Semyon Frank (1877–1950) is considered by Vasily Zenkovsky to be Russia’s greatest philosopher and played an important role in introducing Friedrich Schleiermacher to Russia by translating his work Über die Religion. Although Frank’s ties to Eastern Orthodoxy and German Idealism are important for understanding his anthropology, his intellectual connection with Schleiermacher is essential for grasping certain aspects of his thought. This paper argues that Frank’s later works show significant intellectual links with Schleiermacher’s theological anthropology. His Russian translation of Schleiermacher’s Über die Religion influenced his later ideas about human identity, religious consciousness, and aesthetics—elements he saw as vital to understanding the core of humanity. This paper aims to explore the flow of ideas from the West to the East, particularly those originating from German theologians such as Schleiermacher.
