Fyodor Tyutchev: the state service of the poet, publicist and historiosopher

Abstract

The article deals with the diplomatic service and the censoring of the famous Russian poet Fyodor Tyutchev (1803-1873), as well as his historiosophic and journalistic writings, the publication of which were supported by the Russian government. The diplomatic career of Tyutchev certainly shows that he was not born into the public service - where inefficiency and neglect of duty had developed and which were totally unacceptable in this field. His the diplomatic service in Western Europe, especially in Germany, attracted him for other reasons - Tyutchev in temperament and habits was extremely European and was rooted in the German culture. The successful rise and promotion of Tyutchevs’ career since the mid-1840s was related to his discovered talent at this time as a political publicist. At the same time and during his service, he displayed a wealth of knowledge, and a rare mind (and of which the exposition of these qualities were illustrated, probably not so much in the preparation of Tyutchevs’ dispatches - he himself wrote little by way of documents but by way of his oral interviews.) Historiosophicaly his ideas were expressed by way of political articles and poems. Tyutchevs’ historical philosophy fed ideas of the German idealist philosophy, especially that of Schelling’s. Schellingism had a nutritious source of natural philosophy in which Tyutchev in his - lyrics devoted to nature and man as its breakaway particle. The imperial historiosophy of Tyutchev had also been very deep and not officious in its character.