- Konstantin Aksakov
Konstantin Sergeyevich Aksakov (Russian: Константин Аксаков) (1817 - 1860) was a
Russia n critic and writer, one of the earliest and most notableSlavophile s. He wrote plays, social criticism, and histories of the ancient Russian social order.Russia and Western Civilization: Cultural and Historical Encounters By Russell Bova] His fatherSergey Aksakov was a writer, and his younger brotherIvan Aksakov was a journalist.Konstantin was the first to publish an analysis of
Gogol 's "Dead Souls ", comparing the Russian author withHomer (1842). After Alexander II's ascension to the throne, he sent him a letter advising to restoreZemsky sobor s (1855). Aksakov also penned a number of articles on Slavoniclinguistics .Personal life
Aksakov was raised on a country estate before moving to Moscow with his family. He remained with his parents his entire life, never marrying or moving out of the house. He studied at
Moscow State University , becoming a member of theStankevitch circle , a group of RussianHegelians and early forerunners of Russian Democracy.Aksakov eventually made the acquaintance of
Ivan Kireevsky andAleksey Khomyakov , adopted their philosophy ofSlavophilism , and broke of all contact with the Stankevitch circle.Philosophy
Aksakov's thesis on Lomonosov (1846) attempted to synthesize his view of the Russian peasant's religious and historical mission with Hegel's philosophy. Later in his career, Akasakov abandoned Hegelian philosophy, becoming radically anti-European. [ [http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1107277 Everything2.com] ]
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