Actualizing memories of the 1812 Patriotic War in the context of the Crimean War of 1853–1856
Journal: Verhnevolzhski Philological Bulletin
Year: 2021

. In the minds of contemporaries, the Crimean War of 1853–1856 and the Patriotic War of 1812 that preceded it were closely linked. The author of the article examines the image of the French and France as an enemy familiar to the Russians from the 1812 Patriotic War. The article analyzes the system of images, motives, memories associated with the events of 1812–1814 and reflected in the poetic works of the Crimean campaign contemporaries. The author of the article points out the reasons for the a