He considered Russia to be a doomed country like Turkey, and the Russian government so bad that he did not think it worth while seriously to criticize its actions; yet he had an official position, was a model Marshal of the Nobility, and when he travelled always wore a cockade and a red band to his cap.
Esto no le impedía, por otra parte, ser un modelo de representante de la nobleza ni cubrirse, siempre en sus viajes, con la gorra de visera con escarapela y el galón rojo distintivos de la institución.