Chindin, I. V. Deposition of Valery Brusov’s Theurgy

Abstract: Review: the October Revolution provoked all kinds of reaction from the Russian cultural elite at the beginning of the 20th century. In this article the author analyzed what one of the leaders of the symbolic movement, Brusov B. Ya., thought of the social cataclysm. By using the context of the symbolic esthetics, the author also described how the poet’s creative views developed.
Key words: philosophy, symbolism, mythology of culture, deposition, theurgy, logo myth, decadency, mythology, Brusov.