Ancient history

• Social classes in the 19th century

  The Nobility and the French Revolution The nobility, or the aristocracy, already existed before the French Revolution, even since always in our world. Humans have always differentiated themselves by comparing the higher or lower means from which each can benefit; we even find this tendency among th

• Russian theater in the 19th century

  ANNA ANDREEVNA. But where are they, where are they? Ah! Lord!... (Opening the door.) My husband! Antosha! Anthony! (She speaks very quickly, addressing her daughter.) And its always you... always after you... What a bugger!... And the pin here and the braid there. (Running to the window.) Antone, wh

• The Evil of the Century

  Context of a romantic work The first two chapters of The Confession recount the Napoleonic period, with which Alfred de Musset links the story of Octave and the 19th century. This historical reference corresponds to the feelings of the character, given that we are here in the middle of the romantic

• The industrial Revolution

  The progress of the industrial revolution:the world is mechanized! The Industrial Revolution took place during the 19th century, shortly after the French Revolution. It brought the growth of industrialization in different countries of Europe and enriched the world with technical advancements. The

• Russian poetry in the 19th century

  Глагол времён! металла звон! твой страшный глас меня смущает; зовё меня, зовё твой стон, Verb of time! voice of metal!I shudder at your death knell which falls on my bosom;He calls me, he calls me, alas! that fatal sound,It calls me straight to the grave. [1] Russian poetry began in 1730 with

• The death of Prince Louis-Napoleon

  After the death of Napoleon III (January 9, 1873), the heir to the imperial crown was his son, born in 1856, then a student at the military school in Woolwich. Six years later, the young Louis-Napoleon, tired of an idle life in England, decided to serve the British crown in South Africa. At that tim

• Russian literature in the 19th century

  I want to forget my beautiful:Macha, I must avoid you.To love I am rebellious,Preferring my freedom.(…)Knowing my misfortune,Have pity on me, Masha,Yes, my pain is unusual,Because I am your prisoner. [1] From classicism to romanticism Author of solemn odes, Gavril Derjavine embodies the figure of

• The legitimization of the novel during the 19th century

  In its infancy, the novelistic genre was considered only as an object of entertainment without aesthetic value, which moreover was addressed to a female readership, and therefore below poetic and dramatic art (theatrical genre). Very little appreciated, only a few novels were born before the ninetee

• The Invention of Human Races

  How did racism appear? Before men began to explore the world, all humans - limited to the borders of Europe - were the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve. Under the influence of the Old Testament, there was as yet no conception of the human races. It was by setting out to discover the world that th

• The Fan Affair

  The Fan Affair between the Turkish Pasha Hussein Dey and the French Consul Pierre Deval is the casus belli that caused the maritime blockade of Algiers by the French Royal Navy in 1827. Frances debts In 1800, during Bonapartes Egyptian campaign, two Jewish merchants, Busnach and Jacob Bacri, propos

• isandlwana

  Isandlwana was one of the hardest blows to the forces of 19th century imperialism; the events that took place there reminded the colonial powers not to underestimate the capacities of the indigenous opposition. Initially intimidated by the firepower of the British, the Zulu warriors crushed the Engl

• Spanish American War

  The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the independence of Cuba and the takeover of former Spanish colonies in the Caribbean and the Pacific by the United States of America. Context Spains position as a world power had declined. By the end of the 19th century he had only a few

• Boer War

  The term Boer War refers to two conflicts, one from 1880 to 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899 to May 31, 1902, both between the British and the settlers of Dutch origin (then called Boers then Afrikaners in the 20th century) in South Africa. At the end of the second conflict, the two republi

• Opium War

  The opium wars are conflicts motivated by commercial reasons which opposed China of the Qing dynasty, wanting to prohibit the opium trade on its territory, to several Western countries, wanting to continue it, in the 19th century. The First Opium War was fought from 1839 to 1842 and pitted China ag

• Gunboat Diplomacy

  Gunboat diplomacy or the expression “gunboat politics” is still a reminder of how the gunboat was a symbol of power projection until the beginning of the 20th century. The gunboat policy consisted of firing cannons from the sea at the coasts of states that did not pay their financial debts. Followi

• Bourgeoisie:the emergence of the new rich

  Manet, The Railway The bourgeoisie is the ruling class in capitalism. The nineteenth century marks the domination of the bourgeoisie. Referring to people belonging to the upper or even intermediate strata of the middle, high, middle and petty bourgeoisie, having a certain culture and high financia

• Indian Army

  Army of India was the armed force of the British Raj. Between 1903 and 1947, the Indian Army comprised two distinct entities: the Indian Army made up of native regiments; the British Army in India made up of British regiments stationed in India. Origin After the sepoy revolt in 1858, India was p

• 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment

  The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment (3e REI) is the most decorated regiment of the Foreign Legion. It was created in 1920 and is heir to the Marching Regiment of the Foreign Legion (RMLE). Type infantry regimentRole infantryStrength 600He has been stationed in the Commandant Forget district, in Kour

• 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment

  The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2e REP), the only paratrooper regiment of the Foreign Legion still in activity, is one of the four infantry regiments of the 11th Parachute Brigade. He has been stationed at the Raffalli camp in Calvi since his arrival from Bou-Sfer (Algeria) in June 1967. Parac

• 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13eDBLE)

  The 13th Foreign Legion Demi-Brigade (13e DBLE) is the only combined arms unit of the Foreign Legion. Created in 1940, it is the only regiment in formed units to join the Free French Forces (FFL). From the coasts of Norway to the sands of Bir Hakeim, from Eritrea to Alsace, via Syria and Italy, it w