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,DEA? & ,FUN]AL ( ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,:5 ,I REA*$ ,MOSC[ 9 ,JANU>Y1 #a#i#b#a1 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 HAD BE5 /RICK5 ) PNEUMONIA4 ,I IMM$IATELY (F]$ TO NURSE HIM1 BUT AS ONE NURSE WAS ALREADY 9 ATT5DANCE & ! ,KROPOTK9 COTTAGE WAS TOO SMALL TO ACCOMMODATE EXTRA VISITORS1 IT WAS AGRE$ ?AT ,SA%A ,KROPOTK91 :O WAS !N 9 ,MOSC[1 %\LD GO TO ,DMITROV TO F9D \T :E!R ,I WAS NE$$4 ,I HAD PREVI\SLY >RANG$ TO LEAVE = ,PETROGRAD ! NEXT DAY4 ,TILL ! MOM5T ( DEP>TURE ,I WAIT$ = A CALL FROM ! VILLAGE2 NONE COM+1 ,I CONCLUD$ ?AT ,KROPOTK9 WAS IMPROV+4 ,TWO DAYS LAT]1 9 ,PETROGRAD1 ,I WAS 9=M$ BY ,RAVIT* ?AT ,KROPOTK9 HAD GR[N WORSE & ?AT ,I WAS ASK$ TO COME TO ,MOSC[ AT ONCE4 ,I LEFT IMM$IATELY1 BUT UN=TUNATELY MY TRA9 WAS T5 H\RS OV]DUE1 SO ?AT ,I REA*$ ,MOSC[ TOO LATE TO CONNECT ) ,DMITROV4 ,!RE W]E AT ! TIME NO MORN+ TRA9S TO ! VILLAGE & IT WAS NOT TILL ! EVE ( ,FEBRU>Y #g? ?AT ,I WAS AT LA/ SEAT$ 9 A TRA9 B\ND OR ! PLACE4 ,!N ! 5G9E W5T (F = FUEL & DID NOT RETURN UNTIL #a ,A4 ,M4 ( ! NEXT DAY4 ,:5 ,I F9ALLY >RIV$ AT ! ,KROPOTK9 COTTAGE1 ON ,FEBRU>Y #h?1 ,I LE>N$ ! T]RIBLE NEWS ?AT ,PET] HAD DI$ AB\T AN H\R BE=E4 ,HE HAD REPEAT$LY CALL$ = ME1 BUT ,I WAS NOT !RE TO R5D] ! LA/ S]VICE TO MY BELOV$ TEA*] & COMRADE1 ONE ( ! WORLD'S GREATE/ & NOBLE/ SPIRITS4 ,IT HAD NOT BE5 GIV5 TO ME TO BE NE> HIM 9 HIS LA/ H\RS4 ,I W\LD AT LEA/ REMA9 UNTIL HE WAS C>RI$ TO HIS F9AL RE/+ PLACE4 

,TWO ?+S HAD P>TICUL>LY IMPRESS$ ME ON MY TWO PREVI\S VISITS TO ,KROPOTK93 HIS LACK ( BITT]NESS T[>D ! ,BOLSKEVIKI1 & ! FACT ?AT HE NEV] ONCE ALLUD$ TO HIS [N H>D%IPS & PRIVATIONS4 ,IT WAS ONLY N[1 :ILE ! FAMILY WAS PREP>+ = ! FUN]AL1 ?AT ,I LE>N$ SOME DETAILS ( HIS LIFE UND] ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME4 ,9 ! E>LY P>T ( #aiah ,KROPOTK9 HAD GR\P$ >\ND HIM SOME ( ! ABLE/ SPECIALI/S 9 POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,HIS PURPOSE WAS TO MAKE A C>EFUL /UDY ( ! RES\RCES ( ,RUSSIA1 TO COMPILE1 !SE 9 MONOGRAPHS & TO TURN !M TO PRACTICAL ACC\NT 9 ! 9DU/RIAL RECON/RUCTION ( ! C\NTRY4 ,KROPOTK9 WAS ! $ITOR-9-*IEF ( ! UND]TAK+4 ,ONE VOLUME WAS PREP>$1 BUT NEV] PUBLI%$4 ,! ,F$]ALI/ ,LEAGUE1 AS ?IS SCI5TIFIC GR\P WAS KN[N1 WAS DISSOLV$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T & ALL ! MAT]IAL CONFISCAT$4 

