Storming of Izmail
Suvorov storms an 'impregnable' Ottoman fortress
On 22 December 1790 Alexander Suvorov's troops stormed Izmail, one of the strongest Ottoman fortresses. The victory became a byword for Russian arms, and Gavrila Derzhavin's song 'Let the Thunder of Victory Sound', written for the celebrations, became Russia's unofficial anthem.
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