What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch! year: What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch! "What a Pushkin, what a son of a bitch!" (; sometimes separated by exclamation mark instead of comma) is a catchphrase and winged word from Alexander Pushkin's correspondence with one of his friends, poet Pyotr Vyazemsky. The phrase commonly expresses a joy after finishing one's work and appears particularly in several Russian literary works. In a letter dated circa November 7 or beginning of October, 1825 Pushkin, celebrating his finished drama "Boris Godunov" wrote to Vyazemsky: That was preceded by what Pushkin wrote to Vyazemsky on July 13 of the
Siege of Fort Bard The Fort, called by Napoleon "vilain castel de Bard" (evil castle of Bard in French) was destroyed completely under a Napoleon's order and it will get rebuilt only in 1830 by Charles Albert of Savoy. The surprise attack at the Austro-Piedmontese forces on the Po river in Lombardy planned by Napoleon was delayed. Napoleon will later took over the Piedmontese and Lombard area by defeating the Austrians in the Battle of Marengo. Siege of Fort Bard The Siege of Fort Bard (also known as Bard Fort) was a military action that took place during May 1800 during the second Napoleonic