№2-2024-19
DOI: 10.22281/2413-9912-2024-08-02-174-177
Feldman A.D.
THE FORMATION OF WINSTON CHURCHILL’S GERMANOPHOBIC VIEWS
IN THE 1880S AND 1890S.
The article examines the process of formation of Sir Winston Churchill’s Germanophobic views in the 1880s-1890s. The British Prime Minister is known as an eccentric man not so much in his actions as in his statements. This became the basis for the study of this side of Churchill’s life. His views were contradictory and partly inconsistent with public morality. For example, he was accused of latent anti-Semitism manifested in domestic relations, called a racist because of the belief that white Protestants are superior to Catholics, and Indians are superior to Africans, criticized his actions in various political positions, etc. Based on what was attributed to W. Churchill throughout his long life, accusations of Germanophobic views were an accompanying norm of his political existence. The author conducts a historical analysis of the main events and context of that time period that influenced the formation of such beliefs. The Churchill family, their relationships with other representatives of the political elite, as well as the first love relationship of the prime minister are considered as the main catalyst for such views. The results of the study allow us to better understand the factors that contributed to the development of anti-German views in one of the outstanding politicians and figures of the 20th century.
Keywords: Great Britain, Germany, Winston Churchill, Germanophobia, Lord Randolph Churchill, Jenny Jerome (Lady Randolph Churchill), Pamela Plowden.
Academician I.G. Petrovskii Bryansk State University (Russia)
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