The Moscow Pythagoreans: Mathematics, Mysticism, and Anti-Semitism in Russian Symbolism

Svetlikova, Ilona

In Russia at the turn of the twentieth century, mysticism, anti-Semitism, and mathematical theory fused into a distinctive intellectual movement. Through analyses of such seemingly disparate subjects as Moscow mathematical circles and the 1913 novel Petersburg, this book illuminates a forgotten aspect of Russian cultural and intellectual history.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Pivot

Publication Date: 2013-07-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137338273

DOI: 10.1057/9781137338280

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 184