Pyotr Petrovich Cherkasov (born January 2, 1946 , Moscow , USSR ) is a Soviet and Russian historian , a specialist in the field of French history and Russian-French relations of the 18th — 20th centuries. Doctor of Historical Sciences. Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences since October 28, 2016 in the Department of Historical and Philological Sciences . One of the authors of the Great Russian Encyclopedia .
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| Date of Birth | January 2, 1946 (73 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Moscow , USSR |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Scientific field | story |
| Place of work | IVI RAS , IMEMO RAS |
| Alma mater | SSU named after N. G. Chernyshevsky |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Historical Sciences ( 1986 ) |
| Academic rank | Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences ( 2016 ) |
| supervisor | A.F. Ostaltseva , Yu. I. Rubinsky |
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Biography
Born in the family of an officer of the Soviet Army Pyotr Gordeevich Cherkasov; parents are participants in the Great Patriotic War. In 1967 he graduated with honors from the History Department of the Saratov State University. N. G. Chernyshevsky .
In 1967-1970 - graduate student of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) of the USSR Academy of Sciences , supervisor - Yu. I. Rubinsky . In 1970-1987 - a junior, scientific, senior researcher , leading researcher of IMEMO. Candidate of Historical Sciences (1971, thesis "France and Indochina (1945-1975)"), Doctor of Historical Sciences (1986, thesis "The collapse of the colonial empire of France: the crisis of French colonial policy (1939-1985)").
Since 1987 - leading, then chief scientific associate of the Institute of General History of the USSR Academy of Sciences (RAS) , since 2011 - chief scientific associate of IMEMO RAS (part-time). Member of the editorial board of the journal " New and Contemporary History ".
Scientific activity
At IMEMO, the USSR Academy of Sciences was engaged in the study of international relations in Europe, the foreign, colonial and postcolonial policies of France, and published four individual monographs. The author of chapters and sections in collective works is “European Security and Cooperation: Prerequisites, Problems, Prospects”. M., 1976; "France". M., 1982 and others.
Founder and head of the Center for French Historical Research, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences, founder and executive editor of a series of collections “Russia and France: XVIII — XX centuries” (eleven issues were published in 1995-2014). The main topic of his research was Russian-French relations in the XVIII-XIX centuries. The monograph "Double-headed eagle and Royal Lilies: The Formation of Russian-French Relations in the 18th Century " was awarded the prize of E.V. Tarle ( Russian Academy of Sciences , 1997 ). In the Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences (vol. 68, No. 3, 1998 ), this book was characterized as follows:
The monograph is distinguished by its beautiful language, the imagery of political portraits of figures of the era; indisputable literary advantages make it interesting for the reader (all this makes her similar in style, spirit and content to the works of E.V. Tarle). On the whole, P.P. Cherkasov’s book is a fundamental study not only of the history of the development of Russian-French relations, but of the whole system of European diplomacy of the 18th century.
In 2001, the continuation of this study was published - the monograph Catherine II and Louis XVI . Russian-French Relations: 1774-1792 ”. The book was reprinted in 2004. In line with previous studies in 2010, he published the monograph Elizaveta Petrovna and Louis XV. Russian-French relations 1741-1762. " This book received the A. Leroy-Beaulieu Prize, awarded annually by the French Embassy in Russia for the best research by Russian authors on French issues (2011).
Another area of interest for a scientist is a historical biography. He is the author of the first biographical books in Russian historical science about General Lafayette and Cardinal Richelieu . In 2008 , his study “Russian Agent in France” was published, dedicated to the fate of the writer and intelligence officer Yakov Nikolayevich Tolstoy.
In 2004, he published a capital study “IMEMO. Portrait on the Background of the Epoch ”, dedicated to the history of IMEMO, which analyzed the experience of the institute in various periods of Soviet history, showing its place and role in the Soviet political system. In this monograph on the example of the activities of the academic institute, the problem of the complex relationship of scientific intelligentsia and power in the USSR is investigated.
Some works of P.P. Cherkasov were published in France, Germany, the USA, Norway and Lithuania.
Scholarship holder of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the House of Human Sciences (Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme). Guest researcher at the Graduate School of Social Sciences (École de Hautes Études en sciences sociales) in Paris as part of the Directeurs d'Études Associés program (2005, 2009-2010). Member of the Association of Friends of the House of Human Sciences (Association des Amis de la FMSH). Member of the Editorial Board of the French Yearbook . Member of the Board of Trustees of the Franco-Russian Center for the Humanities and Social Sciences in Moscow (Center franco-russe de recherches en sciences humaines et sociales de Moscou) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Center for Scientific Research of France. Consultant of the television documentary film "Russia and France", dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the Russian Foreign Ministry (TVC — RTR). Scientific consultant and author of articles on general history in the Great Russian Encyclopedia.
