Special Understanding of Gender Issues in Russian Philosophy

Abstract

Gender issues are actively being discussed in Western research works in different contexts: philosophical, social, political, anthropological. In Russian philosophy the theme of sex also exists. The purpose of this article is theoretical - to formulate problems which Russian philosophers tell about. In the work the method of complex analysis is used. The theoretical basis of the research is the works of N. Berdyaev, a Russian Philosopher of the first half of the XX century. The authors assume that the special nature of Russian philosophy had a great impact on the development of gender issues. As a result of the research, it has been concluded that the understanding of sex is connected with the understanding of human existence, states biological, social and space unity in philosophy of Berdyaev.