Konstantin Leontiev
Russian philosopher
- Lived
- 1831–1891
- Country
- Russia
Updated September 2026
About Konstantin Leontiev
Konstantin Nikolayevich Leontiev, monastic name: Clement was a conservative tsarist and imperial monarchist Russian philosopher who advocated closer cultural ties between Russia and the East against what he believed to be the West's catastrophic egalitarian, utilitarian and revolutionary influences. He also advocated Russia's cultural and territorial expansion eastward to India, Tibet and China.
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