Talk:Yevgeny Tarle

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"He is known for his books about Napoleon's invasion of Russia and on the Crimean War that glorified military heroism of Russia and Russians"

I have removed part of the above statement because, without supporting evidence, it is more bias than fact. I have read Tarle's history of the Napoleonic Campaign into Russia and it seemed mroe objective than glorifying to me. It is very possible I am wrong, but in that case please support your point with evidence.

Absence of citations, statements of significance

Way too much of this looks like original research and/or summaries and excerpts of poorly or unsourced secondary material, written for a specialized audience already familiar with the subject and context. Not a “quick copy edit” job, in my opinion. More than I can bite off and chew now, but here is where I would focus if and when I do get to it:

There is an extraordinary amount of granular information with zero citations and no “grounding” statements that attempt to explain the significance of the subject or events described. I take it that 1) he is a Soviet scholar who 2) wrote books about Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and 3) was at various times considered “incorrect” in his analysis by state authorities. None of these facts are of themselves remarkable enough to merit an article of this length, even with sources cited. There is the notable “confluence” of his historical work on the Napoleonic invasion and the actually happening German invasion and occupation; without sources on this confluence there is little to write except, again, a flat statement of fact.

I recommend removing most of the “political controversy” discussion of Tarly’s work from the biographical timeline and making a new section which outlines this matter in brief, along with brief mention of the current opinions of his work in Russia and abroad. Cobalt blur (talk) 21:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)