This publication includes two separate works: - "Russian Jack" is the biography of Ivan Fredericks, a Russian Finn who immigrated to Western Australia in the 1880's and prospected for gold in the Kimberleys and later became known as a humanitarian who carried a sick man in his wheelbarrow to safety ; "The twilight of the gods of truth and perfection" highlights the errors and misconceptions created in the historical record due to misrepresentation in historical displays and memorials by museums and public monuments as well as distortions that occur in the public written record by public authorities, illustrated with examples from government bodies in Western Australia.