Russian Enlightenment
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The Russian Enlightenment was an 18th-century intellectual and cultural movement in Russia that adapted and spread European Enlightenment ideas—such as rationalism, secular education, and legal and social reform—within the context of the Russian Empire.
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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historical period → intellectual movement → |
| country |
Russian Empire
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| field |
education
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law → literature → philosophy → political thought → science → |
| hasCharacteristic |
Westernization
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legal reform → literary innovation → philosophical debate → rationalism → scientific inquiry → secular education → secularization → social reform → |
| hasPart |
Freemasonry in Russia
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Moscow University foundation → St Petersburg Academy of Sciences activity → charter to the nobility → charter to the towns → codification of laws → codification projects under Catherine II → debates on education of women → debates on enlightened absolutism → debates on natural law → debates on religious tolerance → debates on serfdom → development of Russian classicism in arts → development of Russian moral philosophy → development of Russian periodicals → emergence of public intellectuals → formation of Russian public sphere → growth of secular book publishing → growth of secular historiography → noble education reforms → reforms of Catherine the Great → reforms of Peter the Great → salon culture at the imperial court → secularization of education → spread of deist and skeptical ideas → state-sponsored scientific expeditions → translation of European works → |
| influenced |
Russian educational reforms
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Russian historiography → Russian legal reforms → Russian literature → Russian philosophy → Russian political thought → Russian secular culture → Russian social thought → development of Russian universities → |
| influencedBy |
European Enlightenment
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| mainRegion |
Russia
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| startTime |
18th century
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Denis Diderot
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influenced |