After yesterday's thunderstorms until dinner, today's weather was cold and rainy with a strong wind. All day we unpacked photographs of the Journey of 1890-1891 [his trip around the world]. I brought them on purpose so that in my spare time I could put them in order. See more
Tolstoy described the conversations of the summer of 1917 thus, “Will we perish or not? Will Russia be or not? Will they slaughter the intelligentsia or let us live?” The other said, “Leave it, old chap, there’s no point in slaughtering us, rubbish, I don’t believe it, but they will ransack the grocery stores;” a third reported, based on a reliable source, that “by the first, the city will start dying out from hunger.”
The Moscow meeting, apparently, is creaking and cracking. It is full of foolish rumours, like smoke…which, however, is not without fire. The fact is that Kornilov solemnly appeared in Moscow, not being met by Kerensky, and even, contrary to Kerensky’s categorical order not to appear, and has gone to the Iversk street in a grandiose cortege, with crowds shouting “Hurray”. Then he spoke at the meeting. Also an ovation. The little crowd, which was demonstratively silent, was shouted at, called “Traitors! Bastards!”. See more
As soon as the Commander in Chief appeared in the dress circle box, the right side of the orchestra stood up as one and wildly welcomed the general, who modestly bowed to all sides. But the left side, where were most of the soldiers’ deputies, stubbornly continued to sit. See more
Overall, here in Russia we have a much better mutual understanding and liking with Americans than with the British. We can only accomplish something with Americans. See more
The collection was 14,500 rules, for the payment of all the expenses I received about 10,000 rubles, and of course, there was harassment in the newspapers - I was honoured as marauder, and called many other words, but nonetheless, the tickets were sold out within three hours. See more