Iamblichus of Chalcis. The letters: introduction, Russian translation and notes

The Letters by the Neoplatonic philosopher Iamblichus of Chalchis (c. 242-325 ce), preserved in a fragmentary form by John of Stobi in his Antologia are translated into Russian for the first time. The work is based on a new commented edition of the Letters by John Dillon and Wolfgang Polleichtner (SBL Press, Atlanta, 2009) and a partial French translation in O'Meara D., Schamp J., eds. (2006) Miroirs de prince de l'Empire romain au IVe siècle (Fribourg / Paris). In his introduction and notes to the translation the author mainly focuses on various aspects of political philosophy, advocated by Iamblichus.