RUSSIA THEN AND NOW
[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.] SIR,—While greatly appreciating the compliment of being noticed in the very restricted available space in your paper, may I point out an unintentional error of Mr. Goldman's ? In your issue of August 30th he says I have " failed to appre- ciate that in Russia today the individual has a certain freedom denied him in such supposedly free countries as France and England." On pages 281-282, however, great stress is laid on this freedom which I often noticed during my tour.
As regards my alleged lament on the passing of the old order, I wished to emphasise my gratitude for the innumerable kindnesses formerly showered upon me while stating my belief that the new system will be better for the masses than the old one, in spite of the faults of the former. I quite realise, however, in this connexion that my pestilential trick of introducing not only digressions but digressions within digressions may easily mislead any reviewer, so that in this instance I alone am to blame for having given a wrong im- pression.—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
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