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Sota ja rauha IV by Leo Tolstoy
Sota ja rauha IV by Leo Tolstoy
Pietarin korkeimmissa piireiss? k?vi t?h?n aikaan monimutkainen taistelu Rumjantsevin, ranskalaisten, Maria Feodorovnan, tsesarevitshin ja muidenkin puolueiden v?lill? kiivaimmin kuin koskaan ennen ja tavallisuuden mukaan kaikui t?ss? taistelussa ylinn? hovikuhnurien hurina. Mutta Pietarin levollinen ja ylellinen el?m?, jota huolestuttivat ainoastaan el?m?n n?k?h?iri?t ja harhakuvat, kulki entist? menoaan. Kun el?m? kulki t?t? menoaan, t?ytyi ponnistelemalla ponnistella voidakseen tuntea ja k?sitt?? sit? vaaraa ja tukalaa asemaa, jossa Ven?j?n kansa nyt oli.
Entisekseen kyl?iltiin, entisekseen pidettiin tanssiaisia, ranskalainen teatteri oli ennallaan, entiset olivat hovien harrastukset ja ennallaan virkamiesten pyyteet ja juonet. Ainoastaan kaikista korkeimmista piireist? koetettiin huomauttaa muille nykyisen aseman vaikeutta. Hienosittain kerrottiin, kuinka vastakkaisesti menetteli kumpikin keisarinna n?in raskaiden olojen vallitessa. Keisarinna Maria Peodorovna, joka oli huolissaan h?nen alaistensa armeliaisuus- ja kasvatuslaitosten hyvinvoinnista, k?ski muuttamaan kaikki instituutit Kasaniin ja n?iden laitosten kaikki esineet olivat jo laitetut valmiiksi l?hett?mist? varten. Keisarinna Elisabet suvaitsi taas vastata h?nelle ominaisen ven?l?isen is?nmaanrakkauden tunteen el?hytt?m?n? kysymykseen, mit? m??r?yksi? h?n suvaitsisi antaa, ettei h?n voi hallituslaitoksiin n?hden antaa mink??nlaisia m??r?yksi?, koska se on hallitsijan asia. Siit? taas, mik? suorastaan riippui h?nest? itsest??n, h?n suvaitsi sanoa vain sen verran, ett? h?n matkustaa Pietarista viimeisen?.
Elokuun 26 p:n?, samana p?iv?n?, jolloin oli Borodinon taistelu, pidettiin Anna Pavlovnalla iltama, jonka loistokohtana oli oleva piispan kirjeen lukeminen, joka kirje oli kirjotettu silloin, kun hallitsijalle l?hetettiin pyh?n Sergein kuva. T?t? kirjett? pidettiin is?nmaallisen hengellisen kaunopuheisuuden n?ytteen?. Sen oli lukeva itse ruhtinas Vasili, joka oli tunnettu lukutaidostaan. (H?nh?n luki keisarinnan luona.) Lukutaitona pidettiin sit?, ett? osasi kovalla, laulavalla ??nell?, vuoroin vihlovan haikeasti ujeltaen, vuoroin hennosti valittaen juoksuttaa sanoja virtanaan v?h??k??n v?litt?m?tt? niiden merkityksest?, niin ett? v?leens? osui ujellus, v?leens? taas valitus aivan sattumalta milloin millekin sanalle. T?ll? lukemisella samoin kuin yleens? kaikilla Anna Pavlovnan iltamilla oli valtiollinen merkitys. Iltamaan piti tulla muutamia korkea-arvoisia henkil?j?, joita oli h?v?ist?v? heid?n k?yntins? t?hden ranskalaisessa teatterissa, vaan toiselta puolen oli heiss? her?tett?v? vireille is?nmaallinen mieliala. V?ke? oli jo saapunut melkoisen kosolta, mutta kun Anna Pavlovna ei viel? n?hnyt salissa kaikkia niit?, joita tarvittiin, ei h?n viel? ryhtynyt luettamaan kirjett?, vaan kuletti keskustelua yleisiss? asioissa.
P?iv?n uutisena Pietarissa oli t?n??n kreivit?r Besuhovan sairaus. Kreivit?r oli muutamia p?ivi? takaperin ?kki? sairastunut, ei ollut voinut k?yd? muutamissa kokouksissa, joiden kaunistus h?n oli ja h?n kuului kielt?ytyneen ottamasta ket??n vastaan sek? oli niiden kuuluisien pietarilaisten l??k?rien asemasta, jotka tavallisesti olivat h?nt? hoitaneet, antautunut jonkun italialaisen l??k?rin hoidettavaksi, joka koetti parantaa h?nt? jollain uudella ja oudolla tavalla.
