Adrian’s Reviews > A Gentleman in Moscow > Status Update

"I guess the point I'm trying to make is that as a species we re just no good at writing obituaries. We don't know how a man or his achievements will be perceived three generations from now, any more than we know what his great-great-grandchildren will be having for breakfast on a Tues day in March. Because when Fate hands something down to posterity, it does so behind its back."

Nina, Sofia’s mother, drops her off with the Count as Uncle Sasha. The Count and Sofia have just met and getting used to each other’s company.