▁to ▁Py at ig or sk ▁with ▁other ▁prisoners ▁and ▁det ained ▁at ▁the ▁state ▁hotel ▁in ▁that ▁city . ▁Comm iss ar ▁Les h chin sky , ▁the ▁B ols he vik ▁commander ▁sent ▁to ▁execute ▁them , ▁had ▁once ▁been ▁a ▁struggling ▁artist ▁in ▁Paris ▁before ▁the ▁war ▁whom ▁Bor is ▁had ▁assist ed ▁by ▁purch asing ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁paint ings . ▁Les h chin sky ▁recognized ▁him ▁and ▁saved ▁the ▁two ▁brothers ▁from ▁the ▁firing ▁squad . ▁R isk ing ▁his ▁own ▁life , ▁he ▁returned ▁them ▁to ▁their ▁villa ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁L ik ely ▁to ▁be ▁re arr ested , ▁the ▁two ▁grand ▁du kes ▁escaped ▁to ▁the ▁surrounding ▁mountains ▁with ▁And rei ' s ▁a ide - de - camp , ▁Colonel ▁Von ▁K ube , ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁They ▁lived ▁in ▁hiding ▁for ▁almost ▁five ▁weeks , ▁moving ▁from ▁village ▁to ▁village ▁under ▁protection ▁of ▁the ▁Kab arda ▁tribes , ▁shelter ed ▁by ▁Colonel ▁And rei ▁Sh ku ro ▁and ▁his ▁band ▁of ▁loyal ▁C oss acks . ▁K is lov od sk ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁White ▁Army ▁and ▁the ▁B ols he vik s ▁fled ▁in ▁late ▁September , ▁allowing ▁the ▁two ▁brothers ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁city . ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁September , ▁Grand ▁Duke ▁And rei , ▁his ▁brother ▁Bor is ▁and ▁Colonel ▁Von ▁K ube ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁on ▁horse back , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Kab ard