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,ANO!R ,VISIT TO ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

  

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,A FEW DAYS BE=E \R ,EXP$ITION />T$ = ! ,UKRA9E ! 
OPPORTUNITY PRES5T$ ITSELF TO PAY ANO!R VISIT TO ,PET] ,KROPOTK94 ,I WAS DELI<T$ AT 
! *ANCE TO SEE ! DE> OLD MAN UND] MORE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ?AN ,I HAD SE5 9 
,M>*4 ,I EXPECT$ AT LEA/ ?AT WE W\LD NOT BE H&ICAPP$ BY ! PRES5CE ( NEWSPAP] 
M5 AS WE W]E ON ! PREVI\S OCCASION4 

,ON MY FIR/ VISIT1 9 SN[-CLAD ,M>* ,I >RIV$ AT ! ,KROPOTK9 
COTTAGE LATE 9 ! EV5+4 ,! PLACE LOOK$ DES]T$ & DESOLATE4 ,BUT N[ IT WAS SUMM] 
TIME4 ,! C\NTRY WAS FRE% & FRAGRANT2 ! G>D5 AT ! BACK ( ! H\SE1 CLAD 9 
GRE51 SMIL$ *E]FULLY1 ! GOLD5 RAYS ( ! SUN SPREAD+ W>M? & LI<T4 ,PET]1 
:O WAS HAV+ HIS AFT]NOON NAP1 C\LD NOT BE SE51 BUT ,S(YA ,GRIGORIEVNA1 HIS WIFE1 WAS 
!RE TO GREET US4 ,WE HAD BR\<T SOME PROVISIONS GIV5 TO ,SA%A ,KROPOTK9 = H] FA!R1 
& SEV]AL BASKETS ( ?+S S5T BY AN ,AN>*I/ GR\P4 ,:ILE WE W]E UNPACK+ ?OSE 
TREASURES ,PET] ,ALEKSEYEVIT* SURPRIS$ US4 ,HE SEEM$ A *ANG$ MAN3 ! SUMM] HAD 
WR\<T A MIRACLE 9 HIM4 ,HE APPE>$ HEAL?I]1 /RONG]1 MORE ALIVE ?AN :5 ,I HAD LA/ 
SE5 HIM4 ,HE IMM$IATELY TOOK US TO ! VEGETABLE G>D5 :I* WAS ALMO/ 5TIRELY ,S(YA'S 
[N WORK & S]V$ AS ! MA9 SUPPORT ( ! FAMILY4 ,PET] WAS V]Y PR\D ( IT4 
0,:AT DO Y\ SAY TO ?IS60 HE EXCLAIM$2 0ALL ,S(YA'S LABOR4 ,& SEE ?IS 
NEW SPECIES ( LETTUCE0 --- PO9T+ AT A HUGE HEAD4 ,HE LOOK$ Y\NG2 HE WAS ALMO/ GAY1 
HIS CONV]SATION SP>KL+4 ,HIS P[] ( OBS]VATION1 HIS KE5 S5SE ( HUMOR & 
G5]\S HUMANITY W]E SO REFRE%+1 HE MADE ONE =GET ! MIS]Y ( ,RUSSIA1 ONE'S [N 
CONFLICTS & D\BTS1 & ! CRUEL REALITY ( LIFE4 

