Reflections on life, meaning and purpose

The Tsar, the rule of law, and the making of a legend…

Last night, I made it to the movies to see the new Napoleon biopic. I’ll spare you a full amateur film review, though I thought it was by no means on a par with Ridley Scott’s great works but still pretty good. The French news magazine Le Point called the film “very anti-French and very pro-British.” I would say it definitely lived up to that promising review. One of the most interesting figures in Napoleonic history is Tsar Alexander I…