The Russian Identity in the Context of Civilizational Rift Between the West and the East

Abstract. The article covers different experts’ views on civilizational opposition between the West and the East, particularly, in the area of Russian national identity The author comes to a conclusion that there is no alternative to tolerance in such an opposition.

Key words. Culture, civilizational opposition, identity, the West and the East, Russia as a borderline phenomenon.

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