AbstractIn the late nineteenth century, Georgy Chelpanov brought Wundtian psychology to Russia and established that country's first institute of psychology. In the 1910s, Chelpanov's Institute was better staffed and equipped than any other psychological laboratory in Europe. Chelpanov's breadth of psychological vision helped him see beyond the narrow frameworks of particular schools and concepts. As Director of the Institute, he supported studies that ranged from the behavioristic to the phenomenological. Changing attitudes toward Chelpanov and his legacy may be used as an informative indicator of the development of later Soviet psychological doctrine.