Studies the Borodino battlefield
· Borodino Battlefield, Moscow Oblast, Russia
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic · file While preparing War and Peace, Tolstoy walked the Borodino battlefield, investigated its terrain, and gathered details for his reconstruction of the 1812 battle. The source uses Old Style dates; 25–27 September corresponds to 7–9 October 1867 Gregorian. Coordinates represent the battlefield complex.
