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The fire of Moscow during the French occupation of the city, 1812. Napoleon is featured in the center. Painting by Viktor Mazurovsky.

Napoleon watches Moscow burn during his brief occupation of the city in 1812. By Albrecht Adam, 1841.

Grand Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1849. Photo taken in 2008.

Konstantino-Eleninskaya Tower (St. Constantine and Helena Tower), the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1490. Photo taken in 2012.

Dormition Cathedral, the Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Completed in 1479. Photo taken in 2009.

View of the Cathedral of the Archangel (1508) from the Ivan the Great Bell Tower (1508), with the Cathedral of the Annunciation (1489) in the background. Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Photo by Ludvig14, taken in 2014.

The Battle of Borodino (7 September 1812) was a major battle fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia. It saw the French Grande Armée of Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) narrowly defeat an imperial Russian army under Mikhail Kutuzov...

Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), leader of Nazi Germany, attacked the USSR on 22 June 1941 with the largest army ever assembled. The Axis offensive of June-December 1941 was code-named Operation Barbarossa ('Redbeard') after Frederick Barbarossa...

Napoleon's invasion of Russia, also known as the Second Polish War or, in Russia, as the Patriotic War of 1812, was a campaign undertaken by French Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) and his 615,000-man Grande Armée against the Russian...

Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great) was the Tsar of Russia from 1682-1721 and Emperor of Russia from 1721-1725. During his long reign, Peter had absolute power and brought real change to Russia, including building its first navy, introducing...