About the book: 1989 / In Lazhechnikov’s essay, dedicated to the Patriotic War, the focus is on the foreign campaigns of the Russian armies of 1813-1815. The picture of a destroyed Vilnius littered with corpses, the grueling pursuit of the retreating French army, the relationship of Russian soldiers with the local population, officer conversations at bivouacs - all this greatly enriches our understanding of the final period of the war. In the foreground of this motley picture are portraits of the generals of the 12th year: N.N. Raevsky, A.P. Ermolov, A.I. Osterman-Tolstoy. I.I. Lazhechnikov. “Basurman. The sorcerer on the Sukharev Tower. Essays-memoirs", Publishing House "Soviet Russia", Moscow, 1989 Notes by N. G. Ilyinskaya First published: Russian Messenger. 1864. № 1.