G.F. Parrot and Emperor Alexander I: Two Decades of Correspondence, Its Personal and Political AspectsстатьяИсследовательская статья
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Аннотация:At the center of this study lies an unusual historical phenomenon—a
close friendship that linked at the beginning of the 19th century the Russian
autocrat, Emperor Alexander I and the professor of the Dorpat University,
George Friedrich Parrot. Evidence of this friendship is kept in their
correspondence, amounting to more than 200 letters. This archival complex
of documents had a difficult fate, which in many respects prevented its timely
introduction into the scientific use. Meanwhile, these letters not only tell
how the personal relations between Parrot and Alexander I developed, but
also show the degree of influence that the professor wanted to exert on
state affairs, especially in the field of public education, through his advice
and conversations with the Emperor. Parrot himself quite unselfishly tried to
direct his influence on strengthening the principles of liberal reforms in the
Russian Empire. However, in practice, the implementation of his advice ran
into a number of obstacles, one of which was Alexander’s constant inclination
to compromise, and it was not as great as Parrot himself would have liked.