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V.V. Bulanov
The article analyzes the peculiarities of V.S. Solovjev's doctrine of God-Manhood and D.S. Merezhkovsky's attitude to this doctrine. It is mentioned that for Solovjev the creation of the God-Manhood was an attractive social ideal. It is noted that Solovjev dreamed of seeing Russia as a leader in this creation, i.e. as a country that subordinated the state and the national Orthodox Church to the universal Church and allowed public freedom, but Russian national egoism prevented this, so the philosopher lost faith in the realizability of his doctrine of the God-Manhood. It is pointed out that simultaneously with Solovjev F. Nietzsche developed the doctrine of the optimal future of mankind and that the concepts of both philosophers had common features (rejection of the cult of the state and non-recognition of the essential self-sufficiency of man). It is summarized that Solovjev perceived Nietzsche's doctrine of the superman as a preparatory stage for the acceptance of his own doctrine of the God-Manhood. It is concluded that soon after Solovjev's death Merezhkovsky attempted to synthesize these two doctrines, but this attempt failed because of Merezhkovsky's incorrect interpretations of Nietzsche's philosophical texts.
God-Manhood, ortodoxy, superman, humanity, christianity