The “Old Soldier’s” Panegyrics to the Young Monarch in Russian and Swedish Literatures of the 18th Century
The article examines one of the forms of European panegyric — an appeal to the monarch who has just ascended to the throne by the “retired soldier.” The focus is on the panegyrics published in the traditionally enemical countries — Sweden and Russia: “The Speech of the Retired Soldier Addressed to the King Gustav III on January 24, 1778