Sometimes the Patriotic War of 1812 was also referred to as the Great Patriotic War (Великая отечественная война); the phrase first appeared no later than 1844 and became popular on the eve of the centenary of the Patriotic War of 1812.
As veces, a Guerra Patria de 1812 é coñecida como a Gran Guerra Patria (Великая отечественная война); a frase apareceu por primeira vez pouco despois de 1844 e fíxose popular na véspera do centenario da guerra de 1812.