Philosophy of Hannah Arendt in Russia

The paper examines the characteristic features and problems of the Russian reception of Hannah Arendt's philosophy. Its first part contains a brief description of the history of publications on Arendt, from the late Soviet period till now. Describing the main topics in Arendt studies in Russia, this part also focuses on Russian translations of Arendt's works. While most of Arendt's major works have been translated as of now, many of the Russian editions are suffering from a lack of quality, caused by both objective and subjective factors. The second part presents a thematic analysis of Russian reception of Arendt's ideas. The authors point out that, because of the mostly fragmentary character of Russian Arendt studies and the lack of fundamental publications, Arendt's name is still associated with many stereotypes. Although some of Arendt's concepts are slowly turning obsolete due to methodological reasons, the future of the Arendt studies in Russia holds a great potential in the field of political and social philosophy, philosophical anthropology and philosophy of emotion.