,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS #ahdh ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,MIKHAIL ,BAKUN9 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,META ,L&S1 ,PUBLIC ,DOMA9 0,! ,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS0 IS A /ATEM5T ( ,BAKUN9'S OP9IONS AS !Y EM]G$ FROM ! %OCK & DISAPPO9TM5T ( ! FAILURE ( ! #ahdh REVOLUTION4 ,FIR/1 HE BELIEV$ ! B\RGEOISIE HAD REVEAL$ ITSELF AS A SPECIFICALLY C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y =CE1 & ?AT ! FUTURE HOPES ( REVOLUTION LAY ) ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,SECONDLY1 HE BELIEV$ ?AT AN ESS5TIAL CONDITION ( ! REVOLUTION WAS ! BREAKUP ( ! ,AU/RIAN ,EMPIRE1 & ! E/ABLI%M5T 9 ,C5TRAL & ,EA/]N ,EUROPE ( A F$]ATION ( FREE ,SLAV REPUBLICS4 ,?IRDLY1 HE BELIEV$ ?AT ! PEASANTRY1 & 9 P>TICUL> ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANTRY1 W\LD PROVE A DECISIVE =CE 9 BR++ AB\T ! F9AL & SUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION4 ,REF]R+ TO ,BAKUN9'S CALL = ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,HABSBURG & ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRES1 ,E4 ,H4 ,C>R ADD$3 0,= ?IS1 IF = NO O!R REASON1 ! ,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS IS A L&M>K 9 ,EUROPEAN HI/ORY4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ OCCASION ON :I*1 EXACTLY SEV5TY YE>S BE=E ,NOVEMB] #a#i#a#h1 ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,AU/RIAN ,EMPIRE & ! BUILD+ ( NEW ,SLAV /ATES ON ITS RU9S WAS PUBLICLY ADVOCAT$40 ,>RE/$ & JAIL$ 9 ,AU/RIA = HIS P>TICIPATION 9 ! UNSUCCESSFUL REVOLUTION ( ,M>* #a#h#d#h1 ,BAKUN9 WAS EV5TUALLY H&$ OV] TO ! ,RUSSIAN AU?ORITIES4 ,9 ! ,PET] & ,PAUL =TRESS ?AT HAD ONCE HELD ,DO/OYEVSKY1 AMONG O!RS1 ,BAKUN9 WAS 9VIT$1 AS A ,RUSSIAN NOBLEMAN1 TO WRITE A CONFESSION = ! ,CZ>1 ,NI*OLAS ,I1 NOT AS A CRIM9AL TO HIS JUDGE BUT AS A SON TO HIS SPIRITUAL FA!R4 ,! P>AGRAPHS H]E 9CLUD$ ALREADY PREFIGURE ,BAKUN9'S LAT] RECOMM5DATIONS = AN>*I/ /RATEGY4 ,?IS WORK =E%AD[S MANY ( HIS LAT] AN>*I/ IDEAS ON ! NECESSITY = REVOLUTION1 ON ! PEASANTS AS A REVOLUTION>Y =CE1 ON ! DE/RUCTION ( ! B\RGEOIS SOCIAL ORD]1 ON ANTIP>LIAM5T>IANISM & F$]ALISM4 ,H[EV]1 :AT HE WROTE :5 0CONFESS+0 TO ! ,CZ>1 ESPECIALLY ! PLANS = DICTATOR%IP1 MAY BE ATTRIBUT$ P>TLY TO HIS BE+ /ILL UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ,BLANQUI/ IDEAS1 P>TLY TO HIS SEEK+ =MULATIONS ?AT MI4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,V5TURI3 0,:5 ,BAKUN9'S TEMPOR>Y ADH]5CE 444 TO ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,BLANQUI TYPE1 CAME TO AN 5D 444 . F\ND HIMSELF AN AN>*I/40 "9 "9 "9 ,BRO!RS6 ,?IS IS ! H\R ( DECISION4 ,IT IS = Y\ TO TAKE A /&1 OP5LY EI!R = ! OLD WORLD1 9 RU9S1 :I* Y\ W\LD PROP UP = YET ANO!R LITTLE :ILE1 OR = ! NEW WORLD :OSE RADIANCE HAS REA*$ Y\ & :I* BELONGS TO ! G5]ATIONS & C5TURIES TO COME4 ,IT IS UP TO Y\1 TOO1 TO DET]M9E :E!R ! FUTURE IS TO BE 9 Y\R H&S OR1 IF Y\ WANT1 ONCE MORE TO S9K 9TO IMPOT5CE1 9TO ! NID !IR GOAL ) QUICK5$ /EPS1 & )\T DRAWBACKS1 OR ?IS GOAL -- :I* WILL NEV] DISAPPE> -- WILL AGA9 RETREAT 9TO A %AD[Y DI/ANCE4 ,! EYES ( ALL >E FIX$ UPON Y\ ) BREA?LESS ANXIETY4 ,:AT Y\ DECIDE WILL DET]M9E ! REALIZATION ( ! HOPES & DE/9IES ( ! WORLD -- TO >RIVE SOON OR TO DRIFT AWAY TO A REMOTE & UNC]TA9 FUTURE4 ,IT IS TO BE Y\R WELF>E OR Y\R LOSS1 ! BLESS+S ( ! PEOPLES UPON Y\ OR !IR CONDEMNATION ( Y\2 MAKE Y\R *OICE6 ,! WORLD IS SPLIT 9TO TWO CAMPS2 ON ONE SIDE ! REVOLUTION1 ON ! O!R ! C\NT]REVOLUTION4 ,& ! CLE> ALT]NATIVES >E BE=E Y\4 ,EA* ( US MU/ *OOSE HIS CAMP1 Y\ AS WELL AS \RSELVES4 ,!RE IS NO MIDDLE ROAD4 ,?OSE :O PO9T TO A MIDDLE ROAD & RECOMM5D IT TO Y\ >E EI!R SELF-DECEIV$ OR DECEIV]S4 ,!Y >E SELF-DECEIV$ IF !Y PLACE !IR CR$5CE 9 ?IS LIE ?AT WE CAN GLIDE SMOO?LY & SURELY ALONG T[>D \R GOAL IF WE GRANT SOME LITTLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO EA* ( ! GREAT ANTAGONI/S 9 ! /RUGGLE1 SO AS TO APPEASE BO? ( !M & !REBY AV]T ! EXPLOSION ( ! CONFLICT :I* IS BO? 9EVITABLE & NECESS>Y4 ,!Y >E DECEIV]S IF !Y SEEK TO P]SUADE Y\ ?AT1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! TACTICS ( DIPLOMACY1 Y\ %\LD REMA9 NEUTRAL = A TIME1 & !N *OOSE ! /RONG] SIDE1 MAK+ SURE ( Y\R P]SONAL ADVANTAGE ) ! HELP ( ?OSE Y\ HAVE ASSI/$4 ,BRO!RS1 DO NOT PUT Y\R TRU/ 9 ! >T ( DIPLOMACY4 ,IT IS ?IS :I* HAS BR\E Y\RSELVES BUT A TOOL 9 ! H&S ( ! DIPLOMATS1 A TOOL !Y USE TO CRU% !IR [N 5EMIES8 ,ONCE !Y HAVE GOT RID ( !M !Y WILL TURN UPON Y\1 N[ ?AT Y\ /& WEAK & ALONE1 & WILL ?RU/ Y\R [N HEADS UND] ! YOKE4 ,DO Y\ NOT SEE ?AT !RE IT IS1 ! %AMEFUL TACTIC1 ! RUSE EMPLOY$ BY ! C\NT]REVOLUTION8 ,DO Y\ NOT KN[ ! OLD MAXIM ( ALL OPPRESSORS3 ,DIVIDE & RULE8 ,:AT C\LD Y\ EXPECT FROM DIPLOMACY1 ANYWAY8 ,CAN