1. Annual of French Studies 2019. Т. 52: The era of Napoleon and her memory (2019)
2. The Russian-French confrontation in the Middle East during the Egyptian campaign of Bonaparte 1798–1801

The Russian-French confrontation in the Middle East during the Egyptian campaign of Bonaparte 1798–1801

Kobishchanov Taras

The article is devoted to the analysis of the Russian-French confrontation in the Middle East at the period of the Second Coalition (1798–1802). The Russian troops hadn’t been directly involved in the fight against the expedition corps under command of Napoleon Bonaparte that invaded to Egypt and Syria, but this possibility was considered by Ottoman authorities, as well as by British and French commandment. Meanwhile the emperors Paul I and Alexander I had their own plans concerning the Middle East. The special attention is paid to the image of Russia in the propaganda war that the parties of the conflict were fighting for the minds of Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire.

Keywords: French expedition in Egypt, Napoleon Bonaparte, foreign policy of Paul I, Russia in the Middle East, Feodor F. Ushakov, Vassily S. Tomara

Link: Kobishchanov T. The Russian-French confrontation in the Middle East during the Egyptian campaign of Bonaparte 1798–1801 // Annual of French Studies 2019. Т. 52: The era of Napoleon and her memory.М. P. 148-171.