Feudal and Christian Socialism in British Public Thought in the Second Half of the 19 — Early 20 Centuries and Its Perception in Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to further stages in the development of British feudal and/or Christian socialism in the second half of the 19th century. The socio-economic teaching and practical achievements of J. Ruskin and the evaluation of his activities in European and Russian / Soviet historiography are considered in detail. An assessment is made of the views and activities of W. Morris. A brief description of the British feudal socialists of the 20th century is presented. The personal and ideological connections of Carlyle, Ruskin, Morris with Russian conservatives are considered. Attention is paid to the reception of English Christian socialism by both right-wing and left-wing Russian thinkers in the era of the industrial revolution at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries. The significance of S. Bulgakov’s lectures and research on the British feudal socialists for the history of Russian social thought is considered in detail.