# 1812 – La campagne de Russie, d’après Minard : un hommage en mouvement

> Charles Joseph Minard’s 1869 map of Napoleon’s Russian campaign, animated day by day: the map explained in nine points, the campaign in twenty-four steps with their sources, the context, and the making-of (ten days, one person and an AI). The animation runs in the browser (Python, through Pyodide); the pages below hold everything it says, as plain HTML, in French, English and Russian.

## français

- [Présentation](https://minard1812.org/story/fr/): En 1869, Charles Joseph Minard dessina ce que devint l’armée de Napoléon en Russie. Ici, sa carte prend vie : voici, mot pour mot, ce que l’animation raconte.
- [La carte expliquée](https://minard1812.org/story/fr/map): Neuf points, chacun sur un détail de l’original : ce que Minard a dessiné, et comment le lire.
- [La chronologie](https://minard1812.org/story/fr/chronology): Vingt-quatre étapes, du passage du Niémen au retour : chacune avec la carte animée ce jour-là, un tableau et ses sources.
- [Le contexte](https://minard1812.org/story/fr/context): L’Europe de 1812, le tsar, le coût de la campagne : ce que la carte ne dit pas.
- [Coulisses : comment est née cette animation](https://minard1812.org/story/fr/making-of): Dix jours, une personne et une IA : leurs échanges, cités et résumés.

## English

- [Presentation](https://minard1812.org/story/en/): In 1869, Charles Joseph Minard drew what became of Napoleon's army in Russia. Here, his map comes to life: this is, word for word, what the animation tells.
- [The map explained](https://minard1812.org/story/en/map): Nine points, each on a detail of the original: what Minard drew, and how to read it.
- [The chronology](https://minard1812.org/story/en/chronology): Twenty-four steps, from the crossing of the Niemen to the return: each with the animated map that day, a painting, and its sources.
- [The context](https://minard1812.org/story/en/context): Europe in 1812, the tsar, the cost of the campaign: what the map does not say.
- [Making-of: how this animation came to be](https://minard1812.org/story/en/making-of): Ten days, one person and an AI: their exchanges, quoted and summarized.

## русский

- [Введение](https://minard1812.org/story/ru/): В 1869 году Шарль Жозеф Минар нарисовал, что стало с армией Наполеона в России. Здесь его карта оживает: вот, слово в слово, что рассказывает анимация.
- [Карта с пояснениями](https://minard1812.org/story/ru/map): Девять пояснений, каждое на фрагменте оригинала: что нарисовал Минар и как это читать.
- [Хронология](https://minard1812.org/story/ru/chronology): Двадцать четыре шага, от переправы через Неман до возвращения: каждый с анимированной картой в этот день, картиной и источниками.
- [Контекст](https://minard1812.org/story/ru/context): Европа 1812 года, царь, цена кампании: то, чего карта не говорит.
- [Как это сделано](https://minard1812.org/story/ru/making-of): Десять дней, один человек и ИИ: их разговоры, в цитатах и в пересказе.

## italiano

- [Presentazione](https://minard1812.org/story/it/): Nel 1869 Charles Joseph Minard disegnò che cosa divenne l'esercito di Napoleone in Russia. Qui la sua carta prende vita: ecco, parola per parola, ciò che l'animazione racconta.
- [La carta spiegata](https://minard1812.org/story/it/map): Nove punti, ciascuno su un dettaglio dell'originale: che cosa ha disegnato Minard, e come leggerlo.
- [La cronologia](https://minard1812.org/story/it/chronology): Ventiquattro tappe, dal passaggio del Niemen al ritorno: ciascuna con la carta animata di quel giorno, un dipinto e le sue fonti.
- [Il contesto](https://minard1812.org/story/it/context): L'Europa del 1812, lo zar, il costo della campagna: ciò che la carta non dice.
- [Dietro le quinte: come è nata questa animazione](https://minard1812.org/story/it/making-of): Dieci giorni, una persona e un'IA: i loro scambi, citati e riassunti.

## Deutsch

- [Vorstellung](https://minard1812.org/story/de/): 1869 zeichnete Charles Joseph Minard, was aus Napoleons Armee in Russland geworden war. Hier erwacht seine Karte zum Leben: dies ist, Wort für Wort, was die Animation erzählt.
- [Die Karte, erklärt](https://minard1812.org/story/de/map): Neun Punkte, jeder auf einem Ausschnitt des Originals: was Minard zeichnete, und wie man es liest.
- [Die Chronologie](https://minard1812.org/story/de/chronology): Vierundzwanzig Schritte, vom Übergang über die Memel bis zur Rückkehr: jeder mit der animierten Karte an diesem Tag, einem Gemälde und seinen Quellen.
- [Der Kontext](https://minard1812.org/story/de/context): Europa 1812, der Zar, der Preis des Feldzugs: was die Karte nicht sagt.
- [Making-of: wie diese Animation entstand](https://minard1812.org/story/de/making-of): Zehn Tage, ein Mensch und eine KI: ihre Gespräche, zitiert und zusammengefasst.

## Source

- [minard_1812.py](https://minard1812.org/minard_1812.py): the application’s code, with all its English and French texts (the Russian, Italian and German ones: [minard_1812_ru.json](https://minard1812.org/minard_1812_ru.json), [minard_1812_it.json](https://minard1812.org/minard_1812_it.json), [minard_1812_de.json](https://minard1812.org/minard_1812_de.json))
- [The animation](https://minard1812.org/): needs a browser with WebAssembly and WebGL 2