He considered Russia to be a doomed country like Turkey, and the Russian government so bad that he did not think it worth while seriously to criticize its actions; yet he had an official position, was a model Marshal of the Nobility, and when he travelled always wore a cockade and a red band to his cap.
Considerava la Russia un paese rovinato, tipo Turchia, e stimava il governo russo spregevole tanto da non degnarsi, lui, neppure di criticarne seriamente gli atti, e intanto prestava servizio per quel governo, ed era un perfetto maresciallo della nobiltà e per istrada portava sempre il berretto con la coccarda e l’orlo rosso.