1812 : la retraite de Russie

the mist, the atmosphere , and the figures of those fir trees in the tempest ,made me think of those men struggling for life,retreating from Moscow in November 1812 ,all that due to Napoleon's eagerness to conqueer. They were 100000 soldiers and not many came back. It was Napoleon's first great defeat

ces sapins courbés par le vent m'ont fait penser à la retraite de Russie ...silhouettes des soldats pris dans la tempête et qui se soutiennent en avançant dans la tourmente...