On the eve of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Patriotic War of 1812, the figure of Mikhail Illarionovich Kutuzov is attracting increased interest. People's historical memory is always grateful to its heroes, no matter who they are. When it comes to the “thunderstorm of the 12th”, the glorious names of Pyotr Bagration and Denis Davydov, Mikhail Barclay de Tolly and Matvey Platov, Dmitry Dokhturov and Nadezhda Durova immediately come to mind... But the first in this series of firsts has always been, is and there will be Mikhail Kutuzov. The great Russian commander Mikhail Illarionovich Golenishchev-Kutuzov entered Russian history as the “Savior of Russia”, His Serene Highness Prince of Smolensk, the first full holder of the Military Imperial Order of the Holy Great Martyr and Victorious George. He had a difficult life, with its ups and the highest disgraces. And on the pages of this book, the events of those distant days when the fate of Russia was decided on the battlefields come to life again and again...