Slavophilism as the ideological basis of the monarchist movement of the early twentieth century

The article is devoted to the attitude of Russian right-wing conservative politicians and publicists of the early twentieth century to the philosophical ideas of Slavophiles - first of all, A. S. Khomyakov, I. S. Aksakov, P. V. Kireevsky, etc. The articles, essays, books, public speeches, sermons of some monarchists are analyzed (V. L. Velichko, A. S. Budilovich, A. A. Kireev, B. V. Nikolsky, V. A. Gringmut, the Holy Martyr Archpriest John Vostorgov, A. A. Maikov, etc.), as well as newspaper notes from some monarchical periodicals, in which the attitude of their authors to Slavophiles and their ideas is somehow affected. Special attention is paid to the far-right (Black Hundred) politicians and publicists. The article concludes that most of the monarchists of the early twentieth century considered themselves to be the successors of the Slavophiles, their disciples. The monarchists were impressed by the Slavophile ideas of the monarchy, the Orthodox Church, the criticism of Western democracy and liberalism by Slavophiles, the idea of the historical mission of the Russian people, etc. The religious and philosophical ideas of the Slavophiles have actually become one of the components of the ideological basis of the right-wing conservative political worldview. To some extent, the ideas of the founder and leader of the “Russian Monarchist Party” V. A. Gringmut stand apart. The politician and publicist tried to synthesize some Slavophile ideas with the ideas of “bureaucratic conservatism” by M. N. Katkov and K. P. Pobedonostsev. Gringmut insisted that in the realities of the early twentieth century it is not necessary even to think about any popular representation in the spirit of Zemstvo councils, which the ideologists of Slavophilism dreamed of, he advocated the preservation of unlimited autocracy in Russia. On this issue, some far-right (Black Hundred) politicians agreed with Gringmut (first of all, the leaders of the Dubrovinsky wing of the Union of the Russian People).