“... K. Leontyev’s whole life falls into two halves - before the religious revolution of 1871 and after the religious revolution. In both the first and second half of his life, he solves the problem of personal destiny. But in the first half of his life, he solves this problem under the sign of the search for happiness in beauty, the search for the “ultra-biological,” “vitally intense.” In the second half of his life, he solves this problem under the sign of seeking salvation from death. Aesthetic rapture of life and religious horror of death - these are the two motives of K. Leontyev’s entire life. The instinct of “anti-death” and “immortality of beauty” operates in both life periods. ..."