▁a ▁fellow ship ▁absol ving ▁me ▁of ▁personal ▁responsibility , ▁which ▁both ▁led ▁me ▁into ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁fol d , ▁and ▁caused ▁me ▁to ▁leave ▁it ▁as ▁soon ▁as ▁I ▁learned ▁that ▁it ▁meant ▁submission ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁total ▁ty ran ny ▁which ▁man kind ▁has ▁ever ▁experienced ." ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁School ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁she ▁focused ▁on ▁labour ▁and ▁production ▁issues ▁in ▁manufact uring , ▁in ▁her ▁case , ▁the ▁text ile ▁indust ries ▁of ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁then ▁beginning ▁to ▁face ▁competition ▁from ▁operators ▁in ▁India ▁and ▁Japan . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁she ▁married ▁Russian ▁econom ist ▁Arc adi ▁B erd iche v sky ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁working ▁in ▁England ▁for ▁Ar cos , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁trade ▁mission . ▁After ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁International ▁sent ▁B erd iche v sky ▁and ▁Fred a ▁Ut ley ▁on ▁miss ions ▁to ▁Si ber ia , ▁China ▁and ▁Japan , ▁where ▁she ▁lived ▁for ▁nine ▁months . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁she ▁published ▁her ▁first ▁book , ▁Lanc ash ire ▁and ▁the ▁Far ▁East ▁which ▁established ▁her ▁as ▁an ▁authority ▁on ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁international ▁competition ▁in ▁the ▁cot ton ▁tr ades . ▁ ▁Upon ▁her ▁return ▁to ▁Moscow ▁with ▁her ▁husband , ▁she ▁became ▁dis ill