Haitian/Dominican Relations

hypothetical observations: Kollontai “would have passed by red stars painted by the windows” (103), “the ambassador might have seen the familiar sight of children” (103), “Kollontai would have been familiar with the sight . . .” (103), “she would have witnessed space” (103), and “Kollontai might have sensed rumblings” (104), among other examples (our emphasis). Although the life of Alexandra Kollontai certainly lends itself to a degree of illustrative license, these conjectures may distract from what is otherwise a solid piece of scholarship.