At that time Kutuzov said: "Russia has 2 great generals: Generals January and February". And I think that's all there is to it. The Russians are a very stubborn people...if necessary - even at the expense of their own people - they will win the war. They will lose a lot (economically and humanly), but they will not give up and will never compromise. This is good in some ways, but it is also bad. Everyone draws their own conclusions.