,ON TWO OCCASIONS W]E ! ,KROPOTK9 AP>TM5TS 9 ,MOSC[ REQUISITION$ & ! FAMILY =C$ TO SEEK O!R QU>T]S4 ,IT WAS AFT] !SE EXP]I5CES ?AT ! ,KROPOTK9S MOV$ TO ,DMITROV1 :]E OLD ,PET] BECAME AN 9VOLUNT>Y EXILE4 ,KROPOTK91 9 :OSE HOME 9 ! PA/ HAD GA!R$ FROM EV]Y L& ALL ?AT WAS BE/ 9 ?\<T & IDEAS1 WAS N[ =C$ TO LEAD ! LIFE ( A RECLUSE4 ,HIS ONLY VISITORS W]E PEASANTS & WORK]S ( ! VILLAGE & SOME MEMB]S ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA1 :OSE WONT IT WAS TO COME TO HIM ) !IR TR\BLES & MIS=TUNES4 ,HE HAD ALWAYS KEPT 9 T\* ) ! WORLD ?R\< NUM]\S PUBLICATIONS1 BUT 9 ,DMITROV HE HAD NO ACCESS TO !SE S\RCES4 ,HIS ONLY *ANNELS ( 9=MATION N[ W]E ! TWO GOV]NM5T PAP]S1 ,PRAVDA & ,IZVE/IA4 ,HE WAS ALSO GREATLY H&ICAPP$ 9 HIS WORK ON ! NEW ,E?ICS :ILE HE LIV$ 9 ! VILLAGE4 ,HE WAS M5TALLY />V$1 :I* TO HIM WAS GREAT] TORTURE ?AN PHYSICAL MALNUTRITION4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT HE WAS GIV5 A BETT] PAYCK ?AN ! AV]AGE P]SON1  BUT EV5 ?AT WAS 9SUFFICI5T TO SU/A9 HIS WAN+ /R5G?4 ,=TUNATELY HE OCCASIONALLY RECEIV$ FROM V>I\S S\RCES ASSI/ANCE 9 ! =M ( PROVISIONS4 ,HIS COMRADES FROM ABROAD1 AS WELL AS ! ,AN>*I/S ( ! ,UKRA9A1 (T5 S5T HIM FOOD PACKAGES4 ,ONCE HE RECEIV$ SOME GIFTS FROM ,MAKHNO1 AT ?AT TIME H]ALD$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS ! T]ROR ( C\NT]-REVOLUTION 9 ,S\!RN ,RUSSIA4 ,ESPECIALLY DID ! ,KROPOTK9S FEEL ! LACK ( LI<T4 ,:5 ,I VISIT$ !M 9 #aib !Y W]E CONSID]+ !MSELVES =TUNATE TO BE ABLE TO HAVE EV5 ONE ROOM LIT4 ,MO/ ( ! TIME ,KROPOTK9 WORK$ BY ! FLICK] ( A T9Y OIL LAMP ?AT NE>LY DROVE HIM BL9D4 ,DUR+ ! %ORT H\RS ( ! DAY HE W\LD TRANSCRIBE HIS NOTES ON A TYPEWRIT]1 SL[LY & PA9FULLY P\ND+ \T EV]Y LETT]4 

