László F. Földényi (1952) is an Attila József and Széchenyi Prize-winner aesthete, literary critic, literary historian, and renowned representative of the humanities in Hungary, also acknowledged abroad. In 2009, he was elected a member of the German Academy of Language and Literature (Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung), and in 2020 he was awarded one of the most prestigious German literary prizes (Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäischen Verständigung). His works are characterized by an unparalleled erudition and a sensitivity to the post-Enlightenment crises and repression of world culture. His writings, such as the essay “Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts into Tears,” as mentioned in the title, constitute a kind of critical commentary on modern civilization. This is the reason why Földényi’s books on literature and arts have been translated into several languages.