Marian Zdziechowski

Marian Zdziechowski.

Marian Zdziechowski(30 April 1861,Nowosiółki,Minsk Governorate– 5 October 1938,Wilno) was a Polishphilosopher,Slavist,publicistandcultural historian.He was a critic offascistandcommunisttotalitarianism,and was considered a representative ofcatastrophismandphilosophical pessimism.He was a brother of the writerKazimierz Zdziechowski.

AtJagiellonian Universityhe became a lecturer in 1888 and a professor in 1899, followed by being a professor atStefan Batory Universityfrom 1919 to 1931, with a rectorship from 1925 to 1927 and 1925–1927. He became a member of theAcademy of Learningin 102.Honoris causain universities ofVilno,TartuandSzeged.

His area of study was historical, literary, philosophical and religious problems. He was an initiator of Slavic Club inKrakówwhich was active from 1901 to 1914 and periodicalŚwiat Słowiański(Slavic World) published in the years of 1905–1914. Zdziechowski propagated the idea of co-operation between all ofSlavs.He was interested mainly in theproblem of evil,modernisminRoman Catholic Church,ideology ofRomanticism,and crisis ofEuropean culture,in which he indicated fascism and communism as a dangerous. He referred to thoughts ofVladimir Solovyov,Leo Tolstoy,Nikolai BerdyaevandDmitry Merezhkovsky.

Notable works

• Mesjaniści i słowianofile(1888)
• Byron i jego wiek(vol. 1–2, 1894–1897)
• Pestis perniciosissima(1905)
• Wizja Krasińskiego(1912)
• U opoki mesjanizmu(1912)
• Pesymizm, romantyzm a podstawy chrześcijaństwa(1914)
• Zygmunt Miłkowski a idea słowiańska w Polsce(1915)
• Gloryfikacja pracy(1916)
• Wpływy rosyjskie na duszę polską(1920)
• Renesans a rewolucja(1925)
• Walka o duszę młodzieży(1927)
• "O okrucieństwie"
• Niemcy. Szkic psychologiczny(1935)
• Węgry i Polska na przełomie historii(1937)
• Terror intelektualny w Rosji(1937)
• W obliczu końca(1937)
• Widmo przyszłości(1939) – published posthumously

References

• "Zdziechowski Marian".Internetowa encyklopedia PWN(in Polish). Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN.Retrieved2008-02-17.
• "Zdziechowski Marian".WIEM Encyklopedia(in Polish).Retrieved2008-02-17.

External links

• Works by or about Marian ZdziechowskiatInternet Archive