Political Philosophy of B.V. Jakovenko

The article devoted to B.V. Jakovenko's political philosophy and historiosophy, his relation to Russian revolution of 1917, the Bolshevism and Soviet power. Philosopher Boris Jwas revolutionary democrat and lived in Italy. In Italian newspapers he developed the idea of revolution which has to give Russia to the triumph of freedom and democracy. Jakovenko offered the projects of social transformations and the solution of the all-European problems. In the newspapers "Russia" and "New Russia" B.V. Jakovenko was printed many articles with the analysis of events in Russia, the statement of political views and forecasts. Jakovenko called to the union of democratic countries which must conquer autocracy and achieve universal European peace. The basis of Yakovenko's historiosophy is the idea of historic knowledge in the article about H. Rickert in 1913. Jakovenko proved the distinction between history and logic, found "pluralism of independent knowledge" in the humanities. Jakovenko used its historical methodology in the work about Russian revolution. He comprehended the victory of Bolsheviks and the events of 1917-1922 in the book "The History of Great Russian Revolution" and the work "The Philosophy of Bolshevism". Against the policy of Bolsheviks Jakovenko proved the program of "revolutionary idealism" which included philosophical approach to understanding of historical reality, the declaration of spiritual and moral revolution in personal consciosness. Jakovenko believed in progress and justified revolution. In Jakovenko's opinion, Russian revolution with his antidemocratic results will be the source of new life.