From the history of the Russian conservatism of the first quarter of the 19th century

The article considers the biography, evolution of ideas and views in public policy and politics of the great Russian literary critic and editorialist Yuri N. Govorukha-Otrok (1850-1896). His views changed from a passion for revolutionary nihilism to those of a convinced Orthodox monarchist, and the latter views were clearly expressed in his editorials and literary criticism.