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,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

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,ONCE ,MORE3 ,KRON/ADT 

7,$ITOR'S NOTE3 ,?IS >TICLE WAS WRITT5 9 ,APRIL #ai* & APPE>$ 9 ! ,JULY #ai* ISSUE ( ! MAGAZ9E ,NEW ,9T]NATIONAL1 !N PUBLI%$ BY ! ,SOCIALI/ ,WORK]S ,P>TY47 

,I RECEIVE Y\R REVIEW ) GREAT PLEASURE4 ,IT IS OBVI\SLY ! BE/ REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XIAN ORGAN TODAY4 ,BELIEVE ME ?AT ALL MY SYMPA?IES >E ) Y\ & ?AT IF IT IS POSSIBLE = ME TO BE ( S]VICE TO Y\1 IT WILL BE MO/ WILL+LY R5D]$4 

,I %ALL SOM$AY REPLY TO ! >TICLES ( ,WRI<T & ,L4,D4 ,TROTSKY ON ,KRON/ADT4 ,?IS GREAT SUBJECT M]ITS BE+ TAK5 UP AGA9 ?OR\<LY & ! TWO /UDIES ?AT Y\ HAVE PUBLI%$ >E F>1 V]Y F>1 FROM EXHAU/+ IT4 ,9 ! V]Y FIR/ PLACE1 ,I AM SURPRIS$ TO SEE \R COMRADES ,WRI<T & ,L4,D4 ,TROTSKY EMPLOY A REASON+ :I*1 IT SEEMS TO ME1 WE \<T TO BEW>E ( & REFRA9 FROM4 ,!Y RECORD ?AT ! DRAMA ( ,KRON/ADT1 #a#i#b#a1 IS EVOK+ COMM5T>IES AT ONCE FROM ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 ! ,M5%EVIKS1 ! AN>*I/S1 & O!RS2 & FROM ?IS FACT1 NATURAL 9 AN EPO* ( IDEOLOGICAL CONFUSION1 ( ! REVISION ( VALUES1 ( ! BATTLES ( SECTS1 !Y D$UCE A SORT ( AMALGAM4 ,LET US BE DI/RU/FUL ( AMALGAMS & ( SU* ME*ANICAL REASON+4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 TOO GREATLY ABUS$ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & WE SEE :]E IT LEADS4 ,B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS1 ,M5%EVIKS1 AN>*I/S1 REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/S CONSID] ! DRAMA ( ,KRON/ADT FROM DIFF]5T /&PO9TS & = DIFF]5T REASONS1 :I* IT IS WELL & NECESS>Y TO BE> 9 M9D1 9/EAD ( LUMP+ ALL ! CRITICAL M9DS UND] A S+LE HEAD+ & IMPUT+ TO ALL ( !M ! SAME HO/ILITY T[>D ,BOL%EVISM4 

,! PROBLEM IS1 9 TRU?1 MU* VA/] ?AN ! EV5T ( ,KRON/ADT1 :I* WAS ONLY AN EPISODE4 ,WRI<T & ,L4,D4 ,TROTSKY SUPPORT A HI<LY SIMPLE !SIS3 ?AT ! ,KRON/ADT UPRIS+ WAS OBJECTIVELY C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y & ?AT ! POLICY ( ,L59'S & ,TROTSKY'S ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE AT ?AT TIME WAS CORRECT BE=E1 DUR+ & AFT]4 ,CORRECT ?IS POLICY WAS1 ON A HI/ORIC & MOREOV] GR&IOSE SCALE1 :I* P]MITT$ IT TO BE TRAGICALLY & DANG]\SLY FALSE1 ]RONE\S1 9 V>I\S SPECIFIC CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,?AT IS :AT IT W\LD BE USEFUL & C\RAGE\S TO RECOGNIZE TODAY 9/EAD ( AFFIRM+ ! 9FALLIBILITY ( A G5]AL L9E ( #a#i#a#g-#a#i#b#c4 ,!RE REMA9S BROADLY ! FACT ?AT ! UPRIS+S ( ,KRON/ADT & O!R LOCALITIES SIGNIFI$ TO ! P>TY ! ABSOLUTE IMPOSSIBILITY ( P]SEV]+ ON ! ROAD ( ,W> ,COMMUNISM4 ,! C\NTRY WAS DY+ ( BITT]-5D /ATE-IFICATION4 ,:O !N WAS RI<T8 ,! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE :I* CLUNG TO A ROAD )\T ISSUE OR ! MASSES DRIV5 TO EXTREMITIES BY FAM9E8 ,IT SEEMS TO ME UND5IABLE ?AT ,L59 AT ?AT TIME COMMITT$ ! GREATE/ MI/AKE ( HIS LIFE4 ,NE$ WE RECALL ?AT A FEW WEEKS BE=E ! E/ABLI%M5T ( ! ,N,E,P1 ,BUKH>9 PUBLI%$ A WORK ON ECONOMICS %[+ ?AT ! SY/EM 9 OP]ATION WAS 9DE$ ! FIR/ PHASE ( SOCIALISM8 ,= HAV+ ADVOCAT$1 9 HIS LETT]S TO ,L591 MEASURES ( RECONCILIATION ) ! PEASANTS1 ! HI/ORIAN ,ROZHKOV HAD JU/ BE5 DEPORT$ TO ,PSKOV4 ,ONCE ,KRON/ADT REBELL$1 IT HAD TO BE SUBDU$1 NO D\BT4 ,BUT :AT WAS DONE TO =E/ALL ! 9SURRECTION8 ,:Y WAS ! M$IATION ( ! ,PETROGRAD AN>*I/S REJECT$8 ,CAN ONE1 F9ALLY1 JU/IFY ! 9S5SATE &1 ,I REPEAT1 ABOM9ABLE MASSACRE ( ! VANQUI%$ ( ,KRON/ADT :O W]E /ILL BE+ %OT 9 BAT*ES 9 ! ,PETROGRAD PRISON ?REE MON?S AFT] ! 5D ( ! UPRIS+8 

