Questions about Nikolai Berdyaev

Short answers, pulled from the story.

When and where was Nikolai Berdyaev born?

Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev was born near Kiev in 1874 to an aristocratic military family.

Why did Nikolai Berdyaev leave the Soviet Union?

Berdyaev left the USSR on the 29th of September 1922 after being expelled on the so-called Philosophers ships following his arrest and interrogation by Felix Dzerzhinsky.

What philosophical school is associated with Nikolai Berdyaev?

David Bonner Richardson described Nikolai Berdyaev's philosophy as Christian existentialism and personalism, while other authors interpret him as a communitarian personalist and Slavophile.

Where does the Berdiaev-museum exist today?

The house in Clamart in which Nikolai Berdyaev lived now comprises a small Berdiaev-museum and attached Chapel in name of the Holy Spirit under the omophorion of the Moscow Patriarchate.

How many books did Nikolai Berdyaev write during his career?

Nikolai Berdyaev wrote over twenty books and dozens of articles starting from his work on Subjectivism and Individualism in Social Philosophy in 1901.