[A lecturing propagandist came to our logging site going trough the taiga here dog driving there skiing. We were in complete dark about the things going on in the outer world. You can imagine that they had not to drive me into the club almost by force like others!.. After a newspaper article the lecturer started reading by notes a harangue the essence of which reduced to the notion that Germany had treacherously attacked our peace-loving country and caught us off-balance. But the things would change dramatically before long. As soon as we overhaul our defence industry everything would take a turn for better. We would settle with them yet! And for the time being America, our loyal, powerful and freedom-loving ally would supply us with all the things needed via the ports of the Far East and the Arab Gulf.] "I wonder how Japan reacts. By virtue of 1935 treaty it must declare war to any nation that helps a country being at war with Germany with no regards of what is an aggressor!" I said. My Lord! How all of them shielded at me! [In a couple of days I was ordered to come to Suiga, Khokhrin's "estate".]