The article attempts to define the role of technique and technology in the context of N.A. Berdyaev's philosophy of history. The author formulates the basic principles of the philosophy of history, analyzes Berdyaev's reflection on time in order to reveal the ontological and historical danger, which, in the philosopher's opinion, is carried by the wrong conceptualization of technique and technology. The conclusion is made about the positive role of these phenomena, provided that they are used competently and moderately within the framework of historical necessity.
technique; technology; philosophy of history; objec-tivization.