The first step of the Great war
The article provides the analysis of the first weeks of the Patriotic War of 1812. Estimated generalship of the emperor Napoleon, Barclay-de-Tolly, prince P. I. Bagration. According to the new examines the role of the emperor Alexander I and his participation in the course of military actions. It turns out the true picture of the fighting and maneuvering of both armies, in those crucial weeks determined the further course of the War.