I am not a counter-revolutionary.

I despise the old regime, which badly mistreated my family.

There is no return to the past, and there cannot be any. But we need an authority that could

truly save Russia, which would make it possible honorably to end the war and lead her to the

constituent assembly.

Our current government has solid individuals, but also those who ruin things, who ruin Russia.

The main thing is that Russia has no authority, and that such authority must be created.

Perhaps I shall have to exert such pressure on the government. It is possible that if

disorders break out in Petrograd, after they have been suppressed, I will have to enter the government

and participate in the formation of a new, strong authority. Russian Army General Lava Cornelov

Welcome to the history of the 20th century.

The 20th century.

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The Oh, and the other, Episode 147, The Cornelov Affair

Two weeks ago, I set up the pieces for the next round of the Russian Revolution,

but I didn't have time in that episode to get to the punchline, as it were, the climax of the story.

I felt bad about that, making you sit through the backstory and not get the payoff for two whole weeks,

but this is a complicated

story, and not all stories fit neatly in one podcast episode. But there's a silver lining here.

Having set up the story two weeks ago, I can begin this week's episode by stepping back,

taking a look at the big picture, and summarizing where we stand before everything goes to hell.

Oops, spoiler.

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