Dmitry Filosofov [SEP] mother
The son of feminist and philanthropist Anna Filosofova and Vladimir Dmitryevich Filosofov, a powerful official in the Ministry of War and Defence, Dmitry Filosofov was educated first in the private Karl May School (where he first met Alexandre Benois and Konstantin Somov), then in the Saint Petersburg University, studying law. After a couple of years spent abroad, he started working as a journalist, writing for "Severny Vestnik" and "Obrazovanye". With the inception of "Mir Iskusstva" magazine, Filosofov became the editor - first of
a distillery business. In 1855 he became fanatically religious, and the responsibility of the family business was transferred to Anna's mother. Anna was the youngest of nine children. She received her education at home, following the custom of noble families of the time. In 1855 she married Vladimir Dmitryevich Filosofov, a powerful official in the Ministry of War and Defence. Anna had six children, including the writer Dmitry Filosofov.
Anna's husband came from a serf-owning family, and after their marriage she made frequent visits