“The demon of propaganda” and “mademoiselle Catherine”. On the story of the failed marriage of the Decembrist M.P. Bestuzhev-Rumin
https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-9-83-102
Abstract
The article is about the history of the failed marriage of the Decembrist M.P. Bestuzhev-Ryumin to the niece of another Decembrist, V.L. Davydov – Ekaterina Borozdina (“mademoiselle Catherine”). The author assesses Bestuzhev-Rjumin’s role in the Southern Decembrists Society and his propaganda abilities. The author also analyses documents describing the course of that love story and the reasons why the marriage did not take place. The main emphasis is placed on the disastrous consequences that Bestuzhev-Ryumin’s refusal to marry had for the fate of the Decembrist conspiracy.
About the Author
O. I. Kiyanskaya
Russian State University for the Humanities; Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INION RAN)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Oksana I. Kiyanskaya, Dr. of Sci. (History), professor
6, Miusskaya Sq., Moscow, 125047
51/21, Nakhimovsky Av., Moscow, 117997
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Review
For citations:
Kiyanskaya O.I. “The demon of propaganda” and “mademoiselle Catherine”. On the story of the failed marriage of the Decembrist M.P. Bestuzhev-Rumin. RSUH/RGGU Bulletin: “Literary Teory. Linguistics. Cultural Studies”, Series. 2023;(9):83-102. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2686-7249-2023-9-83-102
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