The study is devoted to the study of the biography and philosophical heritage of Friedrich Nietzsche. The monograph is an attempt to cover general topics and trace the transformation of the views of the German philosopher. Intelligence outlines the cultural context of the formation of the thinker, finds out how he perceived common in the nineteenth century. socio-political movements, traces foreign ideological influences on his views, raises questions about the reasons for the exploitation of Nietzsche's intellectual achievements by totalitarian ideologies, and emphasizes the concepts of "self-transcendence" and "self-creation", which became the dominant dominant Nietzsche's philosophizing. Further reception, models of rethinking and the fate of Nietzscheanism in various national traditions are revealed.