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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,TRANSPORT ,PIXELS1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,\R FA!R WAS V]Y PR\D ( ! ORIG9 ( HIS FAMILY1 & W\LD PO9T ) SOLEMNITY TO A PIECE ( P>*M5T :I* HUNG ON A WALL ( HIS /UDY4 ,IT WAS DECORAT$ ) \R >MS1 --- ! >MS ( ! PR9CIPALITY ( ,SMOL5SK COV]$ ) ! ]M9E MANTLE & ! CR[N ( ! ,MONOMA*S1 --- & !RE WAS WRITT5 ON IT1 & C]TIFI$ BY ! ,H]ALDRY ,DEP>TM5T1 ?AT \R FAMILY ORIG9AT$ ) A GR&SON ( ,RO/ISLAV ,M/ISLAVI* ! ,BOLD 7A NAME FAMILI> 9 ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY AS ?AT ( A ,GR& ,PR9CE ( ,KIEFF71 & ?AT \R ANCE/ORS HAD BE5 ,GR& ,PR9CES ( ,SMOL5SK4 

0,IT CO/ ME ?REE HUNDR$ RUBLES TO OBTA9 ?AT P>*M5T10 \R FA!R US$ TO SAY4 ,LIKE MO/ PEOPLE ( HIS G5]ATION1 HE WAS NOT MU* V]S$ 9 ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 & VALU$ ! P>*M5T MORE = ITS CO/ ?AN = ITS HI/ORICAL ASSOCIATIONS4 

,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 \R FAMILY IS ( V]Y ANCI5T ORIG9 9DE$2 BUT1 LIKE MO/ DESC5DANTS ( ,RURIK :O MAY BE REG>D$ AS REPRES5TATIVE ( ! FEUDAL P]IOD ( ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 IT WAS DRIV5 9TO ! BACKGR\ND :5 ?AT P]IOD 5D$1 & ! ,ROMAN(FS1 5?RON$ AT ,MOSC[1 BEGAN ! WORK ( CONSOLIDAT+ ! ,RUSSIAN /ATE4 ,9 REC5T TIMES1 NONE ( ! ,KROPOTK9S SEEM TO HAVE HAD ANY SPECIAL LIK+ = /ATE FUNCTIONS4 ,\R GREAT-GR&FA!R & GR&FA!R BO? RETIR$ FROM ! MILIT>Y S]VICE :5 QUITE Y\NG M51 & HA/5$ TO RETURN TO !IR FAMILY E/ATES4 ,IT MU/ ALSO BE SAID ?AT ( !SE E/ATES ! MA9 ONE1 ,URUSOVO1 SITUAT$ 9 ! GOV]NM5T ( ,RYAZAN1 ON A HI< HILL AT ! BORD] ( F]TILE PRAIRIES1 MI<T TEMPT ANY ONE BY ! BEAUTY ( ITS %AD[Y =E/S1 ITS W9D+ RIV]S1 & ITS 5DLESS MEAD[S4 ,\R GR&FA!R WAS ONLY A LIEUT5ANT :5 HE LEFT ! S]VICE1 & RETIR$ TO ,URUSOVO1 DEVOT+ HIMSELF TO HIS E/ATE1 & TO ! PUR*ASE ( O!R E/ATES 9 ! NEI<BOR+ PROV9CES4 

,PROBABLY \R G5]ATION W\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME2 BUT \R GR&FA!R M>RI$ A ,PR9CESS ,GAG>91 :O BELONG$ TO A QUITE DIFF]5T FAMILY4 ,H] BRO!R WAS WELL KN[N AS A PASSIONATE LOV] ( ! /AGE4 ,HE KEPT A PRIVATE !AT] ( HIS [N1 & W5T SO F> 9 HIS PASSION AS TO M>RY1 TO ! SC&AL ( ALL HIS RELATIONS1 A S]F1 --- ! G5IAL ACTRESS ,SEMYONOVA1 :O WAS ONE ( ! CREATORS ( DRAMATIC >T 9 ,RUSSIA1 & UND\BT$LY ONE ( ITS MO/ SYMPA!TIC FIGURES4 ,TO ! HORROR ( 0ALL ,MOSC[10 %E CONT9U$ TO APPE> ON ! /AGE4 

