Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2016-03-12 Public domain in the USA. 505 Vereshchagin, Vasilïĭ Vasilʹevich 1842 1904 Верещагин, Василий Васильевич Vereshchagin, Vasilii Vasilevich Vereschagin, Vassili Vassilievich Verestchagin, Basil Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilievich Vereshchagin, Vasily Vasilyevich Werestchagin, W. W. Wereschtschagin, Wassili "1812" : $b Napoleon I in Russia E-text prepared by Denis Pronovost, Richard Hulse, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "1812: Napoleon I in Russia" by Vasilïĭ Vasilʹevich Vereshchagin is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The text presents a detailed perspective on Napoleon's ill-fated campaign against Russia, particularly emphasizing the artist's observations and experiences as a war correspondent. The insights within this work stem from Vereshchagin's efforts to bring a realist representation of the harsh realities of war to life, rather than glorifying it. The opening of the book sets the stage by contextualizing the lead-up to Napoleon’s invasion of Russia and introduces key figures such as Emperor Alexander. It highlights the escalating tensions between France and Russia, revealing Napoleon's ambition to assert dominance over Europe and the initial confidence of his troops. Through a vivid depiction of Napoleon's preparations and the overall atmosphere at the time, Vereshchagin establishes a compelling narrative that foreshadows the complexities and eventual misfortune of the campaign as viewed from a soldier's and artist's perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia Russia -- History -- 1801-1917 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 570969 2025-08-20T14:38:05.862700 text/html 557013 2024-10-23T00:09:36 text/html 2286560 2025-08-20T14:38:14.653674 application/epub+zip 2294221 2025-08-20T14:38:07.829663 application/epub+zip 281912 2025-08-20T14:38:06.869681 application/epub+zip 2431029 2025-08-20T14:38:19.481609 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2385665 2025-08-20T14:38:13.405696 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379719 2022-09-23T12:04:02.299035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 492049 2025-08-20T14:38:04.535681 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 472143 2024-10-23T00:09:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17211 2025-08-20T14:38:19.626612 application/rdf+xml 17886 2025-08-20T14:38:06.971668 image/jpeg 2851 2025-08-20T14:38:06.921672 image/jpeg 2860181 2025-08-20T14:38:06.023683 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia