A szabadság elvesztése a szocializmusban – a három kísértés problematikája Bergyajevnél
The Loss of Freedom in Socialism – the Problem of the Three Temptations in Berdyaev’s Writings

Summary/Abstract: The story of The Grand Inquisitor is where, according to Berdyaev, the idea of a government that aims to replace religion starts to take shape. Th ose in power claim that only they hold the key to true happiness. However, their tutelage over the citizens is combined with a sense of superiority. In exchange for the care they provide, they expect individuals to abandon their freedom, although the happiness off ered in return is a childish one: without freedom, individuals lose all that defines them. A government that advertises obligatory and compulsory happiness for everyone in fact promotes the rejection of personality and freedom. To Berdyaev, socialism is realised through the activity of countless petty inquisitors, and through the acceptance of the three temptations and their consequences.

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