Russia and Europe. Danilevsky N.Ya.

N.Ya. Danilevsky is deservedly recognized as a classic of Russian geopolitics and the founder of a civilizational approach to history. The most outstanding achievements of N.Ya. Danilevsky-the theory of cultural and historical types and geopolitical civilizational doctrine of relations between Russia and Europe and in this regard about the historical fate of Russia-and compiled the main content of his book “Russia and Europe” (1869), which is one of the fundamental works in Russian historical and The sociological literature of the last two centuries.

a qualitatively new, promising type of type from history, Danilevsky considers the “Slavic type”, most fully expressed in the Russian people. And this type is completely excellent and separate from Europe.

Today, in the context of entering the acute phase of the Russia -West, Danilevsky is in demand more than any other Russian thinker, allowing you to find answers to many questions of our time.