Why were the Russians so insane and set their own capital on

Part of it was religious fervor. Many people in Russia viewed Napoleon as the literal antichrist.

>>2912923
They did this so the French army would have no proper shelter for the incoming winter. It was actually a few ex-convicts who were promised freedom if they did this that lit the city on fire. The Russian population had evacuated long before the French arrived.

Their capital was St. Petersburg

>>2912923
it´s called total war

>>2913151
"You mean to abandon Russia's ancient and sacred capital?"

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