GERSHENSON Mikhail Osipovich

Born in 1869. a Jewish family.
Entering in 1889. the historical-philological faculty of Moscow University, worked on Greek history, led by Professor PG. Vinogradov and wrote two works: "Aristotle and Efor" and "Athenian Politeia Aristotle and Plutarch's Life of" printed on university funds. Leaving it at the university to prepare for a professorship prevented his religion. Articles in Philology Review "Adolf ended classes Gershenson on universal history, from which he appealed to the history of Russian culture. The peculiarity of his work in this area is the method: The author examines the spiritual movement is not in their solid mass, and by typical, although some minor their representatives. The most important results of the psychological study, . based on primary sources and led to independent conclusions, . described in a number of talented journal articles (in Russian Thought, . Vestnik Evropy, . World of God ", . "Scientific Word", . "Questions of philosophy, psychology, etc.),
. Rejecting - the present state of science - the very possibility of constructing a systematic history of literature, . Gershenzon given in defended his monographic study of literature and the public a number of valuable works, . which are based largely laid independently obtained new materials,
. These are: "PO Box. Chaadaev "(1908)," History of Young Russia "(1908)," Historical Notes "(1910)," Life VS. Pecherin "(1911)," Images of the Past "(1912). With a special love exploring Gershenzon outlook and image of the first Slavophiles, to the philosophical doctrine which it adjoins. The most vivid expression of the socio-political views Gershenson, . based on the idea of the superiority of the "right ordering of the individual spirit" over "change of social forms", . is his article about the Russian intelligentsia in the famous collection of "Milestones" (1909), . conceived by thought Gershenson,
. In 1904. Oertel (with an extensive foreword), in 1913. - "Works and letters Chaadaeva" (2 volumes). In 1907 - 08 years Gershenzon headed the literary department of The Messenger of Europe "and" critical reviews ". A. Gornfeld