FRENCH MENTALITY IN THE RUSSIAN LITERARY TRADITION

France at in the Pushkin`s historical period was engaged in very important place in the cultural and spiritual atmosphere of Russian life. The French language was assault part in the mentality of the Russian nobility, became the guardian of the intellectual culture of the nation. These historical circumstances caused the appearing the special common language of culture accepted the both nationalities. Taking the liberty of French people wish category of historical time was combined, according their opinion, with innovation in all sites of culture, and social public life. Russian writers enlighted the elements of the French mentality in all its manifestations, the freedom of the individual, which was basic of generation European democracy. The tendency French nationality to performance daily life produced from Russian view one of the most characteristic features of French being and becalms a sign and symbol of French reality as well.