Despite the fact that I am disagreeing with you in that thread, I hope you can appreciate the fact that I am encouraging others to take your posts seriously and avoid dodging the issues.
By the way, don't feel pressure to respond to my posts immediately (if you are going to do so). I have a "Peasant Disco" to go to tonight, so I won't be on for too much longer. It's all beer, dancing to bad music, and conversing in Russian for me tonight.
He's probably not entirely out of the loop, but he isn't working overseas. The guy is teaching classes here on the history of espionage. Apparently he is teaching a class on Soviet detektivi (detective novels) in the fall here.
By the way, don't feel pressure to respond to my posts immediately (if you are going to do so). I have a "Peasant Disco" to go to tonight, so I won't be on for too much longer. It's all beer, dancing to bad music, and conversing in Russian for me tonight.