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The burning of Moscow looked barbaric to Europeans but heroic to Russians because it sacrificed the cultural heart of the empire to save Russia and Europe from Napoleon.
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Civilizational Sacrifice
The burning of Moscow looked barbaric to Europeans but heroic to Russians because it sacrificed the cultural heart of the empire to save Russia and Europe from Napoleon.
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"And most of the Russian nobility, a lot of them actually have German blood. And they actually spoke French at home. Okay? So, this..."
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"And the Europeans thought this was an incredible act of barbarism. Okay? But for the Russians, they believed it was an incredible act of..."
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