1. Annuaire d'études françaises 2015: 225ème anniversaire de la Revolution française de 1789 / Annual of French Studies 2015 : 225th Annuversary of the French Revolution (2015)
2. Brabant revolution of 1789 as seen by a Russian diplomat M.S. Novikov

Brabant revolution of 1789 as seen by a Russian diplomat M.S. Novikov

Motornov Roman

   On April through August 1790, M.S. Novikov, counselor of the Russian embassy in The Hague, stayed by order of S.A. Kolytchev, Russian minister plenipotentiary in the Dutch Republic, for a «secret mission» in the Belgian revolutionary republic. The paper’s purpose is to consider the features of the Russian spy mission’s preparations, as well as his strategies during his stay in Belgium. Due to his contacts with Belgian royalists, M.S. Novikov could gather information on the state of affairs in the republican army and in the revolutionary government, as well as on its contacts with foreign courts.

Keywords: Brabant revolution, protest movement, M.S. Novikov, diplomatic espionage.

Link: Motornov R. Brabant revolution of 1789 as seen by a Russian diplomat M.S. Novikov // Annuaire d'études françaises 2015: 225ème anniversaire de la Revolution française de 1789 / Annual of French Studies 2015 : 225th Annuversary of the French Revolution.М. P. 154-176.