SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PATRIOTIC WAR OF 1812 FOR LINGUISTIC EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

Abstract

The paper studies the role and significance of the Patriotic war of 1812 against the French invaders for the development of linguistic education in Russia. It is pointed out that the development of linguistic education in the country begins with the time of Peter the Great, who proclaimed the course of the Russian state on Europeanization and familiarization with European cultural values, including languages. It has been studied that initially German and Flemish were widely spoken in the XVIII century, but towards the end of the century they begin to replace the French language. The conclusion is made about the increased role of the French language in the era of Elizabeth and Catherine II, as well as about the influence of the great French revolution on the spread of French culture in Russia at that time. The article analyzes the features of the phenomenon of gallomania among the Russian nobility, the role of the French language in the linguistic and cultural discourse of Russia at that time. The changes in the language preferences of the Russian society after the Patriotic war of 1812 are studied, and their main features are analyzed.