The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-04-16
COUNT TALONEFIvs NOrEL.
a Book by n Statesman which 10 ExcoinE
Great Interest In Russia.

a Book by n Statesman which 10 ExcoinE
Great Interest In Kussia.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 20.-For the first |
time in the history of Russia Minister Of the |
Car appears in the role Of novel writer.
Count Peter Alexandrovitch valoneG has just
published his novel. Lorin." in two luxurious
volumes. In view of the high political position
OF the titled author. everybody here is trying to
define rather his political and social notions
than the literary merits OF the novel. Tho |
author himself has suggested that his work |
should be regarded in that light. Count Nalonen.
in his capacity Of Minister Of the Interior. was
for many years the right hand OF the late Gar.
and the great reforms of Alexander the Lib |
orator. are necessarily associated with the
name OF his most liberal Minister. When the
late Gar abandoned the policy OF reform.
YaloneI resigned his post. but the Gar could
not part with his most trusted counsellor and
so he appointed him President of the Cabinet
OF Ministers. without portfolio. In that ca
pacity Count Valonef remained till last year.
when he resigned in order to save his reputa-
ton Of liberal statesman. Now he is a MEM
Der of the Council Of State. which is u kind Of
Legislative body. rumor is spreading here
that the present Ministry cannot last long. and
Count Valonef is.spoken of az likely to be the
successor Of Ignatiefr. The Count is q highly
talented man. yet he owes his elevation rather
to his good looks. majestic stature. and grace
full dancing than to his talents. Many years
ago. at court ball. the late Czaritza was struck
by the appearance Of the handsome Count. She
took him under her special protection and his
fortune was made
The plot OF the novel, Lorin." Is not q COM
plicated one. The author narrates O story OF
love and sufIerings which are happily ended.
All the chief persons of the novel belong to the
Russian aristocracy. which is portrayed with
Photographic correctness. An officer Of the
Imperial Guards. Michael Lorin. falls in love
with beautiful Countess whose husband leads
merry life in Paris. while his wife is left alone
in the Cars capital The young Countess
adores her lover. and is happy until she meets
him at a ball with young woman on his arm.
In transport of jealousy she makes public her
relations with the young officer. In conse-
Quence she loses her place in society and goes
abroad. Lori In thinks Il his duty to follow the
account. but before leaving st. Petersburg he
realizes that he is deeply in love with the girl
hG b has ssGI the sh Re
goes. He finds the Countess at Homourg and
they are reeone!leI She soon becomes worried
abandoned a brilliant career and quarrelled
with his rich uncle. At last. driven by these
home. He. is obliged to enter tue provincial
service. being too poor TO live at the capital.
dangerous sISkutSS, ubNSNcI, W mss uOOut II
reconc.l iation with his uncle, and on his recov-
cry Lorin learns OF the death OF the Countess.
Then being Tree and rich. he returns T. ST.
Petersburg, and mnrries the girl who has kind
ly been waiting for him.
This plain story served the author as n means
Of bringing together many cplsodes character;
in the pr2vincefs. he has also q Number o.
ways and means Of Russian adm nistration.
and nobody is letter Erfpared i3 i sush i taSS
pprSOnnUpS OF his story discuss of the
vital questions OF Russlan Internal policy: In
short L9rln, Is a political profession OF ialth
Count NuioneH has wisely chosen the time
for publishing hl3 move! lust n9w. when the
ISIS and IL" Liberals or 'Occilentulists has
Reached its eliminating roint True Russian
patriots ulc III despair, seeing that the young
ana lneAlercnGei car has - chose between
two extremes. On one side stand the mon VINO
ttr ANXIOUS u restore AH'sl,' tG NLe pihc.p:S
when the Cars country was completely cut OH
from all the civilized nations Of Europe. On
more tn. national institutions OF KGssa aud
long TO transplant, into their country all the
pears statesman VINO declares That there is u
middle way between these two disastrous OK,
trenes and that his WAY is tn" only national
and progressive one. 80 Count Nuonei in
such is !hetruc meaning oI the appeaianco Of
The reforms Of. Peter the Great serve as a
constant applr Of di~pord to the Natlonailsl-
avoid sct,linS MS roint. fle cnthus .astiic@tiy
declares that Peter "ts not only the Great Out
o ns bGrG" he o1 aH1 w, GnIsT nat H4s he
he declares, has there beou another such maii
as this MaNtmut." In his opinion. the Cars
and the Russians in general have not been true
70 their iIIustrous Father OF his Country.
Peter threw down his sccrtre for the hammer.
the axe. and othertpp,, ana went not 10 learn
manners and political tricks at the respIcnden,
court o; France. hnt to settle "a me industrious
worked Tor Yeur] as the meHnesl 81 laDOrers.
II MS SUCCESSORS both male and female have
preferred the morals and mnnners Of tho
french court to thos" Of the Dutch. Peter i
not TO be banned for that. Nnlone't rri"atoaly
dentallsJ in the sense that Peter the Greatest
would approve. lie would adopt from western
Europe all its useful arts 4nd even all its Lib
rral Institutions provided they are compatible
with the natiOnH, Russian character. This pro-
viso shows him to he II Nationalist also 70 a
certain degree. In fact. he approves the fun
found nowadays only among the peasantry.
1t may be safely said that the new novel will
have great run agrG S9me o. tGG C%rn;
right does nqIt amount to ANYTHING" TThe
whole Of Prussia feels l\nd knows TOO vel that
amount to anything Again he says; You
cannot buy the mouIik with ToubIrs, but you
word" or the Cars laws the Count says
our laws protect both sides on paper. but In
| practice only one"
Only few of the St. Petersburg journals have
Count Nalonen. The .Noroe Pre"d says;
The saGor q Lorm s.Ms knqws i's1,m "a, p. He
lie Great ~ mrih he is ocrnt, and ny position
he best known 40 MnIt,sE II +, maIIra. hen !ha
and bureaucratic tendencies But what is parueuNriy
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