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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,ON ! EV5+ ( ! FIR/ ( ,SEPTEMB]1 AFT] HIS 9T]VIEW ) 
 ,KUTUZOV1 ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 HAD RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[ MORTIFI$ & (F5D$ 
 BECAUSE HE HAD NOT BE5 9VIT$ TO ATT5D ! C\NCIL ( W>1 & BECAUSE 
 ,KUTUZOV HAD PAID NO ATT5TION TO HIS (F] TO TAKE P>T 9 ! DEF5SE ( 
 ! CITY2 AMAZ$ ALSO AT ! NOVEL \TLOOK REVEAL$ TO HIM AT ! CAMP1 
 :I* TREAT$ ! TRANQUILITY ( ! CAPITAL & ITS PATRIOTIC F]VOR AS 
 NOT M]ELY SECOND>Y BUT QUITE IRRELEVANT & UNIMPORTANT MATT]S4 
 ,DI/RESS$1 (F5D$1 & SURPRIS$ BY ALL ?IS1 ,RO/OP*9 HAD RETURN$ 
 TO ,MOSC[4 ,AFT] SUPP] HE LAY D[N ON A S(A )\T UNDRESS+1 & WAS 
 AWAK5$ SOON AFT] MIDNI<T BY A C\RI] BR++ HIM A LETT] FROM 
 ,KUTUZOV4 ,?IS LETT] REQUE/$ ! C\NT TO S5D POLICE (FIC]S TO GUIDE 
 ! TROOPS ?R\< ! T[N1 AS ! >MY WAS RETREAT+ TO ! ,RYAZAN ROAD 
 BEYOND ,MOSC[4 ,?IS WAS NOT NEWS TO ,RO/OP*94 ,HE HAD KN[N ?AT ,MOSC[ 
 W\LD BE AB&ON$ NOT M]ELY S9CE HIS 9T]VIEW ! PREVI\S DAY ) 
 ,KUTUZOV ON ! ,POKLONNY ,HILL BUT EV] S9CE ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 = 
 ALL ! G5]ALS :O CAME TO ,MOSC[ AFT] ?AT BATTLE HAD SAID UNANIM\SLY 
 ?AT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FI<T ANO!R BATTLE1 & S9CE !N ! 
 GOV]NM5T PROP]TY HAD BE5 REMOV$ EV]Y NI<T1 & HALF ! 9HABITANTS 
 HAD LEFT ! CITY ) ,RO/OP*9'S [N P]MISSION4 ,YET ALL ! SAME ?IS 
 9=MATION A/ONI%$ & IRRITAT$ ! C\NT1 COM+ AS IT DID 9 ! 
 =M ( A SIMPLE NOTE ) AN ORD] FROM ,KUTUZOV1 & RECEIV$ AT NI<T1 
 BREAK+ 9 ON HIS BEAUTY SLEEP4 

,:5 LAT] ON 9 HIS MEMOIRS ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 EXPLA9$ HIS ACTIONS AT 
 ?IS TIME1 HE REPEAT$LY SAYS ?AT HE WAS !N ACTUAT$ BY TWO IMPORTANT 
 CONSID]ATIONS3 TO MA9TA9 TRANQUILITY 9 ,MOSC[ & EXP$ITE ! 
 DEP>TURE ( ! 9HABITANTS4 ,IF ONE ACCEPTS ?IS TW(OLD AIM ALL 
 ,RO/OP*9'S ACTIONS APPE> IRREPROA*ABLE4 0,:Y W]E ! HOLY RELICS1 ! 
 >MS1 AMMUNITION1 GUNP[D]1 & /ORES ( CORN NOT REMOV$8 ,:Y W]E 
 ?\S&S ( 9HABITANTS DECEIV$ 9TO BELIEV+ ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD NOT BE 
 GIV5 UP--& !REBY RU9$80 0,TO PRES]VE ! TRANQUILITY ( ! 
 CITY10 EXPLA9S ,C\NT ,RO/OP*94 0,:Y W]E BUNDLES ( USELESS PAP]S FROM 
 ! GOV]NM5T (FICES1 & ,LEPPI*'S BALLOON & O!R >TICLES REMOV$80 
 0,TO LEAVE ! T[N EMPTY10 EXPLA9S ,C\NT ,RO/OP*94 ,ONE NE$ ONLY ADMIT 
 ?AT PUBLIC TRANQUILITY IS 9 DANG] & ANY ACTION F9DS A 
 JU/IFICATION4 

