In 1809, France and Russia were on friendly terms. Daily life for most people was uneffected by international politics.
Summary:
In 1808 and 1809, friendly relations between Russia and France continued. A Russian corps crossed the frontier to co-operate with Napoleon in his fight against Austria. The possibility of a marriage between Napoleon and one of Alexander’s sisters was spoken of. Most people’s daily lives went on as usual, not effected by the political relations between the two nations.
(Note: In the Maude translation, there is a very short chapter consisting of only the two brief paragraphs summarized above. In the P&V translation, these two short paragraphs do not have their own chapter. Instead, there can be found on page 418, at the beginning of the next P&V chapter.)
quote from the chapter:
In 1809 the intimacy between the world’s two arbiters, as Napoleon and Alexander were called, was such that when Napoleon declared war on Austria a Russian corps crossed the frontier to co-operate with our old enemy Bonaparte against our old ally the Emperor of Austria, and in court circles the possibility of marriage between Napoleon and one of Alexander’s sisters was spoken of. But besides considerations of foreign policy, the attention of Russian society was at that time keenly directed on the internal changes that were being undertaken in all the departments of government.
Book 5, Chapter 22
In 1809, France and Russia were on friendly terms. Daily life for most people was uneffected by international politics.
Summary:
In 1808 and 1809, friendly relations between Russia and France continued. A Russian corps crossed the frontier to co-operate with Napoleon in his fight against Austria. The possibility of a marriage between Napoleon and one of Alexander’s sisters was spoken of. Most people’s daily lives went on as usual, not effected by the political relations between the two nations.
(Note: In the Maude translation, there is a very short chapter consisting of only the two brief paragraphs summarized above. In the P&V translation, these two short paragraphs do not have their own chapter. Instead, there can be found on page 418, at the beginning of the next P&V chapter.)
quote from the chapter:
In 1809 the intimacy between the world’s two arbiters, as Napoleon and Alexander were called, was such that when Napoleon declared war on Austria a Russian corps crossed the frontier to co-operate with our old enemy Bonaparte against our old ally the Emperor of Austria, and in court circles the possibility of marriage between Napoleon and one of Alexander’s sisters was spoken of. But besides considerations of foreign policy, the attention of Russian society was at that time keenly directed on the internal changes that were being undertaken in all the departments of government.
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