Russia in Stendhal 's letters and journals
In the issue is made an attempt to reconstruct the image of Russia which appears in letters and journals of the French writer Stendhal (real name Henri Mari Beyle) written in 1812. The author reveals the role of the literature of anecdotes in the formation of Stenhals vision of Russia, observes the transformation of this vision after writers trip to Russia, shows the role of Stendhals beylisme and his cult of Italy in the interpretation of Russian theme in his epistolary heritage and journals and also notes changes in some accents of Stendhals perception of the war in 1812.