This study offers a fresh perspective on the history of Russian
liberalism by looking at the life and work of Alexander Kunitsyn, a
teacher and philosopher of natural law, whose academic and
journalistic writings contributed to the dissemination of Western
liberal thought among the Russian public. Placed into the broad
intellectual and political context of its time, Kunitsyn's life
illuminates the history of legal philosophy and early liberalism in
Russia--topics that remain little studied in Russian and Western
scholarships. One of the chapters is devoted to the textual and
historical analysis of the major works on legal philosophy
published in early nineteenth century Russia, none of which has
been examined before. A comparison with other thinkers highlights
Kunitsyn's distinctly individualistic and liberal interpretation of
natural law theory. It also explains why the publication of his
work triggered an official reaction against the teaching of natural
law and philosophy in Russian universities.
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