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,A ,DECADE ( ,BOL%EVISM BY ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,B>RY ,PATEMAN 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,AU?OR 3 ,CORNELIUS ,CA/ORIADIS 

,AU?OR 3 ,IA9 ,MC,KAY 

,AU?OR 3 ,IDA ,METT 

,AU?OR 3 ,LUIGI ,FABBRI 

,AU?OR 3 ,MAURICE ,BR9TON 

,AU?OR 3 ,OTTO ,RUHLE 

,AU?OR 3 ,RUDOLPH ,ROCK] 

,AU?OR 3 ,PAUL ,MATTICK 

,TEXT 3 

,A ,DECADE ( ,BOL%EVISM BY ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,! COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IP 9 ,RUSSIA HAS COMPLET$ ITS FIR/ DECADE4 ,IT MAY !RE=E BE 9T]E/+ & 9/RUCTIVE TO SUM UP ! A*IEVEM5TS ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI DUR+ ?AT TIME1 TO VISUALIZE ! RESULTS ( !IR RULE4 

,BUT 0RESULTS0 >E A RELATIVE MATT]4 ,ONE CAN =M AN E/IMATE ( !M ONLY BY COMP>+ !M ) ! ?+S ?AT W]E TO BE A*IEV$1 ) ! OBJECTS S\<T4 

,:AT W]E ! OBJECTS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION8 ,:AT HAVE ! ,BOL%EVIKI A*IEV$8 

,! ,ROMANOV REGIME WAS AN ABSOLUTISM2 ,RUSSIA UND] ! CZ>S WAS ! MO/ 5SLAV$ C\NTRY 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! PEOPLE HUNG]$ = LIB]TY4 

,! ,FEBRU>Y-,M>* ,REVOLUTION1 #a#i#a#g1 ABOLI%$ ?AT ABSOLUTISM4 ,! PEOPLE BECAME FREE4 

,BUT ?AT FRE$OM WAS ONLY NEGATIVE4 ,! PEOPLE W]E FREE FROM ! *A9S ?AT HAD HELD !M B\ND = C5TURIES4 ,N[ !IR LIB]AT$ >MS & SPIRIT LONG$ TO APPLY !MSELVES1 S\<T ! OPPORTUNITY TO DO1 TO ACT4 ,BUT ?AT FRE$OM HAD NOT YET BE5 A*IEV$4 ,! PEOPLE W]E FREE FROM SOME ?+S1 BUT NOT TO DO ! ?+S !Y WANT$4 

,!Y WANT$ POSITIVE FRE$OM4 ,! WORK]S WANT$ ! OPPORTUNITY TO USE ! TOOLS & MA*9]Y !Y HAD !MSELVES MADE2 !Y WANT$ TO USE !M TO CREATE MORE WEAL? & TO 5JOY ?AT WEAL?4 ,! PEASANT WANT$ FREE ACCESS TO ! L& & A *ANCE TO CULTIVATE IT )\T BE+ ROBB$ ( ! PRODUCTS ( HIS H>D TOIL4 ,! PEOPLE AT L>GE WANT$ TO APPLY !IR NEW-WON FRE$OM TO ! PURSUIT ( LIFE & HAPP9ESS4 

,! NEGATIVE LIB]TY ( ! ,FEBRU>Y-,M>* ,REVOLUTION WAS !RE=E QUITE UNSATISFACTORY1 UNCONV9C+1 & 9ADEQUATE4 ,?AT IS :Y ! PEOPLE SOON BEGAN TO CONT9UE ! REVOLUTION1 TO DEEP5 IT 9TO A SOCIAL TRANS=MATION4 ,TO MAKE ! REVOLUTION1 9 %ORT4 ,! SOLDI]S DROPP$ !IR GUNS & LEFT ! FRONTS 5 MASSE4 ,!Y KNEW !Y HAD NO?+ TO FI<T = 9 =EIGN C\NTRIES4 ,!Y RETURN$ TO !IR FA!RS & BRO!RS1 ! PEASANTS1 & TOGE!R !Y DROVE ! L&LORDS AWAY & W5T TO WORK ON !IR [N MO!R-L&4 ,! 9DU/RIAL PROLET>IAT AT ! SAME TIME EXPROPRIAT$ ! LORDS ( 9DU/RY & POSSESS$ !MSELVES ( ! MILLS1 M9ES1 & FACTORIES4 ,?US ! LABOR+ MASSES ( ,RUSSIA CAME 9TO !IR [N1 = ! FIR/ TIME 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! WORLD4 

,AS ALWAYS DUR+ ! REVOLUTION1 ?IS ACTIVITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN MASSES PROCE$$ \TSIDE ! SPH]E ( GOV]NM5TAL 9FLU5CE4 ,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ OPPRESSION-- :E!R POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 OR SOCIAL--AGA9/ ! EXPLOITATION ( MAN BY MAN1 IS ALWAYS AT ! SAME TIME ALSO A /RUGGLE AGA9/ GOV]NM5T ITSELF1 AGA9/ GOV]NM5T AS SU*4 

