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One of the most significant topics of Prishvin's diaries is the reflection on the origins of his own creativity. In 1920, he made an entry in which he expressed his intention to write about the Antichrist and the "path of creativity." The impersonality of the Antichrist contrasts with the personal path of creativity, where the necessary condition is "my You," which appears in the philosophical language of the 20^th century as a significant Other. The article draws parallels with the philosophical ideas of M.M. Bakhtin, N.O. Lossky, S.L. Frank, Father P. Florensky, Y.S. Druskin, G. Marseille, where the Other acts as a significant source of self-knowledge, and communication with the Other is built in contrast to formal ethics as a path from similarity to identity, as a desire to find oneself in the affirmation of the existence of a significant Other. The attitude towards Others unfolds in the mode of "meeting," "noumenal relationship," and "friendship." Creativity turns out to be inseparable from communication and dialogue with the Other, and the Other (the neighbor) acts as a path to the transcendent, which goes back to the principles of the evangelical ethics of love for one's neighbor. The article represents a comment on Prishvin's diary entry "my You."