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By JOHN W. KISER III
Rappahannock Newt Contributing Writer
Wednesday, Dec. 15
I had dinner at the House of Literature on Herzen street with friends. Peter is a physical chemist with special expertise in explosive processes; his wife Nina, a poetess and professor at Moscow University; Evgeni, a professor of Russian literature and Tanya and Vera from the foreign relations department of a plastics research institute.
The House of Literature has been the site of many readings, presentations and debates among Russian intellectuals. Pictures of Pasternak, Yevtushenko, Sakharov cover the walls leading from a small art gallery into the main dining hall. This is a cavernous two story wood panelled room with an interior balcony and would give the inpression of a hunting lodge if there were moose or boar heads protruding from the walls.
The talk soon turned to the events that were on everyone’s mind. “Were you surprised by the results?” I asked Peter.
“We were very surprised, completely unexpected.” But why was this unexpected? - “The Russian intelligentsia have always had a high opinion of the people (narod). They think the people are pure, good at heart and have a simple but profound grasp of the truth. This is, of course, well represented in literature by Tolstoy. So this was a shock. Our situation is very dangerous now. It is analogous to Weimar in the 20s and 30s. Like
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