We shall resurrect you : the philosophy of Nikolay Fedorov

The article aims at presenting the main ideas of the Russian philosopher Nikolai Fyodorov. Michał Milczarek first presents Fyodorov’s vision of nature as the realm of death, unconsciousness and amorality; next – he discusses Fyodorov’s main idea of conquering death and resurrecting all our forebears. Milczarek focuses on the Russian philosopher’s notion of “the common deed” which is to be realized through a transformation of the human mind which comes to control nature and the whole of the universe. The condition of this transformation is a complete unification of mankind which endows history with meaning. The author also discusses the religious aspects of Fyodorov’s thought in the context of Russian cosmism and religious renaissance, as well as his impact on Russian literature