Binariness of Russian culture and its implication in the mentality and national character

This article attempts to examine the binary Russian culture, its main parameters, and the degree of its manifestation in the mentality and national character. The author investigates the essence of concepts, positions of various scholars and thinkers on the problem. He considers both positive and negative aspects of the national character, as well as factors that contributed to the formation of the close relationship of the Russian culture and national character and mentality.