Tuesday, 5 September 2017

Volume 2: Book 10 - Chapter 7

Characters Present:

Napoleon Bonaparte
Lavrúshka
Thiers
Nicholas Rostóv


Location:

Russia, Moscow


This chapter details the French historian, Thiers' account of Napoleon's battle-journey through Russia.  He says that Napoleon was drawn to Moscow against his will, by the Russian forces. 

It also details a conversation had between Napoleon and the Cossack, Lavrúska, where Napoleon pretends not to be Napoleon, and Lavrúska pretends not to know that he is Napoleon.

They have a circular conversation about who will win the war, then they part ways. 

Lavrúska returns to his master, Nicholas Rostóv, who takes him on a horse-ride around some neighbouring villages to Ilyín. 

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