1931
Experiences of Russia – A Diary
Gareth signed the Foreword:
“With knowledge of
Russia and the Russian language, it was possible to get off the beaten path,
to talk with grimy workers and rough peasants, as well as such leaders as
Lenin’s widow and Karl Radek [editor of Pravda].
We visited
vast engineering projects and factories, slept on the bug-infested floors of
peasants’ huts, shared black bread and cabbage soup with the villagers - in
short, got into direct touch with the Russian people in their struggle for
existence and were thus able to test their reactions to the Soviet
Government’s dramatic moves.”