About the book: 1952 / In this book, Lockhart gives his memories of the countries in which he worked. And Lockhart’s first and largest chapter is about Russia. The material was so rich and unknown to Russian readers that it simply begged to be translated. And what are the personal characteristics of the most famous people in Russia, who reject all cliched images; for example, the writer Alexei Tolstoy. In addition to the chapter on Russia, a translation of the second chapter on Czechoslovakia is given, since it sheds light on some points related to the ominous role in the history of the Intervention played by the Czechoslovak army and, in general, this whole malignant state formation of “Czechoslovakia”, carved out by the USA and England in center of Europe at the Versailles Conference of 1919. Just after World War II, when Lockhart wrote this book, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia under the leadership of Rudolf Slansky (real name Salzman) was arming the newly emerging state of Israel with Soviet small arms and tanks. Lockhart, of course, in these memoirs does not talk about his work at all , and if he speaks, then the official point of view. - But Lockhart lets it slip. Or rather, they are not pronounced, but adhere to the English version; and this version is quite different from the version that is taught in Russia. In addition, Lockhart’s actual meetings and reasons for them with specific official people in Russia generally contradict the official interpretation of events. For example, officially the USA and England did not have diplomatic relations with Russia after the revolution, and they pretended to be hostile in public. But in reality, they kicked open the doors to Trotsky, Kamenev Radek, Karakhan and other prominent Trotskyists; became friends with families, got married; for example, another English agent Arthur Ransome married Trotsky's secretary, Zhenya Shelepina, and the daughter of People's Commissar Krylenko Lena married an American agent Max Eastman, Winston Churchill's cousin Clara Sheridan was the mistress of Lev Kamenev, because of which Kamenev divorced his wife, because whom, in fact, he became who he was, because she was Trotsky’s sister - Olga Broshtein. As you can see, despite the lack of formal diplomatic relations, there is complete friendship and family ties between Trotsky’s Commune and the United States.