,H[EV]1 IT WAS NOT HIS [N DISCOM=T :I* SAPP$ HIS /R5G?4 ,IT WAS ! ?\<T ( ! ,REVOLUTION ?AT HAD FAIL$4 ! H>D%IPS ( ,RUSSIA1 ! P]SECUTIONS1 ! 5DLESS RAZTRELS1 :I* MADE ! LA/ TWO YE>S ( HIS LIFE A DEEP TRAG$Y4 ,ON TWO OCCASIONS HE ATTEMPT$ TO BR+ ! RUL]S ( ,RUSSIA TO !IR S5SES3 ONCE 9 PROTE/ AGA9/ ! SUPPRESSION ( ALL NON-,COMMUNI/ PUBLICATIONS2 ! O!R TIME AGA9/ ! B>B>IC PRACTICE ( TAK+ HO/AGES4 ,EV] S9CE ! ,T*EKA HAD BEGUN ITS ACTIVITIES1 ! ,BOL%EVIK ,GOV]NM5T HAD SANCTION$ ! TAK+ ( HO/AGES4 ,OLD & Y\NG1 MO!RS1 FA!RS1 SI/]S1 BRO!RS1 EV5 *ILDR51 W]E KEPT AS HO/AGES = ! ALLEG$ (F5SE ( ONE ( !IR K91 ( :I* !Y (T5 KNEW NO?+4 ,KROPOTK9 REG>D$ SU* ME?ODS AS 9EXCUSABLE UND] ANY CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,9 ! FALL ( #a#i#b1 MEMB]S ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/ ,P>TY ?AT HAD SUCCE$$ 9 GETT+ ABROAD ?REAT5$ RETALIATION IF ,COMMUNI/ P]SECUTION ( !IR COMRADES CONT9U$4 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,GOV]NM5T ANN\NC$ 9 ITS (FICIAL PRESS ?AT = EV]Y ,COMMUNI/ VICTIM IT W\LD EXECUTE T5 ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,IT WAS !N ?AT ! FAM\S REVOLUTIONI/ ,V]A ,FIGN] & ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 S5T !IR PROTE/ TO ! P[]S ?AT BE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y PO9T$ \T ?AT SU* PRACTICES W]E ! WOR/ BLOT ON ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & AN EVIL ?AT HAD ALREADY BR\<T T]RIBLE RESULTS 9 ITS WAKE3 HI/ORY W\LD NEV] =GIVE SU* ME?ODS4 

,! O!R PROTE/ WAS MADE 9 REPLY TO ! PLAN ( ! ,GOV]NM5T TO 0LIQUIDATE0 ALL PRIVATE PUBLI%+ E/ABLI%M5TS1 9CLUD+ EV5 ?OSE ( ! COOP]ATIVES4 ,! PROTE/ WAS ADDRESS$ TO ! ,PRESIDIUM ( ! ,ALL-,RUSSIAN ,CONGRESS ( ,SOVIETS1 !N 9 SESSION4 ,IT IS 9T]E/+ TO NOTE ?AT ,GORKI1 HIMSELF AN (FICIAL ( ! ,COMMISS>IAT ( ,$UCATION1 HAD S5T A SIMIL> PROTE/4 ,9 ?IS /ATEM5T.- ,KROPOTK9 CALL$ ATT5TION TO ! DANG] ( SU* A POLICY TO ALL PROGRESS1 9 FACT1 TO ALL ?\<T1 & EMPHASIZ$ ?AT SU* ,/ATE MONOPOLY W\LD MAKE CREATIVE WORK UTT]LY IMPOSSIBLE4 ,BUT ! PROTE/S HAD NO EFFECT4 ,!REAFT] ,KROPOTK9 FELT ?AT IT WAS USELESS TO APPEAL TO A GOV]NM5T GONE MAD ) P[]4 

,DUR+ ! TWO DAYS ,I SP5T 9 ! ,KROPOTK9 H\SEHOLD ,I LE>N$ MORE ( HIS P]SONAL LIFE ?AN DUR+ ALL ! YE>S ?AT ,I HAD KN[N HIM4 ,EV5 HIS CLOSE/ FRI5DS W]E NOT AW>E ?AT ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 WAS AN >TI/ & A MUSICIAN ( MU* TAL5T4 ,AMONG HIS EFFECTS ,I DISCOV]$ A COLLECTION ( DRAW+S ( GREAT M]IT4 ,HE LOV$ MUSIC PASSIONATELY & WAS HIMSELF A MUSICIAN ( UNUSUAL ABILITY4 ,MU* ( HIS LEISURE HE SP5T AT ! PIANO4 

,& N[ HE LAY ON HIS C\*1 9 ! LITTLE WORKROOM1 AS IF PEACEFULLY ASLEEP1 HIS FACE AS K9DLY 9 DEA? AS IT HAD BE5 9 LIFE4 ,?\S&S ( PEOPLE MADE PILGRIMAGES TO ! ,KROPOTK9 COTTAGE TO PAY HOMAGE TO ?IS GREAT SON ( ,RUSSIA4 ,:5 HIS REMA9S W]E C>RI$ TO ! /ATION TO BE TAK5 TO ,MOSC[1 ! :OLE POPULATION ( ! VILLAGE ATT5D$ ! IMPRESSIVE FUN]AL PROCESSION TO EXPRESS !IR LA/ AFFECTIONATE GREET+ TO ! MAN :O HAD LIV$ AMONG !M AS !IR FRI5D & COMRADE4 

