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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,MY ,FUR!R ,DISILLUSIONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA 

,BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,G>D5 ,CITY1 ,N,Y3 ,D\BL$AY1 ,PAGE @& COMPANY2 #aibd 

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,! ANNALS ( LIT]ATURE TELL ( BOOKS EXPURGAT$1 ( :OLE *APT]S ELIM9AT$ OR *ANG$ BEYOND RECOGNITION4 ,BUT ,I BELIEVE IT HAS R>ELY HAPP5$ ?AT A WORK %\LD BE PUBLI%$ ) MORE ?AN A ?IRD ( IT LEFT \T &-)\T ! REVIEW]S BE+ AW>E ( ! FACT4 ,?IS D\BTFUL DI/9CTION HAS FALL5 TO ! LOT ( MY WORK ON ,RUSSIA4 

,! /ORY ( ?AT PA9FUL EXP]I5CE MI<T WELL MAKE ANO!R *APT]1 BUT = ! PRES5T IT IS SUFFICI5T TO GIVE ! B>E FACTS ( ! CASE4 

,MY MANUSCRIPT WAS S5T TO ! ORIG9AL PUR*AS] 9 TWO P>TS1 AT DIFF]5T TIMES4 ,SUBSEQU5TLY ! PUBLI%+ H\SE ( ,D\BL$AY1 ,PAGE @& ,CO4 B\<T ! RI<TS TO MY WORK1 BUT :5 ! FIR/ PR9T$ COPIES REA*$ ME ,I DISCOV]$ TO MY DISMAY ?AT NOT ONLY HAD MY ORIG9AL TITLE1 0,MY ,TWO ,YE>S 9 ,RUSSIA10 BE5 *ANG$ TO 0,MY ,DISILLUSIONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA10 BUT ?AT ! LA/ TWELVE *APT]S W]E 5TIRELY MISS+1 9CLUD+ MY ,AFT]WORD :I* IS1 AT LEA/ TO MYSELF1 ! MO/ VITAL P>T4 

,!RE FOLL[$ AN EX*ANGE ( CABLES & LETT]S1 :I* GRADUALLY ELICIT$ ! FACT ?AT ,D\BL$AY1 ,PAGE @& ,CO4 HAD SECUR$ MY ,M,S,S4 FROM A LIT]>Y AG5CY 9 ! GOOD FAI? ?AT IT WAS COMPLETE4 ,BY SOME CONSPIRACY ( CIRCUM/ANCES ! SECOND 9/ALLM5T ( MY WORK EI!R FAIL$ TO REA* ! ORIG9AL PUR*AS] OR WAS LO/ 9 HIS (FICE4 ,AT ANY RATE1 ! BOOK WAS PUBLI%$ )\T ANY ONE'S SUSPECT+ ITS 9COMPLET5ESS4 

,! PRES5T VOLUME CONTA9S ! *APT]S MISS+ FROM ! FIR/ $ITION1 & ,I DEEPLY APPRECIATE ! DEVOTION ( MY FRI5DS :O HAVE MADE ! APPE>ANCE ( ?IS ADDITIONAL ISSUE POSSIBLE-9 JU/ICE TO MYSELF & TO MY READ]S4 

,! ADV5TURES ( MY ,M,S,S4 >E NOT )\T !IR HUMOR\S SIDE1 :I* ?R[S A PECULI> LI<T ON ! CRITICS4 ,( ALMO/ A HUNDR$ ,AM]ICAN REVIEW]S ( MY WORK ONLY TWO S5S$ ITS 9COMPLET5ESS4 ,&1 9CID5TALLY1 ONE ( !M IS NOT A 0REGUL>0 CRITIC BUT A LIBR>IAN4 ,RA!R A REFLECTION ON PR(ESSIONAL ACUM5 OR CONSCI5TI\SNESS4 

,IT W]E A WA/E ( TIME TO NOTICE ! 0CRITICISM0 ( ?OSE :O HAVE EI!R NOT READ ! BOOK OR LACK$ ! WIT TO REALIZE ?AT IT WAS UNF9I%$4 ,( ALL ! ALLEG$ 0REVIEWS0 ONLY TWO DES]VE CONSID]ATION AS WRITT5 BY E>NE/ & ABLE M53 ?OSE ( ,H5RY ,ALSB]G & ,H4 ,L4 ,M5CK54 

