Orlando Figes Quotes:
Ocupation: Historian
Life: b. November 20, 1959
Birthday: November 20
Their notion of training was to march the men up and down in parades and reviews: these were nice to look at and gave them the impression of military discipline and precision, but as a preparation for a modern war they had no value whatsoever.
source: Orlando Figes (1997). “A people's tragedy: a history of the Russian Revolution”, Viking Pr
topic: Military, War, Nice, Military Discipline, Modern War
