“...my thought about the destructive cosmopolitan significance of those movements of the 19th century that are called “national” seemed to me so striking for a long time that in my collection known to you (“East, Russia and Slavdom”) I did not consider and even need to develop it in detail. I thought that it would be understandable to everyone anyway - it’s worth it only. However, in this I was mistaken, as you can see. It turns out that we need more facts, more examples…”