LIBERAL AND SOCIALIST VIEWS ON FRANCO-RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE WORKS OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC THINKERS OF 19-th CENTURY

Abstract

Aim. To conduct a comparative analysis of the interpretations of the importance and prospects of the Franco-Russian union in the works of French and Russian thinkers of the liberal and socialist trends in the 19th century.

Methodology. Political-textual and comparative analyses have become the key research methods. The study of the content of the works of French and Russian thinkers of the XIX century and their interpretation of Franco-Russian relations is conducted.

Results. Based on the analysis of the views of a number of thinkers of different political orientations on Franco-Russian relations, it can be concluded that, despite the criticism of the political system of another state, the thinkers, and subsequently, politicians found it important to maintain friendly relations between the countries. Cooperation in economics, politics and culture was considered to be the basis of Franco-Russian relations by the scientists. Nevertheless, there were quite a few opponents of the union both in Russia and in France. The presence of different positions in public thought predetermined the instability of political relations between the two countries in the 19th century.

Research implications. The results of the research can be used in the study of the history of Franco-Russian relations, the history of political doctrines, in particular, the development of liberal and socialist ideologies in France and Russia.