centuries-old traditions of Russian mythology and folklore. Russian science fiction emerged in the mid-19th century and rose to its golden age during Soviet era, both in cinema and literature, with writers like Strugatsky brothers, Kir Bulychov, and Mikhail Bulgakov, among others. With the fall of Iron Curtain, modern Russia experienced a renaissance of fantasy. Outside modern Russian borders, there's a significant number of Russophone writers and filmmakers from Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan, who also made a notable contribution to the genres.
Terminology[edit] In Russian language, fantasy, science fiction, horror and all other related genres are considered a part of a larger umbrella term, fantastika (rus. фантастика), roughly equivalent to "speculative fiction", and are less divided than in the West. Early period[edit] Utopias[edit] Genre fiction[edit]