Anastasia Tsvetaeva: Philosophical Contemplations

• In Event: Socratic Women III: Socrates and Hypatia

Abstract

As a "Homo philosophicus," Anastasiya Tsvetaeva has never previously become the subject of a study. Yet, her early writings "Royal Reflections" and "Smoke, Smoke, and Smoke" contribute significantly to the Russian philosophical tradition, particularly in exploring individualism, nihilism, and the existentialism worldview. By adopting a Socratic method of inquiry, Tsvetaeva's works challenge traditional philosophical and religious doctrines of Russian culture.

Author

• Vadim Besprozvany, U of Michigan, Ann Arbor