doi: 10.24151/2409-1073-2023-1-120-125

Abstract. The author considers the problem of comprehension of historic trajectory of Russia:
its identifi cation either with East or West or its spin-off into a separate world. The analysis is given
of intellectual debates about destiny of Russia, which start on the cusp of centuries. The author
notes common staging ground for all “Russian idea” retrieval routes: dissatisfaction with current
state of the country. It has been demonstrated that the drama of “Russian idea” is in diversity and
discrepancy of beliefs about place and role of Russia in the world.

Keywords: age of Enlightenment, Russian style, national self-image, self-identity, “Russian
idea”, Occidentalism, Slavophilism, offi cial formula of national spirit, geopolitics, Eurasia, messianship

For citation: Kolpakova S. P. “Drama of ‘Russian Idea’ in the Circle of Russian History”. Economic
and Social Research 1 (37) (2023): 120—125. (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.24151/2409-
1073-2023-1-120-125

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