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Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius

The Tragic and Extraordinary Life of Russia's Unknown Da Vinci

  • Hardback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

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For readers interested in unique historical figures

Reveals the struggles of a brilliant mind under oppression

You will gain insight into the legacy of a true genius

This biography uncovers the life of Russia's forgotten genius, Pavel Florensky.

This is the first biography in English of an extraordinary polymath whose great genius was stifled and finally extinguished by the Soviet Union. "Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius" is the first biography in English of an extraordinary polymath whose genius was stifled and finally extinguished by the Soviet Union. Today Pavel Florensky is often referred to as the Russian da Vinci. Florensky was, at one and the same time, a supremely gifted philosopher, mathematician, physicist, inventor, engineer and theologian. He was also a poet and wrote studies of history, language and art. Although he taught philosophy for most of his working life, his interests were wide-ranging and profound and included the study of time and space, the theory of relativity, aspects of language, and the properties of materials and geology. His book "The Pillar and the Ground of Truth" is widely seen as a masterpiece of Russian Orthodox theology. Eminent Russian scholar Avril Pyman looks at Florensky's life, from his childhood as the son of a railroad engineer to his mysterious death, and provides a populist perspective on his achievements."Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius" celebrates the life of this unjustly forgotten victim of the Soviet Union.
Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius and Church, Nation and State in Russia and Ukraine
Church, Nation and State in Russia and UkrainePavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius

  • Title

    Pavel Florensky: A Quiet Genius

  • Author

    Dr Avril Pyman

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    March 2010

  • Weight

    663g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781441187000

  • ISBN-10

    1441187006

  • Eden Code

    2743695