,I DO NOT KN[ IF \R GR&MO!R HAD ! SAME >TI/IC & LIT]>Y TA/ES AS H] BRO!R1 --- ,I REMEMB] H] :5 %E WAS ALREADY P>ALYZ$ & C\LD SPEAK ONLY 9 :ISP]S2 BUT IT IS C]TA9 ?AT 9 ! NEXT G5]ATION A LEAN+ T[>D LIT]ATURE BECAME A *>ACT]I/IC ( \R FAMILY4 ,ONE ( ! SONS ( ! ,PR9CESS ,GAG>9 WAS A M9OR ,RUSSIAN POET1 & ISSU$ A BOOK ( POEMS1 --- A FACT :I* MY FA!R WAS A%AM$ ( & ALWAYS AVOID$ M5TION+2 & 9 \R [N G5]ATION SEV]AL ( \R C\S9S1 AS WELL AS MY BRO!R & MYSELF1 HAVE CONTRIBUT$ MORE OR LESS TO ! LIT]ATURE ( \R P]IOD4 

,\R FA!R WAS A TYPICAL (FIC] ( ! TIME ( ,NI*OLAS ,I4 ,NOT ?AT HE WAS IMBU$ ) A W>LIKE SPIRIT OR MU* 9 LOVE ) CAMP LIFE2 ,I D\BT :E!R HE SP5T A S+LE NI<T ( HIS LIFE AT A BIV\AC FIRE1 OR TOOK P>T 9 ONE BATTLE4 ,BUT UND] ,NI*OLAS ,I4 ?AT WAS ( QUITE SECOND>Y IMPORTANCE4 ,! TRUE MILIT>Y MAN ( ?OSE TIMES WAS ! (FIC] :O WAS 5AMOR$ ( ! MILIT>Y UNI=M1 & UTT]LY DESPIS$ ALL O!R SORTS ( ATTIRE2 :OSE SOLDI]S W]E TRA9$ TO P]=M ALMO/ SUP]HUMAN TRICKS ) !IR LEGS & RIFLES 7TO BREAK ! WOOD ( ! RIFLE 9TO PIECES :ILE 0PRES5T+ >MS0 WAS ONE ( ?OSE FAM\S TRICKS72 & :O C\LD %[ ON P>ADE A R[ ( SOLDI]S AS P]FECTLY ALIGN$ & AS MOTIONLESS AS A R[ ( TOY SOLDI]S4 0,V]Y GOOD10 ! ,GR& ,DUKE ,MIKHAEL SAID ONCE ( A REGIM5T1 AFT] HAV+ KEPT IT = ONE H\R PRES5T+ >MS1 --- 0ONLY1 !Y BREA!60 ,TO RESPOND TO ! !N CURR5T CONCEPTION ( A MILIT>Y MAN WAS C]TA9LY \R FA!R'S IDEAL4 

,TRUE1 HE TOOK P>T 9 ! ,TURKI% CAMPAIGN ( #a#h#b#h2 BUT HE MANAG$ TO REMA9 ALL ! TIME ON ! /AFF ( ! *IEF COMM&]2 & IF WE *ILDR51 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( A MOM5T :5 HE WAS 9 A P>TICUL>LY GOOD TEMP]1 ASK$ HIM TO TELL US SOME?+ AB\T ! W>1 HE HAD NO?+ TO TELL BUT ( A FI]CE ATTACK ( HUNDR$S ( ,TURKI% DOGS :I* ONE NI<T ASSAIL$ HIM & HIS FAI?FUL S]VANT1 ,FROL1 AS !Y W]E RID+ ) DISPAT*ES ?R\< AN AB&ON$ ,TURKI% VILLAGE4 ,!Y HAD TO USE SWORDS TO EXTRICATE !MSELVES FROM ! HUNGRY BEA/S4 ,B&S ( ,TURKS W\LD ASSUR$LY HAVE BETT] SATISFI$ \R IMAG9ATION1 BUT WE ACCEPT$ ! DOGS AS A SUB/ITUTE4 ,:51 H[EV]1 PRESS$ BY \R QUE/IONS1 \R FA!R TOLD US H[ HE HAD WON ! CROSS ( ,SA9T ,ANNE 0= GALLANTRY10 & ! GOLD5 SWORD :I* BE WORE1 ,I MU/ CONFESS WE FELT REALLY DISAPPO9T$4 ,HIS /ORY WAS DECID$LY TOO PROSAIC4 ,! (FIC]S ( ! G5]AL /AFF W]E LODG$ 9 A ,TURKI% VILLAGE1 :5 IT TOOK FIRE4 ,9 A MOM5T ! H\SES W]E 5VELOP$ 9 FLAMES1 & 9 ONE ( !M A *ILD HAD BE5 LEFT BEH9D4 ,ITS MO!R UTT]$ DESPAIR+ CRIES4 ,!REUPON1 ,FROL1 :O ALWAYS ACCOMPANI$ HIS MA/]1 RU%$ 9TO ! FLAMES & SAV$ ! *ILD4 ,! *IEF COMM&E]1 :O SAW ! ACT1 AT ONCE GAVE FA!R ! CROSS = GALLANTRY4 

