| Titre | Montmorin and Catherine's Greek Project [Revolution in French foreign policy] | |
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| Auteur | Hugh Ragsdale | |
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Revue |
Cahiers du monde russe Titre à cette date : Cahiers du monde russe et soviétique |
| Numéro | volume 27, no 1, janvier-mars 1986 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Articles |
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| Page | 27-44 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Hugh Ragsdale, Montmorin and Catherine's Greek Project: revolution in French foreign policy.
On the eve of the Revolution, the traditional French foreign policy of the "barrier in the East" was crumbling as rapidly as - and because of - the decline of French financial and military might. In 1787, the Comte de Montmorin subjected French policy to a critical reappraisal and made in St. Petersburg a radical proposal of alliance, "mime aux dépens des Turcs." The aims of this proposal were several: 1. to provoke in St. Petersburg explanations of the objectives of Russian policy; 2. to restrain Russian designs on the Turks if possible; 3. to share in the spoils of the Ottoman Empire if Catherine's plans of partition became unavoidable. Ironically, the Ancien Regime in France was forced by its weakness to reformulate its Russian diplomacy in a fashion which foreshadowed the policy that Napoleon I would pursue from a position of strength. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_0008-0160_1986_num_27_1_2063 |
