Аннотация:The paper deals with the doctrine of moral ideal proposed by Nicolay Strahov, a St. Petersburg philosopher of the second half of the 19th century. The Russian philosopher focuseson providing exact definitions for basic ethical concepts. It is shown that the Strakhov‘sconcept of moral ideal includes three stages: Justice, Mercy and Holiness. The study presentsthe Strakov’s characteristics of every stage of moral perfection, where Justice is understood asa right. Love for people and Mercy is considered to be the second stage of moral perfection.The highest level of moral ideal is the Holiness which is seen as purity of heart. V. Soloviev‘scritique of Strakhov’s concept of holiness is given.Keywords: Nicolay Strakhov, organicism, morality, justice, mercy, holiness, soul.