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Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, Hubris, and the Contemptible Betrayal of Paupers Passing Themselves off as Princes
Under the Sun“ A monthly column of random, historical vignettes... The post Putin & Napoleon: A True Story of Overreach, ...
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The Russian Campaign, 1812
On June 24, 1812, ignoring the advice of his closest advisors, Napoleon invaded Russia. Never in living memory had so large an army been assembled — Italians, Poles, German, French — more than ...
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The spectacular posters that tsarist Russia used to drum up support for its war effort.
A poster portraying the “Second Patriotic War” as World War I was known in Russia. (Napoleon’s 1812 invasion was Russia’s first “patriotic war.”) Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II ...
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Macron calls Putin an 'imperialist' after Russian president's Napoleon comments
French President Emmanuel Macron branded his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin an "imperialist" who was trying to "rewrite history" after Putin compared Macron's proposal to extend France's ...
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Putin says any Ukraine peace deal must ensure Russia's security, vows no retreat
Russia mocked Macron, calling him "Micron". Russian cartoons cast him as France's Emperor Napoleon riding towards defeat in Russia in 1812. "There are still people who want to go back to the time ...