,BOOK #a#e1 ,*APT] #aa 

#ahfiahfi 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,NEXT DAY ! FIELD M>%AL GAVE A D9N] & BALL :I* ! ,EMP]OR 
 HONOR$ BY HIS PRES5CE4 ,KUTUZOV HAD RECEIV$ ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,GEORGE ( 
 ! ,FIR/ ,CLASS & ! ,EMP]OR %[$ HIM ! HI<E/ HONORS1 BUT 
 EV]YONE KNEW ( ! IMP]IAL DISSATISFACTION ) HIM4 ,! PROPRIETIES 
 W]E OBS]V$ & ! ,EMP]OR WAS ! FIR/ TO SET ?AT EXAMPLE1 BUT 
 EV]YBODY UND]/OOD ?AT ! OLD MAN WAS BLAMEWOR?Y & 
 GOOD-=-NO?+4 ,:5 ,KUTUZOV1 CON=M+ TO A CU/OM ( ,CA!R9E'S DAY1 
 ORD]$ ! /&>DS ?AT HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ TO BE L[]$ AT ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S FEET ON HIS 5T]+ ! BALLROOM1 ! ,EMP]OR MADE A WRY FACE 
 & MUTT]$ SOME?+ 9 :I* SOME PEOPLE CAU<T ! WORDS1 0! OLD 
 COM$IAN40 

,! ,EMP]OR'S DISPLEASURE ) ,KUTUZOV WAS SPECIALLY 9CREAS$ AT ,VILNA BY 
 ! FACT ?AT ,KUTUZOV EVID5TLY C\LD NOT OR W\LD NOT UND]/& ! 
 IMPORTANCE ( ! COM+ CAMPAIGN4 

,:5 ON ! FOLL[+ MORN+ ! ,EMP]OR SAID TO ! (FIC]S ASSEMBL$ 
 AB\T HIM3 0,Y\ HAVE NOT ONLY SAV$ ,RUSSIA1 Y\ HAVE SAV$ ,EUROPE60 !Y 
 ALL UND]/OOD ?AT ! W> WAS NOT 5D$4 

,KUTUZOV ALONE W\LD NOT SEE ?IS & OP5LY EXPRESS$ HIS OP9ION ?AT NO 
 FRE% W> C\LD IMPROVE ! POSITION OR ADD TO ! GLORY ( ,RUSSIA1 BUT 
 C\LD ONLY SPOIL & L[] ! GLORI\S POSITION ?AT ,RUSSIA HAD GA9$4 
 ,HE TRI$ TO PROVE TO ! ,EMP]OR ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( LEVY+ FRE% 
 TROOPS1 SPOKE ( ! H>D%IPS ALREADY 5DUR$ BY ! PEOPLE1 ( ! 
 POSSIBILITY ( FAILURE & SO =?4 

,?IS BE+ ! FIELD M>%AL'S FRAME ( M9D HE WAS NATURALLY REG>D$ AS 
 M]ELY A H9DRANCE & OB/ACLE TO ! IMP5D+ W>4 

,TO AVOID UNPLEASANT 5C\NT]S ) ! OLD MAN1 ! NATURAL ME?OD WAS TO 
 DO :AT HAD BE5 DONE ) HIM AT ,AU/]LITZ & ) ,B>CLAY AT ! 
 BEG9N+ ( ! ,RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN--TO TRANSF] ! AU?ORITY TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR HIMSELF1 ?US CUTT+ ! GR\ND FROM UND] ! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF'S FEET )\T UPSETT+ ! OLD MAN BY 9=M+ HIM ( ! *ANGE4 

,) ?IS OBJECT HIS /AFF WAS GRADUALLY RECON/RUCT$ & ITS REAL 
 /R5G? REMOV$ & TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,TOLL1 ,KONOVNITSYN1 & 
 ,]MOLOV RECEIV$ FRE% APPO9TM5TS4 ,EV]YONE SPOKE L\DLY ( ! FIELD 
 M>%AL'S GREAT WEAKNESS & FAIL+ HEAL?4 

