Encyclopedia of Early Russian Kant-Studies. Review on: Kruglov A.N. Kant’s Philosophy in Russia. Kaliningrad: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University Press, 2024. 795 p.

The review focuses on A.N. Kruglov’s monograph “Kant’s Philosophy in Russia”, which is a com­prehensive study of early Russian Kantianism. The reviewer notes that Kruglov has undertaken an extensive reconstruction of the reception of Kant’s philosophy in Russia during the late 18th and mid-19th centuries, drawing on a wide range of archival and published sources. Special attention is paid to the first Russian translations of Kant’s works, the role of universities and theological acad­emies in the dissemination of critical philosophy, as well as the contributions of key figures such as Melman, Odoevsky, Solovyov, Lopatin, and Trubetskoy. The book also explores the interpreta­tion of Kant’s ideas by Russian Marxists. The reviewer highlights the impressive scope of the ma­terial covered in the book, which encompasses not only philosophical, but also cultural and histori­cal contexts that reveal how Kant’s ideas were understood, reinterpreted, and transformed within the Russian intellectual tradition. At the same time, the author acknowledges the methodological challenges inherent in a project of such an encyclopedic scale: limited analysis of individual thinkers, uneven source material, and ambiguity in the criteria for including works within the Rus­sian Kantian corpus. Despite these difficulties, Kruglov’s work is recognized as a valuable contri­bution – an ambitious and well-researched attempt to systematize the phenomenon of “Kant in Russia”, opening up new perspectives for future studies on the history of Russian reception of critical philosophy.