Война и мир

Chapter 11

           

           Toavoidunpleasantencounterswiththeoldman,thenaturalmethodwastodowhathadbeendonewithhimatAusterlitzandwithBarclayatthebeginningoftheRussiancampaign—totransfertheauthoritytotheEmperorhimself,thuscuttingthegroundfromunderthecommanderinchief’sfeetwithoutupsettingtheoldmanbyinforminghimofthechange.

           WiththisobjecthisstaffwasgraduallyreconstructedanditsrealstrengthremovedandtransferredtotheEmperor.Toll,Konovnítsyn,andErmólovreceivedfreshappointments.Everyonespokeloudlyofthefieldmarshal’sgreatweaknessandfailinghealth.

           Hishealthhadtobebadforhisplacetobetakenawayandgiventoanother.Andinfacthishealthwaspoor.

           Sonaturally,simply,andgradually—justashehadcomefromTurkeytotheTreasuryinPetersburgtorecruitthemilitia,andthentothearmywhenhewasneededthere—nowwhenhispartwasplayedout,Kutúzov’splacewastakenbyanewandnecessaryperformer.

           Thewarof1812,besidesitsnationalsignificancedeartoeveryRussianheart,wasnowtoassumeanother,aEuropean,significance.

           Themovementofpeoplesfromwesttoeastwastobesucceededbyamovementofpeoplesfromeasttowest,andforthisfreshwaranotherleaderwasnecessary,havingqualitiesandviewsdifferingfromKutúzov’sandanimatedbydifferentmotives.

           AlexanderIwasasnecessaryforthemovementofthepeoplesfromeasttowestandfortherefixingofnationalfrontiersasKutúzovhadbeenforthesalvationandgloryofRussia.

           KutúzovdidnotunderstandwhatEurope,thebalanceofpower,orNapoleonmeant

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