 There were 13 opponents, and the language used was Latin.The thesis was not translated into Norwegian until 188 years later, and the book from 2005 contains also Pavel's diary comments.From his position at Akershus Fortress, Pavels followed closely the political turbulence in 1814, with the Treaty of Kiel, the gathering of the Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll, the clash between Sweden and Norway, and the subsequent Union between Sweden and Norway.