Credo

Prominent figure of the Great French Revolution Maximilian Robespierre (1758-1794) was first considered the personification of all human virtues and a true representative of the people, and then accused of unleashing bloody terror, calling him a tyrant and devil in human form. "Memories" of his sister Charlotte - a story about the life, work and views of Maximilian and his younger brother Augustine, who was his rival; it is a kind of attempt to restore justice.

The publication also contains Napoleon's reflections on Maximilian Robespierre (the emperor knew Augustin Robespierre well, heard a lot from him about his older brother and was aware of the views of the latter), several speeches by himself Maximilian Robespierre, some documents concerning the Robespierre family, as well as Albert Laponere's essay "People-Principles", which is the introduction to one of the first publications of "Memoirs".