Презентация по английскому языку на тему: «Сожжение Москвы».

The Burning of Moscow

On the eve of 1812, Moscow was rich populous city, proud of its history and dynamic development. In this cosmopolitan city, standing at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, many foreigners lived. Russian and representatives of different nationalities worked side by side, multiplying its prosperity.

For how many capitals of the world for fifteen years of war came the victorious armies of Napoleon! How many big, beautiful, rich city was given to the will of the French Emperor: Milan, Venice, Alexandria, Cairo, Jaffa, Vienna, Berlin, Lisbon, Rome, Amsterdam, Antver foams, Warsaw. In Milan, the army of Napoleon called "little kapral", and in Moscow should be called "divine imperatorom" ...

Going to Moscow, the soldiers saw hundreds of churches with gold, bright fancy domed heads, palaces of various styles, houses, painted in various colors, the gardens, bul¬vary, winding Moscow River, on the light Tek lu¬gam. Over the entire panorama dominated by the ancient Kremlin tower with a tall bell tower of Ivan the Great, on ver¬shine which sparkled in the bright sun a large gold cross. Dream. Oriental Tale. Unexplored Asia! But Moscow unfriendly met Napoleon's army. The ancient city of Napoleon replied ominous silence and individual rifle vystre¬lami. Instead he polu¬chil key message that Moscow abandoned residents. Of the 270 thousand. Population of Moscow and about 100 ty¬s. who had taken refuge in the town of refugees from the western regions of the country - there are not more than 10-12 thousand people.. Vanguard fran¬tsuzskoy army approached the Kremlin, fired rifles residents had taken refuge within its walls. From the recent enthusiastic mood was gone. Foreboding swept suite. The generals were silent, not admiring Moscow. Gloomy and irritable entered the city the French emperor - the triumph did not take place.

. Already in the afternoon on September 2 in the empty city erupted early fires. In the evening a huge city ablaze. It began the famous Moscow pozhar, which lasted a week. From 9151 the house that was in Moscow at the time, 6496. Completely burned burnt Arbat Prechistenka Moscow Center, Taganka, Zamoskvorechye, burned all the streets along the line of the French army from dvizheniya Dorogomilovskoy outpost to Ryazan doroge. The next day, after coming to the Ancient Emperor of the French located with comfort in the Kremlin. In the evening there arose a great storm. He then flew from the north, from the west, as if trying on, which side is more convenient to chase the Kremlin fire fighting. By midnight, the streets around the Kremlin were in the fire. The Kremlin flew last bunt. In several places already started fires zagorelas arsenal tower, which still left many russkogo gunpowder, but their guards extinguished.

A few days after the fire nachala Napoleon escaped from the Kremlin, ran through the hot air, falling around goloveshki, smoke and the roar and crackle of flame on the only still free ognya Nikolskaya Street. Moscow Fire nepriyatelyu created unbearable conditions sposobstvoval his demoralization and razlozheniyu allowed Russian voyskam implement flanking maneuver at Tarutino. Napoleon moved to the Petrovsky Palace, where he spent three tomitelnyh day, but did not give any order, not dictated by any military orders. All three days of the emperor did not depart from the windows: watching, when the fire dies down this incredible. Napoleon was gloomy, taciturn and angry. On the night of 5 September 6, poured a big rain. It is noisy until dawn. Hurricane winds that raged yesterday and the day before yesterday, last verse. The glow began to decrease and fade. On the morning of September 6 the thick clouds of smoke hung over gorodom. The air is a little refreshment ...

Entering the city, the French started to plunder Moscow - empty nobility and merchant houses, wine cellars and warehouses. Under these conditions, when the drunken marauders showed little concern for fire bezopasnosti probability namnogo increased fires. It must be remembered that in these days in Moscow, according to eyewitnesses, were dry windy days, and the wooden city could break out immediately, it is not just in the hot, dry summer has happened before. The fact of the ad Moskvy war booty to the soldiers opened the "Grand Army" rich opportunities for looting, robbery, violence and destruction. Plundered by severe sisteme occupants in different parts reserved for the days of the army. September 4-5, they smashed and set fire to Moscow University ...

36 days were burnt by the French in Moscow. In revenge for his defeat, Napoleon when leaving Moscow Marshal Mortier gave the barbarous order to blow up the Kremlin. Mines were laid at the Kremlin's walls and building. In the night from 8 to 9 October it was blown three Kremlin towers and the arsenal. But it started to rain, wet wicks, and thereby prevent further destruction of the Kremlin. Muscovites have discovered mines under the bell tower of Ivan the Great and the Spassky Gates and neutralized them.