IT D5Y ITS ORIG91 :I* IS NONE O!R ?AN DESPOTISM8 ,CAN IT HAVE O!R 9T]E/S TO FIEFULLY4 ,?IS OLD POLITICS :I* WE CONDEMN1 :I* WE CURSE AS Y\ DO1 AGA9/ :I* WE V[ T]RIBLE V5GEANCE1 ?IS POLITICS WILL NEV] BE P>T ( ! FUTURE ,G]MAN PEOPLE4 ,IT IS NOT ! ,G]MAN REVOLUTION1 NOT A P>T ( ,G]MAN DEMOCRACY4 ,IT IS M]ELY ! POLITICS ( ! OLD /ATE *ANCELLOR%IPS1 ( ! RI*S1 ( >I/OCRATS & PRIVILEG$ P]SONS ( ALL K9DS4 ,IT IS ! POLITICS ( ! CAM>ILLAS & ! G5]ALS DIRECT$ BY !M AS ?\< !Y W]E W> MA*9ES4 ,IT IS ! POLITICS :OSE FALL WE >E PREP>+ -- ALL ( US :O >E ANIMAT$ BY ! SPIRIT ( Y\? & ( ! FUTURE1 ALL ?OSE :O WILL JOYFULLY GRASP ! H&S ( ! DEMOCRATS ( ALL C\NTRIES1 SO ?AT WE MAY TOGE!R1 CLOSELY UNIT$1 FIIES WORK UNIT$ = AN EVIL CAUSE2 %\LD WE NOT DO LIKEWISE = \R GOOD CAUSE8 ,:5 REACTION CONSPIRES ?R\<\T ,EUROPE1 :5 IT WORKS )\T /9T1 ) ! HELP ( AN ORGANIZATION SL[LY & C>EFULLY PREP>$1 /RET*+ ALL OV] ! L&1 ! REVOLUTION %\LD CREATE = ITSELF A P[] CAPABLE ( FIE ( !IR %AMEFUL CONDITION4 ,!Y REALIZ$ ?AT ! WELF>E ( NATIONS C\LD NOT BE ASSUR$ SO LONG AS !RE /ILL EXI/$1 ANY:]E 9 ,EUROPE1 A S+LE PEOPLE B[$ UND] ! YOKE2 ?AT ! LIB]TY ( PEOPLES1 9 ORD] TO BE WON ANY:]E1 HAD TO BE WON EV]Y:]E4 ,&1 = ! FIR/ TIME1 ! PEOPLES DEM&$ 9 ONE UNIT$ VOICE A LIB]TY ?AT WAS TRUE & COMPLETE1 LIB]TY )\T RES]VATIONS1 )\T EXCEPTIONS1 )\T LIMITATIONS4 ,AWAY ) ! OPPRESSORS6 WAS ! UNIV]SAL CRY4 ,LIB]TY = ! OPPRESS$1 = ! ,POLES1 ! ,ITALIANS1 = ALL6 ,NO MORE W>S ( CONQUE/1 NO?+ BUT ! LA/ SUPREME W>1 ! W> ( ! REVOLUTION = ! EMANCIPATION ( ALL ! PEOPLES6 ,AWAY ) ! N>R[ FRONTI]S =CIBLY IMPOS$ BY ! CONGRESS ( DESPOTS1 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! SO-CALL$ HI/ORIC4 GEOGRAPHIC1 COMM]CIAL1 /RATEGIC NECESSITIES6 ,!RE %\LD BE NO O!R FRONTI]S BUT ?OSE :I* RESPOND SIMULTANE\SLY TO NATURE & TO JU/ICE1 91 ACCORDANCE ) ! SPIRIT ( DEMOCRACY -- FRONTI]S :I* ! PEOPLES !MSELVES 9 !IR SOV]EIGN WILL %ALL TRACE1 F\ND$ UPON !IR NATIONAL SYMPA?IES4 ,SU* WAS ! UNANIM\S CRY ( ! PEOPLES4 ,BRO!RS6 DID Y\ HE> IT !N1 ?AT SUBLIME CRY8 ,RID IT & UND]/OOD IT ON ?AT DAY :51 /ILL FIE ( ALL1 Y\ ]ECT$1 9 ! MID/ ( ! ,G]MAN B>RICADES1 ?AT GREAT ,SLAV B>RICADE OV] :I* FLOAT$ Y\R NATIONAL BANN]1 ) ! DEVICE3 ,TO \R FUTURE ,LIB]TY6 ,H[ GREAT1 H[ BEAUTIFUL WAS ?AT MOVEM5T1 :I* SWEPT OV] ALL ( ,EUROPE & MADE IT TREMBLE6 ,ANIMAT$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT1 ,ITALIANS1 ,POLES1 ,SLAVS1 ,G]MANS1 ,MAGY>S1 ,WALA*IANS FROM ,AU/RIA & ,WALA*IANS FROM ,TURKEY -- ALL ?OSE :O SUFF]$ UND] ! YOKE ( =EIGN P[]S -- >OSE1 ?RILL$ ) JOY & HOPE4 ,! MO/ AUDACI\S DREAMS W]E TO BE FULFILL$4 ,! PEOPLES SAW ! B\LD] :I* = C5TURIES HAD COV]$ !IR 9DEP5D5CE F9ALLY ROLL+ AWAY 9TO ! DI/ANCE1 AS ?