1812
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The book 1812 by Vasilïĭ Vasilʹevich Vereshchagin carries the heading Napoleon I in Russia. The book says that Verestchagin, in telling the truth feelingly about the sufferings of the soldier, without distinction of nationality, with as much pity for the vanquished as for the victors, has shown himself essentially human. The book says that the pictures of Verestchagin, with their poignant reality and elevated philosophy, are at the same time a terrible satire on ambitious despots.
The book gives an account in which Samarcand was occupied by the Russians, whose armies had taken it without assault, after having routed the troops of the Emir. The book says that the Emperor replied that the soldiers must be given time to rest and recover, and that the sick must be moved from Mozjaisk, Moscow, and the Kolotzky monastery to Smolensk.
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- 176
- Language
- English
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- European History
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