Interview with Sergey Khoruzhiy on the History and Current State of Russian Religious Thought

Alexander, M Sidorkin; Stoeckl, Kristina; Khoruzhy, Sergey

doi:10.17323/2587-8719-2021-1-169-181

Philosophy-HSE

2021

DOI: 10.17323/2587-8719-2021-1-169-181

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Interview with Sergey Khoruzhiy on the History and Current State of Russian Religious Thought

M Sidorkin Alexander¹,

Kristina Stoeckl²,

Sergey Khoruzhy³

Abstract: The conversation with Sergey Khoruzhiy took place in March of the year during his visit to the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna. The questions were asked at that time by the Institute's freelance staff — Kristina Stoeckl and Alexander Mikhailovsky. The conversation was conducted in English. The transcribed text of the interview with abbreviations was published in the journal Studies in East European Thought: Michailowski A., Stoeckl K. Interview with Sergey Horujy / / Studies in East European Thought. — 2… Show more

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