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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,9 #ahab & #ahac ,KUTUZOV WAS OP5LY ACCUS$ ( BLUND]+4 ,! ,EMP]OR WAS 
 DISSATISFI$ ) HIM4 ,& 9 A HI/ORY REC5TLY WRITT5 BY ORD] ( ! 
 ,HI<E/ ,AU?ORITIES IT IS SAID ?AT ,KUTUZOV WAS A CUNN+ C\RT LI>1 
 FRI<T5$ ( ! NAME ( ,NAPOLEON1 & ?AT BY HIS BLUND]S AT ,KRASNOE 
 & ! ,B]EZ9A HE DEPRIV$ ! ,RUSSIAN >MY ( ! GLORY ( COMPLETE 
 VICTORY OV] ! ,FR5*4 "9 

 "9 ,HI/ORY ( ! YE> #a#h#a#b4 ,! *>ACT] ( ,KUTUZOV & 
 REFLECTIONS ON ! UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS ( ! BATTLES AT 
 ,KRASNOE1 BY ,BOGDANOVI*4 

  

,SU* IS ! FATE NOT ( GREAT M5 7GR&S HOMMES7 :OM ! ,RUSSIAN M9D 
 DOES NOT ACKN[L$GE1 BUT ( ?OSE R>E & ALWAYS SOLIT>Y 9DIVIDUALS 
 :O1 DISC]N+ ! WILL ( ,PROVID5CE1 SUBMIT !IR P]SONAL WILL TO IT4 
 ,! HATR$ & CONTEMPT ( ! CR[D PUNI% SU* M5 = DISC]N+ ! 
 HI<] LAWS4 

,= ,RUSSIAN HI/ORIANS1 /RANGE & T]RIBLE TO SAY1 ,NAPOLEON--?AT 
 MO/ 9SIGNIFICANT TOOL ( HI/ORY :O NEV] ANY:]E1 EV5 9 EXILE1 
 %[$ HUMAN DIGNITY--,NAPOLEON IS ! OBJECT ( ADULATION & 
 5?USIASM2 HE IS GR&4 ,BUT ,KUTUZOV--! MAN :O FROM ! BEG9N+ 
 TO ! 5D ( HIS ACTIVITY 9 #a#h#a#b1 NEV] ONCE SW]V+ BY WORD OR DE$ 
 FROM ,BOROD9O TO ,VILNA1 PRES5T$ AN EXAMPLE EXCEPTIONAL 9 HI/ORY ( 
 SELF-SACRIFICE & A PRES5T CONSCI\SNESS ( ! FUTURE IMPORTANCE ( 
 :AT WAS HAPP5+--,KUTUZOV SEEMS TO !M SOME?+ 9DEF9ITE & 
 PITIFUL1 & :5 SPEAK+ ( HIM & ( ! YE> #ahab !Y ALWAYS SEEM A 
 LITTLE A%AM$4 

,& YET IT IS DIFFICULT TO IMAG9E AN HI/ORICAL *>ACT] :OSE ACTIVITY 
 WAS SO UNSW]V+LY DIRECT$ TO A S+LE AIM2 & IT W\LD BE DIFFICULT TO 
 IMAG9E ANY AIM MORE WOR?Y OR MORE CONSONANT ) ! WILL ( ! :OLE 
 PEOPLE4 ,/ILL MORE DIFFICULT W\LD IT BE TO F9D AN 9/ANCE 9 HI/ORY ( 
 ! AIM ( AN HI/ORICAL P]SONAGE BE+ SO COMPLETELY ACCOMPLI%$ AS 
 ?AT TO :I* ALL ,KUTUZOV'S EF=TS W]E DIRECT$ 9 #a#h#a#b4 

