DOI: 10.51255/2311-603X_2022_1_226

S. N. Iskul. Review of the monograph: Troitskiy N. A. Napoleon the Great: in 2 vols. [Edited
by M. V. Kovalev, V. G. Stepanov]. M.: Political Encyclopedia, 2020. (The World of French
Revolution). Т. 1: Citizen Bonaparte. 526 с. Т. 2: Emperor Napoleon. 549 с. // Petersburg Historical
Journal, no. 1, 2022, pp. 226–239

Abstract:

The review is devoted to a critical analysis of the biographical study of Professor N. A. Troitsky
“Napoleon the Great”, published in 2 volumes in Moscow, by the Publishing House “Political Encyclopedia” (2021).

Key words: Napoleon, state and political activity, death and causes of premature death, criticism of sources and literature.

Author:
Iskul, Sergey Nikolaevich — Doctor of History, Leading Researcher at the St. Petersburg
Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences
E-mail: iskiouls@yahoo.com

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