Westernism and slavophilism: two hundred years later

The article is devoted to the problem of opposing the views of Slavophiles and Westerners, namely, the divergence in the issues of the future path of Russia’s development. We draw attention to the ideas of Slavophiles and Westerners in the context of the modern view, referring to those concepts and trends that naturally complement them. The article emphasizes the relevance of this ideological confrontation, since the Russian society today is still in search for a way of socio-cultural development. It is also noted that, despite the continuity of views of modern successors of Slavophiles and Westerners, we can trace a new modernized focus of problems consideration, based on the requirements of the 21st century. We have concluded that the ideas of both Slavophiles and Westerners of the past and modern times are contradictory; nevertheless there is a need to pay attention to their views.