Биография кутузова в свете неизвестного документа 1769 года
Biography of Kutuzov in the light of an unknown 1769 document

Summary/Abstract: The article considers one of the little-studied periods in the biography of the Russian commander Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov during the Russo-Turkish war of 1768–1774. It is based on the report of the prime major of the Nizhegorodsky Carabinier Regiment Mikhail Kutuzov dated January 10, 1769, from which it is clear that the injured military man considers himself unfit for further military service. Based on little-known documents, the participation of Prime Major Mikhail Kutuzov in the conduct of the population census, known as the “Rumyantsev census of Little Russia” in the period from the autumn of 1766 to the spring of 1767, is especially noted. The participation of Kutuzov in the Russo-Turkish war of 1768-1774 is shown, based on the panegerically-compiled biography of the commander. At the same time, there is shown the glorification of Kutuzov by means of mass propaganda at different times, which made it possible to create the image of a “brilliant” commander. The fruitless attempts of Kutuzov, during the Russo-Turkish war of 1806-1812, to conclude a peace favorable to Russia are demonstrated; through the prism of the views of Kutuzov’s contemporaries, their attitude to Russian expansionism is shown.

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