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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,ADAM ,JONES1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,*APT] ,I,V 

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,C,O,M,+ FROM ,PETROGRAD TO ,MOSC[ IS LIKE BE+ SUDD5LY TRANSF]R$ 
FROM A DES]T TO ACTIVE LIFE1 SO GREAT IS ! CONTRA/4 ,ON REA*+ 
! L>GE OP5 SQU>E 9 FRONT ( ! MA9 ,MOSC[ /ATION ,I WAS 
AMAZ$ AT ! SI<T ( BUSY CR[DS1 CABBIES1 & PORT]S4 ,! 
SAME PICTURE PRES5T$ ITSELF ALL ! WAY FROM ! /ATION TO 
! ,KREML94 ,! /REETS W]E ALIVE ) M51 WOM51 & *ILDR54 
,ALMO/ EV]YBODY C>RI$ A BUNDLE1 OR DRAGG$ A LOAD$ SLEI<4 
,!RE WAS LIFE1 MOTION1 & MOVEM5T1 QUITE DIFF]5T FROM ! 
/ILLNESS ?AT OPPRESS$ ME 9 ,PETROGRAD4 

,I NOTIC$ CONSID]ABLE DISPLAY ( ! MILIT>Y 9 ! CITY1 & 
SCORES ( M5 DRESS$ 9 LEA!R SUITS ) GUNS 9 !IR BELTS4 
0,T*EKA M51 \R ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION10 EXPLA9$ 
,RADEK4 ,I HAD HE>D ( ! ,T*EKA BE=E3 ,PETROGRAD TALK$ ( IT 
) DREAD & HATR$4 ,H[EV]1 ! SOLDI]S & ,T*EKI/S W]E 
NEV] MU* 9 EVID5CE 9 ! CITY ON ! ,NEVA4 ,H]E 9 ,MOSC[ 
!Y SEEM$ EV]Y:]E4 ,!IR PRES5CE REM9D$ ME ( A REM>K 
,JACK ,RE$ HAD MADE3 0,MOSC[ IS A MILIT>Y 5CAMPM5T10 
HE HAD SAID2 0SPIES EV]Y:]E1 ! BUREAUCRACY MO/ AUTOCRATIC4 
,I ALWAYS FEEL RELIEV$ :5 ,I GET \T ( ,MOSC[4 ,BUT1 !N1 ,PETROGRAD 
IS A PROLET>IAN CITY & IS P]MEAT$ ) ! SPIRIT ( ! 
,REVOLUTION4 ,MOSC[ ALWAYS WAS HI]>*ICAL4 ,/ILL ! LIFE WAS 
9T5SE1 V>I$1 & 9T]E/+4 ,:AT /RUCK ME MO/ =CIBLE1 
BESIDES ! DISPLAY ( MILIT>ISM1 WAS ! PREOCCUPATION ( ! 
PEOPLE4 ,!RE SEEM$ TO BE NO COMMON 9T]E/ BETWE5 !M4 ,EV]YONE 
RU%$ AB\T AS A DETA*$ UNIT 9 QUE/ ( HIS [N1 PU%+ & 
KNOCK+ AGA9/ EV]YONE ELSE4 ,REPEAT$LY ,I SAW WOM5 OR *ILDR5 
FALL FROM EXHAU/ION )\T ANY ONE /OPP+ TO L5D ASSI/ANCE4 
,PEOPLE />$ AT ME :5 ,I W\LD B5D OV] ! HEAP ON ! SLIPP]Y 
PAVEM5T OR GA!R UP ! BUNDLES ?AT HAD FALL5 9TO ! /REET4 
,I SPOKE TO FRI5DS AB\T :AT LOOK$ TO ME LIKE A /RANGE LACK 
( FELL[-FEEL+4 ,!Y EXPLA9$ IT AS A RESULT P>TLY ( ! 
G5]AL DI/RU/ & SUSPICION CREAT$ BY ! ,T*EKA1 & P>TLY 
DUE TO ! ABSORB+ TASK ( GETT+ ! DAY'S FOOD4 ,ONE HAD NEI!R 
VITALITY NOR FEEL+ LEFT TO ?9K ( O!RS4 ,YET !RE DID NOT 
SEEM TO BE SU* A SC>CITY ( FOOD AS 9 ,PETROGRAD1 & ! PEOPLE 
W]E W>M] & BETT] DRESS$4 

