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Kutuzov, Russian movie (1943) with English subtitles, describes also the Fire of Moscow (1812). The fire was adapted into 1965–67 Soviet film War and Peace ; the film crew planned out the scenes for 10 months and shot the fires with six ground cameras while also filming from helicopters.
1. 'Kutuzov' (1943) Vladimir Petrov, 1943/Mosfilm. The movie tells of the events of the Patriotic War of 1812 when Napoleon's Grande Armée invaded the Russian Empire. At the center of the...
1812 'Napoleon's Road to Moscow' is a record of one of history's greatest military disasters. Featuring dramatized reconstructions, period imagery and the latest 3-D computer graphics, the program follows the dramatic course of events, including the Battle Of Bordino and the cruel 'Retreat From Moscow' which claimed over half a million lives.
The Battle of Borodino in 1812 was the single bloodiest day of the Napoleonic Wars. In October 1941, an equally bitter battle was fought at Borodino.
The Battle of Borodino, fought on 7 September 1812, was the largest battle of the French invasion of Russia, involving more than 250,000 troops and resulting in at least 70,000 casualties. [145] The Grande Armée attacked the Imperial Russian Army near the village of Borodino , west of the town of Mozhaysk , and eventually captured the main ...
This documentary is a powerful record of one of history's greatest military disasters, and features period imagery, dramatised "eye-witness" accounts, expert analysis, and extensive footage from the Oscar-winning Russian film "War and Peace".
Before Moscow waiting for the Boyars' Deputation, by Vasily Vereshchagin The entry of the French into Moscow. French Emperor Napoléon Bonaparte's Grande Armée occupied Moscow from 14 September to 19 October 1812 during the Napoleonic Wars.It marked the summit of the French invasion of Russia.During the occupation, which lasted 36 days, the city was devastated by fire and looted by both ...
