Well renowned as elite light cavalry, those that remained in their native land prefer to take lucrative work as mercenaries, since they are much in demand.

由于其威名赫赫，故而需求日盛，那些留在故土的轻骑兵们则踏上佣兵生涯。

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The central point made by Mr Lieven's witty and impeccably scholarly book is that Russia owed its victory not to the courage of its national spirit or to the coldness of the 1812 winter, as some French sources have argued, but to its military excellence, superior cavalry, the high standards of Russia's diplomatic and intelligence services and the quality of its European elite.

ECONOMIST: Russia's war against Napoleon