Valentin Pikul. Battle of the iron Chancellor (№ 280962)

Late at night, when the building of the Ministry was the candles, Gorchakov liked to stay in office, over a bottle of wine "Hermitage" loved to chat with Tyutchev and Jomini.
- Europe considers us Asians. But we belong in Europe to the same extent as Asia. All his huge body of Russia has swept across the Asian expanse, exposing bare heels on the Aleutian Islands, but the head of our homeland eternally rested in Europe... Russia is Now publicly want to separate from the great European concert. In ancient times, the Pope excommunicated the German Caesar, Henry the Fourth, and he arrived at Canossa, he dusted his head with ashes, repentance tore his clothes, week, stood on his feet under a rain and sun, with tears begging daddy not to reject him. But if Europe hopes that Russia, too, will go to Canossa to repent, then she is mistaken... not!