> Back in the middle ages, when the French conquered Britain, the ruling class spoke French and the peasants spoke English. This features quite a bit in War an

> Back in the middle ages, when the French conquered Britain, the ruling class spoke French and the peasants spoke English. This features quite a bit in War and Peace, too. As tensions increase between France and Russia as Napoleon takes over much of Europe and war between the countries looms, you'll find Russian nobility taking Russian language classes, because their first language is French!