,ALL ! HORRORS ( ! REIGN ( T]ROR W]E BAS$ ONLY ON SOLICITUDE = 
 PUBLIC TRANQUILITY4 

,ON :AT1 !N1 WAS ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9'S FE> = ! TRANQUILITY ( ,MOSC[ 
 BAS$ 9 #a#h#a#b8 ,:AT REASON WAS !RE = ASSUM+ ANY PROBABILITY ( AN 
 UPRIS+ 9 ! CITY8 ,! 9HABITANTS W]E LEAV+ IT & ! RETREAT+ 
 TROOPS W]E FILL+ IT4 ,:Y %\LD ?AT CAUSE ! MASSES TO RIOT8 

,NEI!R 9 ,MOSC[ NOR ANY:]E 9 ,RUSSIA DID ANY?+ RESEMBL+ AN 
 9SURRECTION EV] OCCUR :5 ! 5EMY 5T]$ A T[N4 ,MORE ?AN T5 
 ?\S& PEOPLE W]E /ILL 9 ,MOSC[ ON ! FIR/ & SECOND ( ,SEPTEMB]1 
 & EXCEPT = A MOB 9 ! GOV]NOR'S C\RTY>D1 ASSEMBL$ !RE AT HIS 
 BIDD+1 NO?+ HAPP5$4 ,IT IS OBVI\S ?AT !RE W\LD HAVE BE5 EV5 
 LESS REASON TO EXPECT A DI/URBANCE AMONG ! PEOPLE IF AFT] ! BATTLE 
 ( ,BOROD9O1 :5 ! SURR5D] ( ,MOSC[ BECAME C]TA9 OR AT LEA/ 
 PROBABLE1 ,RO/OP*9 9/EAD ( EXCIT+ ! PEOPLE BY DI/RIBUT+ >MS 
 & BROAD%EETS HAD TAK5 /EPS TO REMOVE ALL ! HOLY RELICS1 ! 
 GUNP[D]1 MUNITIONS1 & MONEY1 & HAD TOLD ! POPULATION PLA9LY ?AT 
 ! T[N W\LD BE AB&ON$4 

