Photo, Print, Drawing Russian Royal Family at Borodino, 1912.
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Title
- Russian Royal Family at Borodino, 1912.
Summary
- This photograph shows Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918) and Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna (1872-1918) with their daughters and other notables, walking on the train platform after arriving at Borodino Station on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Borodino. The second individual from the right is Baron Vladimir Borisovich Frederiks (1838-1927), a minister of the imperial court who was close to Nicholas II. During Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, Russian and French armies clashed on the Borodino battlefield, situated to the west of Moscow. The Battle of Borodino (known to the French as the Battle of Moscow) occurred on September 7, 1812, before the gates of the ancient Russian capital, and is thought to have been the bloodiest of all the battles of the Napoleonic wars, including even Waterloo. The French won a tactical victory that enabled them to enter Moscow, but they failed to destroy Russian forces under the command of Prince Mikhail Kutuzov. The photograph is preserved in the Russian State Archive of Film and Photo Documents.
Created / Published
- [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1912-09-07.
Headings
- - Russian Federation--Moscow--Moscow
- - 1912-09-07
- - Alexandra, Empress, consort of Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1872-1918
- - Borodino, Battle of, 1812
- - Clothing and dress
- - Frederiks, Vladimir Borisovich, Baron, 1838-1927
- - Kings and rulers
- - Military uniforms
- - Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918
- - Railroad cars
- - Railroad stations
- - World War, 1914-1918
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 1 black and white photograph : contact print from a glass plate ; 18 x 24 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- World War I
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021669110
Online Format
- compressed data
- image