title: «Любезный и дорогой друг…»: письма Н.Я. Данилевского И.П. Кёлеру
abstract: The article precedes the publication of letters of Nikolai Yakovlevich Danilevsky (1822–1885) to the Estonian painter Johan Köler-Viljandi (1826–1899). The established scientific tradition of studying Danilevsky's work is analyzed. It is noted that Danilevsky, who considered himself a botanist and ichthyologist, is now known as a Slavophile philosopher. The letters of Danilevsky to Köhler published here cover the period from 1874 to 1882 and can be divided into three groups: pre-war (before 1877
journal: Philosophical polylogue