POET V. BORODAYEVSKY ON «RELIGIOUS TRUTH» OF K. LEONTYEV

Abstract

This article analyzes the publications of the poet V. Borodayevsky at the beginning of the 20th century "On the tragedy of Christianity” and "On religious truth of Konstantin Leontyev.” Studied social and philosophical and religious teachings by prominent Russian philosopher, writer and journalist Leontyev had a significant influence on the personality of the poet V. Boro-daevsky who, when trying to establish the regularity of the evolution of views and way of life of Leontyev, to highlight the unity of his ideas, expressed his very original opinion in the "debate about the Christian culture.” However, Borodayevsky could not avoid controversy in the evaluation of K. Leontyev. Along with valuable, interesting and true in its essence thoughts and observations in the works of Borodayevsky, in our opinion, there is a number of controversial provisions. Little-known publications of Borodaevsky on K. Leontyev are, of course, important for understanding the distinctive heritage of the Russian philosopher and the inner world of the poet V. Borodayevsky.