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I am leaving Russia. I sail from Odessa for Istanbul to-night. I have still not spoken my mind.
In defiance of repeated instructions from Intourist--and also from many of my fellow-travelers--to the effect that "tips are neither expected nor required in the Soviet Union, " I have tipped several of the hotel servants, and they have accepted my offerings without the slightest demur.