Ivan Ilyin — How To Destroy Hate, Foster Love

Ivan Ilyin was an influential nationalist political in addition to Orthodox Christian philosopher active inwards the Russian Emigre crusade inwards Europe later the revolution. He heavily influenced Solzhenitsyn. Putin, a neat admirer, personally supported repatriating his remains to Russian Federation inwards 2009, in addition to attended the consecration of his grave.

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Ivan Ilyin is i of the initiatory of all Russian philosophers along with Nikolai Berdyaev and Vladimir Solovyov (also transliterated equally Soloviev), both of whom are amend known inwards the West than Ilyin. Vladimir Putin cited these 3 thinkers equally of import reading for Russian leaders (which he has never done for Alexander Dugin).

Ilyin is immediately beingness depicted in the West equally a fascist, which is consummate nonsense. See Paul Robinson's takedown of Timothy Synder's hitting slice on Ilyin, Book Review: The Road To Unfreedom

There are a yoke of problems alongside all this. First, Snyder greatly exaggerates Ilyin’s influence. Second, his interpretation of Ilyin’s philosophy is decidedly odd.

Forget the Wikipedia article on Ilyin. It is completely biased.

Read the next excerpt from Ilyin in addition to approximate for yourself.

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How to Destroy Hate, Foster Love - Great 20th C. Russian Christian Philosopher (Ilyin)

Ivan Ilyin (excerpt from his majority “Singing middle – a majority of serenity contemplations)

Translated from the Russian yesteryear Edvin Buday