This article examines K.N. Leontiev's critique of democracy in the context of Plato and Aristotle's classical critique of democracy. Being in a conservative position in relation to Russian culture and considering the historical evidence, Leontiev puts forward a system of criticisms of democracy and, in his view, the most successful provisions for the development of Russian culture. Success is seen as not utilitarianism, but a morality that leads to internal diversity, which is considered as an aesthetic priority, expressed, for example, in social hierarchy.
This article examines K.N. Leontiev's critique of democracy in the context of Plato and Aristotle's classical critique of democracy. Being in a conservative position in relation to Russian culture and considering the historical evidence, Leontiev puts forward a system of criticisms of democracy and, in his view, the most successful provisions for the development of Russian culture. Success is seen as not utilitarianism, but a morality that leads to internal diversity, which is considered as an aesthetic priority, expressed, for example, in social hierarchy.