Viki, you are highly skilled in your translations to English. Thank you so much. And Petra is the most connected and intuitive researcher I've ever seen anywhere. It's like the old saying, "The nose knows." Many thanks to you, Petra.
I can't help thinking of the evolution of thought in learning about Albena as a star athlete and Ice Dancer. From, "She is the most beautiful and graceful athlete I've ever seen," to, "How intelligent and wise she is!" and now, "She has the straightest and strongest backbone of any person I've ever seen." I would not want to pick a fight with Albena Denkova because, through her intelligence and wisdom, she would win, hands down.
Albena's dignity is very much intact, and she does not need to think for even a second that it isn't. She just needs to follow what her brain tells her to do because it is operating at WARP speed, taking in information and telling her what is best to do. Yep! She's smarter than most human beings anywhere on the planet. And I'm guessing that Maxim knows this better than anyone.