[1] He did his doctorate on Fichte in 1914[2] and became a lecturer, later professor in the philosophy of law at Moscow University.
[1]: 203 In September 1922, he became one of a group of prominent writers, scholars and intellectuals who were sent into forced exile on the so-called "philosophers' ships".
This book deals with the Christianisation of Freudian sublimation and is universally considered Vysheslavtsev's best work.
[5]: 203 He is noted for an attempt to apply concepts of depth psychology to ethics and to the interpretation of Christian doctrine.
[6] During World War II, Vysheslavtsev collaborated with the Nazis, helping them write anti-Soviet propaganda.