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The article is devoted to the study of tools and mechanisms by means of which power institutions in the sources of everyday culture transmitted their ideas. French almanacs of the second half of the 18th century are involved as sources. The calendars, songs, anecdotes and documents contained in the almanacs and meeting the characteristic of political engagement were considered. The methodology used is proposed by Robert Darnton. For the first time the sources of everyday culture act as objects of study of information society and power discourse in France of the XVIII century. A comparative analysis of similar content moments in collections published in different years is carried out. The functionality used by the power to promote certain narratives in the almanacs is established. The article examines the transmission of the qualities of a true French citizen through calendars, songs and anecdotes, the introduction of the revolutionary calendar and the development of the system of saints in it, as well as the reception of political events by the compilers of almanacs. It is concluded that during the transition to the state of the modern type, the transformation of power in France was associated with the processes of de-Christianization and secularization of consciousness, the creation of the image of a "new citizen", the discrediting of royal power and the deconstruction of the figures of rulers.
Vorotnev et al. (Fri,) studied this question.