Tag: War of 1812
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The Murder of Paul I
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The murder of Paul I Tags: History, War of 1812, Russia, World Gorokhova Ekaterina 24.03.2011, 12:00 Welcome to our series of programs dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812. Today marks 210 years since the Emperor of Russia Paul I was murdered. The VOR is going to tell you about this tragic page of Russian…
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1812 : sixth coalition against France
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1812: Sixth anti-Napoleon coalition Tags: History, War of 1812, World, Russia Ekaterina Gorokhova 1.09.2010, 13:28 We continue our new program series ahead of the bicentenary of Russia’s victory over Napoleon. Today’s story is about the sixth anti-Napoleon coalition. France’s aggressive ambitions as it strove for control over western and central Europe in the late 18th-early…
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1812 : fifth coalition against France
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1812: 5th anti-Napoleon coalition Tags: History, War of 1812, World, Russia Gorokhova Yekaterina 27.08.2010, 15:34 In our series, timed for the bicentenary of the Russian victory in the 1812 war with Napoleon, we continue to acquaint you with the people and events of those days. Our story today is about the Fifth Coalition of the…
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1812 : forth coalition against France
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Fourth anti-Napoleon Coalition Tags: History, War of 1812, World, Russia, Society Yekaterina Gorokhova 26.08.2010, 13:41 The late 18th – early 19th centuries witnessed a rather challenging situation worldwide. It was above all determined by the expansionist ambitions of France that strived to conquer all countries in Western and Central Europe, even though it constantly ran…
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1812 : Third Coalition against France
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War of the Third Coalition Tags: Culture, History, War of 1812, World, Russia Yekaterina Gorokhova 23.08.2010, 14:16 In the series of programs, highlighting the bicentenary of the 1812 Patriotic War, the Voice of Russia will tell you about the third of the seven anti-French coalitions. As we have already mentioned, the situation was rather tense…
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1812 : Second coalition against France
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Second Coalition against France Tags: History, War of 1812, World, Russia Gorokhova Yekaterina 19.08.2010, 13:33 In the Voice of Russia World Service we present another edition in the series dedicated to Russia’s victory over Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812. We continue telling you about the seven anti-Napoleon coalitions and today’s program will highlight the Second Coalition,…
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1812 : mysterious death of russian emperor
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1812: mysterious death of Russian Emperor Tags: World, History, War of 1812, Russia Kharlamova Maria 3.12.2010, 18:05 This is our special program series “Russia against France in the War of 1812”. The more famous a person is, the more mysteries and myths surround his life and death. The Russian Emperor Alexander I was no exception.…
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First Russian General Killed in 1812
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First Russian general killed in 1812 Tags: History, Society, War of 1812, Russia, World Kharlamova Maria 10.12.2010, 13:09 The Voice of Russia World Service presents another edition in the series “Russia in the 1812 war against France” dedicated to the bicentenary of our country’s victory. Today we will tell you about one of that war’s…
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1812 : Treaty of Amiens
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The Treaty of Amiens Tags: Russia, Society, History, World, War of 1812 22.09.2010, 16:16 Welcome to our series of programs dedicated to the Patriotic War of 1812. Today we’ll focus on the Treaty of Amiens. The Treaty of Amiens was signed in the city of Amiens on 25 March 1802, between France, Spain, the Batavian…
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Two French commanders who has so little in common
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Two French commanders who had so little in common Tags: Russia, World, History, War of 1812 Kharlamova Maria 16.12.2010, 10:24 They were Marshal Nicholas Charles Oudinot and General Jeannot. Let us begin from Oudinot for his rank was higher. Charles Oudinot was known as a brave and even adventurous person. He was wounded 24 times…
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1812 : Crossing the Berezina
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Crossing the Berezina Tags: Russia, World, History, War of 1812, Culture Lyubov Tsarevskaya 21.12.2010, 16:10 The winter of 1812 came early and was extremely cold. Frost-bitten and famine-stricken, exhausted by rearguard clashes and partisan raids, Napoleon’s Grande Armee was shrinking rapidly. The emperor led his troops to Smolensk, where he hoped to find food and…
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1812 : little-know facts
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1812 War: little-known facts Tags: History, War of 1812, Russia, World Kharlamova Maria 20.12.2010, 15:19 Some such facts are odd enough but true, while others prompt many to rethink the events pertaining to the 1812 war. The 16th century reputed seer Nostradamus, for example, is thought to have predicted the birth of Napoleon and all…