Kozlov E. The existential personalism of Nicolaі Berdyaev

The thesis is devoted to the investigation of Nicolaі Berdyaev's existential-personalism conception. One of the main statements discussed in the thesis can be formulated in the following way: philosopher's study of the human personality is a fundamental ground and the basical principle of his entire philosophizing, moreover, it serves as an immanent background for all of his philosophical structures and, being a systemconstructing factor, it "combines" distinct aspects of his philosophy. The primaries (historical-philosophical, literatural) and spiritual sources of Berdyaev's personalism are explored. It is proved that personalism, as a world wide position, is formed in the early philosopher's works, the genesis and the evolution of this conception is traced throughout his lifetime. In the mentioned context we have considered the transformation of the problem of personal freedom and the ways of individual self realization via acknowledgement, love, creativity.