The equator of life: the history of the formation of S. N. Durylin’s personality as a cultural critic and art critic

The hyperactive transformation of the socio-cultural, economic and socio-political situation in Russia in the late XIX-early XX century contributed to the formation of a whole galaxy of thinkers, scientists, cultural and artistic figures, one of whom was Sergey Nikolaevich Durylin. This article examines the events and factors that influenced the formation of the personality of this outstanding cultural critic, art critic, teacher, religious philosopher, writer.