From Russia with Concern: A Letter to an American Friend

... said, familiar as I am with your erudition on our country and given the attention you pay in your letter to the situation in Russia, I wish to touch upon an intrinsically Russian thread. Americans have always imparted essential meaning to the issue of democracy. Democracy in itself is perceived as a value in the United States. In Russia we respect the values ​​ that Americans hold dear. Moreover, you are unlikely to find in Russia an assured and stable majority that would oppose the idea of ​​ ...