Today, the false mythology around the history of Russia is acquiring unprecedented proportions. It is reflected in the work of some modern publicists and researchers who are not interested in recreating an objective picture of our past. The present work of Candidate of Historical Sciences P. V. Multatuli is an attempt to document and convincingly show the scientific inconsistency of historical myths about the Patriotic War of 1812 and its key characters, based on the publications of one of the professional historians of our time.