Berdiaev, Nikolai Aleksandrovich

Istoki i smysl russkogo kommunizma [The Origins and Meaning of Russian Communism]

Paris: YMCA-Press, 1955. Item #1490

157 pages; 23 cm. Original publisher’s printed wrappers. Clean and tight copy with only minor wear to spine and bottom right corner of the wrapper.

The first publication of Berdiaev's influential study in its original Russian. Written in exile, the book addresses widespread misconceptions in Western discourse about the roots of Russian communism, particularly those that misrepresented the spiritual and intellectual battles within Russian culture leading up to the revolution. It is a seminal work that situates communism not merely as a political system, but as a historical and religious phenomenon deeply rooted in Russia’s intellectual tradition.

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