Borodino (village), Mozhaysky District, Moscow Oblast
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Coordinates: 55°32′N 35°49′E / 55.533°N 35.817°E
Borodino (Russian: Бородино́) is a rural locality (a village) in Mozhaysky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 13 kilometers (8.1 mi) west of Mozhaysk.
The village is famous as the location of the Battle of Borodino, which occurred in what is now known as the "Borodino Battlefield" (Бородинское поле). The State Borodino War and History Museum and Reserve is situated within the Borodino Battlefield. The reserved area is 109.7 square kilometers (42.4 sq mi); the area of the protected zone is 645 square kilometers (249 sq mi).
During the 1941 Battle of Moscow, the field was the place of a severe clash between the Soviet and German forces.
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- Official website of the State Borodino War and History Museum and Reserve (English) (Russian)
