▁clearly ▁id ol ised ▁K ut uz ov . ▁In ▁his ▁influ ential ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁novel ▁War ▁and ▁Peace , ▁the ▁elder ly , ▁sick ▁K ut uz ov ▁plays ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁war ▁sections . ▁He ▁is ▁port rayed ▁as ▁a ▁gentle ▁spiritual ▁man , ▁far ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁cold ▁ar rog ance ▁of ▁Napoleon , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁much ▁clearer ▁vision ▁of ▁the ▁true ▁nature ▁of ▁war fare . ▁ ▁Tol sto y ▁wrote ▁of ▁K ut uz ov ' s ▁insight ▁and ▁the ▁national ▁sentiment , ▁"... ▁this ▁sentiment ▁elev ated ▁K ut uz of ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁p inn acle ▁of ▁human ity ▁from ▁which ▁he , ▁the ▁general - in - ch ief , ▁employed ▁all ▁his ▁efforts , ▁not ▁to ▁kill ▁and ▁ex termin ate ▁men , ▁but ▁to ▁save ▁and ▁have ▁pity ▁on ▁them ." ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Great ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁( 1 9 4 1 – 1 9 4 5 ), ▁the ▁Soviet ▁government ▁established ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁K ut uz ov ▁which , ▁among ▁several ▁other ▁decor ations , ▁was ▁preserved ▁in ▁Russia ▁upon ▁the ▁dissol ution ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁thus ▁remaining ▁among ▁the ▁highest ▁military ▁awards ▁in ▁Russia , ▁only ▁second ▁to ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Zh uk ov . ▁ ▁Also , ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁key ▁strateg ic ▁operations ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Army , ▁the ▁O rel ▁Str ateg ic ▁Off ensive ▁Operation ▁" K ut uz ov " ▁was