The article examines the statements of Slavophile philosophy that defined the line along which the tradition of understanding the phenomenon of war developed in Russia. Exploring the views and war roads of A.S. Khomyakov, I.S. Aksakov and Yu.F. Samarin, the authors analyze the attitude of these thinkers to war and its consequences, their appraisal of the meaning of the XIXth century war conflicts in the history of Russia and the West as well as moral motives dominating the works of these philosophers. Slavophile philosophy of war is formed as a practical one with an obvious tendency towards historiosophy, focused primarily on understanding the moral meaning and historical significance of the wars inwhich Russia took part.