Hydraulic vibration damper a) having a damper tube which is filled at least partially with damping liquid, b) a piston rod which can be retracted into and extended out of the damper tube in an oscillating manner, c) a working piston which is fastened to the piston rod and divides the damper tube interior space in a working space on the piston rod side and a working space which is remote from the piston rod, d) and having a first and a second damping valve (6, 7) with a continuously adjustable damping force, which damping valves (6, 7) are arranged hydraulically parallel to the working piston and are fastened to the damper tube, e) the first damping valve being flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of a retraction movement, and the second damping valve being flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of an extension movement of the piston rod, characterized in that each damping valve (6, 7) has a passive valve element which is connected hydraulically upstream of the actuating valve in the valve throughflow direction, a check valve being connected hydraulically upstream of each valve element as viewed in the throughflow direction, the check valves ensuring that the first damping valve is flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of a retraction movement of the, and the second damping valve is flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of an extension movement of the piston rod, f) in that the two damping valves (6, 7) are arranged in a common housing with a first and a second hydraulic space, g) in that the first hydraulic space is connected via a first bore to the working space which is remote from the piston rod, and the second hydraulic space is connected via a second bore to the working space on the piston rod side, h) and in that a flow guiding element is provided, by way of which the two hydraulic spaces (9, 10) are separated from one another in such a way that the damping liquid which flows into the first hydraulic space in the case of a retraction movement of the piston rod is fed to the first damping valve in the valve throughflow direction, and the damping liquid which flows into the second hydraulic space in the case of an extension movement of the piston rod is fed to the second damping valve in the valve throughflow direction. a) having a damper tube which is filled at least partially with damping liquid, b) a piston rod which can be retracted into and extended out of the damper tube in an oscillating manner, c) a working piston which is fastened to the piston rod and divides the damper tube interior space in a working space on the piston rod side and a working space which is remote from the piston rod, d) and having a first and a second damping valve (6, 7) with a continuously adjustable damping force, which damping valves (6, 7) are arranged hydraulically parallel to the working piston and are fastened to the damper tube, e) the first damping valve being flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of a retraction movement, and the second damping valve being flowed through by the damping liquid only in the case of an extension movement of the piston rod, f) in that the two damping valves (6, 7) are arranged in a common housing with a first and a second hydraulic space, g) in that the first hydraulic space is connected via a first bore to the working space which is remote from the piston rod, and the second hydraulic space is connected via a second bore to the working space on the piston rod side, h) and in that a flow guiding element is provided, by way of which the two hydraulic spaces (9, 10) are separated from one another in such a way that the damping liquid which flows into the first hydraulic space in the case of a retraction movement of the piston rod is fed to the first damping valve in the valve throughflow direction, and the damping liquid which flows into the second hydraulic space in the case of an extension movement of the piston rod is fed to the second damping valve in the valve throughflow direction.