,RO/OP*91 ?\< HE HAD PATRIOTIC S5TIM5TS1 WAS A SANGU9E & 
 IMPULSIVE MAN :O HAD ALWAYS MOV$ 9 ! HI<E/ ADM9I/RATIVE CIRCLES 
 & HAD NO UND]/&+ AT ALL ( ! PEOPLE HE SUPPOS$ HIMSELF TO BE 
 GUID+4 ,EV] S9CE ! 5EMY'S 5TRY 9TO ,SMOL5SK HE HAD 9 IMAG9ATION 
 BE5 PLAY+ ! ROLE ( DIRECTOR ( ! POPUL> FEEL+ ( 0! HE>T ( 
 ,RUSSIA40 ,NOT ONLY DID IT SEEM TO HIM 7AS TO ALL ADM9I/RATORS7 ?AT HE 
 CONTROLL$ ! EXT]NAL ACTIONS ( ,MOSC['S 9HABITANTS1 BUT HE ALSO 
 ?\<T HE CONTROLL$ !IR M5TAL ATTITUDE BY MEANS ( HIS BROAD%EETS 
 & PO/]S1 WRITT5 9 A CO>SE TONE :I* ! PEOPLE DESPISE 9 !IR 
 [N CLASS & DO NOT UND]/& FROM ?OSE 9 AU?ORITY4 ,RO/OP*9 WAS SO 
 PLEAS$ ) ! F9E ROLE ( LEAD] ( POPUL> FEEL+1 & HAD GR[N SO 
 US$ TO IT1 ?AT ! NECESSITY ( REL9QUI%+ ?AT ROLE & AB&ON+ 
 ,MOSC[ )\T ANY H]OIC DISPLAY TOOK HIM UNAW>ES & HE SUDD5LY FELT 
 ! GR\ND SLIP AWAY FROM UND] HIS FEET1 SO ?AT HE POSITIVELY DID NOT 
 KN[ :AT TO DO4 ,?\< HE KNEW IT WAS COM+1 HE DID NOT TILL ! LA/ 
 MOM5T :OLEHE>T$LY BELIEVE ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD BE AB&ON$1 & DID NOT 
 PREP>E = IT4 ,! 9HABITANTS LEFT AGA9/ HIS WI%ES4 ,IF ! GOV]NM5T 
 (FICES W]E REMOV$1 ?IS WAS ONLY DONE ON ! DEM& ( (FICIALS TO 
 :OM ! C\NT YIELD$ RELUCTANTLY4 ,HE WAS ABSORB$ 9 ! ROLE HE HAD 
 CREAT$ = HIMSELF4 ,AS IS (T5 ! CASE ) ?OSE GIFT$ ) AN >D5T 
 IMAG9ATION1 ?\< HE HAD LONG KN[N ?AT ,MOSC[ W\LD BE AB&ON$ HE 
 KNEW IT ONLY ) HIS 9TELLECT1 HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT 9 HIS HE>T & 
 DID NOT ADAPT HIMSELF M5TALLY TO ?IS NEW POSITION ( AFFAIRS4 

,ALL HIS PA9/AK+ & 5]GETIC ACTIVITY 79 H[ F> IT WAS USEFUL & 
 HAD ANY EFFECT ON ! PEOPLE IS ANO!R QUE/ION7 HAD BE5 SIMPLY DIRECT$ 
 T[>D >\S+ 9 ! MASSES HIS [N FEEL+ ( PATRIOTIC HATR$ ( ! 
 ,FR5*4 

,BUT :5 EV5TS ASSUM$ !IR TRUE HI/ORICAL *>ACT]1 :5 EXPRESS+ 
 HATR$ = ! ,FR5* 9 WORDS PROV$ 9SUFFICI5T1 :5 IT WAS NOT EV5 
 POSSIBLE TO EXPRESS ?AT HATR$ BY FI<T+ A BATTLE1 :5 SELF-CONFID5CE 
 WAS ( NO AVAIL 9 RELATION TO ! ONE QUE/ION BE=E ,MOSC[1 :5 ! 
 :OLE POPULATION /REAM$ \T ( ,MOSC[ AS ONE MAN1 AB&ON+ !IR 
 BELONG+S & PROV+ BY ?AT NEGATIVE ACTION ALL ! DEP? ( !IR 
 NATIONAL FEEL+1 !N ! ROLE *OS5 BY ,RO/OP*9 SUDD5LY APPE>$ 
 S5SELESS4 ,HE UNEXPECT$LY FELT HIMSELF RIDICUL\S1 WEAK1 & ALONE1 ) 
 NO GR\ND TO /& ON4 

,:51 AWAK5$ FROM HIS SLEEP1 HE RECEIV$ ?AT COLD1 P]EMPTORY NOTE FROM 
 ,KUTUZOV1 HE FELT ! MORE IRRITAT$ ! MORE HE FELT HIMSELF TO BLAME4 ,ALL 
 ?AT HE HAD BE5 SPECIALLY PUT 9 *>GE (1 ! /ATE PROP]TY :I* HE 
 %\LD HAVE REMOV$1 WAS /ILL 9 ,MOSC[ & IT WAS NO LONG] POSSIBLE TO 
 TAKE ! :OLE ( IT AWAY4 

