Sergei Prokofieff
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Sergei Prokofieff was born in Moscow
in 1954, where he studied fine arts and painting at the Moscow School of Art. He encountered anthroposophy
in his youth, and soon made the decision to devote his life to it. He wrote his first book, Rudolf Steiner and the Founding of the New Mysteries while living in Soviet Russia; the book was published in Germany in 1982. After the fall of communism
, he became a co-founder of the Anthroposophical Society
in Russia, and since Easter 2001 he has been a member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach
, Switzerland
. Prokofieff is a prolific author, and an outspoken critic of Valentin Tomberg
and his followers.
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
in 1954, where he studied fine arts and painting at the Moscow School of Art. He encountered anthroposophy
Anthroposophy
Anthroposophy, a philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner, postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world accessible to direct experience through inner development...
in his youth, and soon made the decision to devote his life to it. He wrote his first book, Rudolf Steiner and the Founding of the New Mysteries while living in Soviet Russia; the book was published in Germany in 1982. After the fall of communism
Communism
Communism is a social, political and economic ideology that aims at the establishment of a classless, moneyless, revolutionary and stateless socialist society structured upon common ownership of the means of production...
, he became a co-founder of the Anthroposophical Society
Anthroposophical Society
The General Anthroposophical Society is an organization dedicated to supporting the community of those interested in the form of spiritual philosophy known as anthroposophy. The society was initiated during 1913 by members of the Theosophical Society in Germany, including Rudolf Steiner who was at...
in Russia, and since Easter 2001 he has been a member of the Executive Council of the General Anthroposophical Society in Dornach
Dornach
Dornach is a municipality in the district of Dorneck in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-History:Dornach is first mentioned in 1223 as de Tornacho. In 1307 it was mentioned as zu Dornach...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Prokofieff is a prolific author, and an outspoken critic of Valentin Tomberg
Valentin Tomberg
Valentin Arnoldevitch Tomberg was a Russian Christian mystic, polyglot scholar and hermetic magician.-Life:...
and his followers.
External links
- Profile at Steiner Books
- http://www.studienzuranthroposophie.de A critical view of Prokofieff's interpretation of certain aspects of Rudolf Steiner's Die Philosophie der FreiheitPhilosophy of FreedomThe Philosophy of Freedom, the fundamental philosophical work of the philosopher and esotericist Rudolf Steiner, focuses on the concept of free will...
(Intuitive Thinking as a Spiritual Path)