KANDINSKY
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Viktor Khrisanfovich Kandinsky (1849-89) was a prominent psychiatrist who first described pseudohallucinations, a psychopathological symptom characterized by unusually vivid images that feel more real than memories or fantasies but lack the spatial properties of true hallucinations.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
KANDINSKY Viktor Khrisanfovich (1849-89), prominent psychiatrist. Completed his course at Moscow University (1872) and after several years of service in the fleet, held the position of assistant physician at a psychiatric hospital until his death. He gained worldwide fame as the author who first described pseudohallucinations - a psychopathological symptom arising from irritation of the cerebral cortex and characterized by the experience of unusually vivid images, more real than the images of memories and fantasies, but not having the properties of objective spatial perceptions that distinguish true hallucinations. Kandinsky's work initially appeared in German («Kritische und klinische Betrachtungen im Gebiete der Sinnes-tauschungen», B., 1885; Russian ed.-«On Pseudohallucinations», SPB, 1890). In addition to this work, K. published: «Psychological Studies» (M., 1881) and «Modern Monism» (M., 1882).
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“KANDINSKY.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/kandinsky/