,HIS HEAL? HAD TO BE BAD = HIS PLACE TO BE TAK5 AWAY & GIV5 TO 
 ANO!R4 ,& 9 FACT HIS HEAL? WAS POOR4 

,SO NATURALLY1 SIMPLY1 & GRADUALLY--JU/ AS HE HAD COME FROM ,TURKEY 
 TO ! ,TREASURY 9 ,PET]SBURG TO RECRUIT ! MILITIA1 & !N TO ! >MY 
 :5 HE WAS NE$$ !RE--N[ :5 HIS P>T WAS PLAY$ \T1 ,KUTUZOV'S 
 PLACE WAS TAK5 BY A NEW & NECESS>Y P]=M]4 

,! W> ( #a#h#a#b1 BESIDES ITS NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE DE> TO EV]Y ,RUSSIAN 
 HE>T1 WAS N[ TO ASSUME ANO!R1 A ,EUROPEAN1 SIGNIFICANCE4 

,! MOVEM5T ( PEOPLES FROM WE/ TO EA/ WAS TO BE SUCCE$$ BY A 
 MOVEM5T ( PEOPLES FROM EA/ TO WE/1 & = ?IS FRE% W> ANO!R 
 LEAD] WAS NECESS>Y1 HAV+ QUALITIES & VIEWS DIFF]+ FROM ,KUTUZOV'S 
 & ANIMAT$ BY DIFF]5T MOTIVES4 

,ALEX&] ,I WAS AS NECESS>Y = ! MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES FROM EA/ TO 
 WE/ & = ! REFIX+ ( NATIONAL FRONTI]S AS ,KUTUZOV HAD BE5 = 
 ! SALVATION & GLORY ( ,RUSSIA4 

,KUTUZOV DID NOT UND]/& :AT ,EUROPE1 ! BALANCE ( P[]1 OR ,NAPOLEON 
 MEANT4 ,HE C\LD NOT UND]/& IT4 ,= ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 PEOPLE1 AFT] ! 5EMY HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ & ,RUSSIA HAD BE5 LIB]AT$ 
 & RAIS$ TO ! SUMMIT ( H] GLORY1 !RE WAS NO?+ LEFT TO DO AS A 
 ,RUSSIAN4 ,NO?+ REMA9$ = ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! NATIONAL W> BUT 
 TO DIE1 & ,KUTUZOV DI$4 

 ,*,A,P,T,] ,X,I 
  

  

,NEXT DAY ! FIELD M>%AL GAVE A D9N] & BALL :I* ! ,EMP]OR 
 HONOR$ BY HIS PRES5CE4 ,KUTUZOV HAD RECEIV$ ! ,ORD] ( ,/4 ,GEORGE ( 
 ! ,FIR/ ,CLASS & ! ,EMP]OR %[$ HIM ! HI<E/ HONORS1 BUT 
 EV]YONE KNEW ( ! IMP]IAL DISSATISFACTION ) HIM4 ,! PROPRIETIES 
 W]E OBS]V$ & ! ,EMP]OR WAS ! FIR/ TO SET ?AT EXAMPLE1 BUT 
 EV]YBODY UND]/OOD ?AT ! OLD MAN WAS BLAMEWOR?Y & 
 GOOD-=-NO?+4 ,:5 ,KUTUZOV1 CON=M+ TO A CU/OM ( ,CA!R9E'S DAY1 
 ORD]$ ! /&>DS ?AT HAD BE5 CAPTUR$ TO BE L[]$ AT ! 
 ,EMP]OR'S FEET ON HIS 5T]+ ! BALLROOM1 ! ,EMP]OR MADE A WRY FACE 
 & MUTT]$ SOME?+ 9 :I* SOME PEOPLE CAU<T ! WORDS1 0! OLD 
 COM$IAN40 

,! ,EMP]OR'S DISPLEASURE ) ,KUTUZOV WAS SPECIALLY 9CREAS$ AT ,VILNA BY 
 ! FACT ?AT ,KUTUZOV EVID5TLY C\LD NOT OR W\LD NOT UND]/& ! 
 IMPORTANCE ( ! COM+ CAMPAIGN4 

,:5 ON ! FOLL[+ MORN+ ! ,EMP]OR SAID TO ! (FIC]S ASSEMBL$ 
 AB\T HIM3 0,Y\ HAVE NOT ONLY SAV$ ,RUSSIA1 Y\ HAVE SAV$ ,EUROPE60 !Y 
 ALL UND]/OOD ?AT ! W> WAS NOT 5D$4 