0,BUT1 FA!R10 WE EXCLAIM$1 0IT WAS ,FROL :O SAV$ ! *ILD60 

0,:AT ( ?AT8 0 REPLI$ HE1 9 ! MO/ NAIVE WAY4 0,WAS HE NOT MY MAN8 ,IT IS ALL ! SAME40 

,HE ALSO TOOK SOME P>T 9 ! CAMPAIGN ( #a#h#c#a1 DUR+ ! ,POLI% ,REVOLUTION1 & 9 ,W>SAW HE MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE (1 & FELL 9 LOVE )1 ! Y\NGE/ DAU<T] ( ! COMM&] ( AN >MY CORPS1 ,G5]AL ,SULIMA4 ,! M>RIAGE WAS CELEBRAT$ ) GREAT POMP1 9 ! ,LAZI5KI PALACE2 ! LIEUT5ANT-GOV]NOR1 ,C\NT ,PASKIE:I*1 ACT+ AS NUPTIAL GODFA!R ON ! BRIDEGROOM'S SIDE4 0,BUT Y\R MO!R10 \R FA!R US$ TO ADD1 0BR\<T ME NO =TUNE :ATEV]40 

,?IS WAS TRUE4 ,H] FA!R1 ,NIKOLAI ,SEMYONOVI* ,SULIMA1 WAS NOT V]S$ 9 ! >T ( MAK+ A C>E] OR A =TUNE4 ,HE MU/ HAVE HAD 9 HIM TOO MU* ( ! BLOOD ( ?OSE ,COSSACKS ( ! ,DNYEP]1 :O KNEW H[ TO FI<T ! WELL-EQUIPP$1 W>LIKE ,POLES OR >MIES ( ! ,TURKS1 ?REE TIMES MORE ?AN !MSELVES1 BUT KNEW NOT H[ TO AVOID ! SN>ES ( ! ,MOSC[ DIPLOMACY1 &1 AFT] HAV+ F\<T AGA9/ ! ,POLES 9 ! T]RIBLE 9SURRECTION ( #a#f#d#h1 :I* WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ! 5D = ! ,POLI% REPUBLIC1 LO/ ALL !IR LIB]TIES 9 FALL+ UND] ! DOM9ION ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,CZ>S4 ,ONE ,SULIMA WAS CAPTUR$ BY ! ,POLES & TORTUR$ TO DEA? AT ,W>SAW1 BUT ! O!R 0COLONELS 0 ( ! SAME /OCK ONLY F\<T ! MORE FI]CELY ON ?AT ACC\NT1 & ,POL& LO/ ,LITTLE ,RUSSIA4 ,AS TO \R GR&FA!R1 DUR+ ,NAPOLEON ,I'S 9VASION HE HAD CUT HIS WAY1 AT ! HEAD ( HIS REGIM5T ( CUIRASSI]S1 9TO A ,FR5* 9FANTRY SQU>E BRI/L+ ) BAYONETS1 &1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 LEFT = DEAD ON ! BATTLEFIELD1 HAD RECOV]$ ) A DEEP CUT 9 HIS HEAD2 BUT HE C\LD NOT BECOME A VALET TO ! FAVORITE ( ,ALEX&] ,I41 ! OMNIPOT5T ,>AK*EEFF1 & WAS CONSEQU5TLY S5T 9TO A SORT ( HONOR>Y EXILE1 FIR/ AS A GOV]NOR-G5]AL ( ,WE/ ,SIB]IA1 & LAT] ( ,EA/ ,SIB]IA4 ,9 ?OSE TIMES SU* A POSITION WAS CONSID]$ MORE LUCRATIVE ?AN A GOLD M9E1 BUT \R GR&FA!R RETURN$ FROM ,SIB]IA AS POOR AS HE W5T1 & LEFT ONLY MODE/ =TUNES TO HIS ?REE SONS & ?REE DAU<T]S4 ,:5 ,I W5T TO ,SIB]IA1 9 #a#h#f#b1 ,I (T5 HE>D HIS NAME M5TION$ ) RESPECT4 ,HE WAS DRIV5 TO DESPAIR BY ! :OLESALE /EAL+ :I* W5T ON 9 ?OSE PROV9CES1 & :I* HE HAD NO MEANS TO REPRESS4 