,AFT] D9N] WE GA!R$ 9 ,PET]'S /UDY --- A SMALL ROOM CONTA9+ AN 
ORD9>Y TABLE = A DESK1 A N>R[ COT1 A WA%-/&1 & %ELVES ( BOOKS4 ,I C\LD NOT 
HELP MAK+ A M5TAL COMP>ISON BETWE5 ?IS SIMPLE1 CRAMP$ /UDY ( ,KROPOTK9 & ! 
GORGE\S QU>T]S ( ,RADEK & ,Z9OVIEV4 ,PET] WAS 9T]E/$ TO KN[ MY IMPRESSIONS S9CE 
HE SAW ME LA/4 ,I RELAT$ TO HIM H[ CONFUS$ & H>ASS$ ,I WAS1 H[ EV]Y?+ 
SEEM$ TO CRUMBLE B5EA? MY FEET4 ,I TOLD HIM ?AT ,I HAD COME TO D\BT ALMO/ EV]Y?+1 
EV5 ! ,REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,I C\LD NOT RECONCILE ! <A/LY REALITY ) :AT ! 
,REVOLUTION HAD MEANT TO ME :5 ,I CAME TO ,RUSSIA4 ,W]E ! CONDITIONS ,I F\ND 
9EVITABLE --- ! CALL\S 9DIFF]5CE TO HUMAN LIFE1 ! T]RORISM1 ! WA/E & AGONY ( 
IT ALL8 ,( C\RSE1 ,I KNEW REVOLUTIONS C\LD NOT BE MADE ) KID GLOVES4 ,IT IS A /]N 
NECESSITY 9VOLV+ VIOL5CE & DE/RUCTION1 A DIFFICULT & T]RIBLE PROCESS4 ,BUT :AT ,I 
HAD F\ND 9 ,RUSSIA WAS UTT]LY UNLIKE REVOLUTION>Y CONDITIONS1 SO FUNDAM5TALLY UNLIKE 
AS TO BE A C>ICATURE4 

,PET] LI/5$ ATT5TIVELY2 !N HE SAID3 0,!RE IS NO REASON 
:ATEV] TO LOSE FAI?4 ,I CONSID] ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION EV5 GREAT] ?AN ! ,FR5*1 
= IT HAS /RUCK DEEP] 9TO ! S\L ( ,RUSSIA1 9TO ! HE>TS & M9DS ( ! ,RUSSIAN 
PEOPLE4 ,TIME ALONE CAN DEMON/RATE ITS FULL SCOPE & DEP?4 ,:AT Y\ SEE TO-DAY IS ONLY 
! SURFACE1 CONDITIONS >TIFICIALLY CREAT$ BY A GOV]N+ CLASS4 ,Y\ SEE A SMALL 
POLITICAL P>TY :I* BY ITS FALSE !ORIES1 BLUND]S1 & 9EFFICI5CY HAS DEMON/RAT$ 
H[ REVOLUTIONS MU/ NOT BE MADE40 ,IT WAS UN=TUNATE --- ,KROPOTK9 
CONT9U$ --- ?AT SO MANY ( ! ,AN>*I/S 9 ,RUSSIA & ! MASSES \TSIDE ( ,RUSSIA HAD 
BE5 C>RI$ AWAY BY ! ULTRA-REVOLUTION>Y PRET5SES ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,9 ! GREAT 
UPHEAVAL IT WAS =GOTT5 ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/S >E A POLITICAL P>TY FIRMLY ADH]+ TO ! 
IDEA ( A C5TRALIZ$ ,/ATE1 & ?AT AS SU* !Y W]E B\ND TO MISDIRECT ! C\RSE ( 
! ,REVOLUTION4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E ! ,JESUITS ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,*UR*3 !Y BELIEV$ 9 
! ,JESUITIC MOTTO ?AT ! 5D JU/IFIES ! MEANS4 ,!IR 5D BE+ POLITICAL P[]1 !Y 
HESITATE AT NO?+4 ,! MEANS1 H[EV]1 HAVE P>ALYZ$ ! 5]GIES ( ! MASSES & 
HAVE T]RORIZ$ ! PEOPLE4 ,YET )\T ! PEOPLE1 )\T ! DIRECT P>TICIPATION ( 
! MASSES 9 ! RECON/RUCTION ( ! C\NTRY1 NO?+ ESS5TIAL C\LD BE ACCOMPLI%$4 
,! ,BOL%EVIKI HAD BE5 C>RI$ TO ! TOP BY ! HI< TIDE ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,ONCE 9 
P[] !Y BEGAN TO /EM ! TIDE4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO ELIM9ATE & SUPPRESS ! 
CULTURAL =CES ( ! C\NTRY NOT 5TIRELY 9 AGREEM5T ) !IR IDEAS & ME?ODS4 
,!Y DE/ROY$ ! COOP]ATIVES :I* W]E ( UTMO/ IMPORTANCE TO ! LIFE ( ,RUSSIA1 ! 
GREAT L9K BETWE5 ! C\NTRY & ! CITY4 ,!Y CREAT$ A BUREAUCRACY & (FICIALDOM 
:I* SURPASSES EV5 ?AT ( ! OLD REGIME4 ,9 ! VILLAGE :]E HE LIV$1 9 LITTLE 
,DMITROV1 !RE W]E MORE ,BOL%EVIK (FICIALS ?AN EV] EXI/$ !RE DUR+ ! REIGN ( 
! ,ROMANOVS4 ,ALL ?OSE PEOPLE W]E LIV+ (F ! MASSES4 ,!Y W]E P>ASITES ON ! 
SOCIAL BODY1 & ,DMITROV WAS ONLY A SMALL EXAMPLE ( :AT WAS GO+ ON ?R\<\T ,RUSSIA4 
,IT WAS NOT ! FAULT ( ANY P>TICUL> 9DIVIDUALS3 RA!R WAS IT ! ,/ATE !Y HAD 
CREAT$1 :I* DISCR$ITS EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y IDEAL1 /IFLES ALL 9ITIATIVE1 & SETS A 
PREMIUM ON 9COMPET5CE & WA/E4 ,IT %\LD ALSO NOT BE =GOTT5 ,KROPOTK9 EMPHASIZ$1 
?AT ! BLOCKADE & ! CONT9U\S ATTACKS ON ! ,REVOLUTION BY ! 9T]V5TIONI/S HAD 
HELP$ TO /R5G!N ! P[] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ REGIME4 ,9T]V5TION & BLOCKADE W]E 
BLE$+ ,RUSSIA TO DEA?1 & W]E PREV5T+ ! PEOPLE FROM UND]/&+ ! REAL 
NATURE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME4 

