Who are the Gordin Brothers? (based on archival documents of the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York City)
Keywords:
anarchism, the Gordin brothers, cosmism, Russian philosophy, utopia, Russian anarchists, philosophy of anarchism, A.L. Gordin, V.L. Gordin, Russian emigrationAbstract
The article deals with the biographies of Wolf and Abba Gordins and with the problem of authorizing their works. According to the author, the modern academic community should focus not only on the reception of Gordins’ ideas, but also on compiling their bibliography. The article consists of: 1. The text, in which the author reveals the historical and philosophical difficulties in the study of the Gordin brothers’ heritage. 2. The biographical note found at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in New York city, which reveals the main milestones of the social and political (anarchism) and creative life of Gordin brothers, as well as indicating which of the philosophical and artistic works were written collectively. In the commentary on the bibliography, the author clarifies errors and inaccuracies in the text of whoever compiled this bibliography.
