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Since 1989 Panorama of Russia has specialized in academic and reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Russkogo Ofitsera Epokhi 1812 Goda
[ The everyday life of a Russian officer in the epoch of 1812]
Moscow: Molodaia gvardiia, 2008 695 p. [32 ill.] Serie: Zhivaia Istoriia: Povsednevnaia Zhizn` Chelovechestva Hardcover. 12.5 x 20 cm ISBN: 9785235031074 Language: Russian
The military profession was one of the most honorable in imperial Russia. The Russian officer, "a nobleman of the sword", was surrounded by respect and adoration in high society. This book is about the everyday life of a Russian officer in the epoch of Napoleonic wars. It is heavily based on letters, diaries and memoirs of veterans of the Patriotic War of 1812, as well as other publications. Comments. Bibliography.