Francophonie: to the history of the French-speaking network

Abstract

The article deals with the history of the French-speaking countries and the francophone organization - Francophonie. The authors glance on the using the word francophonie, its interpreting. The aim of the article is to show the role of Francophonie in joining up the French-speaking world and developing its policies. The actual material is based on various works of French-, English- and Russian speaking scientists from all over the world