Role of Serving and Civil Intelligetsia in the Development of Russian Society

There are two opposing views on the role of intelligentsia in the development of Russian society. Some believe that it determines the development of Russia. Others say that she can't do anything. The author divides intelligentsia into two groups: serving intelligentsia and civil intelligentsia. This division is determined by the way intelligentsia treats the administrative society and the state. Serving intelligentsia strives to keep administrative society and the state in Russia. Civil intelligentsia dreams of reforming the society and the state. It is necessary to learn the reasons that lead to serving and civil intelligentsia’s appearance and to reveal their allies in Russian society.