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I’m at the eve of the famous battle of Austerlitz and it’s interesting how Tolstoy portrays the younger Russian officers as eager to fight and confident of defeating Napoleon even though few of them have experienced a sustained battle before. On the other hand, the older veterans think engaging Napoleon at this point will prove to be a costly mistake and have no enthusiasm for a combat situation at all ⚔️