1. Annuaire d'études françaises 2013. Т. 45: "La campagne russe" de Napoléon : événements, images, mémoire / Annual of French Studies 2013, The Russian campaign of Napoleon : events, images, memory (2013)
2. The image of Russia and Russians in memoires of German soldiers of Napoleon’s army

The image of Russia and Russians in memoires of German soldiers of Napoleon’s army

Datsenko Pavel

   The article examines the image of Russia and Russian people in memoirs of German soldiers, who had invaded Russia with the army of Napoleon in 1812 and were captured during the campaign. The author explores their views on Russian nature and climate, on Russian soldiers and civilians and on their common everyday live. In their memoirs the Germans didn’t use stereotypes, as many French authors did, but described both positive and negative sides of Russian reality, that they observed, by mentioning everything, that attracted their attention for some reasons or others.

Keywords: history, Napoleon’s Russian campaign of 1812, Germans, image studies.

Link: Datsenko P. The image of Russia and Russians in memoires of German soldiers of Napoleon’s army // Annuaire d'études françaises 2013. Т. 45: "La campagne russe" de Napoléon : événements, images, mémoire / Annual of French Studies 2013, The Russian campaign of Napoleon : events, images, memory.М. P. 247-271.