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(1920) [MARC] Author: Anatolij Nekljudov - Tema: Russia, War
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i2] RASPUTIN’S DISMISSAL AND RETURN 81

At this moment I came across General Polivanoff.
I drew him aside.

" Look here, General, what is going on amongst you
all?" I asked him straight out.

"You do not know yet? but it is this," . . . and the
General told me that the next day the President of the
Duma—it was already Rodzianko—and Makaroff, at that
time Minister of Justice, were to go to Tsarskoe-Selo in
order to hand to the Emperor the whole revolting record
of Rasputin, and to endeavour to obtain the instant
dismissal of this dangerous and infamous person.

" If the Emperor does not consent, all the Ministers
will resign."

"All, do you think?" I asked the General, glancing
at Soukhomlinoff, who was passing at the moment.

" Perhaps all is saying too much," amended
Polivanoff, with a knowing smile, " but the majority will
go : Kokovtzoff, Krivoche’fne, Sazonoff and others . . ."

The next day towards evening the rumour spread in
town that the Emperor had favourably received the
reports of the President of the Duma and of the Minister
of Justice, and consented to the instant dismissal of the
" old man " Gregory to his native village. A few days
later, the Court left for the Crimea. Among the people
who came to see the Imperial Family off at the station,
one noticed Mile. Tutcheff and Princess Obolensky, to
whom the Imperial couple were particularly friendly;
this might betoken their early return to Court. In St.
Petersburg all the official world calmed down ; all the
Ministers remained at their posts.

Six weeks later, Rasputin returned incognito from
Siberia, and took up his abode again in the capital!

Detained in St. Petersburg a little longer by some
business matters, I did not return to my post till the end
of April (N.S.).

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