Katkov: Moscow Publicist at the Church Gates

From the onset, traditional image of prominent Russian conservative second half 19th century, famous founder Moscow Vedomosti newspaper M. N. Katkov as a “defender values” was questionable. Representatives various ideological camps: Westernist liberals, Slavophiles and nationalists from editorial board Novoye Vremya were united in viewing him smart opportunist, who had chosen convenient time for supporting government to forward his personal ambitions. Despite fact that speeches defense Church could indeed be heard Katkov’s journalism publications, many ways they occupied rather an instrumental place system views, which far fi rst repeatedly noted at by both church traditionalists per se, such T. I. Filippov K. Leontiev. In this respect, came rehabilitated Soviet historiography, simplifi ed form argued unity “the liberal” conservative” periods activity. This simplistic ideologized is still present modern research. Post-Soviet, especially conservative-minded, authors often tend consistent monarchist guardian no less Orthodox conservative. And yet, political ideology assumed transformation Russia into centralized homogeneous national state European type, there status statu. Maintaining unconditional loyalty Church, same publicist denied its subjectivity. By propaganda Catholicism” Judaism”, one tradition separate identity religion Orthodoxy particular.