Tradition and Modernization in K. N. Leontiev’s Political Theory

Kozlova N.N.

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In this article, the author analyzes the relationship of tradition and innovation in K.N. Leontiev’s theory of bysantinism. The author arrives at the conclusion that in the thinker’s theory prevail traditional values in the construction of Russian politics. The author classifies as Leontiev a conservative modernization theorist.

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