Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . ss a single qualitythat makes a successful commander. You lackinitiative, you are not gifted with unhesitating firm-ness of resolve and you never know the rightmoment. Bear my advice in mind, you will neversucceed as a commander. These words were spoken in 1878, at the time of thewar between Russia and Turkey . . and they haveproved prophetic. General Kouropatkine is a giftedstrategist, a wise administrator, but he is not aninspired leader of an army. At present the Gen
Russian Court Memoirs, 1914-16, with some account of court, social and political life in Petrograd before and since the war . ss a single qualitythat makes a successful commander. You lackinitiative, you are not gifted with unhesitating firm-ness of resolve and you never know the rightmoment. Bear my advice in mind, you will neversucceed as a commander. These words were spoken in 1878, at the time of thewar between Russia and Turkey . . and they haveproved prophetic. General Kouropatkine is a giftedstrategist, a wise administrator, but he is not aninspired leader of an army. At present the General is one of the Staff at Head-quarters. Specialists acknowledge his distinguishedstrategic gifts. The hero of the present moment is GeneralBroussiloff. His portraits are everywhere, in shopwindows, in illustrated magazines, on the tables^f hero-worshippers and the newspapers are fullof his prowess. But he has honestly meritedthis widespread fame. General Broussiloff possessesmost of the qualities of a great commander. He isa born leader. He has unbounded ascendancy overthe soldiers under his command, who look up to. AIMUTA\T-(;ENKRAI. BKOUSSILOFF THE TZAR AND HIS GENERALS 151 him with adoration, mingled with awe, and un-hmited confidence. The General has the rare powerof electrifying his men and inciting them to featsof the greatest daring. General Brussiloff was brought up in the PagesCadet Corps (Corps des Pages) in Petrograd, andafterwards entered a dragoon regiment quartered atIver. As a young officer he attracted the notice ofthe late Inspector-General of Cavalry, Toutolmine,who gave him an influential helping hand. Nearlythe whole of his career was spent in the officerscavalry school in Petrograd, and subsequently hesucceeded General Soukhomlinoff (the former WarMinister, now incarcerated in the fortress) as directorof this school. Before the war he commanded anarmy corps in the district of Odessa. General Broussiloff has lately been promoted tothe highest military pos
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