The album presents portraits, battle compositions, panorama fragments from the extensive collection of the Borodino battle panorama museum. Battle scenes, episodes of guerrilla warfare by famous Russian and foreign artists give a vivid idea of ​ ​ the feat of the Russian people during the Patriotic War of 1812. Each reproduction is accompanied by an explanation similar to that given by the guide when conducting an excursion. Therefore, this is not just an album, but, in a way, a book on military history. Some authors of paintings are contemporaries of the events depicted or their direct participants.