Mr. Jenner. All right.
Mr. Taylor. He said that for the average worker or citizen in Russia that travel was nonexistent; that a person that grew up in Minsk would probably spend his whole life without venturing far from the city. That living areas like the apartment he lived in were built around factories so that a person in a job like his, he wouldn't even probably know what was across on the other side of the city. And this is just about the end, at least, to my easy recollection of the things that we discussed.
Mr. Jenner. Was anything said about the context of 180 rubles a month earned by Marina and 45 rubles a month earned by Oswald?
Mr. Taylor. I don't remember any specific comments that he made about that. The only thing I remember in this regard was that he did mention at one time that Marina had a higher education than he had and that—uh—I don't believe I ever heard him say anything else about it.
Mr. Jenner. In any event, you didn't raise the question?
Mr. Taylor. No.
Mr. Jenner. Did he say that Marina, after they married, that Marina worked as well as he?
Mr. Taylor. I don't remember whether she worked after they were married or not.
Mr. Jenner. Did he say anything about custom and habit in Russia that wives worked?
Mr. Taylor. Yes; he mentioned that most wives—most women do work. He didn't, as I remember, go into any specifics about it. I don't remember much being said about it other than that most women do work—or, I should say, they are encouraged to work.