Nikolai Berdyaev

Nikolai Berdyaev, Russian-French philosopher and theologian (died 1948)

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Born: March 18, 1874
Died: March 24, 1948
Zodiac sign: Pisces
Birth year: 1874

About Nikolai Berdyaev

Nikolai Alexandrovich Berdyaev was a Russian philosopher, theologian, and Christian existentialist who emphasized the existential spiritual significance of human freedom and the human person. At first he systematically developed his theory of love in a special article published in the journal Pereval (Russian: Перевал) in 1907. The Third International is also a Holy Empire, and it also is founded on an Orthodox faith.

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The world when Nikolai Berdyaev was born

Nikolai Berdyaev was born in 1874. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

Top headlineFirst zoo in US opens in Philadelphia
Technology milestoneBarbed wire patented
Notable inventionBarbed wire fencing
World population~1.54B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
U.S. population41.8M

1874 versus 2026

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Measure	1874	2026
Population	41.8M	341 million

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