War of 1812

[Roman Koropeckyj]

You may also want to consider the first chapter of Herzen's "Byloe i dumy"
(several English translations) which contains a marevelous account of the
burning of Moscow and other tidbits.


>On Tue, 9 Apr 1996, Franklin A. Sciacca wrote:
>
>> Can anyone recommend Russian literary works concerning the War of 1812 and
>> Napoleon available in English translation?
>> 1. *War and Peace*, of course, [is Norton Critical the best edition to use
>> for American undergrads?]
>> 2.  Lermontov, "Borodino"-- this became a folk song.  Are there any famous
>> recordings?
>> 3.  Has Zagoskin's *Roslavlev* ever been translated?
>>
>> What else can you recommend?
>>
>> Frank Sciacca
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