All the Guards as well as all of the troops of Saint Petersburg garrison are present on the Dvorzovaya Square. Drums roll breaks and it leaves the square and troops in complete silence. The morning is misty so the the far side of the place are hidden in fog with the Admiralteistvo being just a shadow. The far ranks of His Majesty's Guards disappear in the fog leaving a complete feeling these ranks are infinite. Not a whisper is heard on the huge place. The human and horses exhalations make the fog even thicker.
A cuirssiers general in golden cuirass comes out of the palace. He mounts his huge dappled grey horse and rides toward the three squares of Semenovski Life Guard regiment. The regiment is headed by a young but officer. But a coat of General Fieldmarshal and a black and orange band over his shoulder leave no questions of his battlefield skills and experiences. These two salute each other and the cuirassier starts reading:
"
To be read in all the batallions,
squadrons and artillery companies
We, Alexander the First, Tzar and Autocrat of all the Great and Little and White Russia and others, and others, and others in recognition of his long and faithful service with 38 Major and 5 minor victories over the enemies of the Crown We decided to create Our count Gulyaev General Fieldmarshal and cavalier a prince of Russian Empire. Taking into account that three of His Major Victories were achieved in the vicinity of Smolensk We allow beforementioned count Gulyaev to attach the name of this Our city to His surname. We hereby order all the citizens of the Empire to address the beforementioned count Gulyaev as prince Gulyaev-Smolenski.
This third day of October
in the Year of Grace one thouthand eight hundred and ninths
[signed Alexander]
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Hurah to his excellency Gulyaev-Smolenski! And waves of powerful russian HURAH! roll over the Capital of Midnight......
The cuirassier salutes with his swords, than puts it back to the scabbard. He approaches the Prince, shakes his hand and says "Congratulations, my friend!"
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General-Adjutant Anton Valeryevich Kosyanenko
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