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[edit] "A firm monarchist at heart, but a patriot in practice"

If this phrase is to be reinserted, it will need more than just a citation. Who says that a monarchist can not be a patriot? They are not mutually exclusive, are they?--Barbatus 14:57, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

I didn't mean to say there was any contradiction in calling him a patriot. I only thought it was odd that he was both a monarchist and also in favor of the Tsar's abdication.--Jayanta Sen

I know. My remark was addressed not to you, but to those who would like to put that wording back. But even being in favor of the abdication is not something a monarchist can not do. One might try to save the monarchy by the removal of the unpopular monarch, wouldn't you agree? (I recall the Brits did something like that a few centuries ago.)--Barbatus 16:09, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Hello Barbatus, Thanks for your reply. I have reinserted "patriotic". If you feel that there is evidence (and possibly cites) showing that he was a "monarchist", then please go ahead and put that back in too. Even at his advanced age, he seemed to have taken on the job of advising the Red Army. JS 19:03, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Frankly, I don't know much of Brusilov's biography and political affiliations (the easiest way is to check the Russian version of the article ... and my turf is ancient history). The thing is, though, that if he indeed was a monarchist (very likely), he (as many others) went on to serve the new government not because he turned bolshevik all of a sudden, but precisely because he was a patriot. See what I mean?--Barbatus 20:34, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

... I don't believe it! There's no article on Brusilov in Russian Wiki! Shame, shame, shame ...--Barbatus 20:38, 11 December 2006 (UTC)