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,! ,FR5* & ,G]MAN ,SPIRIT 

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,T\RG5IEFF ONCE 9V5T$ A ,NIHILI/ H]O NAM$ ,BAZ>(F4 ,?IS *>ACT] LIVES 9 ,SOCIALI/ LIT]ATURE BECAUSE ( HIS PROPAG&I/ REPLY TO ! USUAL SKEPTICAL QUE/ION3 ,DO Y\ IMAG9E ?AT Y\ 9FLU5CE ! MASSES8 ,BAZ>(F ANSW]$3 0,A HALF-P5NY TALL[ DIP SUFFIC$ TO SET ALL ,MOSC[ 9 A BLAZE40 ,H]Z5'S NATIVITY ASSOCIATES HIS NAME ) ! IMMORTAL FLAMES ?US HUMBLY ORIG9AT$4 ,HE IS ! LI<T$ TALL[ DIP :I* BEGAN ! MI<TY ,RUSSIAN CONFLAGRATION :I* YET ?REAT5S TO CONSUME ! :OLE ( ,CAPITALI/ ,SOCIETY4 ,EV5 AS ! FLAMES SPREAD1 ,H]Z5 SPLUTT]$ & W5T \T4 ,BE=E SUCCUMB+ TO REACTION1 HE SET FIRE TO A R>E TOR* 9 ,BAKUN94 ,HIS GREAT DISCIPLE WAS DE/9$ TO LI<T ! BEACON FIRES ( REVOLUTION ?R\<\T ! WORLD4 ,= MANY YE>S ,BAKUN9'S ACTIVITIES MAY HAVE SEEM$ TO HAVE BE5 SO MU* SMOKE4 ,TO-DAY WE KN[ !Y W]E SMOLD]+ FIRES4 ,! LA/ HAS NOT BE5 HE>D ( HIS WORLD 9FLU5CE4 ,BAKUN9 BEGAN HIS MISSION 9 #a#h#d#a4 ,HE PROCE$$ TO ,B]L9 TO CONT9UE ! /UDIES COMM5C$ AT ,MOSC[4 ,HE WAS N[ A ,R$ AMONG ,R$S4 ,PHILOSOPH]1 ,SOCIALI/1 ,REBEL1 HE LEFT ,RUSSIA = ! FIR/ TIME4 ,! FOLL[+ E> HE REMOV$ FROM ,B]L9 TO ,DRESD5 9 ORD] TO GA9 A NE>] ACQUA9TANCE ) ,>NOLD ,R\GE1 ! =EMO/ ,HEGELIAN ( ! LEFT4 ,BAKUN9 WAS ANXI\S TO PROCLAIM HIS SYMPA?Y ) ,R\GE1 & HIS DEF9ITE RUPTURE ) CONS]VATISM4 ,TO ?IS 5D1 HE PUBLI%$ HIS FIR/ REVOLUTION>Y ESSAY1 5TITL$ 0,! ,REACTION 9 ,G]MANY10 9 ,R\GE'S ,JAHRBU*] = #a#h#d#b1 ,NOS4 #b#d#g-#e#a4 ,HE US$ ! NOM-DE-PLUME ( ,JULES ,ELIZ>D & HAD ,R\GE PRET5D IT WAS A 0,FRAGM5T BY A ,FR5*MAN40 ,FROM ?IS TIME ON1 ,FR5* PREJUDICES W]E TO M> HIS WORK1 AS =M]LY1 HIS ,G]MAN ONES HAD CONF9$ HIS UND]/&+4 ,! H9DRANCE ( RADICAL IDEALISM WAS FATAL TO ! G5IUS ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,IT LIMIT$ ,M>X AS WELL AS ,BAKUN94 

0,JULES ,ELIZ>D0 5T]$ AN UNCOMPROMIS+ PLEA = REVOLUTION & ,NIHILISM4 ,! PR9CIPLE ( REVOLUTION1 HE DECL>$ IS ! PR9CIPLE ( NEGATION1 ! EV]LA/+ SPIRIT ( DE/RUCTION & ANNIHILATION ?AT IS ! FA?OMLESS & EV]-CREAT+ F\NTA9 ( ALL LIFE4 ,IT IS ! SPIRIT ( 9TELLIG5CE1 ! EV] Y\NG1 ! EV] NEW BORN1 ?AT IS NOT TO BE LOOK$ = AMONG ! RU9S ( ! PA/4 ,! *AMPIONS ( ?IS PR9CIPLE >E SOME?+ MORE ?AN ! M]E NEGATIVE P>TY1 ! UNCOMPROMIS+ 5EMIES ( ! POSITIVE2 = ! LATT] EXI/S ONLY AS ! CONTR>Y ( ! NEGATIVE1 :IL/ ?AT :I* SU/A9S & ELEVATES ! P>TY ( REVOLT IS ! ALL-EMBRAC+ PR9CIPLE ( ABSOLUTE FRE$OM4 ,! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ]ECT$ ! ,TEMPLE ( ,LIB]TY1 ON :I* IT WROTE ! MY/]I\S WORDS3 ,LIB]TY1 ,EQUALITY1 & ,FRAT]NITY40 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO KN[ & FEEL ?AT !SE WORDS MEANT ! TOTAL ANNIHILATION ( ! EXI/+ WORLD ( POLITICS & SOCIETY4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE1 ALSO1 NOT TO EXP]I5CE A ?RILL ( PLEASURE AT ! B>E SUGGE/ION ( ?IS ANNIHILATION4 ,?AT WAS BECAUSE ! 0JOY ( DE/RUCTION IS ALSO ! JOY ( CREATION40 

