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436: 198:(1811–1848) was the dominant figure. He worked primarily as a literary critic, because that area was less heavily censored than political pamphlets. He agreed with Slavophiles that society had precedence over individualism, but he insisted the society had to allow the expression of individual ideas and rights. He strongly opposed Slavophiles on the role of Orthodoxy, which he considered a retrograde force. He emphasized reason and knowledge, and attacked 430: 240:
published in London from 1857 to 1867, was widely read. Herzen combined key ideas of the French Revolution and German idealism. He disliked bourgeois or middle-class values, and sought authenticity among the peasantry. He agitated for the emancipation of the Russian serfs, and after that took place
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in 1861 he enlarged his platform to include common ownership of land, government by the people and stronger individual rights.
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In modern usage, especially in the developing world, the term can refer to supporters of Western-style
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In Russia since 2000, the debate rages on how much of western values and methods to adopt or reject.
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Zimmerman, William. "Slavophiles and Westernizers redux: contemporary Russian elite perspectives."
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William Zimmerman, "Slavophiles and Westernizers redux: contemporary Russian elite perspectives."
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Howard F. Stein, "Russian Nationalism and the Divided Soul of the Westernizers and Slavophiles."
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Bilenkin, Vladimir. "The ideology of Russia's rulers in 1995: Westernizers and Eurasians."
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needed to be implemented throughout Russia to make it a more successful country. The
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for failing to provide a sound spiritual or theological basis for the Russian
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of 1831. He cast doubt on the greatness of the Russian past, and criticized
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Vladimir K. Kantor, "The tragedy of Herzen, or seduction by radicalism."
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Raymond T. McNally, "The Significance of Chaadayev's Weltanschauung."
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The reforms of Peter the Great: progress through coercion in Russia
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Westernizers
/ˈzɑːpɑːdnɪk/
Russian
romanized
Russia
Western European
liberal
industrialisation
Russian
Slavophilia
economic development
Pyotr Chaadayev
Russian Orthodoxy
intelligentsia
Catholic Europe
Vissarion Belinsky
autocracy
theocracy
Alexander Herzen
Voltaire
Schiller
Saint-Simon
Proudhon
Hegel
Feuerbach
Decembrist revolt
Freemasonry in Russia
Pochvennichestvo
Slavophile
Westernization

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