Encyclopedia of Russian Philosophy As Scientific Project

Abstract

Press conference of the authors and editors devoted to the Third edition of Ency­clopedia Russian Philosophy had been held at January 21 in International press-center of MIA Rossiya-Segodnya [Maslin 2020]. Philosophers – authors of En­cyclopedia, members and guests of Zinoviev club, journalists took part in the event. Among the speakers were: full member of Russian Academy of Sciences A.A. Guseinov, Editor of Encyclopedia, professor Emeritus of Moscow State University M.A. Maslin, director of the publishing house “World of Philosophy” P.P. Aprishko, editor-in-chief A.P. Polyakov, vice-director of Institute of Philoso­phy Russian Academy of Sciences A.V. Chernyaev, executive director of Zi­noviev’s Center V.A. Lepekhine [Press Conference 2020]. The article is devoted to analyses of encyclopedia as philosophical genre reflected the statue of philo­sophical knowledge in Russian culture and it’s social and cultural resonance. The significance of this publication for the modern world philosophical commu­nity lies in the fact that the authors sought to bring together and present different opinions about Russia's intellectual culture and capture a holistic image of Rus­sian philosophy in the variety of its key directions.