Emerged in the 17th century France Bossuet and Fenelon debate about the possibility of a “pure love” to God were actualized in the Russian context in the era of Alexander I. In these disputes, actively participated Evstafy Stanevich, in his book “Conversation on the grave of an infant” harshly criticizing the doctrine of “pure love”. His position was partly paradoxical: the opposition of Eastern and Western tradition was combined with the Augustinian allusions. The article is devoted to find the ways how the St Augustin’s doctrine was reproduced into Russian theological tradition.

Keywords:Fenelon, Bossuet, St. Augustine, “pure love”, Stanevich, Russian Laien-theologie.