Stories from Russian history of the 18th century. Commanders. Medinsky V.R.

The book from the series “Stories from Russian History” by Vladimir Medinsky, the author of the famous “Myths of Russia”, is dedicated to the outstanding Russian military leaders of the XVIII century.

the names of Minikh, Rumyantsev, Potemkin, Suvorov, Ushakov, Orlov marked The most glorious pages of the history of domestic army and navy. Kolberg and Kunsdorf, Rymnik and Ishmael, Chesma and Corfu - these names are inscribed in the history of military art.

images of great commanders and naval breeders in this book far from the frozen titans of granite and bronze: they appear not icons , and living people with their weaknesses. But their charisma and charm, under the spell of which all their contemporaries fell, conquers us the current.

The book is based on a cycle of lectures read in the Lecture "Dostoevsky" and on the Culture television channel, and will be useful as it will be useful as Schoolchildren who only discovering the Great World of Russian History, as well as adult readers who can learn many interesting details about the life of the greatest heroes of Russia.