M. O. Gershenzon Archive


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Description

Rare photos of Mikhail Osipovich Gershenzon's family and letters from Gershenzon. Gershenzon (1869-1925) was an important scholar and philosopher of Russia's Silver Age; a mystic, he believed in the power of the "cosmos" to bring unity to the world and happiness to the individual. These rare photos and letters describe the life of a Russian intellectual in the decade before and after the October Revolution.
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A group photo at RAKhN (Russian Academy of Art Sciences)
A group photo at RAKhN (Russian Academy of Art Sciences)
A group photo taken at M.O Gershenzon's wake in 1925
A group photo taken at M.O Gershenzon's wake in 1925
Invitation card to an evening of lectures in memory of M.O. Gershenzon, March 20, 1925
Invitation card to an evening of lectures in memory of M.O. Gershenzon, March 20, 1925
M. O. Gershenzon and family (restored)
M. O. Gershenzon and family (restored)
M.O. Gershenzon and his golden retriever Zor'ka
M.O. Gershenzon and his golden retriever Zor'ka
M.O. Gershenzon and his wife Maria Borisovna Gershenzon and his baby son Aleksandr
M.O. Gershenzon and his wife Maria Borisovna Gershenzon and his baby son Aleksandr
M.O. Gershenzon and his wife Maria Borisovna Gershenzon (nee Gol'denveizer)
M.O. Gershenzon and his wife Maria Borisovna Gershenzon (nee Gol'denveizer)
M.O. Gershenzon with his children
M.O. Gershenzon with his children
Portrait of M.O. Gershenzon as a young scholar
Portrait of M.O. Gershenzon as a young scholar
Portrait of M.O. Gershenzon's wife, Maria Borisovna Gershenzon (nee Gol'denveizer)
Portrait of M.O. Gershenzon's wife, Maria Borisovna Gershenzon (nee Gol'denveizer)