70 miles west of Moscow near the village of Borodino, the Russian army, under a new commander, General Kutuzov, finally made a stand. The battle that followed was the bloodiest day's fighting of ...

President Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Borodino Battle and awarded the “City of Military Glory” titles to Mozhaisk and Maloyaroslavets on Sunday.

They all put on clean white underwear and went into battle. The battle of Borodino was a brutal slug-fest. Napoleon threw his enormous army at the Russians in a frontal assault, showing little of ...

The Russian battleships Emperor Alexander III., Borodino, Orel, and Kniaz Souvaroff and the transport Anatol anchored in this port to-day. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Advertisement ...