Boris Petrovich Mouravieff was a Russian historian, philosopher, writer and university professor.
19 Facts About Boris Mouravieff
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Boris Mouravieff is known for his three-volume work Gnosis: Study and Commentaries on the Esoteric Tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Boris Mouravieff was born in Kronstadt, Imperial Russia, on 8 March 1890.
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Boris Mouravieff was the second of Count Piotr Petrovitch Mouravieff's three sons.
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Boris Mouravieff's father was an Admiral and Secretary of State to the Russian Imperial Navy.
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Boris Mouravieff lived first in Paris, then moved to Bordeaux.
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Larissa was a ballerina and had a child from her first marriage, Boris Mouravieff Vsevolod Volkoff, born in 1928 in Neuilly.
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Boris Mouravieff married her in 1936 and all three moved to Paris the same year.
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Up until 1941, Boris Mouravieff worked as a consulting engineer for various oil companies, while devoting his free time to historical research, as well as to the esoteric tradition of Eastern Orthodoxy.
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Since 1921, Boris Mouravieff had pursued his research into the political and diplomatic history of Russia, and in particular to Peter the Great, which gave rise to a number of articles and books.
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On June 11,1940, Boris Mouravieff left Paris for Carry-le-Rouet in the South of France, where the firm that employed him had relocated.
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Boris Mouravieff then moved to Aix-en-Provence until July 1943, and finally to Haute-Savoie, Neuvecelle, above Evian.
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Boris Mouravieff earned a basic living giving lessons and making industrial translations.
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At the beginning, Boris Mouravieff participated by accompanying the lessons, on the piano.
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The course Boris Mouravieff taught at the University of Geneva served as the basis for his three volume work, "Gnosis", the first volume of which was published in April 1961 by the editions "La Colombe" in Paris.
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Boris Mouravieff felt this need especially because he saw the years into the 21st century as a critical historical period, a "Transition period", between a cycle of history just ending and a new cycle, which bring both promise and opportunity but great danger at the same time.
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The last years of Boris Mouravieff's life were devoted to teaching.
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Boris Mouravieff aimed to clarify, deepen and encourage the practical application of the teaching.
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Larissa Boris Mouravieff died in Montreal on September 26,1989, leaving her son the sole heir of rights.