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During the first week of March, 1917, the unrest among the populace continued growing, and the Duma and the labor leaders felt themselves regarding the situation helplessly. Small riots occurred and martial law was immediately declared. Food was so scarce that even the wealthy were starving. But Protopopoff had made one mistake: he was also starving the troops garrisoning Petrograd.
He also told her of the diabolical plot to sweep off the population of Vologda and Nijni as an experiment, in order to see how Hun "science" could win the war. Protopopoff came to Rasputin's house half-a-dozen times within the next three days, and it was arranged that a firm of importers, Illine and Stroukoff, of Petrograd, should handle the consignment of preserved meat.
Sazonov's removal acquired still deeper significance when it was announced that Sturmer himself would take charge of foreign affairs, business of which he had absolutely no experience. Of a deep significance, though this was not obvious at the time, was the appointment of Alexander D. Protopopoff as Minister of the Interior.
When the erring woman had gone the monk filled his glass with brandy, some of that choice old cognac which the Empress sent him regularly, and turning to me, said: "Féodor, the man Doukhovski is wealthy, I understand. Protopopoff has been making inquiry, and finds that he is owner of a large estate near Ryazhsk, and that from an uncle quite recently he inherited nearly a million roubles.
But the truth was that the telegraphs and telephones between Moscow and Petrograd had been wilfully cut in three places by agents of Protopopoff, and while those alarming rumours were current in Petrograd, similar rumours were rife in Moscow that revolution had broken out in the capital.
Shall we get Protopopoff to send instructions to his agents in England?" "No. Something might leak out. I do not trust the Okhrana in London," replied the wary woman, Vyrubova. "Have you forgotten the Meadows affair, and how they betrayed me and very nearly caused a scandal by their bungling? No, if we are to watch Yakowleff, let us do it ourselves.
"There's a tremendous crowd in the Nevski," I said. "Guess I'm too hungry to trouble about it," he answered. "Do you think there's going to be any trouble?" I asked. "Course not. These folks are always wandering round. M. Protopopoff has it in hand all right." "Yes, I suppose he has," I answered with a sigh. "You seem to want trouble," he said, suddenly looking up at me.
The Minister Protopopoff, wearing his gorgeous uniform, his breast covered with decorations the man whom Great Britain regarded as so extremely friendly had just paid a visit to the British Embassy, and on his way home called upon Rasputin. "It is just as we heard from Moscow," he said to the monk anxiously. "Miliukoff intends to denounce you at the opening of the Duma.
But before we part I wish to grant to thee any request that thou mayest desire any appointment or advancement of any friend. Speak, and thy wish shall be at once granted." The monk reflected. It was, indeed, the moment of his first triumph. "I have a young and extremely able friend named Protopopoff in the Ministry of the Interior," he replied. "He is a loyal son of Russia, and a pious believer.
Cannot he be advanced?" "He shall be. I will make a note of the name," and turning to his desk, he scribbled it upon the blotting-pad with a stubby pencil, repeating the words: "Protopopoff in the Ministry of the Interior."
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