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PeteinBlack (¡°Soviet administrators¡±, Letters, 14 May) is convinced that ¡°the managerialist regime inside many universities is worryingly similar to aspects of the Soviet Union¡±. If only it were so. Even the logician and maverick dissident Alexander Zinoviev (1922-2006) came to regret the passing-away of Soviet research institutes, with their friendly atmospheres and often vodka-fuelled discussions.

R. E. Rawles
Honorary research fellow in psychology
University College London