A.A. Bogdanov's ontology of cosmism

The article deals with the ontology of cosmism developed by A.A. Bogdanov, it is compared with the ontological framework of the Russian cosmism. The major works of the philosopher "Empiriomonism" and "Tectology" are reviewed. The specific feature of Bogdanov's ontology of cosmism is the dialectical-materialist understanding of the cosmological evolution, in which a human the microcosm is proclaimed to be the main subject. The meaning and the purpose of the anthropological evolution is the struggle for transformation of nature and incorporation of mankind into the highest social body - the planetary collective.