THE PROJECT OF THE IDEAL STATE IN THE NOVEL THE ISLAND BY I. V. KIREEVSKIY
The articles highlights one of the stages of forming the great Russian thinker I. V. Kireevskiys historiosophical views at a time when his social ideal was only beginning to take shape. Kireevskiy expressed his understanding of the ideal state in an artistic and symbolic form, and this understanding appeared to be in tune with the Old Russian aspirations to the triumph of truth on Earth. The analysis of Kireevskiys work leads to the conclusion that it is based on the ideas of utopian socialism as well as on theistic perceptions of the philosopher. In addition, Kireevskiy is a mystic philosopher, which was also manifested in his design of the ideal state. Finally, P.A. Florenskiys conclusion that slavophilism is a symbol of Russian self-consciousness is confirmed: it is the centre of crystallization of all ideological movements in the history of Russia.