Between East and West

Russian renewal and the future

Jurij Borodaj

Aleksandr Nikiforov

pp. 61-116

in: Studies in East European Thought 47, 1995.

Abstract

Two philosophers and prominent public figures explore the spiritual and cultural framework within which Russia's crisis and prospects for social renewal must be understood. Their discussion ranges over several main areas of concern in Russia today: the nature of the person and her capacities as social actor, the forms of sociality Russia has known as seen against the background of Orthodoxy and Communism, and Russia's tragedy during the seventy-five years of Communism. A "third path' is envisaged for Russian renewal based on geopolitical, cultural, and spiritual constants in the history of the nation.