Photo of Borodino participant

[billyturnip]

We've seen photo's of French and British Napoleonic veterans but I've just discovered this. I'm not sure if it's genuine but interesting if it is.

The only photo of participant of the battle of borodino. Pavel Yakovlevich Tolstoguzov Aged 117 years, 1912

 

[billyturnip]

More, plus an opportunity to date Russian women.

http://englishrussia.com/2014/08/26/russian-long-livers-who-had-seen-patriotic-war-1812/

 

[OldTaff]

Marvellous! Thanks for posting this; what a grand bunch of veterans.

Alan

 

[billyturnip]

I bet they could tell a story.