N. P. Ogarev and cultural-political tradition of the Russian society

Development of tradition in the spiritual culture of Russian and the nations of the Russia living on the territory of the East Europe, took place during the historically long period. At the first stage there was an acquaintance of pagan people with the beginnings of Christianity during the contacts of Byzantine civilization with Slavic people. The second stage is connected with active state Christianization in structure of the centralized state of Russia and the modernization of the spiritual traditions and ethnic cultures.