YEARNING FOR AN IRON HAND
LEAD: There is no mention in the article of the embarrassing fact (embarrasing for Russian nationalists, no doubt) that Russia acquired the lion's share of its Jewish minority through brutal conquests at the expense of Poland in the late 18th century. If these Russian 'patriots' really cared about Mother
There is no mention in the article of the embarrassing fact (embarrasing for Russian nationalists, no doubt) that Russia acquired the lion's share of its Jewish minority through brutal conquests at the expense of Poland in the late 18th century. If these Russian 'patriots' really cared about Mother Russia, they would take a critical stand against their beloved czars, who provoked and fought one war after another to expand their frontiers far beyond any defensive purposes and who cruelly subjugated conquered peoples, whose descendants, not surprisingly, were flocking to the revolutionary parties by the beginning of the 20th century.
FREDERICK GABRIELSEN
Livingston, N.J.