| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 789 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Kutuzov -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Maps -- Acknowledgments -- Author's Note -- Prologue -- Part I -- chapter 1 A Boy from Pskov Province, 1747-1762 -- chapter 2 The Masters and the Apprentice, 1763-1771 -- chapter 3 At Death's Door, 1772-1785 -- chapter 4 "An Eagle from the Lofty Flock," 1786-1789 -- chapter 5 "The Gutters Dyed with Blood," 1790 -- chapter 6 "The Glorious Hero of Măcin," 1791-1792 -- Part II -- chapter 7 The Envoy of Her Imperial Majesty, 1793 -- chapter 8 At the Court of the Sultan, 1794 |
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Chapter 9 Military Philosophe and Courtier, 1794-1797 -- chapter 10 The Wrathful Czar, 1796-1801 -- chapter 11 Walking the Tightrope, 1801-1804 -- PART III -- chapter 12 Confronting Napoleon, 1805 -- chapter 13 "The Glorious Retreat" -- chapter 14 The Tale of Two Ruses -- chapter 15 The Eclipse of Austerlitz -- PART IV -- chapter 16 The Wilderness Years, 1806-1808 -- chapter 17 The Carnage on the Danube, 1809 -- chapter 18 Call to Arms, 1810-1811 -- chapter 19 The Master of War, 1811 -- chapter 20 Between War and Peace, January-June 1812 -- PART V -- chapter 21 The Fateful Year |
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Chapter 22 The Road to Borodino -- chapter 23 The Hollow Victory -- chapter 24 The Torrent and the Sponge -- chapter 25 "The Old Fox of the North" -- chapter 26 The Turning Point -- chapter 27 "The Golden Bridge" -- chapter 28 The Chase -- chapter 29 The Great Escape -- chapter 30 The Last Campaign -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
"The first modern English-language biography of Mikhail Golenischev-Kutuzov, the famed Russian Field Marshal and central character of Leo Tolstoy's epic "War and Peace." One of the most important military minds of the period, he is credited with defeating Napoleon and saving Russia, though his fame is not limited to the Napoleonic wars. As it often happens with national heroes, Kutuzov gradually became larger than life, a messianic character who led Holy Russia against the evils of the Revolution and anarchy; the Soviet leaders later exploited his personality for even more grandiose schemes. The real Kutuzov was gradually replaced by a mythical character who appeared at a time of great danger to save Russia. The impact of this propaganda can be still seen in modern Russia: In 2000, the public opinion poll showed that majority of the Russians consider Kutuzov as "the Person of the 19th Century," far ahead of famous writers Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy, composer Peter Tchaikovsky or scientist Dmitry Mendeleyev, while the 2017 public opinion poll placed Kutuzov in the top twenty of the most distinguished historical personalities in world history (slightly behind Napoleon). As much as Kutuzov is venerated in Russia, he remains an overlooked figure in the West, with Western historiography comprising of just a handful of titles in English, French or German, the vast majority of them translations of older Soviet works or derived from them. This book provides a new biography of the field marshal, examining his personal life and military/diplomatic accomplishments, and relying on a wide range of primary and secondary sources as well as Russian archival material. Mikaberidze offers a fresh look at the historical figure whose character remains elusive but whose accomplishments are irrefutable."-- Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (Oxford Academic, viewed July 7, 2023) |
| Subject |
Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich, svetleĭshiĭ kni︠a︡zʹ Smolenskiĭ, 1745-1813.
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| SUBJECT |
Kutuzov, Mikhail Illarionovich, svetleĭshiĭ kni︠a︡zʹ Smolenskiĭ, 1745-1813 fast |
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Generals -- Russia -- Biography
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Campaigns -- Russia.
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Generals
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Military campaigns
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Russia
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Electronic books
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2022003429 |
| ISBN |
9780197546765 |
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0197546765 |
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9780197546758 |
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0197546757 |
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9780197546741 |
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0197546749 |
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