Kaikki tiesiv?t varsin hyvin, ett? hurmaavan kreivitt?ren sairaus johtui sopimattomuudesta menn? naimisiin yht'aikaa kahden miehen kanssa ja ett? italialaisen hoito tarkotti tuon sopimattomuuden poistamista, mutta Anna Pavlovnan l?sn?ollessa ei kukaan uskaltanut edes ajatellakaan t?t?, vaan n?ytti silt?, niin kuin ei kukaan olisi tiennyt asiasta mit??n.
- On dit que la pauvre comtesse est très mal. Le médecin dit que c'est l'angine pectorale.
- L'Angine! Oh, c'est une maladie terrible!
- On dit que les rivaux se sont reconciliés grace à l'angine...[1]
Sanaa angine toistettiin hyvin mielell??n.
- Le vieuz comte est touchant à ce qu'on dit. Il a pleuré comme un enfant, quand le médecin lui a dit que le cas était dangerex.
- Oh, ce serait une perte terrible. C'est une femme ravissante.
- Vous parlez de la pauvre comtesse, - sanoi Anna Pavlovnna tullen l?hemm?ksi. - J'ai envoyé savoir de ses nouvelles. On m'a dit qu'elle allait un peu mieux. Oh, sans doute, c'est la plus charmante femme du monde, - sanoi Anna Pavlovna hymyillen omalle innostukselleen. - Nous appartenons à des camps différents, mais cela ne m'empêche pas de l'estimer, comme elle le mérite. Elle est bien malheureuse,[2] - lis?si Anna Pavlovna.
Er?s varomaton nuori herra, joka luuli, ett? Anna Pavlovna n?ill? sanoillaan kohotti hieman kreivitt?ren sairauden salaisuutta verhoavaa esirippua, lausui ihmettelyns? siit?, ettei oltu kutsuttu tunnettuja l??k?rej?, vaan kreivit?rt? hoiti puoskari, joka voi antaa vaarallisia l??kkeit?.
- Vos informations peuvent être meilleures que les miennes, - sanoa tokasi Anna Pavlovna yht'?kki? k?rkev?sti kokemattomalle nuorukaiselle. - - Mais je sais de bonne source quece médecin est un homme, très savant et très habile. C'est le médecin intime de la reine d'Espagne.[3]
Masennettuaan t?ten nuorukaisen k??ntyi Anna Pavlovna Bilibiniin, joka er??ss? toisessa ryhm?ss? otsa rypyss?, mutta n?ht?v?sti aikoen suoristaa rypyt kertoakseen er??n t?rke?n asian, puhui it?valtalaisista.
- Je trouve que c'est charmant.[4] - puhui h?n er??st? diplomaattisesta asiapaperista, jonka mukana oli Wieniin l?hetetty ne it?valtalaiset sotaliput, jotka oli vallannut Wittgenstein, le hèros de Pétropol[5] (joksi h?nt? sanottiin Pietarissa).
- Kuinka, kuinka se oli? - kysyi Anna Pavlovna Bilibinilt? saaden syntym??n hiljaisuuden tuon t?rke?n asian kuulemiseksi, jonka h?n jo tiesi.
Ja Bilibin toisti seuraavat sanat diplomaattisesta kirjeest?, jonka h?n oli sepitt?nyt:
- L'Empereur renvoie les drapeaux autrichiens, - sanoi Bilibin, - drapeaux amis et égarés qu'il a trouves hors de la route,[6] - lopetti Bilibin laskien otsansa rypyist?.
- Charmant, charmant![7] - virkkoi ruhtinas Vasili.
- C'est la route de Varsovie peut-être,[8] - lis?si ruhtinas Hippolyt yht'?kki? kovalla ??nell?.
