The image of Napoleon in France
This article summarises the perception of Napoleon’s image in France in the 19th—21th centuries and describes the dynamics of attitudes towards Napoleon in connection with the changing political situation. Historical studies and belles-lettres help demonstrate that today the image of Napoleon ...
The phenomenon of Napoleon in the German spirit of Napoleon’s age
This article considers judgements about Napoleon in the culture of German pre-romanticism as signs of literary diagnostics indicative of the contradictory dialectics of artistic consciousness in distinguishing the “codes” of life and death in arts. The completely opposite assessment of ...
Geopolitical regionalisation of the Baltic area: the essence and historical dynamics
... development observed in other regions of Europe. Among these stages are the stage of Russia’s heightened involvement in the Baltic geopolitical system (early 18th century) and the final transitional phase of geopolitical instability — the era of the Napoleonic Wars.
The Vienna era (1815—1914), which followed the Napoleonic Wars and the decisions of the Congress of Vienna, saw the gradual emergence of two geopolitical subregions with Prussia (from 1871 — Germany) and Russia as their respective ...
The image of a ‘good Frenchman’ in Russian press between the Napoleonic and Crimean Wars
The author examines the image of the Frenchman in Russian quality journals published between the Napoleonic and Crimean wars. In many Russian journals, the emphasis was laid on creating a positive image of some social strata of French society. The author identifies the reasons for this phenomenon. The image of a ‘good Frenchman’ reveals the attitude ...
East Prussia Between the French ‘Hammer’ and the Russian ‘Anvil’: The Napoleonic Era
... article, we consider the historical aspects of the 1807—1813 situation in East Prussia and describe current Russian and international historiography of the 1813—1814 Foreign Campaign of the Russian Army and of the Russian-Prussian alliance against Napoleonic France. We conclude that East Prussia played a central role in the political, military, and diplomatic struggle between France andкяч Russia.
1. Внешняя политика России XIX и начала XX века. Сер. 1. ...
Preaching activity of Ludwig Ernst Borowski, a Königsberg pastor, during the Napoleonic wars (1806—1816)
... Königsberg in Preußen, 1913.
10. Wendland W. Ludwig Ernst von Borowski, Erzbischof der evangelischen Kirche in Preußen. Ein Beitrag zur Geschichte der ostpreußischen Kirche im Zeitalter der Aufklärung. Königsberg in Preußen, 1910.
Sterkhov D. V.
Napoleonic Wars, sermon, Enlightenment, Königsberg, East Prussia, local patriotism, Queen Louise of Prussia, image of war
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International heritage in the memorial landscape of the Kaliningrad region
... ‘crossroads of cultures’ where ethnic groups and states had been coming in contact and dramatic events had been taking place, some of them closely intertwined with Russian history: the Grand Embassy of Peter the Great, the battles of the Seven Years’, Napoleonic, First World and other wars. The area abounds with sites commemorating the final events of the Second World War in Europe, particularly the Red Army offensive of autumn 1944 — spring 1945. The past of East Prussia is inextricably linked to ...
The image of Russia as a result of a political conjuncture, or The Metamorphosis of Abbé de Pradt
... created openly anti — Russian pamphlets. However, at the time when France was looking for an ally and saw Russia as such, rational Pradt diametrically changed his own position. At the same time, the optics of superiority, characteristic of post-Napoleonic France, and the view of Russia as a power was never strong as it looked, remained an invariable feature of his works.
Tanshina N.P.
Abbé de Pradt, France, image of Russia, imagology, “Russian threat”, “Russian expansionism”,...
Count M. A. Miloradovich in life, creativity and the fate of F. N. Glinka
The purpose of the article is to consider the relationship between F. N. Glinka and M. A. Miloradovich, and the impact on Glinka’s fate and life. As a person, Fyodor Glinka was directly influenced by the events related to the anti-Napoleonic campaign of 1805—1806, the Patriotic war of 1812, and the foreign campaigns of the Russian army of 1813—1815. An officer of the Apsheron infantry regiment, he began as an ensign and ended his military career as a Colonel, a writer and poet, a...
The journal “1812”and the 100th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812
... discourse” ascribed to the words “character trait” or “character” of Russian people.
Bezotosny, V. M., 2012. Vse srazheniya russkoi armii 1804—1814 gg. Rossiya protiv Napoleona [All battles of the Russian army of 1804—1814. Russia against Napoleon]. Moscow (in Russ.).
