Assault of Izmail by Suvorov

"Monuments of historical literature" - a new series of electronic books by the Multimedia Publishing House Strelbitsky. This series includes works of various genres: historical novels and novels, scientific works on history, popular science essays and essays, chronicles, biographies, memoirs, and even works by Russian tsars. What unites them is that almost every book has become a milestone, an event or an integral part of history itself. This is a series for those who are inclined not to rewrite history, but to comprehend it, using primary sources without notes and interpretations. An essay by the military analyst NA Orlov on the storming of the Turkish fortress Ismail by the troops of Alexander Suvorov was first published in 1890, by the centenary of the memorable event. The military operation of the Russian commander was his personal, careful development, a brilliant solution to the puzzle that his predecessors could not guess. Orlova''s work is valuable with its documentary basis. Historical evidence of the background, preparation and progress of the storm occupies more than half of the work.