Mrs. Voshinin. But—the other point was that it would really help Oswald materially, don't you think so, in a material way? He would earn some money. Other people were earning their living by lecturing on anti-Communistic talk. So, why did he have to sit jobless or to go to the factory—or whatever he did, I don't know exactly, whatever work he worked—instead of going and lecturing, which he never did. Right?
Mr. Jenner. Right.
Mrs. Voshinin. From what we heard of him he never expressed himself for being anti-Communist. We remember that. We never heard a word of this.
Mr. Jenner. Did it ever occur to you that his knowledge and his learning was entirely superficial and he didn't have the capacity to lecture?
Mrs. Voshinin. Not never. Because George was so emphatic about his mental powers, about his erudition, education, you know, that it really never occurred to me. I thought that he was an intellectual, very well read. Because George said that many times. He said, "He's a very interesting person, he's very well read, a very intelligent person."
Mr. Jenner. Did you ever argue this with De Mohrenschildt—say, "Well, why doesn't he lecture? I don't understand this?"
Mrs. Voshinin. I remember I did ask that—and I don't remember the exact answer. Whatever it was, I don't remember. But, as far as I remember, they said something that maybe from the gratitude to Russia, or something like that, he doesn't want to do that, and said they'd leave that up to him.
Mr. Davis. Did George De Mohrenschildt ever mention that Oswald spoke fluent Russian?
Mrs. Voshinin. Yes; he did. Uh-huh. He said that Oswald spoke very good Russian.
Mr. Davis. Did he ever discuss where he learned to speak Russian so fluently?