Russia and the Napoleonic Wars

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
International Relations in the Napoleonic Era: The Long View....Pages 12-27
Cicero and Aristotle: Cultural Imperialism and the Napoleonic Geography of Empire....Pages 28-42
Napoleon’s Vision of Empire and the Decision to Invade Russia....Pages 43-56
Russian Perspectives on European Order: ‘Review of the Year 1819’....Pages 57-69
Alexander I, Talleyrand and France’s Future in 1814....Pages 70-83
Russia and Britain in International Relations in the Period 1807–1812....Pages 84-96
Russia, Napoleon and the Threat to British India....Pages 97-105
Factions and In-fighting among Russian Generals in the 1812 Era....Pages 106-118
The ‘Maid of Orleans’ of the Russian Army: Prince Eugen of Württemberg in the Napoleonic Wars....Pages 119-135
The Finances of the Russian Empire in the Period of the Patriotic War of 1812 and of the Foreign Campaigns of the Russian Army....Pages 136-147
Patriotism in the Provinces in 1812: Volunteers and Donations....Pages 148-162
The Russian Imperial Court and Victory Celebrations during the Early Napoleonic Wars....Pages 163-178
Orthodox Russia against ‘Godless’ France: The Russian Church and the ‘Holy War’ of 1812....Pages 179-195
The Enemy behind Our Backs? The Occupation of the Duchy of Warsaw 1813–1814....Pages 196-210
Heroes of the Napoleonic Wars in the Ruling Elite of the Russian Empire....Pages 211-227
The 1812 War and the Civilizing Process in Russia....Pages 228-242
The Patriotic War of 1812 in the Commemorative Practices and Historical Memory of Russian Society from the Nineteenth to the Early Twenty-First Centuries....Pages 243-257
Back Matter....Pages 258-271