Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak. (№ 439324)

I decided to return to Russia and there already figure out what to do next. The declaration of a cursed peace with the recognition of the impossibility of waging war - with the first reason in the form of democratic cowardice - caught me when I arrived in Japan. Then I went to the British ambassador Sir Green and asked him to tell the British government that I cannot recognize peace and ask me to be used for war, in any way and anywhere, even as a soldier at the front. That personally I have only one desire - to participate actively in the war and kill the Germans [Crossed out: I do not see any other activity anywhere.]. I received a reply from the English Government, transmitted by Sir Green, that the Government thanked me and asked me not to leave Japan until a later decision was made on my best use. […] And here I am for the 2nd month in Japan, where I ended up without thinking at all about the possibility of such a stay. […] I live in a hotel and am mostly alone. In Yokohama, the large Russian society is in most cases representatives of our bureaucracy, military and civil, who fled from the revolution. I do not know why, but I did not enter this society and do not want to enter. […] I do not like this society of people who have admitted their powerlessness in the struggle, who are unable and unwilling to fight, and does not evoke sympathy. It makes no difference to me at best.
Quote Explanation: From a letter to Anna Timireva. January 3, 1918 / December 21, 1917; Japan.
№ 439324   Added Viker 26-05-2022 / 11:59

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