,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 LIKE EV]Y REVOLUTION1 FAC$ ?IS ALT]NATIVE3 TO BUILD FREELY1 9DEP5D5T ( GOV]NM5T & EV5 DESPITE IT2 OR TO *OOSE GOV]NM5T ) ALL ! LIMITATION & /AGNATION ?AT IT 9VOLVES4 ,! PA? ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION LAY 9 ! CON/RUCTIVE SELF-RELIANCE ( ! MASSES1 9 ! DIRECTION ( NO-GOV]NM5T1 ( ,AN>*ISM4 

,BETWE5 ,FEBRU>Y & ,OCTOB] ( #a#i#a#g1 ! ,REVOLUTION 9/9CTIVELY FOLL[$ ?AT PA?4 ,IT DE/ROY$ ! OLD ,/ATE ME*ANISM & PROCLAIM$ ! PR9CIPLE ( ! F$]ATION ( ,SOVIETS4 ,IT US$ ! ME?OD ( DIRECT EXPROPRIATION TO ABOLI% PRIVATE CAPITALI/IC [N]%IP4 ,9 ! FIELD ( ECONOMIC RECON/RUCTION IT EMPLOY$ ! PR9CIPLE ( ! F$]ATION ( %OP & FACTORY COMMITTEES = ! MANAGEM5T ( PRODUCTION4 ,PROLET>IAN & PEASANT ORGANIZATIONS ATT5D$ TO DI/RIBUTION & EX*ANGE4 ,H\SE COMMITTEES LOOK$ AFT] ! PROP] ASSIGNM5T ( LIV+ QU>T]S4 ,/REET & DI/RICT COMMITTEES SECUR$ PUBLIC SAFETY4 

,?IS WAS ! C\RSE ( ! ,OCTOB]-,NOVEMB] REVOLUTION4 ,9 ?AT SPIRIT IT KEPT GR[+ & DEVELOP+4 

,BUT ?IS DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,REVOLUTION WAS NOT 9 CONSONANCE ) ! PHILOSOPHY ( ,M>X & ! PURPOSE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! LATT] S\<T TO GA9 CONTROL ( ! MOVEM5T ( ! MASSES1 & GRADUALLY SUCCE$+1 IT GAVE AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T TURN TO ! WORK ( SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION4 

,UND] COV] ( ! MOTTO1 0! DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT10 IT BEGAN TO BUILD A C5TRALIZ$1 BUREAUCRATIC ,/ATE4 ,9 ! NAME ( ! 0DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION10 IT ABOLI%$ POPUL> LIB]TIES & 9/ITUT$ A SY/EM ( NEW OPPRESSION & T]ROR4 

,! ,BOL%EVIK IDEA WAS1 9 EFFECT1 ?AT ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION MU/ BE DIRECT$ BY A SPECIAL /AFF1 VE/$ ) DICTATORIAL P[]S4 ,! FUNDAM5TAL *>ACT]I/ICS ( ?AT IDEA WAS A DEEP DI/RU/ ( ! MASSES4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 ! MASSES MU/ BE MADE FREE BY =CE4 0,PROLET>IAN COMPULSION 9 ALL ITS =MS10 WROTE ,BUKH>91 ! =EMO/ ,COMMUNI/ !ORETICIAN1 0BEG9N+ ) SUMM>Y EXECUTION & 5D+ ) COMPULSORY LABOR1 IS A ME?OD ( REWORK+ ! HUMAN MAT]IAL ( ! CAPITALI/ EPO* 9TO ,COMMUNI/ HUMANITY40 

,! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY PROCE$$ 0REWORK+0 ! HUMAN MAT]IAL4 ,COMPULSION & T]RORISM BECAME ! MA9 MEANS T[>D IT4 ,FRE$OM ( ?\<T1 FRE$OM ( ! PRESS1 ( PUBLIC ASSEMBLY1 SELF-DET]M9ATION ( ! WORK] & HIS UNIONS1 ! 9ITIATIVE & FRE$OM ( LABOR--ALL ?IS WAS DECL>$ OLD RUBBI%1 0B\RGEOIS PREJUDICES40 ,! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 BECAME ! ABSOLUTISM ( A H&FUL ( ,BOL%EVIKI 9 ! ,KREML94 

,PRACTICALLY ! ,COMMUNI/ DICTATOR%IP WORK$ \T AS FOLL[S3 FREE EX*ANGE ( OP9ION WAS SUPPRESS$2 ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! 9DIVIDUAL AS WELL AS ( ! COLLECTIVITY1 SO VITAL 9 LIFE1 & P>TICUL>LY 9 REVOLUTION>Y TIMES1 WAS ELIM9AT$2 VOLUNT>Y COOP]ATION & ORGANIZ$ FREE EF=TS W]E WIP$ \T2 EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5T1 NOT ,BOL%EVIK1 WAS EXT]M9AT$ OR IMPRISON$4 

,! PEOPLE'S ,SOVIETS W]E TRANS=M$ 9TO SECTIONS ( ! RUL+ POLITICAL P>TY2 ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS F\ND !MSELVES DEPRIV$ ( ALL P[] & ACTIVITY1 S]V+ ONLY AS ! (FICIAL M\?PIECES ( ! ,P>TY ORD]S4 ,EA* & EV]Y CITIZ5 BECAME ! S]VANT ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,/ATE1 ITS OB$I5T FUNCTION>Y1 UNQUE/ION+LY EXECUT+ ! WILL ( HIS MA/]1 ! ALL-P[]FUL ,KREML9 DICTATORS4 

