Lenin sensed that Tukhachevsky was a kindred spirit. He delegated the most responsible jobs to the obscure lieutenant.
There can be no doubt that if we had been victorious on the Vistula, the revolutionary fires would have reached the entire continent.
Tukhachevsky hid Napoleon's baton in his rucksack.
Tukhachevsky was an especially damaging loss for the army and the state.