,I SP5T MU* TIME ON ! /REETS & 9 ! M>KET PLACES4 ,MO/ 
( ! LATT]1 AS ALSO ! FAM\S ,S\KH>EVKA1 W]E 9 FULL OP]ATION4 
,OCCASIONALLY SOLDI]S W\LD RAID ! M>KETS2 BUT AS A RULE !Y 
W]E SUFF]$ TO CONT9UE4 ,!Y PRES5T$ ! MO/ VITAL & 9T]E/+ 
P>T ( ! CITY'S LIFE4 ,H]E GA!R$ PROLET>IAN & >I/OCRAT1 
,COMMUNI/ & B\RGEOIS1 PEASANT & 9TELLECTUAL4 ,H]E !Y W]E 
B\ND BY ! COMMON DESIRE TO SELL & BUY1 TO TRADE & B>GA94 
,H]E ONE C\LD F9D = SALE A RU/Y IRON POT ALONGSIDE ( AN 
EXQUISITE ICON2 AN OLD PAIR ( %OES & 9TRICATELY WORK$ LACE2 
A FEW Y>DS ( *EAP CALICO & A BEAUTIFUL OLD ,P]SIAN %AWL4 
,! RI* ( YE/]DAY1 HUNGRY & EMACIAT$1 D5UD+ !MSELVES 
( !IR LA/ GLORIES2 ! RI* ( TO-DAY BUY+--IT WAS 9DE$ 
AN AMAZ+ PICTURE 9 REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA4 

,:O WAS BUY+ ! F9]Y ( ! PA/1 & :]E DID ! PUR*AS+ 
P[] COME FROM8 ,! BUY]S W]E NUM]\S4 ,9 ,MOSC[ ONE WAS NOT 
SO LIMIT$ AS TO S\RCES ( 9=MATION AS 9 ,PETROGRAD2 ! V]Y 
/REETS FURNI%$ ?AT S\RCE4 

,! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE EV5 AFT] F\R YE>S ( W> & ?REE YE>S 
( REVOLUTION REMA9$ UNSOPHI/ICAT$4 ,!Y W]E SUSPICI\S ( 
/RANG]S & RETIC5T AT FIR/4 ,BUT :5 !Y LE>N$ ?AT ONE 
HAD COME FROM ,AM]ICA & DID NOT BELONG TO ! GOV]N+ POLITICAL 
P>TY1 !Y GRADUALLY LO/ !IR RES]VE4 ,MU* 9=MATION ,I GA!R$ 
FROM !M & SOME EXPLANATION ( ! ?+S ?AT P]PLEX$ ME 
S9CE MY >RIVAL4 ,I TALK$ FREQU5TLY ) ! WORK]S & PEASANTS 
& ! WOM5 ON ! M>KETS4 

,! =CES :I* HAD L$ UP TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION HAD REMA9$ 
T]RA 9COGNITO TO !SE SIMPLE FOLK1 BUT ! ,REVOLUTION 
ITSELF HAD /RUCK DEEP 9TO !IR S\LS4 ,!Y KNEW NO?+ ( 
!ORIES1 BUT !Y BELIEV$ ?AT !RE WAS TO BE NO MORE ( ! 
HAT$ B>9 7MA/]7 & N[ ! B>9 WAS AGA9 
UPON !M4 0,! B>9 HAS EV]Y?+10 !Y W\LD 
SAY1 0:ITE BREAD1 CLO?+1 EV5 *OCOLATE1 :ILE WE HAVE 
NO?+40 0,COMMUNISM1 EQUALITY1 FRE$OM10 !Y 
JE]$1 0LIES & DECEPTION40 

