| Titre | Gilbert Romme à propos de l'armée russe au XVIIIe siècle* | |
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| Auteur | Alexandre V. Tchoudinov | |
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Revue | Cahiers du monde russe |
| Numéro | volume 40, no 4, octobre-décembre 1999 | |
| Rubrique / Thématique | Documents |
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| Page | 723-750 | |
| Résumé anglais |
Alexandre V. Tchoudinov. Gilbert Romme's account oť the eighteenth-century Russian army. Gilbert Romme's biographers have often studied the time spent in Russia (1779-1786) by this notorious figure of the French Revolution. What they examined was the work of a naturalist who collaborated with practically every outstanding natural science specialist in Russia at the time; they also looked at Romme's experiments in teaching practices as tutor to the young Count Paul Stroganov whom he educated according to Rousseau's theories. However, was spreading the fruits of the Enlightenment the sole purpose of Romme's stay in Russia ? It was recently discovered that he also operated as a secret agent for the French government and gathered intelligence on the Russian military. In this article, we are publishing his memoirs on the state of the Russian army in 1780. These documents are held in the archives of the Saint Petersburg section of the Russian History Institute and in those of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. They contain valuable information on every aspect of the Russian military at the time of Catherine II. Source : Éditeur (via Persée) |
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| Article en ligne | http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/home/prescript/article/cmr_1252-6576_1999_num_40_4_1027 |
