Charlotte Corde
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The biography of Charlotte Corde is only a small part of the history of the Great French Revolution, where politics, ethics, morality and feelings woven together received a tragic denouement. Charlotte Corde, sharing the views of the Girondhists, considered the leader of the Jacobin Marata the main culprit of the flared civil war. Deciding to save France at the cost of her own life, she penetrated the house to Marat and stabbed him with a knife. However, the consequences of this act turned out to be completely different than those she counted on - terror in the country became state policy. Nevertheless, Charlotte Corde became a symbol of the fight against tyranny and a model of civil courage. But can the murder be considered a feat, even if this is the murder of a tyrant? .. The fate of this girl inspired many playwrights, artists and poets, for her act aroused (and still causes) the eternal question: in the struggle of good and evil where the border of the permitted?
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Series:
Series: Little Twesecakes
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-235-04217-9
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