Modelling the Battle of Borodino 1812

 

I visited the site at the end of May 2012 which also coincided with a mini re-enactment display.  

The visit afforded a much better feel for the terrain.;

it was notably flatter than I had believed.

 

The Russian Embassy’s Rossotrudnichestvo office

in London exhibited it from 6th-14th September and

between 26th September - 3rd November 2012 it was

shown at the Scotland-Russia Institute in Edinburgh.

It is now ‘home’ in Shropshire until a permanent home

can be found - somewhere?

 

In April 2014 I was awarded the commemorative medal;

“For contribution to immortalizing the memory of the

Patriotic War of 1812” via the London Embassy.

 

 

Links

The Opening & medal as recorded on Embassy webbsite

http://rusemb.org.uk/activity/103

http://rusemb.org.uk/activity/187

 

The 2012 exhibition as featured on Russian TV’s main evening new programme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTlndZwr7t8&list=UUleTEP3qMR5wLoimJdKBi3g&index=2&featur e=plpp_video

 

My posters to accompany the Exhibition

 

http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mfv/borodino/

 

 

 

 

Please contact me if you wish !

 

Gerry

 

 

borodino1812@btinternet.com

 

 

and Flickr page

www.flickr.com/photos/borodino1812

 

 

 

The new site and model

 

www.borodino-to-waterloo.co.uk

 

 

 

The most comprehensive coverage of the battle:-

The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov

Alexander Mikaberidze . The Battle of Borodino: Napoleon Against Kutuzov.  London: Pen & Sword, Barnsley, UK: 2010    ISBN# 9781848844049.

 

Links

www.plasticsoldierreview.com

www.en.wikipedia.org