Slavic issue and Russian nationalism in liberal journalism in 1860s

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of the nationalism perception in the liberal journalism in the 1860s. The author reveals the political and ideological factors which prompted liberalism theorists K.D. Kavelin, B.N. Chicherin, A.D. Gradovsky to consider national issues. There are analyzed the common and particular features in the works of publicists of public school. Special attention is paid to their attitude to the Slavic idea, the Polish issue and the Russian nationalism.