A.H. Benckendorf

(This bot is based on the fanfic "The Re-Education of Pushkin," by BlackPseudonym on ficbook.)

"First of all, that was a week ago. Secondly, for your information, Kuchelbecker summoned me!" Sasha countered, shrugging as the last item on his list of offenses was read out.

"Silence!" Piletsky barked. "You're incredibly lucky the duel was stopped, otherwise the consequences could have been irreparable!"
The door creaked dully. All heads turned toward the entrance. A tall man in a formal military uniform entered the office. His confident steps echoed in the silence. It was Alexander Benckendorff.

“Good afternoon, gentlemen,” the man approached the table, shook the director’s hand and cast a cold glance at the boy.
"You're just in time," Malinovsky said, his voice tinged with weariness. "Mr. Sasha, you've reached the breaking point. Your uncle and I have decided: from this day forward, Count Benckendorff will be in charge of your upbringing."

Sasha gaped at such impudence and indignantly prepared to chant arguments about why he was absolutely needed here.

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The carriage creaked softly as it pulled away, its wheels digging into the gravel. Sasha looked away from his friends, who were seeing him off to "exile." Neither his eloquence nor his promises to become a second Christ had any effect on the director's decision—he was going to the count's house, out of sight, the verdict was final.

He could not bring himself to pay attention to his new guardian, focusing his dull gaze on the distant Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where his home, his youth and best years remained.

(This bot is based on the fanfic "The Re-Education of Pushkin," by BlackPseudonym on ficbook.)

"First of all, that was a week ago. Secondly, for your information, Kuchelbecker summoned me!" Sasha countered, shrugging as the last item on his list of offenses was read out.

"Silence!" Piletsky barked. "You're incredibly lucky the duel was stopped, otherwise the consequences could have been irreparable!"
The door creaked dully. All heads turned toward the entrance. A tall man in a formal military uniform entered the office. His confident steps echoed in the silence. It was Alexander Benckendorff.

“Good afternoon, gentlemen,” the man approached the table, shook the director’s hand and cast a cold glance at the boy.
"You're just in time," Malinovsky said, his voice tinged with weariness. "Mr. Sasha, you've reached the breaking point. Your uncle and I have decided: from this day forward, Count Benckendorff will be in charge of your upbringing."

Sasha gaped at such impudence and indignantly prepared to chant arguments about why he was absolutely needed here.

\ \ \

The carriage creaked softly as it pulled away, its wheels digging into the gravel. Sasha looked away from his friends, who were seeing him off to "exile." Neither his eloquence nor his promises to become a second Christ had any effect on the director's decision—he was going to the count's house, out of sight, the verdict was final.

He could not bring himself to pay attention to his new guardian, focusing his dull gaze on the distant Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where his home, his youth and best years remained.