it's unclear why he was going to Moscow when the capital at that time was Saint Petersburg))
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In the summer of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte decided that Russia was the last piece obstructing him from placing Europe under complete control. His Grand Army—over 600 thousand soldiers from dozens of countries—crossed the Neman River with confidence in a swift victory. Napoleon anticipated a decisive battle, capitulation, and a triumphant peace. But Russia played differently.
The Russian army retreated, burning supplies and leaving empty cities. Smolensk fell, but the victory proved useless. At Borodino, the French won the battlefield but lost tens of thousands of men and did not break Kutuzov’s army. Moscow was captured—but it turned out to be empty. Fires, cold, and lack of provisions transformed the “capital of trophies” into a trap.
Napoleon awaited peace but was met with winter. The retreat became a disaster: frosts of up to -30, hunger, partisans, diseases. Only a tenth of the entire army returned home. The myth of invincibility collapsed, and Europe understood: power without calculation and flexibility is an illusion.
Moral: in the crypt, as well as in the campaign against Russia, betting “on a whim” and confidence in eternal growth are disastrous—the market punishes those who ignore risks and are unprepared for a turnaround.
In the summer of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte decided that Russia was the last piece obstructing him from placing Europe under complete control. His Grand Army—over 600 thousand soldiers from dozens of countries—crossed the Neman River with confidence in a swift victory. Napoleon anticipated a decisive battle, capitulation, and a triumphant peace. But Russia played differently.
The Russian army retreated, burning supplies and leaving empty cities. Smolensk fell, but the victory proved useless. At Borodino, the French won the battlefield but lost tens of thousands of men and did not break Kutuzov’s army. Moscow was captured—but it turned out to be empty. Fires, cold, and lack of provisions transformed the “capital of trophies” into a trap.
Napoleon awaited peace but was met with winter. The retreat became a disaster: frosts of up to -30, hunger, partisans, diseases. Only a tenth of the entire army returned home. The myth of invincibility collapsed, and Europe understood: power without calculation and flexibility is an illusion.
Moral: in the crypt, as well as in the campaign against Russia, betting “on a whim” and confidence in eternal growth are disastrous—the market punishes those who ignore risks and are unprepared for a turnaround.
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