Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach 4:40 p.m., December 05, 2022
In Historiquement Vôtre, Clémentine Portier-Kaltenbach talks about the historical attraction of the Russians for the Côte d'Azur.
From the end of the 18th century, the city of Nice was a resort for Russians who had the means to travel.
Prince Orloff, artillery general, stayed there on several occasions to care for his sick wife.
In the following decades, men of letters like Gogol and Tolstoy also frequented the Riviera.
But it is the regular arrival of the Russian imperial family which amplifies the seasonal presence of the Slavs on the shores of the Mediterranean.