Scientific Papers
Monographs
- Cherkasov P.P. France and Indochina. 1945-1975. - M., 1976.
- Cherkasov P. P. Agony of the empire: Political crises, military-colonial putsch and conspiracies in France during the Algerian war of 1954-1962. - M., 1979.
- Cherkasov P.P. The fate of the empire: Essay on the colonial expansion of France in the XVI-XX centuries. . - M .: Nauka , 1983 .-- 184 p. - ( History and modernity ). - 50,000 copies.
- Cherkasov P. P. The collapse of the colonial empire of France: the crisis of French colonial policy in 1939-1985. - M., 1985.
- Cherkasov P.P. General Lafayette: Historical Portrait / Otv. ed. A. G. Arbatov . - M .: Nauka, 1987 .-- 176 p. - (History and modernity). - 58,300 copies.
- Cherkasov P.P. Cardinal Richelieu. - M .: International Relations , 1990. - 384 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7133-0206-7 .
- Cherkasov P.P. Lafayette: Political Biography. - M .: Thought , 1991 .-- 376 p. - 80,000 copies. - ISBN 5-244-00505-7 .
- Kardinolas Rišeljė. Vilnius. 1993.
- Cherkasov P.P., Chernyshevsky D.V. History of Imperial Russia: From Peter the Great to Nicholas II. - M .: International Relations, 1994 .-- 448 p. - 10,000 copies. - ISBN 5-7133-0642-9 .
- Cherkasov P. P. Two-headed eagle and Royal lilies: the formation of Russian-French relations in the XVIII century, 1700-1775. - M .: Nauka, 1995 .-- 448 p. - 2000 copies. - ISBN 5-02-009625-3 .
- Cherkasov P.P. Catherine II and Louis XVI: Russian-French Relations (1774-1792). - M .: Science, 2001.
- Cherkasov P.P. Catherine II and Louis XVI: Russian-French Relations (1774-1792). - 2nd ed. - M .: Nauka, 2004 .-- 528 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 5-02-009870-1 .
- Cherkasov P.P. Cardinal Richelieu: Portrait of a statesman. - M .: Olma-Press , 2002 .-- 416 p. - (Archive). - 5,000 copies. - ISBN 5-224-03376-6 .
- Cherkasov P.P., Shubin A.V. , Korelin A.P. Chronicle of Russia: XX century. - M .: WORD / SLOVO, 2002 .-- 1104 p. - ISBN 5-85050-655-1 .
- Cherkasov P. P. IMEMO (Institute of World Economy and International Relations): Portrait on the background of the era . - M .: All World , 2004 .-- 572 p. - ISBN 5-7777-0279-1 . Archived August 30, 2009. Archived August 30, 2009 by Wayback Machine
- Cherkasov P.P. Russian agent in France. Yakov Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1791-1867). - M .: KMK, 2008 .-- 456 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-87317-445-4 .
- Cherkasov P.P. Elizabeth Petrovna and Louis XV: Russian-French relations (1741-1762). - M .: KMK, 2010 .-- 440 p. - 800 copies. - ISBN 978-5-87317-694-6 . (in per.)
- Cherkasov P.P. Alexander II and Napoleon III. The failed union (1856-1870). - M.: KMK, 2015 .-- 450 p. - 500 copies. - ISSBN 978-5-9907157-8-3.
- Cherkasov P.P. Spy and other stories from the archives of Russia and France. - M.: Lomonosov, 2015 .-- 304 p. - 1200 copies. - ISSBN 978-5-91678-277-6.
- Cherkasov P.P. IMEMO. Essay on the story . - M .: All World, 2016 .-- 872 p. - ISBN 978-5-7777-0488-7 .
Compilation and scientific editing
- Russia and France: XVIII — XX centuries. Vol. 1-9. M .: Nauka, 1995-2009; Table of contents
- Russia and France. XVIII — XX centuries. Vol. 10. - M .: Whole World, 2011 .-- 348 p. - ISBN 978-5-7777-0521-1 .
- Russia and France. XVIII — XX centuries. Vol. 11. - M .: Whole World, 2014 .-- 344 p. - ISBN 978-5-7777-0587-7 .
- Russia and France. XVIII — XX centuries. Vol. 12. - M .: All World , 2017 .-- 352 p. - ISBN 978-5-7777-0684-3 .
