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The first woman at the head of the French Academy, the historian, who died in early August at the age of 94, was celebrated at the Invalides.
There “nation bows” in front of the academician’s route. Emmanuel Macron saluted, with these words, the memory of Hélène Carrère d’Encausse, Tuesday October 3, from the Hôtel des Invalides in Paris. Permanent secretary of the French Academy, the historian and former member of the European Parliament died on August 5 at the age of 94.
A great specialist in Russia, Hélène Carrère d’Encausse has written several works including biographies of those of Lenin, Stalin and Catherine II. Juntil the launch of the Russian offensive in Ukraine in February 2022, it was perceived as lenient towards Vladimir Putin. The Russian president declared, upon his death, that he hoped that his “legacy” would help improve relations between Moscow and Paris. His French counterpart mentioned the “trouble” and the “anger” she felt after the invasion: “VSThe bloody gap dug between Europe and Russia went straight to his heart, tearing apart his own history. commented Emmanuel Macron.
Hélène Carrère d’Encausse’s successor at the French Academy, the Franco-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf, was present at this tribute as well as a large number of academicians.