,I W\LD RETURN TO ! ,NATIONAL BRUIS$ & BATT]$1 MY ILLUSIONS 
GRADUALLY %ATT]$1 MY F\NDATIONS CRUMBL+4 ,BUT ,I W\LD NOT 
LET GO4 ,AFT] ALL1 ,I ?\<T1 ! COMMON PEOPLE C\LD NOT UND]/& 
! TREM5D\S DIFFICULTIES CONFRONT+ ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T3 
! IMP]IALI/ =CES >RAIGN$ AGA9/ ,RUSSIA1 ! MANY ATTACKS 
:I* DRA9$ H] ( H] M5 :O O!RWISE W\LD BE EMPLOY$ 9 
PRODUCTIVE LABOR1 ! BLOCKADE :I* WAS REL5TLESSLY SLAY+ 
,RUSSIA'S Y\NG & WEAK4 ,( C\RSE1 ! PEOPLE C\LD NOT UND]/& 
!SE ?+S1 & ,I MU/ NOT BE MISL$ BY !IR BITT]NESS BORN 
( SUFF]+4 ,I MU/ BE PATI5T4 ,I MU/ GET TO ! S\RCE ( ! 
EVILS CONFRONT+ ME4 

,! ,NATIONAL1 LIKE ! ,PETROGRAD ,A/ORIA1 WAS A =M] HOTEL BUT 
NOT NE>LY 9 AS GOOD CONDITION4 ,NO RATIONS W]E GIV5 \T !RE 
EXCEPT ?REE QU>T]S ( A P\ND ( BREAD EV]Y TWO DAYS4 ,9/EAD 
!RE WAS A COMMON D9+ ROOM :]E D9N]S & SUPP]S W]E 
S]V$4 ,! MEALS CONSI/$ ( S\P & A LITTLE MEAT1 SOMETIMES 
FI% OR PANCAKES1 & TEA4 ,9 ! EV5+ WE USUALLY HAD KA%A 
& TEA4 ,! FOOD WAS NOT TOO PL5TIFUL1 BUT ONE C\LD EXI/ ON 
IT W]E IT NOT SO ABOM9ABLY PREP>$4 

,I SAW NO REASON = ?IS SPOIL+ ( PROVISIONS4 ,VISIT+ ! 
KIT*5 ,I DISCOV]$ AN >RAY ( S]VANTS CONTROLL$ BY A NUMB] 
( (FICIALS1 COMM&ANTS1 & 9SPECTORS4 ,! KIT*5 /AFF W]E 
POORLY PAID2 MOREOV]1 !Y W]E NOT GIV5 ! SAME FOOD S]V$ 
TO US4 ,!Y RES5T$ ?IS DISCRIM9ATION & !IR 9T]E/ WAS 
NOT 9 !IR WORK4 ,?IS SITUATION RESULT$ 9 MU* GRAFT & WA/E1 
CRIM9AL 9 ! FACE ( ! G5]AL SC>CITY ( FOOD4 ,FEW ( ! 
T5ANTS ( ! ,NATIONAL1 ,I LE>N$1 TOOK !IR MEALS 9 ! COMMON 
D9+ ROOM4 ,!Y PREP>$ OR HAD !IR MEALS PREP>$ BY S]VANTS 
9 A SEP>ATE KIT*5 SET ASIDE = ?AT PURPOSE4 ,!RE1 AS 9 
! ,A/ORIA1 ,I F\ND ! SAME SCRAMBLE = A PLACE ON ! /OVE1 
! SAME BICK]+ & QU>REL+1 ! SAME GRE$Y1 5VI\S WAT*+ 
( EA* O!R4 ,WAS ?AT ,COMMUNISM 9 ACTION1 ,I WOND]$4 ,I HE>D 
! USUAL EXPLANATION3 ,YUD5IT*1 ,D5IK51 ,KOL*AK1 ! BLOCKADE--BUT 
! /]EOTYP$ PHRASES NO LONG] SATISFI$ ME4 

,BE=E ,I LEFT ,PETROGRAD ,JACK ,RE$ SAID TO ME3 0,:5 Y\ REA* 
,MOSC[1 LOOK UP ,ANGELICA ,BALABANOVA4 ,%E WILL RECEIVE Y\ GLADLY 
& WILL PUT Y\ UP %\LD Y\ BE UNABLE TO F9D A ROOM40 
,I HAD HE>D ( ,BALABANOVA BE=E1 KNEW ( H] WORK1 & WAS NATURALLY 
ANXI\S TO MEET H]4 

