THE DUALITY OF N. A. BERDYAEV’S AESTHETICS (EXPERIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES)

Abstract

The article summarizes the international research status of the Russian thinker and philosopher N. A. Berdyaev through the analysis of the characteristics of the Chinese and European studies. The article explains the uniqueness and importance of N. A. Berdyaev’s aesthetics in international research, analyzes the contradiction and duality of his aesthetics in his works and life. The author of the article poses a lot of questions about N. A. Berdyaev’s duality: whether he preserved his Russian character while living abroad, whether he was rational or emotional, optimistic or pessimistic, classicist or romantic. It is concluded that N. A. Berdyaev’s aesthetics has a great value for international researchers in better understanding of the Russian culture and literature.