,! 9EVITABLE RESULTS DID NOT FAIL SOON TO MANIFE/ !MSELVES4 ,! ,BOL%EVIK POLICIES CORRUPT$ & DIS9TEGRAT$ ! ,REVOLUTION1 SLAY$ ITS S\L & DE/ROY$ ITS MORAL & SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE4 ,BY ITS BLOODY DESPOTISM1 BY ITS TYRANN\S PAT]NALISM1 BO? PETTY & /UPID1 BY ! P]FIDY :I* REPLAC$ ITS =M] REVOLUTION>Y IDEALISM1 BY ITS DEAD5+ =MALISM & CRIM9AL 9DIFF]5CE TO ! 9T]E/S & ASPIRATIONS ( ! LABOR+ MASSES1 BY ITS C[>DLY SUSPICION & DI/RU/ ( ! PEOPLE & BY ITS MANIA ( P]SECUTION1 ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 HOPELESSLY CUT ITSELF (F FROM ! MASSES4 

,?RU/ BACK FROM DIRECT P>TICIPATION 9 ! CON/RUCTIVE WORK ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 H>ASS$ AT EV]Y /EP1 ! VICTIM ( CON/ANT CONTROL & SUP]VISION BY ! ,P>TY1 ! PROLET>IAT GOT TO FEEL ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION & ITS FUR!R =TUNES W]E ! PRIVATE1 P]SONAL AFFAIR ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,CON/RUCTIVE 5]GY & ACTIVE 9T]E/ ON ! P>T ( ! PEOPLE W]E P>ALIS$4 ,! FACTORIES W]E DES]T$1 ! PEASANT REFUS$ TO FE$ HIS NEW OPPRESSORS4 

,L59 WAS COMPELL$ TO 9TRODUCE ! 0NEW ECONOMIC POLICY40 ,IT MEANT ! RETURN ( CAPITALISM1 0= LONG & 9 E>NE/10 AS ,L59 HIMSELF PUT IT4 ,! RETURN ( CAPITALISM 9 #a#i#b#a1 :I* ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION>Y WORK ( ! LABOR+ MASSES ( ,RUSSIA HAD ABOLI%$ 9 #a#i#a#g6 ,! RETURN ( CAPITALISM1 AS ! DIRECT RESULT ( ,BOL%EVIK ME?ODS2 ( CAPITALISM P>TLY ,/ATE & P>TLY PRIVATE4 

,& TODAY1 AFT] T5 YE>S ( ,BOL%EVIK RULE8 ,GR[+ & 9EVITABLE DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,P>TY ITSELF1 ) ! ?REAT ( A ,NAPOLEONIC %AD[ 9 ! BACKGR\ND4 ,:ILE ! C\NTRY AT L>GE IS GROAN+ UND] ! HEEL ( A ,CZ>I/ ,SOCIALISM4 

,SOCIAL ANTAGONISMS1 ! EXPLOITATION ( LABOR1 ! 5SLAVEM5T ( ! WORK] & PEASANT1 ! CANCELLATION ( ! CITIZ5 AS A FREE HUMAN BE+ & HIS TRANS=MATION 9TO A MICROSCOPIC P>T ( ! ECONOMIC ME*ANISM [N$ BY ! GOV]NM5T2 ! CREATION ( PRIVILEG$ GR\PS FAVOR$ BY ! ,/ATE2 A MULTITUD9\S & CORRUPT BUREAUCRACY2 A SY/EM ( LABOR S]VICE ) ITS DEGRAD+ & BRUTALIZ+ REW>DS & PUNI%M5TS--!SE >E ! *>ACT]I/IC FEATURES ( ,RUSSIA ( TODAY4 

,ONLY BL9D FANATICISM OR UNP>DONABLE HYPOCRISY CAN SEE 9 ?IS1 ! MO/ GRIEV\S =M ( SLAV]Y1 ! EMANCIPATION ( LABOR OR EV5 ! LEA/ APPROA* TO IT4 

,! SO-CALL$ 0PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP0 9 ,RUSSIA TODAY IS ! WOR/ BETRAYAL ( ALL ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION /OOD =4 ,IT IS BLACK REACTION & C\NT]REVOLUTION4 

,!RE IS NO HOPE = ,RUSSIA EXCEPT 9 ! SPE$Y RETURN ( ! PR9CIPLES & PURPOSES ( ,OCTOB]4 ,! FIR/ /EP T[>D IT IS ! T]M9ATION ( ! DICTATOR%IP1 ! REE/ABLI%M5T ( REAL1 FREE ,SOVIETS1 ( FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 PRESS1 & ASSEMBLY1 ! ABSOLUTE ABOLITION ( P]SECUTION = OP9ION'S SAKE1 & ! IMM$IATE & UNCONDITIONAL LIB]ATION ( ALL LABOR & POLITICAL PRISON]S4 

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