COMMENTS ON RUTMANS WRITINGS "a very warm, lively tale... a reasonable, friendly, calm voice." Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Nobel Prize in literature PRAISE FOR COMRADE STALIN CHANGED HIS HAIRCUT [The book] is rich in good plot, a great deal of interesting detail, and written with imaginative language and literary talent. Edward Kline, author and editor (New York) The piece is full-fledged, as dense as a tree. The intrigue is truly captivating. Indeed, I took the characters adventures very close to heart. The [main] idea is very neat. Its - why not? -fantastic! It must be uplifting, to be the author of such a book. Anatoly Naiman, author, Russian Bookers finalist (Moscow) I very much liked the book. I particularly liked Comrade Kovner. Tom Segev, author (Israel) Roman Rutman, retired professor of University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, lives in Dartmouth, Massachusetts