,\R MO!R WAS UND\BT$LY A REM>KABLE WOMAN = ! TIMES %E LIV$ 94 ,MANY YE>S AFT] H] DEA?1 ,I DISCOV]$1 9 A CORN] ( A /ORE-ROOM ( \R C\NTRY-H\SE1 A MASS ( PAP]S COV]$ ) H] FIRM BUT PRETTY H&WRIT+3 DI>IES 9 :I* %E WROTE ) DELI<T ( ! SC5]Y ( ,G]MANY1 & SPOKE ( H] SORR[S & H] ?IR/ = HAPP9ESS2 BOOKS :I* %E HAD FILL$ ) ,RUSSIAN V]SES1 PROHIBIT$ BY C5SOR%IP1 --- AMONG !M ! BEAUTIFUL HI/ORICAL BALLADS ( ,RYLEEFF1 ! POET1 :OM ,NI*OLAS ,I4 HANG$ 9 #a#h#b#f2 O!R BOOKS CONTA9+ MUSIC1 ,FR5* DRAMAS1 V]SES ( ,LAM>T9E1 & ,BYRON'S POEMS ?AT %E HAD COPI$2 & A GREAT NUMB] ( WAT]-COLOR PA9T+S4 

,TALL1 SLIM1 ADORN$ ) A MASS ( D>K *E/NUT HAIR1 ) D>K BR[N EYES & A T9Y M\?1 %E LOOKS QUITE LIFELIKE 9 A PORTRAIT 9 OILS ?AT WAS PA9T$ CON AMORE BY A GOOD >TI/4 ,ALWAYS LIVELY & (T5 C>ELESS1 %E WAS FOND ( DANC+1 & ! PEASANT WOM5 9 \R VILLAGE W\LD TELL US H[ %E W\LD ADMIRE FROM A BALCONY !IR R+-DANCES1 --- SL[ & FULL ( GRACE1 --- & H[ F9ALLY %E W\LD H]SELF JO9 9 !M4 ,%E HAD ! NATURE ( AN >TI/4 ,IT WAS AT A BALL ?AT %E CAU<T ! COLD ?AT PRODUC$ ! 9FLAMMATION ( ! LUNGS :I* BR\<T H] TO ! GRAVE4 

,ALL :O KNEW H] LOV$ H]4 ,! S]VANTS WOR%IP$ H] MEMORY4 ,IT WAS 9 H] NAME ?AT ,MADAME ,BURMAN TOOK C>E ( US1 & 9 H] NAME ! ,RUSSIAN NURSE BE/[$ UPON US H] LOVE4 ,:ILE COMB+ \R HAIR1 OR SIGN+ US ) ! CROSS 9 \R B$S1 ,ULIANA W\LD (T5 SAY1 0,& Y\R MAMA MU/ N[ LOOK UPON Y\ FROM ! SKIES1 & %$ TE>S ON SEE+ Y\1 POOR ORPHANS40 ,\R :OLE *ILDHOOD IS IRRADIAT$ BY H] MEMORY4 ,H[ (T51 9 SOME D>K PASSAGE1 ! H& ( A S]VANT W\LD T\* ,ALEX&] OR ME ) A C>ESS2 OR A PEASANT WOMAN1 ON MEET+ US 9 ! FIELDS1 W\LD ASK1 0,WILL Y\ BE AS GOOD AS Y\R MO!R WAS8 ,%E TOOK COMPASSION ON US4 ,Y\ WILL1 SURELY40 0,US0 MEANT1 ( C\RSE1 ! S]FS4 ,I DO NOT KN[ :AT W\LD HAVE BECOME ( US IF WE HAD NOT F\ND 9 \R H\SE1 AMONG ! S]F S]VANTS1 ?AT ATMOSPH]E ( LOVE :I* *ILDR5 MU/ HAVE >\ND !M4 ,WE W]E H] *ILDR51 WE BORE LIK5ESS TO H]1 & !Y LAVI%$ !IR C>E UPON US1 SOMETIMES 9 A T\*+ =M1 AS WILL BE SE5 LAT] ON4 

,M5 PASSIONATELY DESIRE TO LIVE AFT] DEA?1 BUT !Y (T5 PASS AWAY )\T NOTIC+ ! FACT ?AT ! MEMORY ( A REALLY GOOD P]SON ALWAYS LIVES4 ,IT IS IMPRESS$ UPON ! NEXT G5]ATION1 & IS TRANSMITT$ AGA9 TO ! *ILDR54 ,IS NOT ?AT AN IMMORTALITY WOR? /RIV+ =8 

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