Open Access«The black room» the Russian foreign Ministry against Napoleon
Author(s) -
D. E. Larin
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2012-5-26-74-80
Subject(s) - empire , christian ministry , cipher , work (physics) , ancient history , political science , history , law , computer security , engineering , computer science , encryption , mechanical engineering
This article deals with the successful activity of the Russian Empire cryptographers against Napoleon and his troops. Also some organizational work aspects of interception of French army cipher messages are considered.