,MR4 ,ALSB]G BELIEVES ?AT ! PRES5T TITLE ( MY BOOK IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO ITS CONT5TS ?AN ! NAME ,I HAD *OS54 ,MY DISILLUSIONM5T1 HE ASS]TS1 IS NOT ONLY ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI BUT ) ! ,REVOLUTION ITSELF4 ,9 SUPPORT ( ?IS CONT5TION HE CITES ,BUKH>9'S REM>K TO ! EFFECT ?AT 0A REVOLUTION CANNOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ )\T T]ROR1 DISORGANIZATION1 & EV5 WANTON DE/RUCTION1 ANY MORE ?AN AN OMELET CAN BE MADE )\T BREAK+ ! EGGS40 ,BUT IT SEEMS NOT TO HAVE OCCURR$ TO ,MR4 ,ALSB]G ?AT1 ?\< ! BREAK+ ( ! EGGS IS NECESS>Y1 NO OMELET CAN BE MADE IF ! YOLK BE ?R[N AWAY4 ,& ?AT IS PRECISELY :AT ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY DID TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,= ! YOLK !Y SUB/ITUT$ ,BOL%EVISM1 MORE SPECIFICALLY ,L59ISM1 ) ! RESULT AS %[N 9 MY BOOK-A RESULT ?AT IS GRADUALLY BE+ REALIZ$ AS AN 5TIRE FAILURE BY ! WORLD AT L>GE4 

,MR4 ,ALSB]G ALSO BELIEVES ?AT IT WAS NOT 0GRIM NECESSITY1 ! DRIV+ NE$ TO PRES]VE NOT ! ,REVOLUTION BUT ! REMNANTS ( CIVILIZATION1 :I* =C$ ! ,BOL%EVIKI TO LAY H&S ON EV]Y AVAILABLE WEAPON1 ! ,T]ROR1 ! ,T*EKA1 SUPPRESSION ( FREE SPEE* & PRESS1 C5SOR%IP1 MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION1 CONSCRIPTION ( LABOR1 REQUISITION+ ( PEASANTS' CROPS1 EV5 BRIB]Y & CORRUPTION40 ,MR4 ,ALSB]G EVID5TLY AGREES ) ME ?AT ! ,COMMUNI/S EMPLOY$ ALL !SE ME?ODS2 & ?AT1 AS HE HIMSELF /ATES1 0! 'MEANS' L>GELY DET]M9ES ! '5D0'-A CONCLUSION ! PRO( & DEMON/RATION ( :I* >E CONTA9$ 9 MY BOOK4 ,! ONLY MI/AKE 9 ?IS VIEWPO9T1 H[EV]-A MO/ VITAL ONE-IS ! ASSUMPTION ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E =C$ TO RESORT TO ! ME?ODS REF]R$ TO 9 ORD] TO 0PRES]VE ! REMNANTS ( CIVILIZATION40 ,SU* A VIEW IS BAS$ ON AN 5TIRE MISCONCEPTION ( ! PHILOSOPHY & PRACTICE ( ,BOL%EVISM4 ,NO?+ CAN BE FUR!R FROM ! DESIRE OR 9T5TION ( ,L59ISM ?AT ! 0PRES]VATION ( ! REMNANTS ( CIVILIZATION40 ,HAD ,MR4 ,ALSB]G SAID 9/EAD 0! PRES]VATION ( ! ,COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IP1 ( ! POLITICAL ABSOLUTISM ( ! ,P>TY01 HE W\LD HAVE COME NE>] ! TRU?1 & WE %\LD HAVE NO QU>REL ON ! MATT]4 ,WE MU/ NOT FAIL TO CONSID] ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI CONT9UE TO EMPLOY EXACTLY ! SAME ME?ODS TO-DAY AS !Y DID 9 :AT ,MR4 ,ALSB]G CALLS 0! MOM5TS ( GRIM NECESSITY1 9 #a#i#a#i1 #a#i#b1 & #a#i#b#a40 

