The collection of documents compiled by Pascal Cauchy, a professor at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (Sciences Po), includes texts that give an idea of the variety of sources on the history of France from 1789 to the present day: official documents, excerpts from the works of historians and literary works, memoirs , leaflets, posters. They can be used as material for historical research and for learning the French language. All texts provided are provided with historical and regional studies comments made by teachers of the Faculty of History of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University.