,!Y W]E M5 ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 BACKW>D P]HAPS1 BUT :O BELONG$ TO ! MASSES ( ! REVOLUTION ITSELF4 

,L4,D4 ,TROTSKY EMPHASIZES ?AT ! SAILORS & SOLDI]S ( ! ,KRON/ADT ( #aiba W]E NO LONG] ! SAME1 ) REG>D TO REVOLUTION>Y CONSCI\SNESS1 AS ?OSE ( #a#i#a#h4 ,?AT IS TRUE4 ,BUT ! P>TY ( #a#i#b#a--WAS IT ! SAME AS ?AT ( #a#i#a#h8 ,WAS IT NOT ALREADY SUFF]+ FROM A BUREAUCRATIC BEF\LM5T :I* (T5 DETA*$ IT FROM ! MASSES & R5D]$ IT 9HUMAN T[>D !M8 ,IT W\LD BE WELL TO R]EAD 9 ?IS CONNECTION ! CRITICISMS AGA9/ ! BUREAUCRATIC REGIME =MULAT$ LONG AGO BY ! ,WORK]S' ,OPPOSITION2 & ALSO TO REMEMB] ! EVIL PRACTICES ?AT MADE !IR APPE>ANCE DUR+ ! DISCUSSION ON ! TRADE UNIONS 9 #a#i#b4 ,= MY P>T1 ,I WAS \TRAG$ TO SEE ! MANEUV]S :I* ! MAJORITY EMPLOY$ 9 ,PETROGRAD TO /IFLE ! VOICE ( ! ,TROTSKYI/S & ! ,WORK]S' ,OPPOSITION 7:O DEF5D$ DIAMETRICALLY OPPOS$ !SES74 

,! QUE/ION :I* DOM9ATES TODAY ! :OLE DISCUSSION IS1 9 SUB/ANCE1 ?IS3 ,:5 & H[ DID ,BOL%EVISM BEG9 TO DEG5]ATE8 

,:5 & H[ DID IT BEG9 TO EMPLOY T[>D ! TOIL+ MASSES1 :OSE 5]GY & HI<E/ CONSCI\SNESS IT EXPRESS$1 NONSOCIALI/ ME?ODS :I* MU/ BE CONDEMN$ BECAUSE !Y 5D$ BY ASSUR+ ! VICTORY ( ! BUREAUCRACY OV] ! PROLET>IAT8 

