La France et les relations de la Russie

Diplomatic ties go back at least to 1702 when France had an ambassador (Jean-Casimir Baluze) in Moscow.

L’histoire

Premier ambassadeur français en Russie, 1702—1713

Louis XV 1710-74 Visite Peter I 1672-1725 Grand a l’Hotel de Lesdiguieres

The French invasion of Russia in 1812. This was major defeat for France and a turning point in the Napoleonic Wars, leading to Bonaparte's removal

The campaign's sustained role in Russian culture may be seen in Tolstoy's War and Peace, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture

L'Invasion de Napoleon de la Russie

Campagne de Russie (1812)

Napoleon’s retreat

During World War I, France was allied with Great Britain and the Russian Empire forming the Triple Entente.

L’histoire

WWII: Soldaten der Légion des volontaires français contre le bolchévisme

Le monument aux pilotes militaires de Normandie-Niemen à Moscou

France's bilateral relations with the Soviet Union have experienced dramatic ups and downs due to Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, and France's alliance in the NATO.

Mikhail Gorbachev made a visit to France in October 1985 in order to fix the strains in the Franco-Soviet relations.

Nevertheless, France's bilateral activities continued with NATO, which furthermore strained the bilateral relations between France and the Soviet Union.

La Guerre Froide

After the breakup of the USSR, bilateral relations between France and Russia were initially warm. On February 7, 1992 France recognized Russia as a successor of the USSR.

Post-Cold War Period

The war in Georgia, celebrated as Sarkozy’s ‘great moment’, in effect initiated U-turn in France and Russia relations

Since the war in Georgia, French-Russian relations have actually flourished.

Présent

Helicopter carrier of Mistral type

One of the major news has been the sale of Mistral class assault ships to Russia.

A deal worth €2 billion and the largest Russian procurement to date.

The deal was the first major arms deal between Russia and the Western world since World War II. It was the first sale of this kind by a NATO country to Russia.

France is satisfied with its contract with Russia for the supply of helicopter carriers of Mistral type and is ready to continue the cooperation in military-technical sphere.

The Deal

Presidents Dmitry Medvedev and Nicolas Sarcozy opened an exhibition

of Russian art at the Louvre

Exposition d'art Ancien Russe Saint Rus a Louvre

The Year of France in Russia has kicked off with an opening of the exhibition of Picasso’s masterpieces at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art

The Bolshoy Theater

l’Opéra national de Paris

2012 saisons de la langue et de la littérature russes en France et de la langue et de la littérature françaises en Russie.

SAISON FRANCE – RUSSIE 2012, LANGUES ET LITTÉRATURES