,KUTUZOV NEV] TALK$ ( 0=TY C5TURIES LOOK+ D[N FROM ! ,PYRAMIDS10 
 ( ! SACRIFICES HE (F]$ = ! FA!RL&1 OR ( :AT HE 9T5D$ TO 
 ACCOMPLI% OR HAD ACCOMPLI%$2 9 G5]AL HE SAID NO?+ AB\T HIMSELF1 
 ADOPT$ NO POSE1 ALWAYS APPE>$ TO BE ! SIMPLE/ & MO/ ORD9>Y ( 
 M51 & SAID ! SIMPLE/ & MO/ ORD9>Y ?+S4 ,HE WROTE LETT]S TO 
 HIS DAU<T]S & TO ,MADAME DE ,/AEL1 READ NOVELS1 LIK$ ! SOCIETY ( 
 PRETTY WOM51 JE/$ ) G5]ALS1 (FIC]S1 & SOLDI]S1 & NEV] 
 CONTRADICT$ ?OSE :O TRI$ TO PROVE ANY?+ TO HIM4 ,:5 ,C\NT 
 ,RO/OP*9 AT ! ,YAUZA BRIDGE GALLOP$ UP TO ,KUTUZOV ) P]SONAL 
 REPROA*ES = HAV+ CAUS$ ! DE/RUCTION ( ,MOSC[1 & SAID3 0,H[ WAS 
 IT Y\ PROMIS$ NOT TO AB&ON ,MOSC[ )\T A BATTLE80 ,KUTUZOV REPLI$3 
 0,& ,I %ALL NOT AB&ON ,MOSC[ )\T A BATTLE10 ?\< ,MOSC[ WAS !N 
 ALREADY AB&ON$4 ,:5 ,>AK*EEV1 COM+ TO HIM FROM ! ,EMP]OR1 SAID 
 ?AT ,]MOLOV \<T TO BE APPO9T$ *IEF ( ! >TILL]Y1 ,KUTUZOV 
 REPLI$3 0,YES1 ,I WAS JU/ SAY+ SO MYSELF10 ?\< A MOM5T BE=E HE HAD 
 SAID QUITE ! CONTR>Y4 ,:AT DID IT MATT] TO HIM--:O !N ALONE 
 AMID A S5SELESS CR[D UND]/OOD ! :OLE TREM5D\S SIGNIFICANCE ( 
 :AT WAS HAPP5+--:AT DID IT MATT] TO HIM :E!R ,RO/OP*9 
 ATTRIBUT$ ! CALAMITIES ( ,MOSC[ TO HIM OR TO HIMSELF8 ,/ILL LESS C\LD 
 IT MATT] TO HIM :O WAS APPO9T$ *IEF ( ! >TILL]Y4 

,NOT M]ELY 9 !SE CASES BUT CONT9UALLY DID ?AT OLD MAN--:O BY 
 EXP]I5CE ( LIFE HAD REA*$ ! CONVICTION ?AT ?\<TS & ! WORDS 
 S]V+ AS !IR EXPRESSION >E NOT :AT MOVE PEOPLE--USE QUITE 
 MEAN+LESS WORDS ?AT HAPP5$ TO 5T] HIS HEAD4 

,BUT ?AT MAN1 SO HE$LESS ( HIS WORDS1 DID NOT ONCE DUR+ ! :OLE TIME 
 ( HIS ACTIVITY UTT] ONE WORD 9CONSI/5T ) ! S+LE AIM T[>D 
 :I* HE MOV$ ?R\<\T ! :OLE W>4 ,OBVI\SLY 9 SPITE ( HIMSELF1 9 
 V]Y DIV]SE CIRCUM/ANCES1 HE REPEAT$LY EXPRESS$ HIS REAL ?\<TS ) 
 ! BITT] CONVICTION ?AT HE W\LD NOT BE UND]/OOD4 ,BEG9N+ ) ! 
 BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O1 FROM :I* TIME HIS DISAGREEM5T ) ?OSE AB\T HIM 
 BEGAN1 HE ALONE SAID ?AT ! BATTLE ( ,BOROD9O WAS A VICTORY1 & 
 REPEAT$ ?IS BO? V]BALLY & 9 HIS DISPAT*ES & REPORTS UP TO ! 
 TIME ( HIS DEA?4 ,HE ALONE SAID ?AT ! LOSS ( ,MOSC[ IS NOT ! LOSS 
 ( ,RUSSIA4 ,9 REPLY TO ,LAURI/ON'S PROPOSAL ( PEACE1 HE SAID3 ,!RE CAN 
 BE NO PEACE1 = SU* IS ! PEOPLE'S WILL4 ,HE ALONE DUR+ ! RETREAT ( 
 ! ,FR5* SAID ?AT ALL \R MANEUV]S >E USELESS1 EV]Y?+ IS BE+ 
 ACCOMPLI%$ ( ITSELF BETT] ?AN WE C\LD DESIRE2 ?AT ! 5EMY MU/ BE 
 (F]$ 0A GOLD5 BRIDGE02 ?AT NEI!R ! ,T>UT9O1 ! ,VYAZMA1 NOR ! 
 ,KRASNOE BATTLES W]E NECESS>Y2 ?AT WE MU/ KEEP SOME =CE TO REA* ! 
 FRONTI] )1 & ?AT HE W\LD NOT SACRIFICE A S+LE ,RUSSIAN = T5 
 ,FR5*M54 

