Slavophilia

Slavophilia (Russian: славянофильство) was a movement originating from the 19th century that wanted the Russian Empire to be developed on the basis of values and institutions derived from Russia's early history. Slavophiles opposed the influences of Western Europe in Russia.[1] Depending on the historical context, the opposite of Slavophilia could be seen as Slavophobia (a fear of Slavic culture) or also what some Russian intellectuals (such as Ivan Aksakov) called zapadnichestvo (westernism).[2]

  1. ^ "Slavophile | Russian history". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. ^ For example: Aksakov, Ivan Sergeevich (1975). Slavi︠a︡nofilʹstvo i zapadnichestvo [Slavophilia and zapadnichestvo] (in Russian). Vol. 2 of Sochinenīi︠a︡: 1860-1886 (reprint ed.). Tip. M. G. Volchaninova. Retrieved 10 November 2022.