This movement, however was in his mind to be combined with another one, in another direction about which it would be useless and premature to speak here, but it certainly raised the prestige of the Russian arms in the eyes of Russia's Allies,and what is perhaps even more important, it restored to the army the feeling of confidence in its own resources and strength, that had become considerably shaken during the course of the few months that had immediately preceded the abdication of Nicolas II.