Helena Roerich | |
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| Born | 12 February 1879 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 5 October 1955 (aged 76) Kalimpong, India |
| Era | 20th-century philosophy |
| Region | Russian philosophy |
| School | Living Ethics |
Helena Ivanovna Roerich (Russian: Елена Ивановна Рерих; née Shaposhnikova (Шапошникова); 12 February [O.S. 31 January] 1879 – 5 October 1955) was a Russian theosophist,[1] writer, and public figure. In the early 20th century, she created, in cooperation with the Teachers of the East, a philosophic teaching of Living Ethics ("Agni Yoga").[2] She was an organizer and participant of cultural activity in the U.S., conducted under the guidance of her husband, Nicholas Roerich. She was an Honorary President-Founder of the Institute of Himalayan Studies "Urusvati" in India and co-author of the idea of the International Treaty for Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historical Monuments (Roerich Pact). She translated two volumes of the Secret Doctrine of H. P. Blavatsky, and selected Mahatma's Letters (Cup of the East), from English to Russian.
- ^ Roerich (born Shaposhnikova) / Helena Ivanovna / New philosophical encyclopedia. — Moscow, «Misl» Publishing, 2000. — V. 1–4. (in Russian)
- Roerich Helena Ivanovna / «Big encyclopaedia» (in Russian)
- Roerichs family: Nicholas Konstantonovich (1874—1947), Helena Ivanovna (1879—1955)[permanent dead link] / «Modern philosophical dictionary» / Compiler Gritsanov A.A. — Scientific edition. — Minsk, «V.M.Skakun» publishing, 1999. — 896 P. (in Russian)
- Roerich Helena Ivanovna / «Big biographic encyclopedia» (in Russian)
- Roerich Helena Ivanovna / Russian philosophy: Dictionary / Edited by M. Maslin. — Moscow, «TERRA—Knizhnii klub, Respublika» publishing, 1999. — 656 P. (in Russian)
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- Living Ethics / Russian philosophy: Dictionary / Edited by M. Maslin. — Moscow, «TERRA—Knizhnii klub, Respublika» publishing, 1999. — 656 P.
- Living Ethics / «Russian philosophy. Short encyclopaedia» — Moscow, «Nauka» publishing, 1995. — 624 P. (in Russian)
- Roerich Helena Ivanovna / Short philosophical dictionary / Edited by A.P. Alexeev. — Second edition, revised and supplemented. — Moscow, TK Velby, Prospekt publishing. — 2004. (in Russian)
- Roerich Helena Ivanovna / Big biographic encyclopedia. (in Russian)
- From Resolution of International public and scientific conference «Cosmic ideology is a new thinking of the 21st century»