Insult to Soviet Visitors?

Re Donna Perlmutter’s critique of the Red Army Chorus: I am convinced that with the ingrained attitudes and low level of public awareness in the “Free” World, the Cold War will never end (“The Red Army Chorus--A Show of Strength, Inside, Outside Shrine,” Nov. 4). It was a display of mass rudeness for the Armenians--”1,000 protesting emigres”--to insult the members of the Red Army Chorus, guests of the United States. It is a sad commentary on the brave new world when art has to be used as a political weapon.

JAMES REESE

Banning