,A FEW DAYS AFT] REA*+ ,MOSC[ ,I CALL$ H] UP4 ,W\LD %E SEE 
ME8 ,YES1 AT ONCE1 ?\< %E WAS NOT FEEL+ WELL4 ,I F\ND ,BALABANOVA 
9 A SMALL *E]LESS ROOM1 LY+ HUDDL$ UP ON ! S(A4 ,%E WAS 
NOT PREPOSSESS+ BUT = H] EYES1 L>GE & LUM9\S1 RADIAT+ 
SYMPA?Y & K9DNESS4 ,%E RECEIV$ ME MO/ GRACI\SLY1 LIKE AN 
OLD FRI5D1 & IMM$IATELY ORD]$ ! 9EVITABLE SAMOV>4 ,OV] 
\R TEA WE TALK$ ( ,AM]ICA1 ! LABOR MOVEM5T !RE1 \R DEPORTATION1 
& F9ALLY AB\T ,RUSSIA4 ,I PUT TO H] ! QUE/IONS ,I HAD ASK$ 
MANY ,COMMUNI/S REG>D+ ! CONTRA/S & DISCREPANCIES :I* 
CONFRONT$ ME AT EV]Y /EP4 ,%E SURPRIS$ ME BY NOT GIV+ ! 
USUAL EXCUSES2 %E WAS ! FIR/ :O DID NOT REPEAT ! OLD REFRA94 
,%E DID REF] TO ! SC>CITY ( FOOD1 FUEL1 & CLO?+ :I* 
WAS RESPONSIBLE = MU* ( ! GRAFT & CORRUPTION2 BUT ON ! 
:OLE %E ?\<T LIFE ITSELF MEAN & LIMIT$4 0,A ROCK ON 
:I* ! HI<E/ HOPES >E %ATT]$4 ,LIFE ?W>TS ! BE/ 9T5TIONS 
& BREAKS ! F9E/ SPIRITS10 %E SAID4 ,RA!R AN UNUSUAL 
VIEW = A ,M>XIAN1 A ,COMMUNI/1 & ONE 9 ! ?ICK ( ! BATTLE4 
,I KNEW %E WAS !N SECRET>Y ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,H]E 
WAS A P]SONALITY1 ONE :O WAS NOT A M]E E*O1 ONE :O FELT DEEPLY 
! COMPLEXITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN SITUATION4 ,I W5T AWAY PR(\NDLY 
IMPRESS$1 & ATTRACT$ BY H] SAD1 LUM9\S EYES4 

,I SOON DISCOV]$ ?AT ,BALABANOVA--OR ,BALABAN(F1 AS %E PREF]R$ 
TO BE CALL$--WAS AT ! BECK & CALL ( EV]YBODY4 ,?\< POOR 
9 HEAL? & 5GAG$ 9 MANY FUNCTIONS1 %E YET F\ND TIME TO 
M9I/] TO ! NE$S ( H] LEGION CALL]S4 ,(T5 %E W5T )\T 
NECESS>IES H]SELF1 GIV+ AWAY H] [N RATIONS1 ALWAYS BUSY 
TRY+ TO SECURE M$IC9E OR SOME LITTLE DELICACY = ! SICK 
& SUFF]+4 ,H] SPECIAL CONC]N W]E ! /R&$ ,ITALIANS 
( :OM !RE W]E QUITE A NUMB] 9 ,PETROGRAD & ,MOSC[4 ,BALABANOVA 
HAD LIV$ & WORK$ 9 ,ITALY = MANY YE>S UNTIL %E ALMO/ 
BECAME ,ITALIAN H]SELF4 ,%E FELT DEEPLY ) !M1 :O W]E AS 
F> AWAY FROM !IR NATIVE SOIL AS FROM EV5TS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,%E 
WAS !IR FRI5D1 !IR ADVIS]1 !IR MA9 SUPPORT 9 A WORLD 
( /RIFE & /RUGGLE4 ,NOT ONLY ! ,ITALIANS BUT ALMO/ EV]YONE 
ELSE WAS ! CONC]N ( ?IS REM>KABLE LITTLE WOMAN3 NO ONE NE$$ 
A ,COMMUNI/ MEMB]%IP C>D TO ,ANGELICA'S HE>T4 ,NO WOND] SOME 
( H] COMRADES CONSID]$ H] A 0S5TIM5TALI/ :O WA/$ 
H] PRECI\S TIME 9 PHILAN?ROPY40 ,MANY V]BAL BATTLES ,I 
HAD ON ?IS SCORE ) ! TYPE ( ,COMMUNI/ :O HAD BECOME CALL\S 
& H>D1 ALTOGE!R B>R5 ( ! QUALITIES :I* *>ACT]IZ$ 
! ,RUSSIAN IDEALI/ ( ! PA/4 

