Well written Alexander. Poignant.

Fiona Hill's "There is nothing for you here" suggests parallels not only of UK and American history leading to what we have now in both places but also, in a more condensed timeframe, what happened between the collapse of the USSR and Putin's Russia.

There are lessons for Americans even in places they believe they have nothing in common with.

Thank you for your recommendation of the Stalin books.

Best of the season to you.