Samarin - the Turn of Russian Thought to Its Roots
In the article the author analyzes the reversion of Russian thought to its original roots. The starting point of such turn can be considered the research and studies of Yu. F. Samarin. Before Samarin Russian thinkers usually addressed European sources in their work. The author of the article comes to the conclusion that Samarin was the first to make Russian thought to resort to its own roots That turn served as the basis for the creation of Russian philosophy that is characterized by the subjectifying thinking and personal world outlook rather than objectifying thinking and conceptual framework. Samarin was greatly influenced by the revision of Baltic governorates in Russia. In the article the author also examines discussions between Kavelin and Samarin and remarks on the fruitfulness of the idea of a collegial individual. Samarin understand the inner (subjective) essence as a complex connection of the external relations of the people united by one and the same idea.