Leadership Decisions in Battle Strategy
Vasili:
Who will lead the main force?
Alexandr:
You will. You've been running all night. In the daytime you shall stand.
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A Tale of Survival and Consequences
Ignat: [''soldiers laugh''; ''laughs with the soldiers'']
The rabbit skips into a ravine, but the fox follows him. The rabbit runs into the woods, but the fox stays on his tail. So the rabbit jumps between two birch trees. The fox comes after him and gets stuck! It's twisting and turning but can't get free. What a calamity! The rabbit looks at her severely and says: "Now I will violate your chastity." "No, neighbor, don't put me to such shame! Have pity!" cries the fox. "I have no time for pity," says the rabbit, and violates her!
Alexandr:
Got her stuck between the trees, did he?
Ignat:
Yes, he did.
Alexandr:
And violated her?
Ignat: [''laughs even harder'']
He did!
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Mobilizing Forces Against the Enemy
Gavrilo:
Your warriors are not inferior to the Germans, Prince.
Alexandr:
My bodyguard alone is not enough. We shall call the peasants to arms. With their help we shall surely defeat the enemy by spring.
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Rising to Defend Russia's Suffering Orphans
Domash:
Have pity on the orphans. Forget the affront, Alexander.
Gavrilo:
Rise for Novgorod!
Alexandr:
I shall rise to avenge the suffering of Russia.
Domash:
No truer words have ever been spoken. Rise to her defence!
Alexandr:
Defence? I do not know how to defend. We shall smite them with all our power!
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A Call for Vengeance and Loyalty
Vasilisa:
Let me come with you, father!
Pavsha:
Go away, Vasilisa! Remember our blood! Avenge us!
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Threats and Declarations in Conquest
Tverdilo:
Great Master! Pskov is at your feet.
Von Velven:
That's now the way to make cities surrender. If you give me Novgorod in this state, I shall hang you on the nearest tree.
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Struggles Between War and Inner Peace
Gavrillo: [''thumbing his axe'']
I am tired of spilling blood. I fight one day, then brood for two. I wanted to go to the Volga, play about with my battle-axe... but the brooding won me over.
Vasily:
Go be a monk, then.
Gavrillo: [''annoyed'']
I am thinking about matters of the heart. If my wishes are not met, I may well go to the monastery.
Ignat: [Пошёл медведь в монастырь — в алтаре телят драть.]
Like a bear, to slaughter calfs on the altar.
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A Challenge of Trust and Deception
Ignat:
Vasily Buslai! Gavrilo Oleksich! Come to your old friend. I have Indian armor, Tartar spears, sharp Saracen swords.
Gavrilo: [''jokingly'']
Stop lying! You must have forged them yourself overnight.
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Unexpected Encounters: A Fisherman's Response
Mongol envoy:
Are you the one who defeated the Swedes?
Alexandr:
Yes.
Mongol envoy:
So what are you doing here?
Alexandr:
Fishing.
Mongol envoy:
Couldn't you find anything better to do?
Alexandr:
What's wrong with fishing?
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