Russia's French Connection
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Russia's French Connection

A History of the Lasting French Imprint on Russian Culture

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Russia's French Connection

A History of the Lasting French Imprint on Russian Culture

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While it is generally acknowledged that Russia's culture has been influenced by France, the present study goes beyond the Francophile preferences of the noble elite and examines Russian society more broadly, exploring those elements of French cultural influence that are still relevant today. This is done through an historical analysis of French loanwords in the Russian language from the time of Peter the Great to the present. The result of this lexical analysis and subsequent study of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century archival, periodical, and memoir material is to empirically link Russia's present culture to two major Franco-Russian events: the wave of immigration to Russia following the French Revolution and Russia's war with Napoleon.

This is primarily a book for those interested in European history, particularly imperial Russia, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic Wars. The study of Russian officer memoirs includes original campaign maps, which may be of interest to military historians. The analysis of periodical literature will likewise be a resource for those studying the history of printing, publishing, and journalism in Russia. The book's interdisciplinary nature, however, broadens its relevance to linguists, cultural historians, and those in the emerging field of Immigration Studies.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
ISBN
9781000082647
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
Russian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. Notes on the Text
  10. 1 In Search of Russia’s French Connection
  11. 2 Lexical Analysis of French Influence in Russia
  12. 3 French Immigration to Russia
  13. 4 The Russian Army’s Foreign Campaigns of 1813–1815 and French Cultural Influence
  14. 5 Russian Periodical Literature and French Influence, 1788–1825
  15. Conclusion
  16. Appendix A: Methodology of the Lexical Analysis
  17. Appendix B: French Loanwords in the Russian Language
  18. Appendix C: List of Occupations Reported by French Subjects in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1793
  19. Index