Our guide takes us to what ix known as "Red Square" in the centre of which is a monument to the revolution: the houses forming, the square, are all painted red. The Trades Union building is draped in red bunting, with the Soviet emblem of hammer and sickle every where in evidence. The gates to the Kremlin are well guarded by Soviet troops. No one except members of the Government has been allowed to enter here for the past ten years. Just outside its walls lies the mausoleum of Lenin, which is open to the public daily between 5 and 6 p.m. The police have black uniforms with red caps.
Less than 1 per cent. of the popula. tion of Russia are communists, bu'
everyone is afraid to lead an opresition party, the Government keeps a very firm control, in spite of the bad financial state of the Our study of Moseo all, more than eve tly failure of Cor munism, and of its unsuitability for all classes of people.
We finally left Moscow at 4.10 pam. from the Alexandrovski _sta-Some aeroplanes were leav at the same time, by another We had dinner in the new dining car which was a little better and cleaner than the previous one.
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