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Russian occupation of Paris in 1814.
By Alexander Mikaberidze.

"In 1814, after twenty-two years, France was once again invaded by enemy forces. Following Emperor Napoleon's defeats in Russia and Germany, the victorious Allies had crossed the Rhine River with an intention to put an end to a
long-standing conflict with the Napoleonic regime.

Much has been written on this famous campaign and several important works have been published recently on the topic, notably the first installment of Michael V. Leggiere's two-volume study.1 The purpose of the paper is to look at just one event of this campaign, the occupation of Paris, from the Russian point of view. There is virtually no study dealing with this topic, largely due to the fact that hardly any Russian primary sources on this campaign are available in English or French, two key languages of the
Napoleonic research. This paper is based on Russian memoirs and diaries that had been mostly unavailable in the West, and it is…"

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