Nadejda Kouzmina, « Les langues vivantes dans les établissements éducatifs russes au siècle des Lumières : En amont de l'histoire de l'enseignement du français aux russophones », HAL-SHS : linguistique, ID : 10670/1.0g174o
The aim of this article is to uncover some aspects of the teaching of French and other modern languages in 18th century Russia, when it was building its education system by drawing from the ideas and experience of western countries and by adapting them to Russian conditions. The way Betsky’s educational project was achieved in several boarding schools, and in particular the language curriculum designed for the Cadet Corps, as well as the language classes format used in prep schools and private schools are described from witnesses and unpublished or little known contemporary documents.