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1814. The Tsar in Paris

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1814. The Tsar in Paris
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Marie-Pierre Rey's "The Tsar in Paris" recounts Alexander I's French campaign and the Russian army's presence in Paris in 1814. It is a logical continuation of "A Terrible Tragedy: A New Look at 1812," published by ROSSPEN in 2015. These two books allow us to compare how the French and Russian armies conducted themselves in hostile territory and how two peoples, long at odds, perceived the foreign invasion. As in her history of the War of 1812, Rey focuses primarily on the human dimension of the war—the hardships suffered by soldiers and civilians alike. As in all her works, the author cites a wide variety of testimonies: highly educated Russian officers and ordinary soldiers, Hortense de Beauharnais and an enthusiastic sixteen-year-old girl, prominent figures of French culture, and a caustic teacher who fervently hated the Russian invaders. Another advantage of the new book is that, unlike the war of 1812, the foreign campaigns of the Russian army and, especially, the stay of the Russian army in Paris in 1814 practically did not attract much attention from domestic researchers.
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