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My brother knows him, he’s had dinner with him – the Emperor we should call him nowadays – more than once in Paris, and he used to tell me he’d never seen a sharper and more crafty diplomat – you know, a combination of French finesse and Italian showmanship! You know all those stories about Napoleon and Count Markov? Count Markov was the only man who had the measure of him.
— Dec 16, 2020 11:01PM
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"‘Yes, he did,’ answered Shinshin. ‘He went down to the Caucasus, then he ran away, and I believe he became a minister with some sort of ruling prince down in Persia, and he went and killed the Shah’s brother. Anyway, all the Moscow ladies are crazy about him! “Dolokhov – the man from Persia” – that’s all you" "need to say. Nowadays you hear nothing but Dolokhov.
— Dec 23, 2020 03:50AM
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"‘But how are we ever going to be able to fight the French, Prince!’ said Count Rostopchin. ‘How can we take arms against our teachers and our idols? Look at our young men, look at our ladies." The French are our gods, and Paris is our Paradise.’ He began to raise his voice so that everyone could hear. ‘Our fashions are French, our ideas are French, our feelings are French! Look here, you sent Métivier packing...
— Dec 23, 2020 01:57AM
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Yeah, Tolestoy's descriptions are magnificent! I love it! There are actully some parts against Napoleon and French soliders- I don't know how a French would feel when reading those parts ; -)
I think it would hurt him somewhere in his bow tie.
Yea, I think so:) But, that, I think is natural. Tolestoy was a Russian and it was war between two countries.. but I shouldn't judge more until I finish it.
I can't wait for a final verdict, El. Whole Paris is looking forward to it .
LOL, I can't stop laughing:))))
Why ? It's a matter that can start a new war ! I hope Tolstoi will say no more nonsense, until the end of the book !!
Too late. Hidalgo ( the Mayor ) - ordered the expulsion of all Russians, from Paris.
Théodore wrote: "Too late. Hidalgo ( the Mayor ) - ordered the expulsion of all Russians, from Paris."Oh, please tell him to stop it:)))) It is not Tolstoy's fault, it was mine, I should have read more before I could made a comment.
Btw, there are many French (also German) teachers in Russia many of them have the dream of getting married with a Russian prince or princess;)
Each of us dreamed, once, of the wonderful prince/ princess..who showed up,
but most of the time, it remained a chimera.
showmanship..."
That's the Perfection !