On the contrary, I, with my "Holy Russia", satisfied the spiritual hunger of my gloomy visitor. According to him, for the first time he felt that there was some kind of "truth" here. And all this was said so dryly, matter-of-factly, seriously.
I felt the whole drama of a disappointed person. We got into conversation, named some unknown St. Petersburg plant where he worked, took part in past events... we parted in a good way. Shook hands, thanked..."