Bakhtins

Bakhtins is the plural form of the Russian surname Bakhtin (Бахтины). In English-language usage it may refer to multiple people who share the surname, to a family lineage, or to a scholarly tradition associated with the Bakhtin name. The surname is of Russian origin and appears in biographical and academic contexts as a family name.

Among the most widely known bearers is Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin (1895–1975), a Russian philosopher and literary critic noted for the concepts of dialogism, polyphony, and the carnivalesque. His ideas have influenced literary theory, linguistics, and cultural studies, and they remain central to contemporary readings of dialogue and social meaning in texts.

The term Bakhtins also relates to the Bakhtin circle—a group of scholars including Valentin Voloshinov and Pavel Medvedev who developed and debated Bakhtin's theories on language, ideology, and social interaction. In bibliographies and scholarly writing, works may be attributed to Bakhtin, Bakhtin and Voloshinov, or Bakhtins to signal the broader lineage.

Beyond the original circle, other individuals with the surname have contributed in fields such as literature, academia, and the arts, making Bakhtins a reference point in biographical indexes and scholarly discussions related to the Bakhtin tradition. See also Bakhtin, Bakhtin Circle, dialogism, and polyphony.