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Sunday, December 28, 2014

"Why were you, a general, not shot during the Revolution?”


Katya Bessmertnaya. Graphics #8. By permission.
Katya Bessmertnaya
Andrey Kapitsa, Alexey Krylov’s grandson, asked him, “Why were you, a general, not shot during the Revolution?” His answer was “There are generals, and there are generals.”