Lecture “Marie Antoinette: the fate of the golden youth in an era of change”

The lecture examines the life of Maria Antoinette as an example of how luxury and power are organized, what “life behind golden walls” means, and why, during periods of social change, decline can be as rapid as ascent.

Lecturer: Ульянова Екатерина — Master of International Relations, linguist, and English teacher. Studied in Geneva, worked at the UN.

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Topics of the meeting:

• luxury, balls, and court privileges
• Maria Antoinette and her circle: Людовик XVI and Count Ферзен
• revolution and downfall — changes in life with the turning of an era

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Venue: Cultural Center