Diary of Eugene de Villeneuve, Captain of the Greek Army, compiled in Greece in 1825 and 1826

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Diary of Eugene de Villeneuve, Captain of the Greek Army, compiled in Greece in 1825 and 1826

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The memoirs of the French philhellene and participant in the Greek War of Independence Eugene (Eugene) de Villeneuve are published entirely in Russian for the first time. They are based on diary entries made by him during his stay in Greece and the Ottoman Empire in 1825-1826, as well as in Russia and Europe in 1826-1827.
The diary of the captain of the Greek army is interesting with descriptions of Tripolitsa, Navarino, Napoli di Romagna, Athens and other places. The author not only draws portraits of such heroes of the Greek Revolution as A. Mavrocordato, D. Ypsilanti, T. Kolokotronis, K. Kanaris, A. Miaoulis, S. N. Favier, M. Mavrogenous, but also shows the sentiments of the Russian elite regarding the march to Greece war, predicting the future intervention of the Russian Empire in this conflict. The memoirs are preceded by a biographical sketch telling about the life and literary work of de Villeneuve.

Barcode: 9785001658009 SKU: 70184206 Category:
Publication language: Russian

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