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Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812

French invasion of Russia (1812) - Main topic - Good B-class, lacks refs
Napoleon I of France - Emperor of France and commander of the French forces - already included, core biography, vital article. Don't know why template doesn't show 0.5 inclusion (but it is).
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov - Commander of the Russian forces; bad B-class
La Grande Armée - notorious French army involved in the invasion; A-class
Battle of Borodino - Very famous battle - Good Start-Class.
Battle of Berezina - The catastrophic demise of La Grande Armée; Start-Class
War and Peace - Tolstoy's novel about this war; already included in the release version.
1812 Overture - Orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, directly inspired by this war; B-class
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow) - Church erected to commemorate those fallen in the war; B-Class
Pyotr Bagration - important Russian general, died in Borodino, has notable role in War and Peace; Start-Class
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly - Russian field marshall, has notable role in War and Peace; B-class
Louis Nicolas Davout - important French general; Start-Class
Joachim Murat - important French marshall, B-class

The French invasion of Russia is the turning point in Napoleon's reign and a defining moment in Russian history. Field marshall Kutuzov is still venerated in Russia, many statues, museums and monuments still exist. Furthermore, it is an important moment in military history; it clearly shows how the Russian winter and a tactic of scorched earth can destroy an army 5 times larger than the defending army, a lesson Hitler failed to grasp. To top it off, it also had a big impact on the arts, with Tolstoy's novel War and Peace, generally considered to be one of the most important novels ever written, and Tchaikovsky's 1812 overture. Er rab ee 01:59, 17 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Nice topic, certainly one that would be nice to have covered well. I think a few articles are weak. I think one would want to include Borodino (even though it's a Start, it's pretty good and very important in this context), and Kutozov is probably usable. I think I'd exclude 1812 Overture (out-of-control pop culture section, no real refs), also Berezina, Bagration, Davout and Murat which are weak articles, but keep the rest. Thanks, all of your Russian noms have been very helpful for us IMHO. Walkerma 02:47, 6 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Now included

French invasion of Russia (1812) - Main topic - Good B-class, lacks refs
Napoleon I of France - Emperor of France and commander of the French forces - already included, core biography, vital article. Don't know why template doesn't show 0.5 inclusion (but it is).
Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov - Commander of the Russian forces; bad B-class
La Grande Armée - notorious French army involved in the invasion; A-class
Battle of Borodino - Very famous battle - Good Start-Class.
War and Peace - Tolstoy's novel about this war; already included in the release version.
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Moscow) - Church erected to commemorate those fallen in the war; B-Class
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly - Russian field marshall, has notable role in War and Peace; B-class

Not included at this time, but may be reconsidered

Battle of Berezina - The catastrophic demise of La Grande Armée; Start-Class
Pyotr Bagration - important Russian general, died in Borodino, has notable role in War and Peace; Start-Class
1812 Overture - Orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, directly inspired by this war; B-class
Louis Nicolas Davout - important French general; Start-Class
Joachim Murat - important French marshall, B-class

OK, I've added all of the ones I mentioned. I'm holding off on rejecting the others completely - the 1812 article has been cleaned up a lot recently, and with a couple of refs it can go through, and the Murat article is also borderline IMHO. Walkerma 05:15, 28 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]