Otechestvennaia voina 1812 goda: Rossiia i bol'shaia igra Evropy imperatora Napoleona - Droban A.T.

The book, offered to the reader, examines the history of Russian-French relations and the brewing contradictions between these countries in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, which ended with the Patriotic War of 1812 and the collapse of the Napoleonic Empire. Relying on both French and domestic sources, the author analyzes the causes and backgrounds of the war, the strategic plans of the parties, the course of hostilities and the consequences of the war for both countries. The paper cites and systematically criticizes the various points of view on the most important events of the war, common in the Russian and French scientific environment. The issues of the internal political life of the two empires and the social roots of French military expansion are also touched. Particular attention is paid to the changes brought by the war in the public life of Russia in the early 19th century

Book can be useful to both professionals and all those interested in history.