The Last Express (1997 Video Game)
Corinne Blum: Tatiana Obolenskaya
Quotes
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Alexei Dolnikov : [During a chess match, entire conversation is almost in Russian] Still as bold as ever, I see. A girl who plays chess like a man.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Your move.
Alexei Dolnikov : Remarkable. A trick worthy of your grandfather.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Why do you keep bringing up my grandfather? It's me you're playing with, not him.
Alexei Dolnikov : Yes, he taught you well.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : [In English] I've had other teachers since then, Alexei Sergeivitch. I'm not little girl anymore.
Alexei Dolnikov : [In English] No, you're not.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : [Russian resumes] Are you sure?
Alexei Dolnikov : Yes.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Are you absolutely sure?
Alexei Dolnikov : Absolutely.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : If that's the way you want it... OH!
Alexei Dolnikov : That makes us even.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : You ought to be ashamed of yourself, winning with a dirty trick like that.
Alexei Dolnikov : A typical female reaction.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Another game!
Alexei Dolnikov : [later] It's your move, miss.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Check and mate... Aren't you ashamed? Letting a woman beat you so easily?
Alexei Dolnikov : I could have won easily if I hadn't moved my knight.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : [later] Why ever did you leave the University? You can't imagine the fuss they made at home.
Alexei Dolnikov : [In English after "talk"] At the University all they do is talk. Talk changes nothing. Words are lost in the air like the sound of church bells. A single deed is better propaganda than a thousand pamphlets.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : Those are very nice words. Your move.
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Tatiana Obolenskaya : [conversation is in Russian] According to you, everything is bad. All you want to do is tear things down.
Alexei Dolnikov : When men like your grandfather have the power of life and death over millions of Russians, someone needs to bring them down.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : But it's incredible. You're obsessed with my grandfather! What has he done to you to make you hate him so?
Alexei Dolnikov : It's what he has done to Russia. To all of us. Do you remember what happened last winter in Litvov?
Alexei Dolnikov : [later] This talk of political parties is a puppet show by the ruling classes. All government is slavery. One kind is as bad as another.
Tatiana Obolenskaya : It's your move. Once you've torn everything down, I don't suppose you've thought of what you'll put in its place.
Alexei Dolnikov : There is no need to put anything in the place of tyranny. Once Property is abolished, all men will be free and equal. A new and peaceful society will establish itself naturally. It's still your move.