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In 1936, vassine by the Trans-Siberian #atilroad, - was studying the '3S7 for ten cays attentively and fron variors points of view. The train was going very siowiy and made leng stops at the stations. hts huge, almost boundless country, with its poverty and wealth, but above all,with its resolution to build aocialism was opening in front of 1s. J saw -foscow, which was going thrcugh the first pertod of the creat reconstruction. My way was going throuch Aazan and Omsk, throuch the Ural mountains, through the creat Siberian stepnves and bavkal, I saw the fiares of factortes working in order to transform the Soviet in- dustry. ZI had an opportunity to discuss questions of sociaiism, The guide in our car told me how the state provided at etucsticn for him. It also provided education ‘or hts brotiers and sisters and showed concern for his parents. J returne? home tirough China anc Japan, circum- navigating in this way the entire worlc, In tue -ecrs a“ter mu return, tre worded was ayain cripved by war. The Soviet Inton ce*ence? the wordid fren litderisn.