\< PU%$ BY AN 9VISIBLE H&4 ,! 5*ANT$ SEAL WAS BROK51 & ! DRAGON ?AT HAD BE5 /&+ GU>D OV] ! MELAN*OLY TORPOR ( SO MANY LIV+ DEAD PEOPLES LAY MORTALLY W\ND$1 WRI?+ 9 ITS DEA? ?ROES4 ,! OLD POLITICS ( ! K+S HAD VANI%$2 A NEW ONE1 ! POLITICS ( ! PEOPLES1 WAS COM+ 9TO LIFE4 ,! ,REVOLUTION1 9 ITS OMNIPOT5CE1 DECL>$ ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,/ATES ( ! DESPOTS2 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,PRUSSIAN ,EMPIRE1 :I* AB&ON$ ONE ( ! FRAGM5TS ( ,POL&2 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,EMPIRE ( ,AU/RIA1 ?AT MON/] COMPOS$ ( V>I\S NATIONS :I* HAD BE5 ALL *A9$ TOGE!R BY RUSE1 BY CRIME3 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,TURKI% ,EMPIRE1 )9 :I* SEV5 MILLION ,OSMANLIS HAD PACK$ & TRAMPL$ UPON A POPULATION ( TWELVE MILLION ,SLAVS1 ,WALA*IANS & ,GREEKS2 & F9ALLY1 ! DISSOLUTION ( ! LA/ /RONT1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRE1 SO ?AT ! ?REE GREAT NATIONS SO LONG 5SLAV$ )9 ITS BORD]S1 ,GREAT ,RUSSIA1 ,LITTLE ,RUSSIA1 & ,POL&1 LIB]AT$ AT LA/ & R5D]$ TO !MSELVES1 MIATION4 CAME TOGE!R TO SAY TO EA* O!R ?AT !IR PA?S W\LD NEV] AGA9 LEAD !M AP>T4 ,/RONGLY ANIMAT$ BY ! COMMON BONDS ( HI/ORY & ( BLOOD1 WE V[$ NEV] TO LET \R DE/9IES DIVIDE US4 ,WE =SWORE ! POLITICS ( ! DESPOTS :OSE VICTIMS WE HAD BE5 = SO LONG & \RSELVES E/ABLI%$ \R RI$ BY ALL ! ,SLAV PEOPLES4 ,WE RECOGNIZ$ ,BOHEMIA & ,MORAVIA AS NATIONS4 ,WE REJECT$ ! ABSURD CLAIMS ( ! ,FRANKFURT .

LIAM5T.>1 :I* HAS N[ BECOME ! LAU<+-/OCK ( ,EUROPE1 :I* HAD WANT$ TO MAKE ,G]MANS ( US ALL1 :ILE WE /RET*$ \R FRAT]NAL H&S \T TO ! ,G]MAN PEOPLE1 TO DEMOCRATIC ,G]MANY4 ,9 ! NAME ( ! ,SLAVS :O LIV$ 9 ,HUNG>Y1 WE (F]$ A FRAT]NAL ALLIANCE TO ! ,MAGY>S1 ?OSE FI]Y 5EMIES ( \R RACE1 :O ) A TOTAL POPULATION ( SOME F\R MILLION WANT$ TO 5?RALL$ EIE GROAN+ UND] ,TURKI% DOM9ATION4 ,WE SOLEMNLY CONDEMN$ ?AT CRIM9AL POLITICS :I* ?RICE TORE ,POL& ASUND] & N[ WANTS ONCE MORE TO R5D ITS SAD REMA9D]4 ,WE EXPRESS$ AN >D5T WI% SOON TO SEE ! RESURRECTION ( ?AT NOBLE & SA9TLY M>TYR$ PEOPLE AS A SIGN ( DELIV]ANCE ( ALL ( US4 ,F9ALLY1 WE MADE A /RONG APPEAL TO ?AT GREAT ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE :I*1 ALONE ( ALL ! ,SLAVS1 HAS BE5 ABLE TO PRES]VE ITS NATIONAL EXI/5CE4 ,WE 5TREAT$ ! ,RUSSIANS TO GIVE S]I\S ?