Experts Solved a Vast Napoleonic Mystery by Digging Up A Russian Dance Floor
The remains of General Charles-Etienne Gudin, a one-legged general who served under Napoleon Bonaparte, have been discovered under a dance floor in Smolensk, Russia. Gudin was shot during the 1812 French invasion of Russia, and his heart was sent back to France, where it was buried in a chapel in Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris.
In 2019, Russian and French archaeologists, led by French historian Pierre Malinowski, discovered Gudin's remains in a wooden coffin. The descendants of Gudin and members of the Paris Napoleon 2021 association want him to be laid to rest alongside other military figures in Les Invalides in Paris.
Step back in time as experts unearth a dance floor in Russia, uncovering a tangled web of Napoleonic secrets. Join us as we delve into the mystery and discover the hidden history buried beneath the surface.