The story correctly captures the atmosphere of Catherine's times, the turmoil and confusion among the troops stationed in Poland. “I don’t like the way of waging war in Poland...” wrote, for example, the Russian envoy to Poland, Saldern. loot collected along the way from the estates of the small gentry, and, settling down in their apartments, they eat and drink until the Confederates begin to gather again. There were examples that our detachment commanders gathered with the Confederates and feasted together.” (Quoted from the book: Soloviev S.M. History of Russia since ancient times. M., 1965, vol. 28, book 14, p. 508.) The story also vividly outlines the portrait of the then young commander A.V. Suvorov , as well as a number of prominent military and diplomatic figures of European states.