A 1978 view of the Soviet Union, USSR. Hélène Carrère d'Encausse (born July 6, 1929 in Paris as Hélène Zourabichvili) is the permanent secretary of the Académie Française and a historian specializing in Russian history. She is a graduate of the elite Paris Institute of Political Studies (better known as Sciences Po). In 1991, Goudji created the academician's sword for her. Her son, Emmanuel Carrère (born 1957), is an author, screenwriter and director.