Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank as a sociologist of the Russian revolution 

Valeriy P. Kosharnyy, Doctor of philosophical sciences, professor, professor of the sub-department of philosophy and social communications, Penza State University (40 Krasnaya street, Penza, Russia), E-mail: val_kosh@mail.ru 

Background. The sociological heritage of S.L. Frank is an integral part of the history of Russian sociology. Of particular interest here is the theme of the revolution and the sociological understanding of the revolutionary events in Russia. The subject of the research is the sociology of the revolution by S.L. Frank. The purpose of the study is to identify the main approaches and methodological guidelines of the Russian thinker to sol-ving the problem of revolution. Materials and methods. The implementation of research tasks was achieved through the use of the works of S.L. Frank, other Russian and foreign thinkers of the first half of the 20th century, and the research of modern Russian scientists devoted to the issues under consideration. Methodological tools include a comparative his-torical method, the use of which allows us to show the originality of the historical and sociological views of Russian thinkers on the problem of revolution. Results. The theoretical sources of the sociology of revolution by S.L. Frank are revealed, its content is comprehended, various approaches and levels of philosophical and sociological understanding of the problem of revolution are shown. It is emphasized that the religious reflection of the revolution reveals an attempt to identify the spiritual foundations of the revolution. Conclusions. Based on the analysis of historical and sociological sources, it is concluded that this thematic section of the domestic historical and sociological process allows expanding the general theoretical view of the revolution by including in it such aspects that determined the vision of the revolution not only as a political or social phenomenon, but also as an event religious and metaphysical. 

sociology of revolution, meaning of revolution, nature of revolution, spiritual crisis, revolution of spirit, overcoming (outliving) of revolution, acceptance of revolution, religious reflection of revolution 

Kosharnyy V.P. Semyon Lyudvigovich Frank as a sociologist of the Russian revolution. Izvestiya vysshikh uchebnykh zavedeniy. Povolzhskiy region. Obshchestvennye nauki = University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences. 2022;(2):65–73. (In Russ.). doi:10.21685/2072-3016-2022-2-6