Abstract
Abstract: In the present article were presented the ecumenical movement of the Russian Orthodox Church under five stories of Russian philosophers and intellectuals end of the 19th and early 20th century. They became a kind of guide to the ecumenical journey.
In a way their stories are the pattern of access to Catholic-Orthodox dialogue on the part of Russian Orthodoxy. It was Vladimir Solovyov, who - within the Orthodox identity - in his vision of universal, undivided and invisible Church paved a path toward ecumenical openness in Russia.
Paul Florensky emphasized this thrill of new possibilities of meetings with his theology of friendship, a necessary condition for sustaining a loving relationship on which the church is built. Nikolay Lossky led a dialogue with the Catholics of Byzantine Rite (Greek Catholics).
Pavel Evdokimov attended major events in the life of the Catholic Church, including the Second Vatican Council. Vladimir Lossky became absorbed in the deep theological research and he wanted to understand the reasons behind the theological division.