Rewolucyjna kontrrewolucja. Dialog kultur w myśli rosyjskiego oświecenia
The revolutionary counterrevolution. The cultural dialogues in the thought of the Russian enlightenment

Summary/Abstract: One of the main features of the culture of the Enlightenment was universalism (cosmopolitanism) and secularization. In the presented article they were related to the problem of tension between revolution and counterrevolution in the thought of the Russian Enlightenment and in the activities of the authorities. The author points to three areas of intercultural dialogue between Western culture (Polish, German, French) and native Russian culture. They are shown as a tool to modernization and strengthen the Russian state, which bring unexpected revolutionary effects.

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