200th Anniversary Napoleons Invasion of Russia in 1812 : Borodino Battle (MOSCOW) Russia
President Vladimir Putin visited the village of Borodino outside Moscow on Sunday, to attend bicentenary celebrations of the *1812 Patriotic War.
Moscow Region, Russia
September 02, 2012
-Video from RIA Novosti
(Видео с Российское агентство международных новостей)
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*Patriotic War of 1812 (French invasion of Russia)
Date 24 June -- 14 December 1812
Location Russian Empire
Result Decisive Russian victory, Destruction of French Allied Army.
The French invasion of Russia in 1812, also known as the Russian Campaign in France (French: Campagne de Russie) and the Patriotic War of 1812 in Russia (Russian: Отечественная война 1812 года), was a turning point during the Napoleonic Wars. It reduced the French and allied invasion forces (the Grande Armée) to a tiny fraction of their initial strength and triggered a major shift in European politics as it dramatically weakened French hegemony in Europe. The reputation of Napoleon as an undefeated military genius was severely shaken, while the French Empire's former allies, at first Prussia and then the Austrian Empire, broke their alliance with France and switched camps, which triggered the War of the Sixth Coalition.
(The campaign began on 24 June 1812, when Napoleon's forces crossed the Neman River. Napoleon aimed to compel Emperor of Russia Alexander I to remain in the Continental Blockade of the United Kingdom; an official aim was to remove the threat of a Russian invasion of Poland. Napoleon named the campaign a Second Polish War (in reference to the First Polish War); the Russian government proclaimed a Patriotic War.)
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President Vladimir Putin visited the village of Borodino outside Moscow on Sunday, to attend bicentenary celebrations of the 1812 Patriotic War.
As part of the celebrations, military history clubs from around the world staged a re-enactment of the Battle of Borodino, a decisive conflict between the Russian and French armies.
The president laid flowers at a monument to 1812 war heroes and gave a speech.
Our country has seen a number of wars and catastrophes in its lifetime. Still, only two of them have been named patriotic. They will be engraved in our memory forever. Both wars had a decisive meaning for Russia, Europe and the whole world. The two Great Patriotic Wars went down in history as a proof of unprecedented devotion of our people, who stood up for their country and granted it a status of a world power, he said.
Putin also awarded Mozhaysk and Maloyaroslavets with City of Military Glory titles.
After the award ceremony, the president met with the participants in the battle re-enactment, and visited the Borodino battle museum.
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1. Various of Putin arriving, laying flowers 00:00 - 03:23
2. Various of Putin awarding Mozhaysk and Maloyaroslavets titles of City of Military Glory 03:23 - 04:07
3. Vladimir Putin, Russian President (speaking Russian):
Our country has seen a number of wars and catastrophes in its lifetime. Still, only two of them have been named patriotic. They will be engraved in our memory forever. Both wars had a decisive meaning for Russia, Europe and the whole world. Sovereignty and autonomy of the whole state were put at stake, the whole nation young and old alike were up in arms against the invaders. Their unequalled valor, the power of spirit and love for their motherland gave our country colossal might. It was impossible either to resist, or defeat it. So, the two Great Patriotic Wars went down in history as a proof of unprecedented devotion of our people, who stood up for their country and granted it a status of a world power. 04:07 - 05:29
4. Various of Putin talking to military history re-enactors, watching tents 05:29 - 07:14
5. Various of Putin touring Borodino battle museum 07:14 - 07:59
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Sep 3, 2012 Russia_Putin attends 1812 battle re-enactment
President Vladimir Putin visited the village of Borodino outside Moscow on Sunday, to attend bicentenary celebrations of the 1812 Patriotic War.
As part of the celebrations, military history clubs from around the world staged a re-enactment of the Battle of Borodino, a decisive conflict between the Russian and French armies.
The president laid flowers at a monument to 1812 war heroes and gave a speech.
Our country has seen a number of wars and catastrophes in its lifetime. Still, only two of them have been named patriotic. They will be engraved in our memory forever. Both wars had a decisive meaning for Russia, Europe and the whole world. The two Great Patriotic Wars went down in history as a proof of unprecedented devotion of our people, who stood up for their country and granted it a status of a world power, he said.
Putin also awarded Mozhaysk and Maloyaroslavets with City of Military Glory titles.
After the award ceremony, the president met with the participants in the battle re-enactment, and visited the Borodino battle museum.
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Российская Империя: Александр I, часть 2. [08/16] [Eng Sub]
Российская Империя. Александр I. Часть вторая.
* Отечественная война 1812 года.
* Бородинская битва, сдача Москвы, первые партизаны, переправа через Березину, изгнание Наполеона из России.
* Заграничный поход русской армии, разгром Наполеона, взятие Парижа и оккупация Франции.
* Священный союз монархов.
* Деятельность Аракчеева и военные поселения.
* Царство Польское.
* Начало Кавказской войны — самой долгой в истории империи.
* Село Яраг — столица газавата.
* Новый стиль империи — Русский ампир.
* Кризис царствования, болезнь и смерть Александра I; легенда о старце Фёдоре Кузьмиче.