Structure and Evolution of Russian Messianism

GUO Xiao-Li, SUN Jing-Xuan

Russian Studies ›› 2009, Vol. 156 ›› Issue (2) : 116-126.

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Structure and Evolution of Russian Messianism

  •  GUO  Xiao-Li, SUN  Jing-Xuan
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Messianism is one of the main themes of Russian national thoughts, which has a deep religious basis, full philosophy interpretation, extreme literature manifestation, effective economic guarantees and strong political foundation. At the religion level, Russia used to pride itself as successor and saver of authentic Christianity; at the spiritual level, Russia is convinced its nation's culture and thoughts are the spiritual weapons for saving the world; at the political level, Russia attempted to liberate all mankind; different aspects and characteristics has respectively been highlighted through periods including Kiev Rus, Tatar Rus, Moscow Rus, St. Petersburg Russia, the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet period.

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Russia / Messianism / Structure / Evolution
【Ключевые слова】Россия
/ мессианизм / структура / эволюция

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