Danilevskii Problem
In the last half century, Nikolai Danilevskii's Rossiia iEvropa has been interpreted variously according to the contexts in which he is read. MacMaster's well-known biography reflects mid-twentieth century preoccupations with totalitarianism and the Eastern Bloc, while post-Soviet interpreters have sought source material for reconstructing Russian national identity without Soviet ideology. New editions of the book also reflect changing desires of the times. But the context of Danilevskii's other works reveal his involvement with intellectual and political cross-currents of nineteenth-century Europe, and the limits of his applicability to other times.