,! FRI5DS & COMRADES ( ,KROPOTK9 DECID$ ?AT ! ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS %\LD HAVE EXCLUSIVE *>GE ( ! FUN]AL1 & A ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION WAS =M$ 9 ,MOSC[1 CONSI/+ ( REPRES5TATIVES ( ! V>I\S ,AN>*I/ GR\PS4 ,! ,COMMITTEE WIR$ ,L591 ASK+ HIM TO ORD] ! RELEASE ( ALL ,AN>*I/S IMPRISON$ 9 ! CAPITAL 9 ORD] TO GIVE !M ! OPPORTUNITY TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! FUN]AL4 

,[+ TO ! NATIONALIZATION ( ALL PUBLIC CONVEYANCES1 PR9T+ E/ABLI%M5TS1 ETC41 ! ,AN>*I/ ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION WAS COMPELL$ TO ASK ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET TO 5ABLE IT TO C>RY \T SUCCESSFULLY ! FUN]AL PROGRAM4 ,! ,AN>*I/S BE+ DEPRIV$ ( !IR [N PRESS1 ! ,COMMISSION HAD TO APPLY TO ! AU?ORITIES = ! PUBLICATION ( ! MATT] NECESS>Y 9 CONNECTION ) ! FUN]AL >RANGEM5TS4 ,AFT] CONSID]ABLE DISCUSSION P]MISSION WAS SECUR$ TO PR9T TWO LEAFLETS & TO ISSUE A F\R-PAGE BULLET9 9 COMMEMORATION ( ,PET] ,KROPOTK94 ,! ,COMMISSION REQUE/$ ?AT ! PAP] BE ISSU$ )\T C5SOR%IP & /AT$ ?AT ! READ+ MATT] W\LD CONSI/ ( APPRECIATIONS ( \R DEAD COMRADE1 EXCLUSIVE ( ALL POLEMICAL QUE/IONS4 ,?IS REQUE/ WAS CATEGORICALLY REFUS$4 ,HAV+ NO *OICE1 ! ,COMMISSION WAS =C$ TO SUBMIT & ! MANUSCRIPTS W]E S5T 9 = C5SOR%IP4 ,TO =E/ALL ! POSSIBILITY ( REMA9+ )\T ANY MEMORIAL ISSUE BECAUSE ( ! DELAY+ TACTICS ( ! ,GOV]NM5T1 ! ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION RESOLV$ TO OP51 ON ITS [N RESPONSIBILITY1 A C]TA9 ,AN>*I/ PR9T+ (FICE ?AT HAD BE5 SEAL$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T4 ,! BULLET9 & ! TWO LEAFLETS W]E PR9T$ 9 ?AT E/ABLI%M5T4 

,9 ANSW] TO ! WIRE S5T TO ,L59 ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,ALL-,RUSSIAN ,EXECUTIVE ( ! ,SOVIETS RESOLV$ 0TO PROPOSE TO ! ,ALL-,RUSSIAN ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISS9 7,VEH-,T*EKA7TO RELEASE1 ACCORD+ TO ITS JUDGM5T1 ! IMPRISON$ ,AN>*I/S = P>TICIPATION 9 ! FUN]AL ( ,PET] ,A4 ,KROPOTK940 ,! DELEGATES S5T TO ! ,T*EKA W]E ASK$ :E!R ! ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION W\LD GU>ANTEE ! RETURN ( ! PRISON]S4 ,!Y REPLI$ ?AT ! QUE/ION HAD NOT BE5 DISCUSS$4 ,! ,T*EKA !REUPON REFUS$ TO RELEASE ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,! ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION1 9=M$ ( ! NEW DEVELOPM5T 9 !  SITUATION1 IMM$IATELY GU>ANTE$ ! RETURN ( ! PRISON]S AFT] ! FUN]AL4 ,!REUPON ! ,T*EKA REPLI$ ?AT 0!RE >E NO ,AN>*I/S 9 PRISON :O1 9 ! JUDGM5T ( ! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION1 C\LD BE RELEAS$ = ! FUN]AL40 