Kaikki katsahtivat h?neen k?sitt?m?tt?, mit? h?n oli sanoillaan tarkottanut. Ruhtinas Hippolyt my?skin silm?ili ymp?rilleen eloisin ihmetyksen katsein. H?nk??n samoin kuin muut ei k?sitt?nyt, mit? h?nen sanomansa sanat tarkottivat. Diplomaattisen virka-uransa aikana h?n oli huomannut monesti, ett? t?ll? tavoin ?kkiarvaamatta lausutut sanat olivat tuntuneet ter?v?lt? sukkeluudelta ja h?n sanoi nyt nuo ensim?isin? kielelle tulleet sanat ilman muuta kaiken varalta. "Saattaa olla, ett? ne tekev?t hyv?n vaikutuksen", ajatteli h?n, "vaan jos eiv?t tee, osaavat he kyll? auttaa asian". Ja juuri silloin, kun painostava ??nett?myys oli parhaiksi p??ssyt syntym??n, saapuikin se liian v?h?n is?nmaataan rakastava henkil?, jota Anna Pavlovna oli odottanut k??nnytt?mist? varten. Anna Pavlovna pyysi hymyillen ja sormeaan herist?en Hippolytille ruhtinas Vasilia p?yd?n ??reen, ojensi t?lle kaksi kyntteli? ja k?sikirjotuksen ja pyysi alkamaan. Kaikki vaipui ??nett?myyteen.
- "Kaikkeinarmollisin Keisari!" - alkoi ruhtinas Vasili juhlallisen ankarasti ja loi katseen yleis??n ik??n kuin kysyen, oliko kell??n mit??n sit? vastaan. Mutta kukaan ei virkkanut mit??n. - "Ikimuistoinen Moskovan p??kaupunki, Uusi Jerusalem, ottaa vastaan oman Kristuksensa", - singahutti h?n yht'?kki? voimakkaasti sanan oman, - "niin kuin ?iti, joka sulkee syliins? rakastetut poikansa ja n?hdess??n halki syntyv?n pime?n sinun valtakuntasi kirkkaan loisteen se laulaa riemuiten; Hosianna, siunattu olkoon h?n, joka tulee!"
N?m? viimeiset sanat veti ruhtinas Vasili surkealla ??nell?.
Bilibin tarkasteli huolellisesti kynsi??n ja monet n?yttiv?t arkailevan ja aivan kuin kysyv?n, mit? pahaa he olivat tehneet. Anna Pavlovna lausui jo supattamalla edelleen, kuten vanha mummo, joka h?pisee rippirukousta: "Levitt?k??n julkea ja r?yhke? Goliat..." - supatti h?n.
Ruhtinas Vasili jatkoi:
"Levitt?k??n julkea ja r?yhke? Goliat Ranskanmaan ??rilt? Ven?j?n rajoille kuolemankauhujaan; n?yr? usko, tuo Ven?j?n Davidin linko, musertaa ?kkin?isesti h?nen verenhimoisen korskeutensa p??n. T?m? pyh?n Sergein kuva, h?nen, jonka harrastukset muinoin is?nmaan hyv?? tarkottivat, annetaan Teid?n Keisarilliselle Majesteetillenne. Valitan kipe?t? suruani, ett? heikkenev?t voimani eiv?t salli minun p??st? nauttimaan Teid?n rakkaiden kasvojenne n?kemisest?. Hartaat rukoukseni kohti korkeuksia kohotan, jotta Kaikkivaltias ylent?isi vanhurskaiden joukon ja armossansa t?ytt?isi Teid?n Majesteettinne aivoitukset."
- Quelle force. Quel style![9] - kuului kehumista lukijalle ja sepitt?j?lle.
Anna Pavlovnan vieraat innostuivat t?st? puheesta niin, ett? he puhelivat viel? kauan aikaa is?nmaan kohtalosta ja lausuivat kuka minkinlaisia mielipiteit? taistelusta, jonka n?in? p?ivin? olisi pit?nyt tapahtua.
- Vous verrez,[10] - sanoi Anna Pavlovna, - ett? huomenna, hallitsijan syntym?p?iv?n?, me saamme tiedon. Min? olen hyv? aavistamaan.
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Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel, after he came to consider War and Peace to be more than a novel. Fyodor Dostoyevsky declared it "flawless as a work of art." His opinion was shared by Vladimir Nabokov, who especially admired "the flawless magic of Tolstoy's style," and by William Faulkner, who described the novel as "the best ever written."The novel remains popular, as demonstrated by a 2007 Time poll of 125 contemporary authors in which Anna Karenina was voted the "greatest book ever written."
War and Peace , a Russian novel by Leo Tolstoy, is considered one of the most celebrated works of fiction.It is regarded, along with Anna Karenina (1873–1877), as Tolstoy's finest literary achievement. Epic in scale, War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events leading up to Napoleon's invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families.
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