\E NOT FREE1 SO LONG AS !Y P]MIT !IR P[] TO BE US$ AS A SC\RGE AGA9/ UNHAPPY ,POL& & AS A P]PETUAL ?REAT TO ,EUROPEAN CIVILIZATION4 ,?IS IS :AT WE HAVE DONE & :AT1 JO9TLY ) ! DEMOCRATS ( ALL C\NTRIES1 WE HAVE DEM&$3 ,LIB]TY1 ,EQUALITY1 ,FRAT]NITY ( ,NATIONS1 )9 :I* ! ,SLAV PEOPLES1 FREE LIKE !SE & 9 FRAT]NAL CONTACT ) ALL1 BUT UNIT$ 9 A CLOS] ALLIANCE AMONG !MSELVES1 MAY SOON BE TRANS=M$ 9TO A VA/ DEMOCRATIC ,/ATE4 ,TWO GREAT QUE/IONS HAVE MOV$ TO ! =EFRONT1 AS ?\< >IS+ SPONTANE\SLY1 FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DAYS ( ! SPR+6 ,! SOCIAL QUE/ION1 ON ! ONE H&1 & ! QUE/ION ( 9DEP5D5CE ( ALL ! NATIONS1 ! EMANCIPATION ( ! PEOPLES1 ON ! O!R H&1 SIGNIFY+ EMANCIPATION )9 & \TSIDE4 ,!SE W]E NOT JU/ SOME FEW 9DIVIDUALS1 NOR WAS IT A P>TY4 ,IT WAS ! ADMIRABLE 9/9CT ( ! MASSES1 :I* HAD RAIS$ !SE TWO QUE/IONS ABOVE ALL ! O!RS & DEM&$ !IR PROMPT SOLUTION4 ,EV]YBODY HAD COME TO ! REALIZATION ?AT LIB]TY WAS M]ELY A LIE :]E ! GREAT MAJORITY ( ! POPULATION IS R$UC$ TO A MIS]ABLE EXI/5CE1 :]E1 DEPRIV$ ( $UCATION1 ( LEISURE1 & ( BREAD1 IT IS FAT$ TO S]VE AS AN UND]PROP = ! P[]FUL & ! RI*4 ,! SOCIAL REVOLUTION1 !RE=E1 APPE>S AS A NATURAL1 NECESS>Y COROLL>Y ( ! POLITICAL REVOLUTION4 ,IT HAS LIKEWISE BE5 FELT ?AT1 SO LONG AS !RE MAY BE A S+LE P]SECUT$ NATION 9 ,EUROPE1 ! DECISIVE & COMPLETE TRIUMPH ( DEMOCRACY WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE ANY:]E4 ,! OPPRESSION ( ONE IS ! OPPRESSION ( ALL1 & WE CANNOT VIOLATE ! LIB]TY ( ONE BE+ )\T VIOLAT+ ! FRE$OM ( ALL ( US4 ,! SOCIAL QUE/ION1 A V]Y DIFFICULT QUE/ION1 BRI/L+ ) DANG]S & HEAVY ) PORT5TS ( /ORMS1 CANNOT BE RESOLV$ EI!R BY A PRECONCEIV$ !ORY OR BY ANY ISOLAT$ SY/EM4 ,ITS SOLUTION CALLS = GOODWILL & UNANIM\S COOP]ATION4 ,IT CALLS = ! FAI? ( ALL ! PEOPLE 9 ! RITS & \R M9DS4 ,! SOCIAL QUE/ION ?US APPE>S TO BE FIR/ & =EMO/ ! QUE/ION ( ! COMPLETE OV]TURN ( SOCIETY4 ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahdg 3 ,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JULY #h1 #bai 3 ,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #c1 #bbb 3 ,APPEAL TO ! ,SLAVS -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/