Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 5
3. List of illustrations 9
4. Preface 11
5. Acknowledgements 23
6. Presentation of dates, transliteration, and other editorial practices 27
7. Abbreviations used in the notes 29
8. The Romanovs 33
9. Introduction 35
10. Chapter 1: The historical contexts of Russian francophonie 79
11. Chapter 2: Teaching and learning French 123
12. Chapter 3: French at court 173
13. Chapter 4: French in high society 215
14. Chapter 5: French in diplomacy and other official domains 263
15. Chapter 6: Writing French 327
16. Chapter 7: French for cultural propaganda and political polemics 395
17. Chapter 8: Language attitudes 461
18. Chapter 9: Perceptions of bilingualism in the classical Russian novel 519
19. Conclusion 571
20. Bibliography 589
21. Index 661