,IT WAS FITT+ ?AT ! YE> AFT] ! PUBLICATION ( 0,JULES ,ELIZ>D0 ESSAY1 ,BAKUN9 %\LD QUIT ,DRESD5 = ,P>IS4 ,HE BELIEV$ HE HAD LE>N$ ALL !RE WAS TO BE LE>N$ 9 ,G]MANY4 ,9 ! ,FR5* CAPITAL HE ID5TIFI$ HIMSELF ) ALL :O W]E NOT$ = !IR REVOLUTION>Y OP9ION4 ,A C]TA9 COMMUNITY ( ?\<T ATTRACT$ HIM TO ,PR\DHON4 ,! LATT] ANSW] ANSW]$ ! QUE/ION1 0,:AT IS ,PROP]TY80 ) ,BRISSOT'S REVOLUTION>Y REPLY3 0,PROP]TY IS ,!FT40 ,PR\DHON1 :O PAID GREAT TRIBUTE TO ,JESUS AS A PROPHET1 ADOPT$ ! E>LY ,*RI/IAN MOTTO3 0,I WILL REBUILD40 ,PR\DHON POSSESS$ AN 9T5SE ADMIRATION = ,HEGEL & BELIEV$ ?AT ! PROCESS ( DE/RUCTION WAS A NECESS>Y P>T ( CON/RUCTION4 ,) ,?OMAS ,PA9E1 HE ALSO BELIEV$ ?AT ! SOCIAL CON/ITUTION ( SOCIETY WAS OPPOS$ TO ! POLITICAL CON/ITUTION ( ! /ATE4 ,?IS IS ! ESS5CE ( ,AN>*I/ PHILOSOPHY4 ,DESPIS$ DUR+ ! YE>S ?AT P>LIAM5T>Y SOCIAL DEMOCRACY WAS FOOL+ & BETRAY+ ! WORK]S ( ,EUROPE1 IT IS N[ SE5 TO EMBODY ! WISDOM ( ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE4 ,?IS IDEA SUBSEQU5TLY L$ ,PR\DHON TO DEVELOP HIS 0,REVOLUTION>Y ,IDEA0 9 :I* HE =ESEES ! LIQUIDATION ( POLITICAL OR MILIT>Y SOCIETY-HE ID5TIFIES ! TWO-9 9DU/RIAL OR USEFUL SOCIETY4 ,PR\DHON'S AN>*I/ !ORY ?AT REACTION IS ! =]UNN] ( REVOLUTION IS SE5 TO-DAY TO BE HI/ORICALLY CORRECT AS OPPOS$ TO ! P>LIAM5T>Y !ORY ( GRADUALISM1 :I* HAS COLLAPS$4 ,ON ALL !SE PO9TS ,BAKUN9 F9DS HIMSELF AT ONE ) ,PR\DHON4 ,M>X DESCRIBES ,PR\DHON AS A ,UTOPIAN & A ,RE=MI/4 ,BAKUN9 DESCRIB$ HIM AS A SOCIAL REVOLUTIONI/ ( ! FIR/ WAT]4 ,!RE IS TRU? 9 BO? CONCEPTIONS4 ,9 LAT] YE>S ,BAKUN9 CAME TO %>E ,M>X'S VIEW ( ,PR\DHON4 ,9 0,/ATISM & ,AN>*Y10 ISSU$ SOME:]E 9 ,RUSSIA1 9 #a#h#g#c1 ,BAKUN9 WROTE3- 

0,PR\DHON1 9 SPITE ( ALL HIS EF=TS TO GET A FOO?OLD UPON ! FIRM GR\ND ( REALITY1 REMA9$ AN IDEALI/ & A METAPHYSICIAN4 ,HIS />T+ PO9T IS ! AB/RACT SIDE ( LAW2 IT IS FROM ?IS ?AT HE />TS 9 ORD] TO >RIVE AT ECONOMIC FACTS1 :ILE ,M>X1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 HAS 5UNCIAT$ & PROV$ ! TRU?1 DEMON/RAT$ BY ! :OLE ( ! ANCI5T & MOD]N HI/ORY ( HUMAN SOCIETIES1 ( PEOPLE & ( /ATES1 ?AT ECONOMIC FACTS PREC$$ & PREC$E ! FACTS ( POLITICAL & CIVIL LAW4 ,! DISCOV]Y & DEMON/RATION ( ?IS TRU? IS ONE ( ! GREATE/ M]ITS ( ,M4 ,M>X40 

