▁advoc ate , ▁revealed ▁a ▁letter ▁Ut ley ▁had ▁written ▁to ▁a ▁friend ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 : ▁I ▁have ▁not ▁pret ended ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁St alin ist ▁but ▁have ▁kept ▁my ▁mouth ▁shut ▁about ▁Russia ▁until ▁now . ▁Natur ally ▁I ▁have ▁no ▁ill us ions ▁left — nor ▁had ▁any ▁before ▁they ▁took ▁Arc adi . ▁I ▁am ▁not ▁a ▁T rot sky ist ▁as ▁I ▁have ▁become ▁convinced ▁that ▁all ▁dict ator ships ▁are ▁much ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁that ▁power ▁cor rupt s ▁everyone . ▁Without ▁dem ocracy ▁there ▁can ▁be ▁no ▁real ▁social ism . ▁But ▁I ▁fear ▁the ▁world ▁is ▁progress ing ▁towards ▁' National ▁Social ism ' ▁on ▁the ▁Russian - G erman ▁model . ▁Little ▁difference ▁between ▁them ." ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁Re ader ' s ▁Dig est ▁sent ▁Fred a ▁Ut ley ▁to ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁correspond ent . ▁The ▁trip ▁resulted ▁in ▁Last ▁Ch ance ▁in ▁China , ▁which ▁held ▁that ▁Western ▁policies , ▁especially ▁cutting ▁off ▁arm aments ▁to ▁the ▁Chinese ▁National ists , ▁fav ored ▁the ▁Chinese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁victory . ▁She ▁began ▁a ▁cr us ade ▁to ▁name ▁those ▁who ▁" lost ▁China ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Read ers ▁Dig est ▁posted ▁Ut ley ▁to ▁( G erm any ), ▁resulting ▁in ▁Ut ley ' s ▁next ▁book , ▁The ▁High ▁Cost ▁of ▁Ven ge ance ▁which ▁critic izes ▁as ▁war ▁cr imes ▁Al lied ▁occupation ▁policies ,