Anatoly Bershtein: "To the point. Parting words to my son"
Anatoly Bershtein “On May 3, 1801, the ambassador, Count Semyon Vorontsov, sending his son, Mikhail, from England, where he grew up, to Russia, which he did not know, explained to him in a parting letter what kind of country Russia is and how it differs from England. In my opinion, a most interesting parting word. Purer than what old Dartagnan or old Polonius gave to their sons. I suppose that little has changed after more than 200 years. Therefore, it’s appropriate.