The history of Slavophiles and Westernizers in Russia
In the 1840s and the 1850s, two intellectual movements, namely, the Slavophiles and the Westernizers, emerged in Russian society and philosophical thought. The Slavophiles advocated Russiaâ™s unique way of development, whereas the Westernizers insisted on the need to follow in the wake of Western civilization and imitate the Western socio-political system, civil society and culture. </p>
RIA Novosti // Sep. 02, 2010 - 08:29 GMT