,! REMA9S ( ! DEAD LAY 9 /ATE 9 ! ,HALL ( ,COLUMNS 9 ! ,MOSC[ ,LABOR ,TEMPLE4 ,ON ! MORN+ ( ! FUN]AL ! ,KROPOTK9 ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION DECID$ TO 9=M ! ASSEMBL$ PEOPLE ( ! BREA* ( FAI? ON ! P>T ( ! AU?ORITIES & DEMON/RATIVELY TO )DRAW FROM ! ,TEMPLE ALL ! WREA?S PRES5T$ BY (FICIAL ,COMMUNI/ BODIES4 ,FE>+ PUBLIC EXPOSURE1 ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET DEF9ITELY PROMIS$ ?AT ALL ! ,AN>*I/S IMPRISON$ 9 ,MOSC[ W\LD IMM$IATELY BE RELEAS$ TO ATT5D ! FUN]AL4 ,BUT ?IS PROMISE WAS ALSO BROK51 ONLY SEV5 ( ! ,AN>*I/S BE+ RELEAS$ FROM ! 09N] JAIL0 ( ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION4 ,NONE ( ! ,AN>*I/S IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,BUTYRKI ATT5D$ ! FUN]AL4 ,! (FICIAL EXPLANATION WAS ?AT ! TW5TY ,AN>*I/S 9C>C]AT$ 9 ?AT PRISON REFUS$ TO ACCEPT ! (F] ( ! AU?ORITIES4 ,LAT] ,I VISIT$ ! PRISON]S TO ASC]TA9 ! FACTS 9 ! CASE4 ,!Y 9=M$ ME ?AT A  REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION 9SI/$ ON 9DIVIDUAL ATT5DANCE1 MAK+ EXCEPTIONS 9 SOME CASES4 ,! ,AN>*I/S1 AW>E ?AT ! PROMISE ( TEMPOR>Y RELEASE WAS COLLECTIVE1 DEM&$ ?AT ! /IPULATIONS BE KEPT4 ,! ,T*EKA REPRES5TATIVE W5T TO ! TELEPHONE TO CONSULT ! HI<] AU?ORITIES1 SO HE SAID4 ,HE DID NOT RETURN4 

,! FUN]AL WAS A MO/ IMPRESSIVE SI<T4 ,IT WAS A UNIQUE DEMON/RATION NEV] WITNESS$ 9 ANY O!R C\NTRY4 ,LONG L9ES ( MEMB]S ( ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS1 LABOR UNIONS1 SCI5TIFIC & LIT]>Y SOCIETIES & /UD5T BODIES M>*$ = OV] TWO H\RS FROM ! ,LABOR ,TEMPLE TO ! BURIAL PLACE1 SEV5 V]/S .<NE>LY FIVE MILES.> DI/ANT4 ,! PROCESSION WAS HEAD$ BY /UD5TS & *ILDR5 C>RY+ WREA?S PRES5T$ BY V>I\S ORGANIZATIONS4 ,AN>*I/ BANN]S ( BLACK & SC>LET ,SOCIALI/ EMBLEMS FLOAT$ ABOVE ! MULTITUDE4 ,! MILE-LONG PROCESSION 5TIRELY DISP5S$ ) ! S]VICES ( ! (FICIAL GU>DIANS ( ! PEACE4 ,P]FECT ORD] WAS KEPT BY ! MULTITUDE ITSELF SPONTANE\SLY =M+ 9 SEV]AL R[S1 :ILE /UD5TS & WORK]S ORGANIZ$ A LIVE *A9 ON BO? SIDES ( ! M>*]S4 ,PASS+ ! ,TOL/OY ,MUSEUM ! CORTEGE PAUS$1 & ! BANN]S W]E L[]$ 9 HONOR ( !  MEMORY ( ANO!R GREAT SON ( ,RUSSIA4 ,A GR\P ( ,TOL/OIANS ON ! /EPS ( ! ,MUSEUM R5D]$ ,*OP9'S ,FUN]AL ,M>* AS AN EXPRESSION ( !IR LOVE & REV]5CE = ,KROPOTK94 

,! BRILLIANT W9T] SUN WAS S9K+ BEH9D ! HORIZON :5 ! REMA9S ( ,KROPOTK9 W]E L[]$ 9TO ! GRAVE1 AFT] SPEAK]S ( MANY POLITICAL T5D5CIES HAD PAID ! LA/ TRIBUTE TO !IR GREAT TEA*] & COMRADE4 

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