,SIMIL> CRITICISM AS ( ,BALABANOVA ,I HE>D EXPRESS$ ( ANO!R 
LEAD+ ,COMMUNI/1 ,LUNA*>SKY4 ,ALREADY 9 ,PETROGRAD ,I WAS TOLD 
SNE]+LY1 0,LUNA*>SKY IS A SCATT]BRA9 :O WA/ES MILLIONS 
ON FOOLI% V5TURES40 ,BUT ,I WAS EAG] TO MEET ! MAN :O 
WAS ! ,COMMISS> ( ONE ( ! IMPORTANT DEP>TM5TS 9 ,RUSSIA1 
?AT ( $UCATION4 ,PRES5TLY AN OPPORTUNITY PRES5T$ ITSELF4 

,! ,KREML91 ! OLD CITADEL ( ,CZ>DOM1 ,I F\ND HEAVILY GU>D$ 
& 9ACCESSIBLE TO ! 0COMMON0 MAN4 ,BUT ,I HAD COME 
BY APPO9TM5T & 9 ! COMPANY ( A MAN :O HAD AN ADMISSION 
C>D1 & !RE=E PASS$ ! GU>D )\T TR\BLE4 ,WE SOON 
REA*$ ! ,LUNA*>SKY AP>TM5TS1 SITUAT$ 9 AN OLD QUA9T 
BUILD+ )9 ! WALLS4 ,?\< ! RECEPTION ROOM WAS CR[D$ 
) PEOPLE WAIT+ TO BE ADMITT$1 ,LUNA*>SKY CALL$ ME 9 AS 
SOON AS ,I WAS ANN\NC$4 

,HIS GREET+ WAS V]Y CORDIAL4 ,DID ,I 09T5D TO REMA9 A 
FREE BIRD0 WAS ONE ( HIS FIR/ QUE/IONS1 OR W\LD ,I BE 
WILL+ TO JO9 HIM 9 HIS WORK8 ,I WAS RA!R SURPRIS$4 ,:Y %\LD 
ONE HAVE TO GIVE UP HIS FRE$OM1 ESPECIALLY 9 $UCATIONAL WORK8 
,W]E NOT 9ITIATIVE & FRE$OM ESS5TIAL8 ,H[EV]1 ,I HAD COME 
TO LE>N FROM ,LUNA*>SKY AB\T ! REVOLUTION>Y SY/EM ( $UCATION 
9 ,RUSSIA1 ( :I* WE HAD HE>D SO MU* 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,I WAS ESPECIALLY 
9T]E/$ 9 ! C>E ! *ILDR5 W]E RECEIV+4 ,! ,MOSC[ 
,PRAVDA1 LIKE ! ,PETROGRAD NEWSPAP]S1 HAD BE5 AGITAT$ 
BY A CONTROV]SY AB\T ! TREATM5T ( ! MORALLY DEFECTIVE4 
,I EXPRESS$ SURPRISE AT SU* AN ATTITUDE 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 0,( 
C\RSE1 IT IS ALL B>B>\S & ANTIQUAT$10 ,LUNA*>SKY 
SAID1 0& ,I AM FI<T+ IT TOO? & NAIL4 ,! SPONSORS 
( PRISONS = *ILDR5 >E OLD CRIM9AL JURI/S1 /ILL IMBU$ 
) ,CZ>I/ ME?ODS4 ,I HAVE ORGANIZ$ A COMMISSION ( PHYSICIANS1 
P$AGOGUES1 & PSY*OLOGI/S TO DEAL ) ?IS QUE/ION4 ,( C\RSE1 
?OSE *ILDR5 MU/ NOT BE PUNI%$40 ,I FELT TREM5D\SLY 
RELIEV$4 ,H]E AT LA/ WAS A MAN :O HAD GOTT5 AWAY FROM ! 
CRUEL OLD ME?ODS ( PUNI%M5T4 ,I TOLD HIM ( ! SPL5DID WORK 
DONE 9 CAPITALI/ ,AM]ICA BY ,JUDGE ,L9DSAY & ( SOME ( ! 
EXP]IM5TAL S*OOLS = BACKW>D *ILDR54 ,LUNA*>SKY WAS MU* 
9T]E/$4 0,YES1 ?AT IS JU/ :AT WE WANT H]E1 ! ,AM]ICAN 
SY/EM ( $UCATION10 HE EXCLAIM$4 0,Y\ SURELY DO NOT 
MEAN ! ,AM]ICAN PUBLIC S*OOL SY/EM80 ,I ASK$4 0,Y\ 
KN[ ( ! 9SURG5T MOVEM5T 9 ,AM]ICA AGA9/ \R PUBLIC S*OOL 
ME?OD ( $UCATION1 ! WORK DONE BY ,PR(ESSOR ,DEWEY & O!RS80 
,LUNA*>SKY HAD HE>D LITTLE AB\T IT4 ,RUSSIA HAD BE5 SO LONG 
CUT (F FROM ! WE/]N WORLD & !RE WAS GREAT LACK ( BOOKS 
ON MOD]N $UCATION4 ,HE WAS EAG] TO LE>N ( ! NEW IDEAS & 
ME?ODS4 ,I S5S$ 9 ,LUNA*>SKY A P]SONALITY FULL ( FAI? & 
DEVOTION TO ! ,REVOLUTION1 ONE :O WAS C>RY+ ON ! GREAT 
WORK ( $UCATION 9 A PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY DIFFICULT 5VIRONM5T4 

