Madame de Stael played about the same role in relation to Napoleon as Yulia Navalnaya does in relation to Putin or Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in relation to Lukashenko. That is, she was a symbol of opposition to the dictator's policies. But what a contrast between her and our contemporaries! Napoleon respected his ideological opponent, read her pamphlets, polemicized and corresponded with her. Lukashenko and Putin declare their opponents terrorists and extremists, threaten the security and even the lives of these brave women. How times change!
Madame de Stael played about the same role in relation to Napoleon as Yulia Navalnaya does in relation to Putin or Svetlana Tikhanovskaya in relation to Lukashenko. That is, she was a symbol of opposition to the dictator's policies. But what a contrast between her and our contemporaries! Napoleon respected his ideological opponent, read her pamphlets, polemicized and corresponded with her. Lukashenko and Putin declare their opponents terrorists and extremists, threaten the security and even the lives of these brave women. How times change!