LTPastaraisiais metais Sofijai Tyzenhauzaitei de Choiseul-Gouffier (1790–1878) Lietuvos viešojoje erdvėje skiriama nemažai dėmesio, ji pastebėta ir akademiniame lauke. Visgi į dėmesio lauką nepatenka Vilniuje gimusi, tačiau didžiąją gyvenimo dalį Prancūzijoje praleidusi, prancūzų kalba rašiusi jos bendrapavardė autorė Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier (1832–1915), kurios darbai kartais klaidingai priskiriami Tyzenhauzaitei. Šį tekstą sudaro dvi pagrindinės dalys. Pirmoje trumpai aptariama Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier biografija, rašytinis palikimas, namuose sukaupta kolekcija, taip pat jos salonas. Antroje atspiriama nuo feministinės bei postkolonialistinės minties, daugiau dėmesio skiriant Rytų Europos bei Rytų Europos moters vaizdiniui Vakaruose. Analizuojama 1891 m. pirmą kartą išėjusios Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier knygos Étude et récits sur Alfred de Musset ištrauka, kurią tais pačiais metais perpublikavo Le Figaro literatūrinis priedas. Šiame tekste rašytoja išskyrė du aukštuomenėje sutinkamus lenkių tipus. Pirmo tipo lenkė apibrėžiama kaip itin aukštos kilmės, iracionali, herojiška, klajokliška, dorybinga moteris. Antro tipo lenkė apibūdinama kaip dviveidė gundytoja, šaltai siekianti savo tikslų. Tarp pirmo tipo pavyzdžių tekste minimos su Lietuva susijusios moterys. Raktažodžiai: Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier, biografija, Prancūzija, moterys, Rytų Europa, feminizmas, postkolonializmas.
ENWhile Sophie de Tisenhaus de Choiseul-Gouffier (1790–1878) has received a lot of attention in Lithuania in recent years, a Vilnius-born Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier (1832–1915) has remained unnoticed. The article has two aims: firstly, to introduce this woman and secondly, to address the question of her self-perception and the way she sees other women, by discussing an extract from her book Étude et récits sur Alfred de Musset, which has been reprinted in the supplement to Le Figaro. Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier spent most of her life in France. She was first married to the Viscount de Janzé and later, to the Prince de Faucigny-Lucinge. She wrote books and other works under both names. The above-mentioned Étude et récits is her most famous book. Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier amassed a rich collection of paintings and various precious objects. In Paris, she was known as a salonnière. She is thought to have served as a prototype of an elderly aristocrat for Marcel Proust in his novel The Guermantes Way. In the Western perception, Eastern Europe, including Eastern European women, is situated somewhere between the West and the Orient. In her text, de Choiseul-Gouffier identifies two types of Polish woman that correspond to the tendencies of perceiving the Orient in an exotic way. According to the author, the first type of Polish woman is undoubtedly of high status. She is irrational and prone to various mystical experiences. She possesses masculine qualities: she is heroic, fights alongside men and often goes on trips. She is full of virtues: she sneers at snobbery, cunningness, etc. Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier describes the second type of Polish woman in a more laconic way.She is probably of inferior social status. Here, the author’s description gravitates towards the cultural stereotype of the femme fatale: she is a hypocritical temptress who pursues her goals in a cold and calculating manner. Keywords: Alix de Choiseul-Gouffier, biography, France, women, Eastern Eu rope, feminism, postcolonialism.