,HE SUGGE/$ ! CALL+ ( A CONF]5CE ( TEA*]S IF ,I W\LD 
TALK TO !M AB\T ! NEW T5D5CIES 9 $UCATION 9 ,AM]ICA1 
TO :I* ,I READILY CONS5T$4 ,S*OOLS & O!R 9/ITUTIONS 9 
HIS *>GE W]E TO BE VISIT$ LAT]4 ,I LEFT ,LUNA*>SKY FILL$ 
) NEW HOPE4 ,I W\LD JO9 HIM 9 HIS WORK1 ,I ?\<T4 ,:AT GREAT] 
S]VICE C\LD ONE R5D] ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE8 

,DUR+ MY VISIT TO ,MOSC[ ,I SAW ,LUNA*>SKY SEV]AL TIMES4 ,HE 
WAS ALWAYS ! SAME K9DLY GRACI\S MAN1 BUT ,I SOON BEGAN TO NOTICE 
?AT HE WAS BE+ H&ICAPP$ 9 HIS WORK BY =CES )9 HIS 
[N P>TY3 MO/ ( HIS GOOD 9T5TIONS & DECISIONS NEV] SAW 
! LI<T4 ,EVID5TLY ,LUNA*>SKY WAS CAU<T 9 ! SAME MA*9E 
?AT APP>5TLY HELD EV]Y?+ 9 ITS IRON GRIP4 ,:AT WAS ?AT 
MA*9E8 ,:O DIRECT$ ITS MOVEM5TS8 

,AL?\< ! CONTROL ( VISITORS AT ! ,NATIONAL WAS V]Y /RICT1 
NO ONE BE+ ABLE TO GO 9 OR \T )\T A SPECIAL PROPUSK 
7P]MIT71 M5 & WOM5 ( DIFF]5T POLITICAL FACTIONS MANAG$ 
TO CALL ON ME3 ,AN>*I/S1 ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 ,COOP]ATORS1 
& PEOPLE ,I HAD KN[N 9 ,AM]ICA & :O HAD RETURN$ TO ,RUSSIA 
TO PLAY !IR P>T 9 ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,!Y HAD COME ) DEEP 
FAI? & HI< HOPE1 BUT ,I F\ND ALMO/ ALL ( !M DISC\RAG$1 
SOME EV5 EMBITT]$4 ,?\< WIDELY DIFF]+ 9 !IR POLITICAL 
VIEWS1 NE>LY ALL ( MY CALL]S RELAT$ AN ID5TICAL /ORY1 ! 
/ORY ( ! HI< TIDE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 ( ! WOND]FUL SPIRIT 
?AT L$ ! PEOPLE =W>D1 ( ! POSSIBILITIES ( ! MASSES1 
! ROLE ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS ! SPOKESM5 ( ! MO/ EXTREME 
REVOLUTION>Y SLOGANS & !IR BETRAYAL ( ! ,REVOLUTION AFT] 
!Y HAD SECUR$ P[]4 ,ALL SPOKE ( ! ,BRE/ ,LITOVSK PEACE AS 
! BEG9N+ ( ! D[NW>D M>*4 ,! ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S 
ESPECIALLY1 M5 ( CULTURE & E>NE/NESS1 :O HAD SUFF]$ MU* 
UND] ! ,CZ> & N[ SAW !IR HOPES & ASPIRATIONS ?W>T$1 
W]E MO/ EMPHATIC 9 !IR CONDEMNATION4 ,!Y SUPPORT$ !IR 
/ATEM5TS BY EVID5CE ( ! HAVOC WR\<T BY ! ME?ODS ( 
=CIBLE REQUISITION & ! PUNITIVE EXP$ITIONS TO ! VILLAGES1 
( ! ABYSS CREAT$ BETWE5 T[N & C\NTRY1 ! HATR$ 5G5D]$ 
BETWE5 PEASANT & WORK]4 ,!Y TOLD ( ! P]SECUTION ( !IR 
COMRADES1 ! %OOT+ ( 9NOC5T M5 & WOM51 ! CRIM9AL 
9EFFICI5CY1 WA/E1 & DE/RUCTION4 

