Vl. S. Solovyov: Russian language as the language of Empire

Abstract

The object of the study is the view of V. S. Solovyov on the nature and task of language. The main attention is paid to the process of creating philosopher's own metaphysics of language in the context of its main philosophical brand — the concept of all-unity. Philosopher considered the testimony of common sense as the main task of the language. Such common sense according to the philosopher is already given. In addition, language is a natural ability of person, it cannot be artificially created, language is a divine gift, the purpose of which is to transform the space surrounding us. Answering the question about the nature of language Solovyov thought universally. He considered the diversity of languages as a necessary condition of harmony, implying that the basis of any word formation and actual use of words has a common root, so even in the situation of diversity of languages there is unity and solidarity. The article notes that according to the philosopher, the Russian language is the language of the Empire, stressing that even in the field of language, Russia should follow its historical task and promote universal unity.