Keyword: «cosmic myth»

The article analyzes the problem of cosmism in studies of Russian scientists and writers. Research of cosmism problems in Russian philology starts from the beginning of the twentieth century. These studies are considered as the primary source of mythological thinking, unconsciously manifested in the creation and development of literature. In this paper basic ideas, visions and scientific conceptions of Russian thinkers from the middle of the last to the middle of the present centuries are considered. The article also briefly touched upon cosmists not only in Russian literature but in the literature of other countries. The exploration made so far shows clearly that one has to deal here with thinkers whose importance is by far greater than was thought of or assumed before. The Russian Cosmism is in fact a specific spiritual, philosophic- scientific orientation, demonstrating encyclopedic and self-relying, synthetic expression of Russian genius.