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The «globalization» in historiography of 1812 war (reflections on the recent work of M.-P. Rey)

Tchoudinov Alexander

   Analyzing the recent monograph of the French historian Marie-Pierre Rey L’effroyable tragédie. Une nouvelle histoire de la campagne de Russie(Paris, 2012) the author notes that it dramatically demonstrates some trend appeared in the newest historical literature on the 1812 war, namely the trespassing of narrow borders of national historiographical traditions. The appearance of the works on this war in many countries which authors based on various traditions at the same time permits to state the gradual formation of the really global historiographyof this event.

Keywords: history, historiography, 1812 war.
Link: Tchoudinov A. The «globalization» in historiography of 1812 war (reflections on the recent work of M.-P. Rey) // Annuaire d'études françaises 2013: "La campagne russe" de Napoléon : événements, images, mémoire / Annual of French Studies 2013, The Russian campaign of Napoleon : events, images, memory.М. P. 61-74.