Kadinal Rishel'e - Nechaev Sergei Iur'evich

It is possible to say without exaggeration this name is familiar to every Russian reader, thanks to the book "The Three Musketeers". However, estimates of the political activity of the "Red Cardinal" are still radically divergent. Raised by Dumas, a wide readertraditionally treats Richelieu hostilely, but professional historians have long paid tribute to the power and talent of this personality, who actually single-handedly had to resist the blatant hostility of all court of Louis XIII. Meanwhile, the conquests of Richelieu's politics had a direct impact on the course of the history of the whole of Europe. Moreover, it was he in France that stopped a real civil war between Catholics and Protestants about to break out. And that's not all! So who was he really, Armand-Jean du Plessis-Richelieu, a spiritual leader, a brilliant politician, or a sophisticated schemer? These questions are answered by a new book by historian and writer Sergei Nechaev.