Category
page 1Westernizers
Alexander Herzen
Russian author, philosopher, and revolutionary (1812–1870)
Vissarion Belinsky
Russian literary critic

Nikolay Ogarev
Russian poet, historian and political activist (1813-1877)
Timofey Granovsky
Russian historian (1813-1855)
Westernizer
Westernizers (; , ) were a group of 19th-century intellectuals who believed that Russia's development depended upon the adoption of Western European technology and liberal government. In their view, Western ideas such as industrialisation needed to be implemented throughout Russia to make it a more successful country. The Russian term was ' (, "westernism"), and its adherents were known as the ' (, "westernists").
Pavel Annenkov
Russian literary critic and memoirist (1813–1887)
Konstantin Kavelin
Russian academic, lawyer, historian
Vasily Botkin
Russian critic and publicist (1811–1869)
Vladimir Pecherin
Russian writer (1807-1885)