The new Figaro History: journey to French Indochina

Begun in 1858 with the conquest of Cochinchina, the history of French Indochina was, until the Geneva Accords which put an end to it in 1954, an extraordinary adventure. Launched without a concerted plan, with the sole idea of ​​opposing local resistance to Chinese influence, it was promoted to the rank of civilizing mission by the Third Republic to justify colonial expansion.

devotes a rich file to the Asian century of France. From the discovery of the temples of Angkor to the defeat of Diên Bien Phu seventy years ago, the best specialists look at the reality of French colonization, explore relations between French and Indochinese, decipher the rise of protest , fueled by the geopolitical position of Indochina between China and Japan, which hastened its end.

In the news, marked by the return of tension between East and West,

retraces the genesis of the Cold War and the way in which it pitted Russians and Westerners against each other without degenerating into open war. On the reporting side, the magazine takes you to the splendid Greek archaeological site of Messene, recently rescued from oblivion, and shares with you its investigation into the phenomenon of immersive exhibitions, a new way of exploring and giving a taste of history .

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