from Taras W. Jul 21
date Jul 21, 2009 4:45 PM
subject The dark side of H.G. Wells

“Wells thought the loss of freedom for Russian writers was temporary and seemed to accept Stalin’s insistence that vigorous debate within the party took place. Despite Stalin’s impermeability, Wells concluded that ‘I have never met a man more candid, fair and honest, and it is to these qualities and to nothing occult and sinister, that he owes his tremendous undisputed ascendancy in Russia. … No one is afraid of him and everyone trusts him.'”

http://www.city-journal.org/2009/19_2_HG-wells.html

http://www.city-journal.org/mobile/story.php?s=4387 (mobile)