In this work, an attempt was made to reveal the ideological trends and manifestations of the class struggle in Russia, which to one degree or another were affected by the ideas and course of the revolution in France. The events are presented in chronological order in accordance with the main stages of the revolution, which makes it possible to better determine the attitude of various layers of Russian society to each of these stages separately. The account of events is brought to year 9 Thermidor II (July 27, 1794) - the date by which Marx determines the completion of the upward line of the bourgeois revolution in France.