,?IS QUE/ION POS$1 IT CAN BE SE5 ?AT ! FIR/ SYMPTOMS ( ! EVIL DATE F> BACK4 ,9 #a#i#b1 ! ,M5%EVIK SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS W]E FALSELY ACCUS$1 9 A COMMUNIQUE ( ! ,*EKA1 ( 9TELLIG5CE ) ! 5EMY1 ( SABOTAGE1 ETC4 ,?IS COMMUNIQUE1 MON/R\SLY FALSE1 S]V$ TO \TLAW !M4 ,9 ! SAME YE>1 ! AN>*I/S W]E >RE/$ ?R\<\T ,RUSSIA1 AFT] A =MAL PROMISE TO LEGALIZE ! MOVEM5T & AFT] ! TREATY ( PEACE SIGN$ ) ,MAKHNO HAD BE5 DELIB]ATELY TORN UP BY ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE :I* NO LONG] NE$$ ! ,BLACK ,>MY4 ,! REVOLUTION>Y CORRECTNESS ( ! TOTALITY ( A POLICY CANNOT JU/IFY1 9 MY EYES1 !SE BANEFUL PRACTICES4 ,& ! FACTS ?AT ,I CITE >E UN=TUNATELY F> FROM BE+ ! ONLY ONES4 

,LET US GO BACK /ILL FUR!R4 ,HAS NOT ! MOM5T COME TO DECL>E ?AT ! DAY ( ! GLORI\S YE> ( #aiah :5 ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! P>TY DECID$ TO P]MIT ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSIONS TO APPLY ! DEA? P5ALTY ON ! BASIS ( SECRET PROC$URE1 )\T HE>+ ! ACCUS$ :O C\LD NOT DEF5D !MSELVES1 IS A BLACK DAY8 ,?AT DAY ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE WAS 9 A POSITION TO RE/ORE OR NOT RE/ORE AN ,9QUISITIONAL PROC$URE =GOTT5 BY ,EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION4 ,9 ANY CASE1 IT COMMITT$ A MI/AKE4 ,IT DID NOT NECESS>ILY BEHOOVE A VICTORI\S SOCIALI/ P>TY TO COMMIT ?AT MI/AKE4 ,! REVOLUTION C\LD HAVE DEF5D$ ITSELF BETT] )\T ?AT4 

,WE W\LD 9DE$ BE WRONG TO CONCEAL FROM \RSELVES TODAY ?AT ! :OLE HI/ORICAL ACQUISITION ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS BE+ CALL$ 9TO QUE/ION4 ,\T ( ! VA/ EXP]I5CE ( ,BOL%EVISM1 ! REVOLUTION>Y ,M>XI/S WILL SAVE :AT IS ESS5TIAL1 DURABLE1 ONLY BY TAK+ UP ALL ! PROBLEMS AGA9 FROM ! BOTTOM1 ) A G5U9E FRE$OM ( M9D1 )\T P>TY VANITY1 )\T IRR$UCIBLE HO/ILITY 7ABOVE ALL 9 ! FIELD ( HI/ORICAL 9VE/IGATION7 T[>D ! O!R T5D5CIES ( ! LABOR MOVEM5T4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY NOT RECOGNIZ+ OLD ]RORS1 :OSE GRAVITY HI/ORY HAS NOT CEAS$ TO BR+ \T 9 RELIEF1 ! RISK IS RUN ( COMPROMIS+ ! :OLE ACQUISITION ( ,BOL%EVISM4 ,! ,KRON/ADT EPISODE SIMULTANE\SLY POSES ! QUE/IONS ( ! RELATIONS BETWE5 ! P>TY ( ! PROLET>IAT & ! MASSES1 ( ! 9T]NAL REGIME ( ! P>TY 7! ,WORK]S' ,OPPOSITION WAS SMA%$71 ( SOCIALI/ E?ICS 7ALL ,PETROGRAD WAS DECEIV$ BY ! ANN\NCEM5T ( A ,:ITE MOVEM5T 9 ,KRON/ADT71 ( HUMAN5ESS 9 ! CLASS /RUGGLE & ABOVE ALL 9 ! /RUGGLE )9 \R CLASSES4 ,F9ALLY IT PUTS US TO ! TE/ ( \R SELF-CRITICAL CAPACITY4 

,UNABLE TO REPLY MORE ?OR\<LY = ! MOM5T TO COMRADES ,WRI<T & ,L4,D4 ,TROTSKY1 ,I HOPE Y\ WILL BE GOOD 5\< TO SUBMIT ?IS LETT] TO ! READ]S ( ! ,NEW ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,IT WILL P]HAPS CONTRIBUTE T[>D PRIM+ A DISCUSSION :I* WE \<T TO KN[ H[ TO BR+ TO A SUCCESSFUL ISSUE 9 A SPIRIT ( HEAL?Y REVOLUTION>Y COMRADE%IP4 

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