THE MILITARY GALLERY OF THE WINTER PALACE

SAINT-PETERSBURGRUSSIA

2013

THE MILITARY GALLERY OF THE WINTER PALACE

Secondary school # 553Students:

Gavrilenko V. Tsurikov D.Petrushkevich A. Lebedeva E.

Dobrochasava K. Korneva G. Yurko P. Tonu G.Teacher:

N. Androshuk

PROJECT GOALS1. TO STUDY THE MATERIAL DEVOTED TO THE LIFE OF RUSSIA IN 1812 AND THE RUSSIAN-FRENCH WAR.2. TO BROADEN OUR MIND IN THE TOPIC UNDER DISCUSSIONTO CONDUCT SOME SURVEYS AND ANALYZE THE RESULTS.3. TO PROPAGANDA THE LOVE TO RUSSIA AND HEROISM OF PEOPLE WHO SAVED OUR MOTHERLAND.

The Military Gallery of the Winter Palace (1827)

George Dawe(6 February 1781 – 15 October 1829)

George Dawe at work

George Dawe with his family

Some G. Dawe’s famous portraits

Mikhail Golenishchev-Kutuzov

16 September 1745 – 28 April 1813

Kutuzov at the Battle of Borodino. Piter Bagration

appears at the left.

Kutuzov at the Fili conference decides to open Moscow to Napoleon.

Michael Barclay de Tolly Born: December 27, 1761, Courland and Semigallia Died: May 26, 1818 (aged 56), Prussia Allegiance: Russian Empire Service/branch: Imperial Russian Army Rank: Field Marshal Minister of War.

Commanded the whole of the Russian army in the beginning of the War of 1812

Battles/wars: The battle of island (1812), Battle of Borodino, The Battle of Dresden The Battle of Kulm (1813), Battle of Leipzig (1813),The capture of Paris (1814)

Piter Bagration Born: 1765, Kizlvar,Russia

Died: 24 September 1812

Allegiance: Russian Empire

Service/branch: Imperial Russian Army

Rank: General

Commands held General of the Infantry Battles/wars: Russian-Circassian War, Finish War, Russo-Turkish War, Napoleonic War

Battles/wars: Battle of Borodino

Sergei Volkonsky

Born: 19 December 1788 Died: 10 December 1865 Allegiance: Russian Empire Service/branch: Imperial Russian Army Rank: Major General Battles/wars: Was in the Kutuzov’s

squard, Battle of Borodino

Dmitry Golitsyn

Born: 29 October 1771 in St. Petersburg

Died: in Paris on 27 March, 1844

Rank: he was a Russian cavalry general prominent during the Napoleonic Wars, statesman and military writer.

Battles/wars: Battle of Borodino

Ilarion Vasilchikov Born: 1776 - March 5, 1847, St.

Petersburg

Died: February 21 (March 5) 1847

Allegiance: Russian Empire

Service/branch: Imperial Russian Army

Rank: General of Cavalry, he commanded of individual Guards Corps

Battles/wars: Pultusk, Saltanovka, Battle of Borodino, Tarutino Maloyaroslavets Bautzen, Katsbah, Leipzig

Denis Davydov Born: 27 July 1784 Died: 4 May 1839 Allegiance: Russian Federation Rank: Lieutenant general Commands held Akhtyrsky Hussars

regiment Battles/wars: Battle of Austerlitz,

Battle of Borodino, The battle of the Poles, The Battle of LA ROTHIERE

Nikolay Tuchkov

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Battles/wars: Russo- Swedish War (1788- 1790), Kosciuszko Uprising, French invasion of Russia, Battle of Borodino

SURVEY

The questionnaire 1. Where is The Military Gallery situated?a)In the Hermitage b)In the Russian museum c)In the Historical museum d)In the Ethnographic museum

2. How many portraits are there?a) 332 portraits b) 254 portraits c) 413 portraits d) 501 portraits

3. Who drew all these portraits?a) Ivan Argunov b) Ivan Ivazovskij c) George Dawe d) Vladimir Borovikovskij

4. Borodino battle taken place in …….. ? a) 1803 b) 1812 c) 1814 d) 1807

5. Who was the commander- in-chief in the battle of Borodino? a) Mikhail Kutuzov b) Peter Bagration c) Alexander Suvorov d) Michael Barclay de Tolly

6. Who was the emperor Of Russia that time? a) Ivan III b) Alexander I c) Alexander II d) Peter I

7. How many people were in the Russian army (1812)? a) 480 thousand b) 550 thousand c) 392 thousand d) 514 thousand

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CONCLUSION

WE REMEMBER OUR HEROES

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WE REMEMBER OUR HEROES