,WE >E 9 #a#i#b#d4 ,! MILIT>Y FRONTS HAVE LONG AGO BE5 LIQUIDAT$2 9T]NAL C\NT]REVOLUTION IS SUPPRESS$2 ! OLD B\RGEOISIE IS ELIM9AT$2 ! 0MOM5TS ( GRIM NECESSITY0 >E PA/4 ,9 FACT1 ,RUSSIA IS BE+ POLITICALLY RECOGNIZ$ BY V>I\S GOV]NM5TS ( ,EUROPE & ,ASIA1 & ! ,BOL%EVIKI >E 9VIT+ 9T]NATIONAL CAPITAL TO COME TO !IR C\NTRY :OSE NATURAL WEAL?1 AS ,T*I*]9 ASSURES ! WORLD CAPITALI/S1 IS 0WAIT+ TO BE EXPLOIT$40 ,! 0MOM5TS ( GRIM NECESSITY0 >E GONE1 BUT ! ,T]ROR1 ! ,T*EKA1 SUPPRESSION ( FREE SPEE* & PRESS1 & ALL ! O!R ,COMMUNI/ ME?ODS 5UM]AT$ BY ,MR4 ,ALSB]G /ILL REMA9 9 =CE4 ,9DE$1 !Y >E BE+ APPLI$ EV5 MORE BRUTALLY & B>B>\SLY S9CE ! DEA? ( ,L594 ,IS IT TO 0 PRES]VE ! REMNANTS ( CIVILIZATION10 AS ,MR4 ,ALSB]G CLAIMS1 OR TO /R5G!N ! WEAK5+ ,P>TY DICTATOR%IP8 

,MR4 ,ALSB]G *>GES ME ) BELIEV+ ?AT 0HAD ! ,RUSSIANS MADE ! ,REVOLUTION A LA ,BAKUN9 9/EAD ( A LA ,M>X0 ! RESULT W\LD HAVE BE5 DIFF]5T & MORE SATISFACTORY4 ,I PLEAD GUILTY TO ! *>GE4 ,9 TRU?1 ,I NOT ONLY BELIEVE SO2 ,I AM C]TA9 ( IT4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION-MORE CORRECTLY1 ,BOL%EVIK ME?ODS-CONCLUSIVELY DEMON/RAT$ H[ A REVOLUTION %\LD NOT BE MADE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN EXP]IM5T HAS PROV5 ! FATALITY ( A POLITICAL P>TY USURP+ ! FUNCTIONS ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE1 ( AN OMNIPOT5T ,/ATE SEEK+ TO IMPOSE ITS WILL UPON ! C\NTRY1 ( A DICTATOR%IP ATTEMPT+ TO 0ORGANIZE0 ! NEW LIFE4 ,BUT ,I NE$ NOT REPEAT H]E ! REFLECTIONS SUMM$ UP 9 MY CONCLUD+ *APT]4 ,UN=TUNATELY !Y DID NOT APPE> 9 ! FIR/ $ITION ( MY WORK4 ,O!RWISE ,MR4 ,ALSB]G MI<T P]HAPS HAVE WRITT5 DIFF]5TLY4 

,MR4 ,M5CK5 9 HIS REVIEW BELIEVES ME A 0PREJUDIC$ WITNESS10 BECAUSE ,I-AN ,AN>*I/ -AM OPPOS$ TO GOV]NM5T1 :ATEV] ITS =M4 ,YET ! :OLE FIR/ P>T ( MY BOOK 5TIRELY DISPROVES ! ASSUMPTION ( MY PREJUDICE4 ,I DEF5D$ ! ,BOL%EVIKI :ILE /ILL 9 ,AM]ICA1 & = LONG MON?S 9 ,RUSSIA ,I S\<T EV]Y OPPORTUNITY TO COOP]ATE ) !M & TO AID 9 ! GREAT TASK ( REVOLUTION>Y UPBUILD+4 ,?\< AN ,AN>*I/ & AN ANTI-GOV]NM5TALI/1 ,I HAD NOT COME TO ,RUSSIA EXPECT+ TO F9D MY IDEAL REALIZ$4 ,I SAW 9 ! ,BOL%EVIKI ! SYMBOL ( ! ,REVOLUTION & ,I WAS EAG] TO WORK ) !M 9 SPITE ( \R DIFF]5CES4 ,H[EV]1 IF LACK ( ALO(NESS FROM ! ACTUALITIES ( LIFE MEANS ?AT ONE CANNOT JUDGE ?+S FAIRLY1 !N ,MR ,M5CK5 IS RI<T4 ,ONE C\LD NOT HAVE LIV$ ?R\< TWO YE>S ( ,COMMUNI/ T]ROR1 ( A REGIME 9VOLV+ ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ! :OLE PEOPLE1 ! ANNIHILATION ( ! MO/ FUNDAM5TAL VALUES1 HUMAN & REVOLUTION>Y1 ( CORRUPTION & MISMANAGEM5T1 & YET HAVE REMA9$ ALO( OR 0IMP>TIAL0 9 ,MR4 ,M5CK5'S S5SE4 ,I D\BT :E!R ,MR4 ,M5CK51 ?\< NOT AN ,AN>*I/1 W\LD HAVE DONE SO4 ,C\LD HE1 BE+ HUMAN8 

