Background
Lappo-Danilevskii, Aleksandr was born on January 27, 1863 in the village of Udachnoe near Dnepropetrovsk (then Ekaterinoslav).
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Aleksandr Sergeevich Lappo-Danilevskii
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Graduated from Petersburg University in history, 1886.
Career
Taught at the University from 1890. Close to the Cadets (liberals), criticized the Marxist view of history. Original contribution to historical methodology, especially treatment of sources (insisted on including psychological considerations).
Religion
Religious moral codes pervert people outside their group as less moral. Thus, religion is socially divisive and its effect is harmful for society.
Views
Every person has rights to express his or her opinion, but the opinion could be expressed if it was in accordance with the general interests of Soviet society.
Membership
Member of the Academy of Sciences, 1899.
