Vekhi (Milestones) as a Post-Secular Manifesto of the Russian Philosophy

The article investigates the Vekhi (Milestones), a collection of articles published in 1909 by Nikolai Berdyaev, Sergei Bulgakov, Mikhail Gershenzon, Bogdan Kistyakovski, Peter Struve, Semyon Frank and Aleksandr Izgoev, that is analyzed through prism post-secularization, which became dominant Russian intellectual culture early 20th century. This phenomenon implied rapid advancement various forms religious philosophy into centre philosophical tradition search for solution to problems faced state, society, family education, reflected Milestones authors. most widely known — criticized among leftist intelligentsia, made this book an absolute bestseller history thought. position its authors, deeply post-secular, antiutilitarian anti-scientistic, their criticism politicized groundless intelligentsia were main reasons retaliation. trick was convincing reconstruction “average intellectual’s” consciousness. gave birth lot prominent cultural figures. But it also ambitious people who considered themselves be salt earth, stateless apatrides hate everything admire European or American. authors first Russia show fruits revolution are non-national, phenomena, no way connected with foundations traditions. intellectuals’ political consciousness irreligious based on atheism, but has many similarities religion acquires features some atheistic pseudo-religion. contained sharp justified directed at intransigent party struggle, love extremes predilection egalitarianism, is, those pseudo-religious qualities have pronounced anti-cultural anti-national orientation.