Chapter 8The Duel between the Professor and the Poet[Poedinok mezhdu professorom i poetom]banks of a winding river with a cheery pine forest on its opposite shore A prototype for Stravinsky's Clinic? Just like at the Metropole! -- Of course Russians became resentful of the fact that foreigners received special treatment, in part as propaganda for the Soviet Union. The Metropole was indeed a luxurious hotel. Vologda--An old Russian town some 400 kilometers NE of Moscow. |