,9 CONCLUSION1 ! PRES5T PUBLICATION ( ! *APT]S MISS+ 9 ! FIR/ $ITION COMES AT A V]Y SIGNIFICANT P]IOD 9 ! LIFE ( ,RUSSIA4 ,:5 ! 0,NEP10 ,L59'S NEW ECONOMIC POLICY1 WAS 9TRODUC$1 !RE ROSE ! HOPE ( A BETT] DAY1 ( A GRADUAL ABOLITION ( ! POLICIES ( T]ROR & P]SECUTION4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IP SEEM$ 9CL9$ TO RELAX ITS /RANGLE-HOLD UPON ! ?\<TS & LIVES ( ! PEOPLE4 ,BUT ! HOPE WAS %ORT-LIV$4 ,S9CE ! DEA? ( ,L59 ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAVE RETURN$ TO ! T]ROR ( ! WOR/ DAYS ( !IR REGIME4 ,DESPOTISM1 FE>+ = ITS P[]1 SEEKS SAFETY 9 BLOOD%$4 ,MORE TIMELY EV5 ?AN 9 #aibb IS MY BOOK TO-DAY4 

,:5 ! FIR/ S]IES ( MY >TICLES ON ,RUSSIA APPE>$1 9 #a#i#b#b1 & LAT] :5 MY BOOK WAS PUBLI%$1 ,I WAS BITT]LY ATTACK$ & D5\NC$ BY ,AM]ICAN RADICALS ( ALMO/ EV]Y CAMP4 ,BUT ,I FELT CONFID5T ?AT ! TIME W\LD COME :5 ! MASK W\LD BE TORN FROM ! FALSE FACE ( ,BOL%EVISM & ! GREAT DELUSION EXPOS$4 ,! TIME HAS COME EV5 SOON] ?AN ,I ANTICIPAT$4 ,9 MO/ CIVILIZ$ L&S-9 ,FRANCE1 ,5GL&1 ,G]MANY1 9 ! ,SC&9AVIAN & ,LAT9 C\NTRIES1 EV5 9 ,AM]ICA ! FOG ( BL9D FAI? IS GRADUALLY LIFT+4 ,! REACTION>Y *>ACT] ( ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME IS BE+ REALIZ$ BY ! MASSES1 ITS T]RORISM & P]SECUTION ( NON-,COMMUNI/ OP9ION CONDEMN$4 ,! TORTURE ( ! POLITICAL VICTIMS ( ! DICTATOR%IP 9 ! PRISONS ( ,RUSSIA1 9 ! CONC5TRATION CAMPS ( ! FROZ5 ,NOR? & 9 ,SIB]IAN EXILE1 IS R\S+ ! CONSCI5CE ( ! MORE PROGRESSIVE ELEM5TS ! WORLD OV]4 ,9 ALMO/ EV]Y C\NTRY SOCIETIES = ! DEF5SE & AID ( ! POLITICALS IMPRISON$ 9 ,RUSSIA HAVE BE5 =M$1 ) ! OBJECT ( SECUR+ !IR LIB]ATION & ! E/ABLI%M5T ( FRE$OM ( OP9ION & EXPRESSION 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,IF MY WORK WILL HELP 9 !SE EF=TS TO ?R[ LI<T UPON ! REAL SITUATION 9 ,RUSSIA & TO AWAK5 ! WORLD TO ! TRUE *>ACT] ( ,BOL%EVISM & ! FATALITY ( DICTATOR%IP-BE IT ,FASCI/ OR ,COMMUNI/-,I %ALL BE> ) EQUANIMITY ! MISUND]/&+ & MISREPRES5TATION ( FOE OR FRI5D4 ,& ,I %ALL NOT REGRET ! TRAVAIL & /RUGGLE ( SPIRIT ?AT PRODUC$ ?IS WORK1 :I* N[1 AFT] MANY VICISSITUDES1 IS AT LA/ COMPLETE 9 PR9T4 

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