Gogol and Pushkin on faith and the russian state

Abstract

The article deals with the similarity of Gogol’ and Pushkin’s ideas about Russian statehood. Such similarity, according to the author, is quite natural and logical for the Russian Orthodox consciousness. These ideas are based on the gospel truths, the idea of autocracy and the Christian attitude to the people. The two Russian writers understood the necessity and vitality of the principles of Orthodoxy, Autocracy and Nationality for the Russian state.