BORODINO, Russia — Dozens of war buffs in fur hats, capes and tights rode prancing horses, practicing for the battle reenactment. Workers frantically laid tiles, paved roads and touched up monuments ...

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, ITAR-TASS ...

BORODINO, Moscow region, September 2 (Itar-Tass) —— President Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Borodino Battle and awarded the “City of Military Glory” titles ...

One of the episodes of the guerilla movement of the Great Patriotic War is to be reconstructed by the State Borodino War and History Museum, Ministry of Culture of Russia reports. The Musuem will have ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This medalette commemorates the ...

In September 1812, France's Napoleon Bonaparte faced Russian Imperial General Mikhail Kutuzov at the Battle of Borodino. After 200 years, through the works of artists such as Leo Tolstoy (as well as ...

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Prokudin-Gorsky developed a complex process for vivid, detailed color photography (see box text below). His vision of ...

He visited the Borodino Battle Museum founded in 1839 on the orders of Emperor Alexander II BORODINO, Moscow region, September 2 (Itar-Tass) —— President Vladimir Putin took part in celebrations of ...