Philosophers from Russia

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Russians Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Russians Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Russians Philosophers.

1. #1

   

   Immanuel Kant

   1724 - 1804

   HPI 92.35178 langs

   Immanuel Kant is most famous for his work in the philosophy of ethics, metaphysics, and aesthetics. He was a German philosopher who lived...Read moreShow less

   Immanuel Kant is most famous for his work in the philosophy of ethics, metaphysics, and aesthetics. He was a German philosopher who lived from 1724-1804.

2. #2

   

   Mikhail Bakunin

   1814 - 1876

   HPI 82.2292 langs

   Mikhail Bakunin is most famous for his involvement in the International Workingmen's Association and the First International, which he...Read moreShow less

   Mikhail Bakunin is most famous for his involvement in the International Workingmen's Association and the First International, which he helped found.

3. #3

   

   Mikhail Bakhtin

   1895 - 1975

   HPI 75.1758 langs

   Mikhail Bakhtin is most famous for his work on the dialogic novel. The dialogic novel is a novel that is written in the form of a dialogue....Read moreShow less

   Mikhail Bakhtin is most famous for his work on the dialogic novel. The dialogic novel is a novel that is written in the form of a dialogue. He also wrote on the carnivalesque, which is a type of literature that has a festive atmosphere.

4. #4

   

   Georgi Plekhanov

   1856 - 1918

   HPI 73.7857 langs

   Georgi Plekhanov was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and a founder of the social-democratic movement in Russia. He was a member of the first...Read moreShow less

   Georgi Plekhanov was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and a founder of the social-democratic movement in Russia. He was a member of the first socialist organization in Russia, the Emancipation of Labor Group, and a founder of the first Russian social-democratic party, the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party.

5. #5

   

   Vladimir Solovyov

   1853 - 1900

   HPI 71.6249 langs

   Vladimir Solovyov was a Russian philosopher, poet, and theologian. He is most famous for his theory of love.

6. #6

   

   Alexandre Kojève

   1902 - 1968

   HPI 69.7333 langs

   Alexandre Kojève was a Russian-born French philosopher who is most famous for his interpretation of Hegel's philosophy.

7. #7

   

   Johann Georg Hamann

   1730 - 1788

   HPI 69.6737 langs

   Johann Georg Hamann is most famous for his work as a philosopher, theologian, and literary critic. He is often considered the father of...Read moreShow less

   Johann Georg Hamann is most famous for his work as a philosopher, theologian, and literary critic. He is often considered the father of modern literary criticism.

8. #8

   

   Alexandre Koyré

   1892 - 1964

   HPI 68.9631 langs

   Alexandre Koyré is a historian of science who is most famous for his work on the Scientific Revolution.

9. #9

   

   Ivan Ilyin

   1883 - 1954

   HPI 66.4732 langs

   Russian political philosopher (1883–1954)

10. #10

    

    Johann Christoph Gottsched

    1700 - 1766

    HPI 66.0035 langs

    German writer, dramaturge, linguist and literary theorist as well as professor of poetics, logic and metaphysics (1700–1766)