,H[1 !N1 C\LD ! ,BOL%EVIKI MA9TA9 !MSELVES 9 P[]8 
,AFT] ALL1 !Y W]E ONLY A SMALL M9ORITY1 AB\T FIVE HUNDR$ 
?\S& MEMB]S AS AN EXAGG]AT$ E/IMATE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN MASSES1 
,I WAS TOLD1 W]E EXHAU/$ BY HUNG] & C[$ BY T]RORISM4 ,MOREOV]1 
!Y HAD LO/ FAI? 9 ALL P>TIES & IDEAS4 ,NEV]!LESS1 !RE 
W]E FREQU5T PEASANT UPRIS+S 9 V>I\S P>TS ( ,RUSSIA1 BUT 
!SE W]E RU?LESSLY QUELL$4 ,!RE W]E ALSO CON/ANT /RIKES 
9 ,MOSC[1 ,PETROGRAD1 & O!R 9DU/RIAL C5T]S1 BUT ! C5SOR%IP 
WAS SO RIGID LITTLE EV] BECAME KN[N TO ! MASSES AT L>GE4 

,I S\ND$ MY VISITORS ON 9T]V5TION4 0,WE WANT NONE ( \TSIDE 
9T]F]5CE10 WAS ! UNI=M S5TIM5T4 ,!Y HELD ?AT 
IT M]ELY /R5G!N$ ! H&S ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,!Y FELT 
?AT !Y C\LD NOT PUBLICLY EV5 SPEAK \T AGA9/ !M SO LONG 
AS ,RUSSIA WAS BE+ ATTACK$1 MU* LESS FI<T !IR REGIME4 
0,HAVE NOT !IR TACTICS & ME?ODS BE5 IMPOS$ ON ! ,BOL%EVIKI 
BY 9T]V5TION & BLOCKADE80 ,I >GU$4 0,ONLY P>TLY 
SO10 WAS ! REPLY4 0,MO/ ( !IR ME?ODS SPR+ FROM 
!IR LACK ( UND]/&+ ( ! *>ACT] & ! NE$S ( 
! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE & ! MAD OBSESSION ( DICTATOR%IP1 :I* 
IS NOT EV5 ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT BUT ! DICTATOR%IP 
( A SMALL GR\P OV] ! PROLET>IAT40 

,:5 ,I BROA*$ ! SUBJECT ( ! ,PEOPLE'S ,SOVIETS & ! ELECTIONS 
MY VISITORS SMIL$4 0,ELECTIONS6 ,!RE >E NO SU* ?+S 
9 ,RUSSIA1 UNLESS Y\ CALL ?REATS & T]RORISM ELECTIONS4 ,IT 
IS BY !SE ALONE ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI SECURE A MAJORITY4 ,A FEW 
,M5%EVIKI1 ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 OR ,AN>*I/S >E P]MITT$ 
TO SLIP 9TO ! ,SOVIETS1 BUT !Y HAVE NOT ! %AD[ ( A *ANCE 
TO BE HE>D40 

,! PICTURE PA9T$ LOOK$ BLACK & DISMAL4 ,/ILL ,I CLUNG TO 
MY FAI?4 

,FROM 3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,B]KELEY4 

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