0,:O IS TO BLAME = IT8 ,:O HAS LET ?+S COME TO SU* A PASS80 HE 
 RUM9AT$4 0,NOT ,I1 ( C\RSE4 ,I HAD EV]Y?+ READY4 ,I HAD ,MOSC[ FIRMLY 
 9 H&4 ,& ?IS IS :AT !Y HAVE LET IT COME TO6 ,VILLA9S6 ,TRAITORS60 
 HE ?\<T1 )\T CLE>LY DEF9+ :O ! VILLA9S & TRAITORS W]E1 
 BUT FEEL+ IT NECESS>Y TO HATE ?OSE TRAITORS :OEV] !Y MI<T BE :O 
 W]E TO BLAME = ! FALSE & RIDICUL\S POSITION 9 :I* HE F\ND 
 HIMSELF4 

,ALL ?AT NI<T ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 ISSU$ ORD]S1 = :I* PEOPLE CAME TO 
 HIM FROM ALL P>TS ( ,MOSC[4 ,?OSE AB\T HIM HAD NEV] SE5 ! C\NT SO 
 MOROSE & IRRITABLE4 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ! ,DIRECTOR ( ! ,REGI/R>'S ,DEP>TM5T HAS S5T 
 = 9/RUCTIONS4444 ,FROM ! ,CONSI/ORY1 FROM ! ,S5ATE1 FROM ! ,UNIV]SITY1 
 FROM ! ,F\NDL+ ,HOSPITAL1 ! ,SUFFRAGAN HAS S5T444 ASK+ = 
 9=MATION4444 ,:AT >E Y\R ORD]S AB\T ! ,FIRE ,BRIGADE8 ,FROM ! 
 GOV]NOR ( ! PRISON444 FROM ! SUP]9T5D5T ( ! LUNATIC 
 ASYLUM4440 ,ALL NI<T LONG SU* ANN\NCEM5TS W]E CONT9UALLY BE+ 
 RECEIV$ BY ! C\NT4 

,TO ALL !SE 9QUIRIES HE GAVE BRIEF & ANGRY REPLIES 9DICAT+ ?AT 
 ORD]S FROM HIM W]E NOT N[ NE$$1 ?AT ! :OLE AFFAIR1 C>EFULLY 
 PREP>$ BY HIM1 HAD N[ BE5 RU9$ BY SOMEBODY1 & ?AT ?AT SOMEBODY 
 W\LD HAVE TO BE> ! :OLE RESPONSIBILITY = ALL ?AT MI<T HAPP54 

0,OH1 TELL ?AT BLOCKHEAD10 HE SAID 9 REPLY TO ! QUE/ION FROM ! 
 ,REGI/R>'S ,DEP>TM5T1 0?AT HE %\LD REMA9 TO GU>D HIS DOCUM5TS4 
 ,N[ :Y >E Y\ ASK+ SILLY QUE/IONS AB\T ! ,FIRE ,BRIGADE8 ,!Y HAVE 
 HORSES1 LET !M BE (F TO ,VLADIMIR1 & NOT LEAVE !M TO ! ,FR5*40 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY1 ! SUP]9T5D5T ( ! LUNATIC ASYLUM HAS COME3 :AT 
 >E Y\R COMM&S80 

0,MY COMM&S8 ,LET !M GO AWAY1 ?AT'S ALL4444 ,& LET ! LUNATICS \T 
 9TO ! T[N4 ,:5 LUNATICS COMM& \R >MIES ,GOD EVID5TLY MEANS !SE 
 O!R MADM5 TO BE FREE40 

,9 REPLY TO AN 9QUIRY AB\T ! CONVICTS 9 ! PRISON1 ,C\NT ,RO/OP*9 
 %\T$ ANGRILY AT ! GOV]NOR3 

0,DO Y\ EXPECT ME TO GIVE Y\ TWO BATTALIONS--:I* WE HAVE NOT GOT--= 
 A CONVOY8 ,RELEASE !M1 ?AT'S ALL AB\T IT60 

0,Y\R EXCELL5CY1 !RE >E SOME POLITICAL PRISON]S1 ,ME%KOV1 
 ,V]E%*AG94440 

0,V]E%*AG96 ,HASN'T HE BE5 HANG$ YET80 %\T$ ,RO/OP*94 0,BR+ HIM 
 TO ME60 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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