This paper analyzes the creative interaction between Ivan Bunin and Lev Shestov. After providing constructive feedback on observations and reflections from the preceding scholarly literature on the subject the author argues that the main point of convergence between the writer and the philosopher is their works on Leo Tolstoy. The study includes a textual analysis of the elements of Shestovian discourse that were discovered in Bunin’s essay The Liberation of Tolstoy. The author argues that the ending of The Liberation of Tolstoy can be understood only in the context of existentialist discourse. Bunin's objections to the Shestov's view of Chekhov’s creative work have been studied in detail. In general, Bunin does not appear to be a “disciple” of Shestov, as he is engaged in a philosophical dialogue with him on equal terms. Existentialism is the closest philosophical tradition to Bunin’s thought than any others that arose in the twentieth century.

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列夫·舍斯托夫和伊万·布宁：对俄罗斯文学的存在主义洞察

本文分析了伊万·布宁和列夫·舍斯托夫之间的创造性互动。在对之前关于该主题的学术文献的观察和反思提供建设性反馈后，作者认为作家和哲学家之间的主要交汇点是他们对列夫托尔斯泰的作品。该研究包括对布宁的文章托尔斯泰的解放中发现的舍斯托夫话语要素的文本分析。作者认为，只有在存在主义话语的语境中才能理解《托尔斯泰的解放》的结局。布宁对舍斯托夫对契诃夫创造性作品的看法的反对已经得到了详细研究。总的来说，布宁似乎不是舍斯托夫的“门徒”，因为他正在与他进行平等的哲学对话。