Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoRussian country, go fuck yourselflemmy.worldimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1516arrow-down111
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minus-squarePan_Ziemniak@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoThere was that year of time when Poland controlled Moscow, the only nation to ever successfully capture the city. Unleash the husaria!
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoIf only those Belarusian mercenaries had tried harder.
minus-squareBigilusDickilus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoFrance captured Moscow (in a pyrrhic victory…) in the Napoleonic wars.
minus-squareJebanuusPisusIIlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoPoland held it for a year or so. We have a better claim to it
minus-squarePan_Ziemniak@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoAnd the Russians burnt it down after the French entered.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years ago Tell me, uncle, that not for nothing Burnt in fire Moscow was given to the French? - “Borodino”, Lermontov
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIt, eh, controlled it with the claim of supporting a legitimate monarchy, so whether it was captured can be disputed.
There was that year of time when Poland controlled Moscow, the only nation to ever successfully capture the city. Unleash the husaria!
If only those Belarusian mercenaries had tried harder.
France captured Moscow (in a pyrrhic victory…) in the Napoleonic wars.
Poland held it for a year or so. We have a better claim to it
And the Russians burnt it down after the French entered.
- “Borodino”, Lermontov
It, eh, controlled it with the claim of supporting a legitimate monarchy, so whether it was captured can be disputed.