Claude Carloman De Rulhière and his testimony on Catherine Ii. Deconstructing Russian myths in eighteeth-century France
Journal: Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny
Year: 2023

de Rulhire was a French diplomat and writer who was sent to Russia in 1762 as a secretary to the French ambassador. During his stay in St. Petersburg, he eye-witnessed the coup d'tat staged by the future Catherine II to dethrone Peter III and to seize the imperial power. Upon his return to Paris, Rulhire publicized his testimony of the event. It soon