Before he dug his imperial ruin with the suicidal Russian campaign, where he marched dazzled by the beauty of some Muscovite churches suggested by the Chinese pagodas, Napoleon tested the ambassador of Alexander I. Until that day, the Tsar was his ally and they had sealed a loyalty that the Corsican leader would break up invading Russia without fuss. Like a century and a quarter later Hitler would repeat - trying to amend the flat to History - by tearing his pact of non-aggression subscribed

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