The book by the greatest Russian philosopher of the 20th century A. F. Losev (1893-1988) is a creative biography of one of the outstanding Russian philosophers of the 19th century, Vladimir Sergeevich Solovyov (1853-1900). It reflected the main facts and stages of his life and philosophical development, the main ideas and concepts of his teaching. The religious, socio-political, ideological, and life views of the philosopher are examined in detail. A wide panorama of Vl.’s intellectual environment is given. Solovyov, his place in the social life of Russia in the 19th century and his influence on the spiritual development of society.