Bogdanovich, E. V., 1912. 1812 god [1812 year]. St. Petersburg (in Russ.).
Boguslavsky, G. A. and Kolosov, N. A., eds., 1966. Borodinskaya panorama [Borodino panorama]. Moscow (in Russ.).
Vishlenkova, E. A., 2011. Vizual’noe ...
Victories and defeats of General Barclay de Tolly in the novel by L. Tolstoy «War and Peace»
The article analyses various means of creating the image of Barclay de Tolly, a great Russian commander who played, according to historians, a decisive role in defeating Napoleon in the Patriotic War of 1812. The author concludes that his portraying in the novel was very powerful not only due to the re-creation of the dominating attitude towards the general of that time but also to Tolstoy’s philosophy of history....
Moral politics against political moralism — political satire in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Christmas tale Meister Floh. Article 2
This paper shows that E. T. A. Hoffmann assessed the post-Napoleon politics of Prussia in the Christmas tale “Meister Floh” from a Kantian perspective. The cardinal problem of the tale — shown in the “Hallegorisch und Jena-logisch” manner, as Hoffmann himself defined his style — is the problem of a constitutional system in Prussia.
1.Гарденберг Ф. фон (Новалис). Вера и любовь, или король и королева // Эстетика немецких...
Moral politics against political moralism — political satire in E. T. A. Hoffmann's Christmas tale "Meister Floh". Article 1
In the paper it is shown that E. T. A. Hoffmann has been valuing the post-Napoleon politics of Prussia in the Christmas tale "Meister Floh" from the Kantian position. The cardinal problem of the tale — shown in "Halle-gorisch und Jena-logisch" manner how Hoffmann himself had characterized his style — is the problem of constitution for Prussia.
1. Гофман Э. Т. А. Повелитель блох // Э. Т. А. Гофман. Избранные произведения:...
The English Theme on the Pages of N. M. Karamzin's Messenger of Europe (Vestnik Yevropy) in 1802—1803
... presents a systematised survey of the publications on the most important developments in England’s foreign and domestic policy. Special attention is paid to the articles in the Messenger of Europe concerning various aspects of Britan’s struggle against Napoleonic France. Those articles help to understand what N. Karamzin deemed worthwhile to inform the readers about.
1. Вестник Европы. 1802. № 1.
2. Вестник Европы. 1802, № 3.
3. Вестник Европы. 1802. № ...
Baltic Factor in Russia-France Relations
... relations. Despite the fact that the Baltic Sea region (BSR) no longer plays an important role in Russia-France bilateral relations, the authors attach significance to analysing the dynamics and changes of the BSR role in European politics in the post- Napoleonic period. The authors compare the Russian and the July Monarchies (1830—1848) in the context of the current Vienna system of international relations. The article describes the role of the 1830—1831 uprising in Poland, which was an event of ...
‘A power of shuffled letters’: anagrams in the European culture of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
This article addresses the history of anagrams in the European culture of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The author stresses the variety of application of anagrams within cultural practices of difference social groups. Promising areas of research on anagrams in the context of European culture are identified.
1. Дементьев И. О. «Что (не) написал Соссюр»: полвека дискуссий о теории анаграмм // Вестник Балтийского федерального...
The Neuchâtel Crisis of 1856—1857 and the British position
... государственный архив Военно-морского флота. Ф. Канцелярия Морского министерства, 1856 г.
2. British and foreign state papers. 1856—1857. L., 1866. Vol. 47.
3. Conversations with Napoleon III. A collection of Documents / ed. by V. Wellesley and R. Sencourt. L., 1934.
4. The Greville memoirs 1814—1860 / ed. by L. Strachey and R. Fulford. L., 1938. Vol. 7.
5. Letters of the Prince Consort.1831—1861 / ed. by J. Kurt. N. Y....
A major principle of Indo-European poetry or arbitrary etymologising? A review of modern international publications on anagrams in the cultures of Ancient East and Antiquity
This article examines the approaches of modern international scholars to the problem of anagrams in ancient texts. The author addresses the following “problem nodes”: the difficulty of proving the presence of an anagram in each individual case and the ambiguity of the question as to the arbitrary or systematic nature of anagrammatic structures and anagrams’ functions. Solving these problems will contribute to identifying the major avenues of further research on anagrams.
1. Гаты Заратустры...