War, Progress, and the End of History by Solovyov Vladimir

Author:Solovyov, Vladimir [Solovyov, Vladimir]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781584202127
Publisher: Lindisfarne Books
Published: 1990-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

At this point, exchanging feeble witticisms, we hastily followed the lady of the house to the dinner awaiting us.

1 A play upon words in Russian; the word for “company” is the same as the word for “campaign” — Translator.

2 The hero of Gogol's The Diary of a Madman — Translator.

3 Quotations from popular poems by Lermontov and Pushkin — Translator.

4 Alexander Nevsky (1220–1263) was the Novrogorodian prince who successfully led his forces against the Swedes and Germans. The Order (or Medal) of Alexander Nevksy is awarded for bravery and valor. Count Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov (1730–1800) brilliantly commanded the Russian armies in the Russo-Turkish war of 1787–91 and was created Count Rymnitsky by Catherine II and a Count of the Reich by the Holy Roman Emperor. In 1799 he expelled the French from Italy and was appointed generalissimo of the Russian forces. He died, however, in disgrace — Editor.

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