. Russian portraits . BIG BELL, COLONNADES OF THE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL. p. (>: RUSSIAN PORTRAITS house. We were delayed in starting by JohnReed, the American Communist, who came tosee him on some business. He is a well-builtgood-looking young man, who has given upeverything at home to throw his heart and lifeinto work here. I understand the Russian spirit,but what strange force impels an apparently normalyoung man from the United States ? There alsoarrived to waylay us a painter called Rosenfeld,who wore canvas shoes like a peasant, and kissedKameneff on his arrival. He offered to s
. Russian portraits . BIG BELL, COLONNADES OF THE ALEXANDER MEMORIAL. p. (>: RUSSIAN PORTRAITS house. We were delayed in starting by JohnReed, the American Communist, who came tosee him on some business. He is a well-builtgood-looking young man, who has given upeverything at home to throw his heart and lifeinto work here. I understand the Russian spirit,but what strange force impels an apparently normalyoung man from the United States ? There alsoarrived to waylay us a painter called Rosenfeld,who wore canvas shoes like a peasant, and kissedKameneff on his arrival. He offered to show memuseums and things, but our only medium wasGerman, and his was a good deal worse than mine,which was a great drawback. At midday, how-ever, we broke free, and started off with myluggage. I bade farewell to the Kremlin, and wedrove across the river to a guest-house on theopposite bank facing the Tsars Palace. Theguest house is the requisitioned house of a sugarking. It is inhabited by various Foreign Officeofficials, also by Mr. Rot
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