On June 24, 1812, Napoleon ... Borodino by Prince Eugène de Beauharnais. The Russians fell back with heavy losses. De ...

They were fighting because their king was allied to Napoleon. At last, with summer ending, the Russians turned and faced their enemy at the crossroads village of Borodino. Moscow, the holy city of ...

Tuchkov who died in the Borodino Battle founded the monastery. The museum presents personal belongings of military commander Mikhail Kutuzov and trophies, such as Napoleon’s bed and some other ...