Great Russia. What it is? Chaadaev P.Ya., Tyutchev F.I.

Pyotr Yakovlevich Chaadaev - a Russian philosopher and publicist, declared crazy by the government for his works, in which he sharply criticized the reality of Russian life. His works were prohibited for publication in imperial Russia. According to Chaadaev, the ideas about the special great role of Russia, about its superiority over the West lead to spiritual stagnation and prevent the country's development.

Fedor Ivanovich Tyutchev - Russian poet, diplomat and publicist. In his journalistic works, Tyutchev created the “doctrine of the Russian Empire”, endowed with a special Orthodox character; One of Tyutchev’s main ideas was the creation of the Union of Slavic-Orthodox states under the auspices of Russia.

The book presented to your attention collects the most significant works of P.Ya. Chaadaeva and F.I. Tyutcheva on the above topics.