,DISCUSS+ ! ACTIVITIES & ROLE ( ! ,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,REVOLUTION1 
,KROPOTK9 SAID3 0,WE ,AN>*I/S HAVE TALK$ MU* ( REVOLUTIONS1 BUT FEW ( US HAVE 
BE5 PREP>$ = ! ACTUAL WORK TO BE DONE DUR+ ! PROCESS4 ,I HAVE 9DICAT$ SOME 
?+S 9 ?IS RELATION 9 MY ',CONQUE/ ( ,BREAD4' ,P\GET & ,PATAUD HAVE ALSO SKET*$ A 
L9E ( ACTION 9 !IR WORK ON ',H[ TO ,ACCOMPLI% ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION40' ,KROPOTK9 
?\<T ?AT ! ,AN>*I/S HAD NOT GIV5 SUFFICI5T CONSID]ATION TO ! FUNDAM5TAL 
ELEM5TS ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,! REAL FACTS 9 A REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS DO NOT 
CONSI/ SO MU* 9 ! ACTUAL FI<T+ --- ?AT IS1 M]ELY ! DE/RUCTIVE PHASE NECESS>Y TO 
CLE> ! WAY = CON/RUCTIVE EF=T4 ,! BASIC FACTOR 9 A REVOLUTION IS ! 
ORGANIZATION ( ! ECONOMIC LIFE ( ! C\NTRY4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION HAD PROV$ 
CONCLUSIVELY ?AT WE MU/ PREP>E ?OR\<LY = ?AT4 ,EV]Y?+ ELSE IS ( M9OR 
IMPORTANCE4 ,HE HAD COME TO ?9K ?AT SYNDICALISM WAS LIKELY TO FURNI% :AT ,RUSSIA MO/ 
LACK$3 ! *ANNEL ?R\< :I* ! 9DU/RIAL & ECONOMIC RECON/RUCTION ( ! 
C\NTRY MAY FL[4 ,HE REF]R$ TO ,AN>*O-SYNDICALISM4 ,?AT & ! COOP]ATIVES W\LD SAVE 
O!R C\NTRIES SOME ( ! BLUND]S & SUFF]+ ,RUSSIA WAS GO+ ?R\<4 

,I LEFT ,DMITROV MU* COM=T$ BY ! W>M? & LI<T :I* ! 
BEAUTIFUL P]SONALITY ( ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 RADIAT$2 & ,I WAS MU* 5C\RAG$ BY :AT ,I HAD 
HE>D FROM HIM4 ,I RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[ TO HELP ) ! COMPLETION ( ! PREP>ATIONS = 
\R J\RNEY4 ,AT LA/1 ON ,JULY #a#e1 #a#i#b1 \R C> WAS C\PL$ TO A TRA9 B\ND = ! 
,UKRA9E4 

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