War and Peace · Character
Mikhail Kutúzov
A weary, heavy old commander whom foreigners call crafty and Russians call a useful name, holding the army together by patience rather than brilliance.
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Also known as General Mikháil Ilariónovich Kutúzov, Kutúzov, Field Marshal Kutúzov, Count Kutúzov
First appearance: xi
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Kutúzov commands the Russian forces against Napoleon in 1812, a veteran of Catherine's wars now mocked in foreign dispatches as dissolute and weak. Where younger officers crave decisive glory, he trusts time, attrition,…
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