,& ?IS C\RTI]1 AS HE IS DESCRIB$ TO US1 :O LIES TO ,>AK*EEV TO 
 PLEASE ! ,EMP]OR1 HE ALONE--9CURR+ !REBY ! ,EMP]OR'S 
 DISPLEASURE--SAID 9 ,VILNA ?AT TO C>RY ! W> BEYOND ! FRONTI] 
 IS USELESS & H>MFUL4 

,NOR DO WORDS ALONE PROVE ?AT ONLY HE UND]/OOD ! MEAN+ ( ! 
 EV5TS4 ,HIS ACTIONS--)\T ! SMALLE/ DEVIATION--W]E ALL 
 DIRECT$ TO ONE & ! SAME ?REEFOLD 5D3 7#a7 TO BRACE ALL HIS /R5G? 
 = CONFLICT ) ! ,FR5*1 7#b7 TO DEFEAT !M1 & 7#c7 TO DRIVE !M 
 \T ( ,RUSSIA1 M9IMIZ+ AS F> AS POSSIBLE ! SUFF]+S ( \R PEOPLE 
 & ( \R >MY4 

,?IS PROCRA/9ATOR ,KUTUZOV1 :OSE MOTTO WAS 0,PATI5CE & ,TIME10 ?IS 
 5EMY ( DECISIVE ACTION1 GAVE BATTLE AT ,BOROD9O1 9VE/+ ! 
 PREP>ATIONS = IT ) UNP>ALLEL$ SOLEMNITY4 ,?IS ,KUTUZOV :O BE=E 
 ! BATTLE ( ,AU/]LITZ BEGAN SAID ?AT IT W\LD BE LO/1 HE ALONE1 9 
 CONTRADICTION TO EV]YONE ELSE1 DECL>$ TILL HIS DEA? ?AT ,BOROD9O WAS 
 A VICTORY1 DESPITE ! ASSURANCE ( G5]ALS ?AT ! BATTLE WAS LO/ & 
 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT = AN >MY TO HAVE TO RETIRE AFT] W9N+ A BATTLE 
 WAS UNPREC$5T$4 ,HE ALONE DUR+ ! :OLE RETREAT 9SI/$ ?AT 
 BATTLES1 :I* W]E USELESS !N1 %\LD NOT BE F\<T1 & ?AT A NEW W> 
 %\LD NOT BE BEGUN NOR ! FRONTI]S ( ,RUSSIA CROSS$4 

,IT IS EASY N[ TO UND]/& ! SIGNIFICANCE ( !SE EV5TS--IF 
 ONLY WE AB/A9 FROM ATTRIBUT+ TO ! ACTIVITY ( ! MASS AIMS ?AT 
 EXI/$ ONLY 9 ! HEADS ( A DOZ5 9DIVIDUALS--= ! EV5TS & 
 RESULTS N[ LIE BE=E US4 

,BUT H[ DID ?AT OLD MAN1 ALONE1 9 OPPOSITION TO ! G5]AL OP9ION1 SO 
 TRULY DISC]N ! IMPORTANCE ( ! PEOPLE'S VIEW ( ! EV5TS ?AT 9 
 ALL HIS ACTIVITY HE WAS NEV] ONCE UNTRUE TO IT8 

,! S\RCE ( ?AT EXTRAORD9>Y P[] ( P5ETRAT+ ! MEAN+ ( ! 
 EV5TS !N OCCURR+ LAY 9 ! NATIONAL FEEL+ :I* HE POSSESS$ 9 
 FULL PURITY & /R5G?4 

,ONLY ! RECOGNITION ( ! FACT ?AT HE POSSESS$ ?IS FEEL+ CAUS$ ! 
 PEOPLE 9 SO /RANGE A MANN]1 CONTR>Y TO ! ,CZ>'S WI%1 TO SELECT HIM--AN 
 OLD MAN 9 DISFAVOR--TO BE !IR REPRES5TATIVE 9 ! NATIONAL W>4 
 ,& ONLY ?AT FEEL+ PLAC$ HIM ON ?AT HI<E/ HUMAN P$E/AL FROM :I* 
 HE1 ! COMM&] 9 *IEF1 DEVOT$ ALL HIS P[]S NOT TO SLAY+ & 
 DE/ROY+ M5 BUT TO SAV+ & %[+ PITY ON !M4 

,?AT SIMPLE1 MODE/1 & !RE=E TRULY GREAT1 FIGURE C\LD NOT BE CA/ 
 9 ! FALSE MOLD ( A ,EUROPEAN H]O--! SUPPOS$ RUL] ( M5--?AT 
 HI/ORY HAS 9V5T$4 

,TO A LACKEY NO MAN CAN BE GREAT1 = A LACKEY HAS HIS [N CONCEPTION ( 
 GREATNESS4 

,FROM 3 ,GUT5B]G4ORG4 

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