Pyotr Chaadayev

thumb| Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadayev (Russian: Пётр Я́ковлевич Чаада́ев; 7 June [27 May O.S.] 1794 – 26 April [14 April O.S.] 1856) was a Russian philosopher. He was one of the Russian Schellingians. Quotes Nous sommes du nombre de ces nations qui ne semblent pas faire partie intégrante du genre humain mais qui n’existent que pour donner quelque grande leçon au monde. We are an exception among people. We belong to those who are not an integral part of humanity but exist only to teach the world some type of great lesson. Philosophical Letters (1836) no. 1. Translation quoted as epigraph in David Satter, Age of Delirium: The Decline and Fall of the Soviet Union (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996) prologue External links Category:Philosophers from Russia Category:People from Moscow Category:1794 births Category:1856 deaths