"Gravity at a respectful distance" (notes on the topic "K. N. Leontiev and Bulgaria")

In recent decades there has been a noticeable revival of interest in the Eastern Question and in particular in the topics "K. N. Leontiev and Bulgaria", "Leontiev and the Bulgarian Question". The article examines several subsections of this scientific problem: Leontiev's biographical connections with Bulgaria and the Bulgarians, his ideas about the Bulgarian national character, the image of Thrace in his work. The formula "Gravity at a respectful distance" proposed by the thinker can be attributed not only to his geopolitical forecasts, but also to his personal attitude towards the Slavic world.