The book "East and West", which appeared in 1924, reveals to us the essence of the position of the philosopher and metaphysician Rene Guenon (1886-1951). In fact, all his other studies are set by the theme of this book. The attractiveness of R. Guenon’s position is that it opens up a limitless panorama of variants of the Unified Spiritual Tradition, where each culture and each specific tradition finds its place. The book created by R. Guenon over 80 years ago, will arouse unconditional interest among the modern reader with its unprecedented relevance and topicality