IMAGE NARODU ROSYJSKIEGO W PODRÓŻY NA SYBERIĘ ABATA CHAPPE’A D’AUTEROCHE’A
The Image of the Russian Nation in a Journey Into Siberia by Chappe d’Auteroche

Summary/Abstract: The paper presents a historiosophic dimension of Russian nation, created by a representative of French Ros-sica of the 18th century – a traveller Chappe d’ Auteroche. His perception of the Russian nation seems to suggest the disillusionment with the Russian mirage because the empathetic, reliable and insightful analysis of the half barbaric nation brutally reveals the secrets of its mentality. The roots of spiritual degradation are found in the omnipresent despotism and tyranny of successive rulers, as well as the slavish feudal system degrading the nation.

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