It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.
“The Russian people are suffering from economic fatigue and from disillusionment with the Allies! The world thinks the Russian Revolution is at an end. Do not be mistaken. The Russian Revolution is just beginning.”
“But to be self-obsessed is simply not o.k. for the most important country in the world, the United States, which affects every other country in the world.”