,TWO YE>S BE=E1 WRIT+ AT ! TIME ( ! DISA/] TO ! ,COMMUNE & AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y DEBACLE1 ,BAKUN91 9 HIS ,POLITICAL ,!OLOGY ( ,MAZZ9I & ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 PUBLI%$ AT ,NEU*ATEL1 GIVES ,M>X ! CR$IT ( HAV+ DISCOV]$ ! MAT]IALI/IC CONCEPTION ( HI/ORY4 ,BAKUN9 DEF9ES ?IS CONCEPTION AS FOLL[S3- 

0,ALL ! RELIGIONS1 & ALL ! SY/EMS ( MORALS ?AT GOV]N A GIV5 SOCIETY >E ALWAYS ! IDEAL EXPRESSION ( ITS REAL1 MAT]IAL CONDITION1 ?AT IS1 ESPECIALLY ( ITS ECONOMIC ORGANIZATION1 BUT ALSO ( ITS POLITICAL ORGANIZATION1 ! LATT]1 9DE$1 BE+ NEV] ANY?+ BUT ! JURIDICAL & VIOL5T CONSECRATION ( ! =M]40 

,9 ?IS SAME YE> ( TRAG$Y1 ,BAKUN9 RECORDS HIS FIR/ IMPRESSIONS ( ,M>X :5 HE MET HIM 9 ,P>IS3- 

0,M>X WAS MU* MORE ADVANC$ ?AT ,I WAS AS HE REMA9S TO-DAY1 NOT MORE ADVANC$ BUT 9COMP>ABLY MORE LE>N$ ?AN ,I AM4 ,I KNEW !N NO?+ ( POLITICAL ECONOMY4 ,I HAD NOT YET RID MYSELF ( METAPHYSICAL AB/RACTIONS1 & MY ,SOCIALISM WAS ONLY 9/9CTIVE4 ,HE1 ?\< Y\NG] ?AN ,I1 WAS ALREADY AN ,A!I/1 AN 9/RUCT$ MAT]IALI/1 A WELL-CONSID]$ ,SOCIALI/4 ,IT WAS JU/ AT ?IS TIME 7#a#h#d#g7 ?AT HE ELABORAT$ ! FIR/ F\NDATIONS ( PRES5T SY/EM4 ,WE SAW EA* O!R FAIRLY (T51 = ,I RESPECT$ HIM MU* = HIS LE>N+ & HIS PASSIONATE & S]I\S DEVOTION-ALWAYS MIX$1 H[EV]1 ) P]SONAL VANITY-TO ! CAUSE ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,I S\<T EAG]LY HIS CONV]SATION1 :I* WAS ALWAYS 9/RUCTIVE & CLEV]1 :5 IT WAS NOT 9SPIR$ BY A PALTRY HATE1 :I*1 ALAS6 HAPP5$ ONLY TOO (T54 ,BUT !RE WAS NEV] ANY FRANK 9TIMACY BETWE5 US4 ,\R TEMP]AM5TS W\LD NOT SUFF] IT4 ,HE CALL$ ME A S5TIM5TAL IDEALI/1 & HE WAS RI<T4 ,I CALL$ HIM A VA9 MAN1 P]FIDI\S1 & CRAFTY2 & ,I1 ALSO1 WAS RI<T40 

,?IS TAKES US BACK TO ! =TIES & ,BAKUN9'S ADV5TURES 9 ,FRANCE4 ,A FEW MON?S AFT] !IR MEET+1 ,PR\DHON WAS OBLIG$ TO LEAVE ,P>IS = ,LYONS4 ,BAKUN9 WAS 9DUC$ BY HIS ,POLI% TO LEAVE ,P>IS = ,LYONS4 ,BAKUN9 WAS 9DUC$ BY HIS ,POLI% FRI5DS TO GO TO ,SWITZ]L&4 ,HE WAS 9VOLV$ 9 ! TRIAL ( ! ,SWISS ,SOCIALI/S & DEPRIV$ ( HIS RANK AS A ,RUSSIAN (FIC] & HIS RI<TS ( NOBILITY4 ,HE :ITTL$ AWAY FIVE YE>S 9 ! ,SWISS VILLAGES4 ,PROCE$+ TO ,P>IS1 HE ?REW HIMSELF :OLEHE>T$LY 9TO ! /RUGGLE = FRE$OM4 ,HIS ACTIVITY BR\<T HIM 9TO CONTACT ) ,M>X4 ,HIS IMPRESSION ( ,M>X HAS BE5 RECORD$4 

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