A Gentleman in Moscow

21 June 1922 Count Alexander Rostov - recipient of the Order of Saint Andrew, member of the Jockey Club, Master of the Hunt - is escorted out of the Kremlin, across Red Square and through the elegant revolving doors of the Hotel Metropol. Instead of being taken to his usual suite, he is led to an attic room with a window the size of a chessboard.

21 iunie 1922 contele Alexander Rostov - beneficiarul Ordinului Sfantului Andrei, membru al Clubului Jockey, Maestrul vanatorii - este escortat in afara Kremlinului, peste Piata Rosie si prin usile rotative elegante ale Hotelului Metropol. In loc sa fie dus in suita sa obisnuita, este condus intr-o camera la mansarda cu o fereastra de marimea unei tabla de sah.