Napoleon’stumultuousrelationswithRussiaincludinghisdisastrous1812invasionserveasthebackdropforthetangledpersonallivesoftwoaristocraticfamilies.
The500,000strongNapoleon’sarmymovesthroughRussiaandcausesmuchdestructionculminatinginthebattleofBorodino.TheRussianarmyhastoretreat.Moscowisoccupied,lootedandburneddown,butsoonNapoleonlosescontrolandhastoflee.Bothsidessuffertremendouslossesinthewar,andRussiansocietyisleftirrevocablychanged.As...