№1-2020-01
Blumenau S. F.
THE CORSICAN PERIOD IN THE CAREER OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Many research papers and nonfiction works are devoted to Napoleon Bonaparte. But his life’s journey is studied unevenly. Primarily researchers deal with the years when he was an accomplished commander and statesman. When he was the first consul, and then the emperor, information about him was abundantly reflected in a variety of both official and personal documents. The youth of the genius is quite a different thing. Nobody knew about his brilliant future then. Hence the words and deeds of Bonaparte in the Corsican period were not paid attention to. Later at the time of his glory people remembered them, embellishing what had happened and forgetting important things. The author of the article attempted to study the problem impartially. For this, he chose the formation of personality and views of his hero as the subject of the research.
Key words: Napoleon Bonaparte, Corsica, patriotism, French Revolution, Republic, National Guard
Academician I.G. Petrovskii Bryansk State University (Russia)
