“I’m writing a novel, or rather trying to sketch it out, not about it at all (about his case. - RT ), but about the Russian cavalry guard sent to Paris after the conclusion of the Tilsit Peace as an assistant to Prince P. Volkonskme, whom Alexander I instructed to study, I would say, "the science of conquering" the Napoleonic army. This is a stunningly interesting page in Russian-French history, almost unknown so far neither in Russia nor in France, ”Sokolov said.
According to him, while he is making sketches, friends send him scanned pages of books that interest him.
“This is the only opportunity (to work and write) to survive a terrible nightmare,” he added.
Earlier, the court upheld the decision to arrest Sokolov until September 24.
According to the investigation, on November 7, 2019, Sokolov shot and killed Yeshchenko, and on the night of November 9 he decided to get rid of the body and dismembered it, after which he tried to drown the remains in the Moika River.