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Vogul (iou) and Borodino, Battle of (sh)


Vogul (iou)



Vogul noun & adjective. Also Wogul. L18.
[Russian Vogul, German Wogul.]
A. noun.
A member of an Ugric people inhabiting Tobolsk and Perm in central Russia. L18.
The Ob-Ugrian language of this people. E20.
b. adjective. Of or pertaining to this people or their language. L18.
Also Vo'gulian noun & adjective L18.

Borodino, Battle of (sh)




(Sept. 7, 1812) Bloody battle of the Napoleonic Wars, fought during Napoleon's invasion of Russia, near the town of Borodino, about 70 miles (110 km) west of Moscow.

Napoleon's 130,000 troops won a narrow victory over 120,000 Russians under Mikhail Kutuzov. The Russians suffered about 45,000 dead and wounded, while the French lost about 30,000 men. The victory allowed Napoleon to occupy Moscow.