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Berdyayev
/ bɪrˈdjajɪf /
noun
- BerdyayevNikolai Aleksandrovich18741948MRussianPHILOSOPHY: philosopher Nikolai Aleksandrovich (nikaˈlaj alɪkˈsandrəvitʃ). 1874– 1948, Russian philosopher. Although he was a Marxist, his Christian views led him to criticize Soviet communism and he was forced into exile (1922)
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A neighbor helped them pour buckets of cabernet franc into a press while Mr. Berdyayev, in his garage lined with steel vats, checked the density of this year’s riesling in a test tube.
But rather than being comforted, Mr. Berdyayev says he now lives in constant fear of inspections or a paperwork mistake.
Olga and Vadim Berdyayev’s breezy courtyard on the outskirts of Anapa was suffused on a recent afternoon with the rich, yeasty scent of fermenting grapes.
The rich harmonies of Russian Orthodox liturgical music now sound in concert halls, and the long-banned works of religious philosophers like Vladimir Solovyov and Nicholas Berdyayev have been rediscovered.
These spiritual themes are ageless, reminiscent of Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Berdyayev, Pasternak.
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