Was the war with Napoleon a popular one? Yes, indeed! While capitalism was developing in full swing in Europe, tools and soil cultivation technologies were being improved, in Russia at that time peasants plowed with a wooden plough, were in the position of slaves and in order not to starve to death (yields of no more than seven quintals per hectare) were brought down into communities. And then strangers in uniform come and condemn them to starvation... Quote from the book "War and Peace. Volume 4". the cudgel of the people's war rose with all its formidable and majestic force and, without asking anyone's tastes and rules, with stupid simplicity, but with expediency, without sorting anything out, rose, fell and nailed the French until the whole invasion was destroyed.
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If anyone is wondering, the good part starts at 2:13 (no cannons, sadly)
A great song somehow made even better
Nice
Was the war with Napoleon a popular one? Yes, indeed! While capitalism was developing in full swing in Europe, tools and soil cultivation technologies were being improved, in Russia at that time peasants plowed with a wooden plough, were in the position of slaves and in order not to starve to death (yields of no more than seven quintals per hectare) were brought down into communities. And then strangers in uniform come and condemn them to starvation...
Quote from the book "War and Peace. Volume 4". the cudgel of the people's war rose with all its formidable and majestic force and, without asking anyone's tastes and rules, with stupid simplicity, but with expediency, without sorting anything out, rose, fell and nailed the French until the whole invasion was destroyed.