Articles
- Cherkasov P.P. Crash of OAS // Questions of history . - 1974. - No. 9;
- Cherkasov P.P. France and US aggression in Indochina // History. - 1976. - No. 9;
- Cherkasov P. P. "Week of barricades" in Algeria // Questions of history. - 1979. - No. 1;
- Cherkasov P.P. French Foreign Legion // Questions of History. - 1979. - No. 11;
- Cherkasov P.P. Politics of France in Africa (70s of XX century) // History. - 1981. - No. 8;
- Cherkasov P.P. Colonial policy of France during the Second World War // History. - 1983. - No. 7;
- Cherkasov P.P. Lafayette on the eve of the French Revolution of 1789-1794 // Questions of history. - 1986. - No. 4;
- Cherkasov P.P. Lafayette and Napoleon // Questions of History. - 1988. - No. 4;
- Cherkasov P.P. Richelieu // Questions of History. - 1989. - No. 7;
- Cherkasov P.P. Russia and France in the 18th century Results and prospects of research // New and recent history . - 1993. - No. 3;
- Cherkasov P.P. France and the Russo-Turkish War. 1768-1774 // New and recent history. - 1996. - No. 1;
- Cherkasov P.P. Russian-Swedish war of 1788-1790 and French diplomacy // New and recent history. - 2001. - No. 5;
- Cherkasov P.P. On the secret front of the Crimean War // New and modern history. - 2007. - No. 6. - S. 186‒210.
- Cherkasov P.P. Who are you, Astolf de Custine? // Homeland . - 2009. - No. 3;
- Cherkasov P.P. Political reforms of Alexander II in the reports and reports of the French Embassy in St. Petersburg // New and recent history. - 2010. - No. 3;
- Cherkasov P.P. Graf de Morny - Ambassador of Napoleon III in St. Petersburg (1856-1857) // New and modern history. - 2011. - No. 5;
- Cherkasov P.P. Behind the scenes of the Paris Congress of 1856 // New and modern history. - 2012. - No. 1;
- Cherkasov P.P. Napoleon III - Emperor of the French // New and modern history. - 2012. - No. 3;
- Cherkasov P.P. Dynastic diplomacy in Russian-French relations of 1856-1870 // New and modern history. - 2013. - No. 1;
- Cherkasov P.P. Embassy of the Duke de Montebello in Russia (1858-1864) // New and recent history. - 2014. - No. 1;
- Cherkasov P.P. Hunting for the President. From the History of Attempts on General de Gaulle // New and Recent History. - 2017. - No. 2.
- Guizot, Francois / Cherkasov P.P. // Hermaphrodite - Grigoriev. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2007. - S. 119-120. - (The Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 7). - ISBN 978-5-85270-337-8 .
- The July Revolution of 1830 / P. Cherkasov // Iceland - Clericalism [Electronic resource]. - 2008. - P. 258. - (The Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 12). - ISBN 978-5-85270-343-9 .
- Karl X / Cherkasov P. P. // Office of Confiscation - Kyrgyzstan [Electronic resource]. - 2009. - S. 169. - (The Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 13). - ISBN 978-5-85270-344-6 .
- Laviss, Ernest / Cherkasov P.P. // Baptism of the Lord - Swallow [Electronic resource]. - 2010. - S. 549. - (The Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004-2017, vol. 16). - ISBN 978-5-85270-347-7 .
- Lefebvre, Georges / Cherkasov P.P. // Las-Tunas - Lomonos [Electronic resource]. - 2010. - S. 355. - (The Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 17). - ISBN 978-5-85270-350-7 .
- The revolution of 1848 in France / P. Cherkasov // Pustyrnik - Rumcherod [Electronic resource]. - 2015 .-- S. 299-300. - (The Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 28). - ISBN 978-5-85270-365-1 .
Awards and Prizes
- Knight of the Legion of Honor (France, 2012);
- Cavalier of the Order of the Academic Palms (France, 2004);
- Silver medal "For Merit to the Francophonie" (France, 2012);
- Medal "Veteran of Labor" (USSR);
- Medal “In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow” (1997);
- Gold Medal named after S.M. Solovyov ( Russian Academy of Sciences , 2014)
- Prize named after E.V. Tarle (Russian Academy of Sciences, 1996);
- Anatol Leroy-Beaulieu Prize ( French Embassy in Russia , 2011).
- French Academy Award (Grand Prix de l'année, 2017) [1]
Notes
Literature
- Pyotr Petrovich Cherkasov is 70 years old // New and recent history. - 2016. - No. 1. - S. 241‒243.
Links
- Profile of Peter Petrovich Cherkasov on the official website of the RAS
- Page on the site of IVI RAS
- Page on the IMEMO website
- Biographical data