The activities of the Petrograd Slavophile society «Slavic Meals» during the First World War

The article is devoted to the activities of the Slavic Meals Society, which existed in the capital of the Russian Empire from February 1912 until the February Revolution of 1917. The features of the organization of the group, its social composition, as well as the ideological principles that incorporated Slavophil and pan-Slavic ideas are analyzed. The analysis of the range of issues that were considered by the participants of the "meals" (the construction of projects for the future structure of the Slavic world, the fight against "German dominance", etc.) is carried out. The author concludes that the organization did not directly exert political influence on the emperor, but contributed to the formation of public opinion at court and in society. The subsequent defeats of the Russian army contributed to the crisis of the group and radicalization of its political program.