,KUTUZOV ALONE W\LD NOT SEE ?IS & OP5LY EXPRESS$ HIS OP9ION ?AT NO 
 FRE% W> C\LD IMPROVE ! POSITION OR ADD TO ! GLORY ( ,RUSSIA1 BUT 
 C\LD ONLY SPOIL & L[] ! GLORI\S POSITION ?AT ,RUSSIA HAD GA9$4 
 ,HE TRI$ TO PROVE TO ! ,EMP]OR ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( LEVY+ FRE% 
 TROOPS1 SPOKE ( ! H>D%IPS ALREADY 5DUR$ BY ! PEOPLE1 ( ! 
 POSSIBILITY ( FAILURE & SO =?4 

,?IS BE+ ! FIELD M>%AL'S FRAME ( M9D HE WAS NATURALLY REG>D$ AS 
 M]ELY A H9DRANCE & OB/ACLE TO ! IMP5D+ W>4 

,TO AVOID UNPLEASANT 5C\NT]S ) ! OLD MAN1 ! NATURAL ME?OD WAS TO 
 DO :AT HAD BE5 DONE ) HIM AT ,AU/]LITZ & ) ,B>CLAY AT ! 
 BEG9N+ ( ! ,RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN--TO TRANSF] ! AU?ORITY TO ! 
 ,EMP]OR HIMSELF1 ?US CUTT+ ! GR\ND FROM UND] ! COMM&] 9 
 *IEF'S FEET )\T UPSETT+ ! OLD MAN BY 9=M+ HIM ( ! *ANGE4 

,) ?IS OBJECT HIS /AFF WAS GRADUALLY RECON/RUCT$ & ITS REAL 
 /R5G? REMOV$ & TRANSF]R$ TO ! ,EMP]OR4 ,TOLL1 ,KONOVNITSYN1 & 
 ,]MOLOV RECEIV$ FRE% APPO9TM5TS4 ,EV]YONE SPOKE L\DLY ( ! FIELD 
 M>%AL'S GREAT WEAKNESS & FAIL+ HEAL?4 

,HIS HEAL? HAD TO BE BAD = HIS PLACE TO BE TAK5 AWAY & GIV5 TO 
 ANO!R4 ,& 9 FACT HIS HEAL? WAS POOR4 

,SO NATURALLY1 SIMPLY1 & GRADUALLY--JU/ AS HE HAD COME FROM ,TURKEY 
 TO ! ,TREASURY 9 ,PET]SBURG TO RECRUIT ! MILITIA1 & !N TO ! >MY 
 :5 HE WAS NE$$ !RE--N[ :5 HIS P>T WAS PLAY$ \T1 ,KUTUZOV'S 
 PLACE WAS TAK5 BY A NEW & NECESS>Y P]=M]4 

,! W> ( #a#h#a#b1 BESIDES ITS NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE DE> TO EV]Y ,RUSSIAN 
 HE>T1 WAS N[ TO ASSUME ANO!R1 A ,EUROPEAN1 SIGNIFICANCE4 

,! MOVEM5T ( PEOPLES FROM WE/ TO EA/ WAS TO BE SUCCE$$ BY A 
 MOVEM5T ( PEOPLES FROM EA/ TO WE/1 & = ?IS FRE% W> ANO!R 
 LEAD] WAS NECESS>Y1 HAV+ QUALITIES & VIEWS DIFF]+ FROM ,KUTUZOV'S 
 & ANIMAT$ BY DIFF]5T MOTIVES4 

,ALEX&] ,I WAS AS NECESS>Y = ! MOVEM5T ( ! PEOPLES FROM EA/ TO 
 WE/ & = ! REFIX+ ( NATIONAL FRONTI]S AS ,KUTUZOV HAD BE5 = 
 ! SALVATION & GLORY ( ,RUSSIA4 

,KUTUZOV DID NOT UND]/& :AT ,EUROPE1 ! BALANCE ( P[]1 OR ,NAPOLEON 
 MEANT4 ,HE C\LD NOT UND]/& IT4 ,= ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
 PEOPLE1 AFT] ! 5EMY HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ & ,RUSSIA HAD BE5 LIB]AT$ 
 & RAIS$ TO ! SUMMIT ( H] GLORY1 !RE WAS NO?+ LEFT TO DO AS A 
 ,RUSSIAN4 ,NO?+ REMA9$ = ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ! NATIONAL W> BUT 
 TO DIE1 & ,KUTUZOV DI$4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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