People look at them in bewilderment, because everyone is frightened by their form, but everyone nonetheless is convinced of their power, even if they don’t admit it to themselves. Everyone has been falling for a long time, and everyone has known for a long time that there is nothing to grab on to. I’m already convinced of the success of this mysterious propaganda, because Russia is now pre-eminently the one place in the whole world where anything you want can happen without the slightest resistance. I understand only too well why Russians with means have all made tracks abroad, and why with
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