THE IMAGE OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY ON THE PAGES OF THE EDINBURGH REVIEW IN 1802-1818
The presented article, dedicated to the sanctuary of the nyThe article is devoted to the image of the army of the Russian Empire on the pages of the Scottish literary and critical magazine The Edinburgh Review. The Contributors of the magazine paid attention to reports regarding the Russian armed fo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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North-Caucasus Federal University
2021-09-01
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| Series: | Гуманитарные и юридические исследования |
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| Online Access: | https://humanitieslaw.ncfu.ru/jour/article/view/198 |
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| Summary: | The presented article, dedicated to the sanctuary of the nyThe article is devoted to the image of the army of the Russian Empire on the pages of the Scottish literary and critical magazine The Edinburgh Review. The Contributors of the magazine paid attention to reports regarding the Russian armed forces while reviewing travelogues, memoirs, historical and military writings. The equipment, training of officer staff, successes on the battlefields of the ally's army was aroused undisguised interest by British readers of newspapers and magazines during the years of the Napoleonic Wars and the occupation of France. British publicists were worried about the military power of the empire, the presence of a latent threat to former ally in the Coalition. Perception of the Russian troops by the Scottish critics of The Edinburgh Review was broadcast to the British as well as to the European readers, complementing both emerging and already existing stereotypes and images. Analysing the power of Russian weapons from the time of Peter the Great to the period of the wars with Bonaparte, contributors raised questions about the potential of the ally, the specifics of the state structure, the limits and levels of civilization, which was one of the indicators of military power. The image of the Russian army was not static. It was influenced by political collisions during the years of the Napoleonic Wars. Treaties of Tilsit and the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812 were significant events that changed the perception of Russia and its troops by the British public opinion. Infantrymen, cavalrymen and artillerymen could appear in journal articles as poorly trained and unsuitable soldiers until a certain moment. The reasons for this was could be seen not only in the poor training of soldiers and officers, but also in the semi-civilized nature of the Russian Empire. This image changed after the French invasion of Russia and victories of the Sixth Coalition. Soldiers and oficers become a model of training after these events. Their attitude towards the civilian population of occupied France evoked only approval and praise. According to contributors of The Edinburgh Review, all this testifies to the outstanding progress made by the country in a short period. |
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| ISSN: | 2409-1030 |