Today in History, Aug. 20
- The Moscow Times
- Aug. 21 2013 00:00
- Last edited 08:12

Mikhail Kutuzov at the Battle of Borodino by Anatoly Pavlovich Shepelyuk (1906-1972).
Mikhail Kutuzov was named Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Russian Army, 201 years ago today, on Aug. 20, 1812. Under Kutuzov's leadership, the Russian army forced French troops led by Napoleon to withdraw from Russia.