<p>Philosophy of history has always been one of Russian thinkers’ favourite areas. Certain aspects of Karsavin’s treatise “Philosophy of History”, which counts as one of the most important works on this topic written by Russians, make it exceptional both in Russian and Western context. While Russian philosophers were interested above all in historiosophy (i. e. philosophy of history conceived of as a real process), contemporary western thinkers focus on philosophy of historical science; yet Karsavin unites both perspectives in a unique synthesis. His philosophy of history, strictly related to his version of the metaphysics of all-unity, has an ontological foundation, which gives it a kind of coherence unattainable for others. Starting from such premises, Karsavin presents impressive critiques of progressivism and cyclical theories, offering instead a highly original, panentheistic model of historical process and no less original concept of historical science as a description of symphonic personality and its vicissitudes. As cyclical theories and progressivism still have an impact on our thinking about history, Karsavin’s historiosophy is not only a phenomenon belonging to the history of ideas, but also a still timely comment which helps us understand contemporary Western culture.</p>