Santa in Warwick

To the editor: I grew up in the Soviet Union, with no religion whatsoever. Every December a character called Ded Moroz (Grandpa Frost) would show up in schools, public places and on postcards. He looked and acted identical to Santa. Maybe we need to bring Ded Moroz to Warwick schools. By the way, Santa Claus (Sankt Nikolaus for Germans; Sinterklaas for those of you who are Dutch) is not a mythical figure. Saint Nicholas was a Bishop of Myra, a Greek city in present day Turkey in the third century. And he did put coins into the shoes of children who left them outside the door on his birthday. And some say his still does it today. Just relax, breath deep, stop threatening law suits and you might see the Good Bishop, too. Vladimir Golyakhovsky Chester