Orlando Figes: The show is going on! The Nation and The Guardian on the quality of Figes' historical research.

[Robert Chandler]

Dear all,

I am posting this message from Catriona Kelly:
> "Robert Chandler has kindly informed me that a piece by Allan Massie in his blog for the Daily Telegraph online ("Stalin, Putin and Orlando Figes: What Really Happened") has been circulated on SEELANGS as though it came from me. I have nothing directly to do with the piece, although I did write to the Editor of the Daily Telegraph in the same terms as did Zinovy Zinik, whom Mr Massie quotes directly, suggesting that he was under a misapprehension when he claimed that Memorial was an agency for the views of the Russian government. Since I know Zinovy Zinik and admire his work, I posted the link on my Facebook page, with a header indicating that the text was by Allan Massie and was a handsome apology showing how much he had learned from Zinovy Zinik. I suspect that someone must have reposted the text without the header; hence the misunderstanding."

All the best,

Robert


Robert Chandler, 42 Milson Road, London, W14 OLD

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