A book by a Russian historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences, dedicated to the largest event in the history of modern times - the French Revolution. Since the end of the 18th century, the revolution in France has been the subject of heated debate and ideological confrontation in different countries. This confrontation, this struggle occupied a special place in Russia, where, in particular, there was a real cult of the Revolution, the definition of this revolution as Great was spread, and where the attitude towards the revolution in France was directly reflected in the revolutionary ideology and practice of the 20th century.