Ivan Ilyin

Ivan Alexandrovich Ilyin Ива́н Алекса́ндрович Ильи́н, 9 April [philosopher, white émigré journalist, together with an ideologue of a Russian All-Military Union.

Initially the liberal, Ilyin embraced fascism during his exile. Ilyin's views on the social lines of Russia had a great influence on some Russian intellectuals in addition to politicians, including Alexander Solzhenitsyn and is considered one of the ideological inspirers of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Family

His brother Igor Ilyin was arrested by Stalin's NKVD in the Moscow region. He was executed and buried at Butovo firing range on 19 November 1937.