Sputnik, Issue 8Novosti Press Agency., 1997 |
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Page 105
... duels fought according to regula- tions in the reign of Alexander I ( 1777-1825 ) . Even notorious fighters and duel ... duels as a deplorable necessity , " necessity , " remarked Prince Volkonsky . Still intoxicated with the gory and ...
... duels fought according to regula- tions in the reign of Alexander I ( 1777-1825 ) . Even notorious fighters and duel ... duels as a deplorable necessity , " necessity , " remarked Prince Volkonsky . Still intoxicated with the gory and ...
Page 106
duels . He regarded them as manifes- tations of free thought and conduct which he detested and gave them the derisive if far - fetched epithet of " phi- losophy " . Even in summer 1825 , a few months before the uprising , he uttered his ...
duels . He regarded them as manifes- tations of free thought and conduct which he detested and gave them the derisive if far - fetched epithet of " phi- losophy " . Even in summer 1825 , a few months before the uprising , he uttered his ...
Page 107
... duels were the usual arrangement . The Russian duel had one terrible feature : the man who was to shoot second had the right to call the first shooter to the barrier and kill him point - blank . That was why experi- enced fighters tried ...
... duels were the usual arrangement . The Russian duel had one terrible feature : the man who was to shoot second had the right to call the first shooter to the barrier and kill him point - blank . That was why experi- enced fighters tried ...
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