1. Annual of French Studies 2019: The era of Napoleon and her memory (2019)
2. Marina Arzakanyan on the general de Gaulle "ups and downs"

Marina Arzakanyan on the general de Gaulle "ups and downs"

Zvereva Tatiana

The article is devoted to the analysis of the biography of the outstanding French political, state and military figure of the XX century General de Gaulle written by Russian historian Marina Arzakanyan. Special attention is paid to the two most successful periods in the life and work of the famous French General. First, it is his exceptional role during the Second World War. The second important period is represented by his activities as the President of France, marked by many significant achievements. One of them is the end of the colonial French war in Algeria. If at the beginning of the Second World War, de Gaulle managed to raise the French people to armed resistance against the occupants, then as the President, he, on the contrary, did everything to stop the bloody Algerian conflict and decided to "leave" Algeria.

Keywords: France, General de Gaulle, the Second World War, relations between Great Britain and France, Franco-American relations, Churchill Roosevelt, the war in Algeria, the Evian agreements, the French-Soviet relations

Link: Zvereva T. Marina Arzakanyan on the general de Gaulle "ups and downs" // Annual of French Studies 2019: The era of Napoleon and her memory.М. P. 507-514.