Abstract
Based on the analysis of the journalistic heritage of Russian conservative publicists of the post-reform era (I.S. Aksakov, F.M. Dostoevsky, V.P. Meshchersky, M.N. Katkov, V.V. Rozanov), the article examines the phenomenon of Russian bureaucracy as the result of the Petrine modernization and creation of the regular state. The study shows that the concept of bureaucracy is organically integrated into the dialogue about Peter's modernization, and for most publicists the progressive nature of bureaucracy as modernity state management system remains inconspicuous, mainly their attention is focused on the dysfunction of the administrative machine. In a number of cases, anti-bureaucratic rhetoric is used as the tool for criticizing Western-style modernization in general and its inspirer, Peter the Great. The bureaucracy is subjected to the sharpest criticism by conservative publicists for its formalism, the emphasis shift from the result of activity to its process, autonomization from real political tasks and the needs of the state.
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