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Russian idea: how it appeared, is it possible to dismiss it and is there nationalism in it

9 January, 2022

Staples, vodka and bears - none of this has anything to do with the concept of the Russian idea. We are talking about the history of its appearance and significance today in this episode.


Moderator: Anton Kuznetsov

Guest: Alexey Pavlovich Kozyrev, Ph.D., Associate Professor of the Faculty of Philosophy of Lomonosov Moscow State University

Timecode:
00:00 - Introduction
01:22 - Is it worth discussing the Russian idea at all? Can one be accused of nationalism?
04:48 - It seems that now the Russian idea is the lot of the right. The story of Solovyov and the emergence of the Russian idea
08:30 - The Russian idea is universalist, not nationalist
10:15 - the 19th century is the century of nation-building
10:50 - Why do discussions about national ideas start so late
11:50 - The spirit of romanticism and national ideas. The nation as a person
15:05 - It turns out that Napoleon is to blame for the emergence of the Russian idea?
17:05 - The colossal ability of Russian philosophy to upgrade
20:00 - The Russian idea and philosophy of Hegel. What is a Russian substance?
22:47 - Why is the Russian idea about universalism unlike other national ideas
24:13 - The Russian idea arises against the background of the struggle of the Slavic peoples against the Ottoman Empire
26:43 - Slavophiles were not supporters of the official state ideology
29:15 - Is the concept of the Russian idea relevant?
33:30 - Nationalism is largely a phantom, but the Russian idea is more imperial
34:58 - Who is the bearer of the Russian idea now?
36:07 - Nationalism as an instrument of revolution
40:15 - Platonism and the Russian Idea
41:59 - What is the role of philosophers in the discussion of the national idea?
42:55 - How does Berdyaev's Russian idea differ from Solovyov's? 
47:54 - Summary from AI
48:33 - Final remarks

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