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Fires in Moscow

  • Fire of Moscow (1812)On the 14th of September 1812, Russian troops and most civilians abandoned Moscow just ahead of French Emperor Napoleon's advancing army.
  • Fire of Moscow (1571)On the 23rd of May 1571, Tatar troops set up a camp near Kolomenskoye. Russian voivodes entered Moscow that same day to prepare for the coming storm.