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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,KEIJO ,KNUTAS1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,WE HAVE JU/ RECEIV$ ! FOLL[+ LETT] FROM \R COMRADES ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 :O >E N[ /R&$ 9 ,/OCKHOLM4 ,?IS LETT] GIVES US ! TRU? AB\T ! T]RIBLE P]SECUTION ( ,AN>*I/S 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,WE ASK ALL ,AN>*I/ & ,SYNDICALI/ PAP]S TO REPUBLI% ?IS LETT]1 & WE HOPE COMRADES 9 ?IS C\NTRY WILL HELP US 9 PU%+ ! SALE ( ?IS ISSUE1 ( :I* WE HAVE PR9T$ A MU* L>G] NUMB] ?AN USUAL4 

,DE> ,COMRADES1 -- ,! P]SECUTION ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS 9 ,RUSSIA HAS NOT ABAT$ ) ! *ANG$ POLITICAL & ECONOMIC POLICIES ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 IT HAS BECOME MORE 9T5SE1 MORE DET]M9$4 ,! PRISONS ( ,RUSSIA1 ( ,UKRA9A1 ( ,SIB]IA1 >E FILL$ ) M5 & WOM5 -- AYE1 9 SOME CASES ) M]E *ILDR5 -- :O D>E HOLD VIEWS ?AT DIFF] FROM ?OSE ( ! RUL+ ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,WE SAY 0HOLD VIEWS0 ADVIS$LY4 ,= 9 ! ,RUSSIA ( TO-DAY IT IS NOT AT ALL NECESS>Y TO EXPRESS Y\R DISS5SION 9 WORD OR ACT TO BECOME SUBJECT TO >RE/2 ! M]E HOLD+ ( OPPOS+ VIEWS MAKES Y\ ! LEGITIMATE PREY ( ! DE FACTO SUPREME P[] ( ! L&1 ! ,T*EKA1 ?AT ALMI<TY ,BOL%EVIK ,OKHRANA1 :OSE WILL KN[S NEI!R LAW NOR RESPONSIBILITY4 

,BUT ( ALL ! REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS 9 ,RUSSIA IT IS ! ,AN>*I/S :O N[ SUFF] ! MO/ RU?LESS & SY/EMATIC P]SECUTION4 ,!IR SUPPRESSION BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI BEGAN ALREADY 9 #a#i#a#h1 :5 -- 9 ! MON? ( ,APRIL ( ?AT YE> -- ! ,COMMUNI/ ,GOV]NM5T ATTACK$1 )\T PROVOCATION OR W>N+1 ! ,AN>*I/ ,CLUB ( ,MOSC[ & BY ! USE ( MA*9E GUNS & >TILL]Y 0LIQUIDAT$0 ! :OLE ORGANIZATION4 ,IT WAS ! BEG9N+ ( ,AN>*I/ H\ND+1 BUT IT WAS SPORADIC 9 *>ACT]1 BREAK+ \T N[ & !N1 QUITE PLANLESS1 & FREQU5TLY SELF-CONTRADICTORY4 ,?US1 ,AN>*I/ PUBLICATIONS W\LD N[ BE P]MITT$1 N[ SUPPRESS$2 ,AN>*I/S >RE/$ H]E ONLY TO BE LIB]AT$ !RE2 SOMETIMES %OT & !N AGA9 IMPORTUN$ TO ACCEPT MO/ RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS4 ,BUT ?IS *AOTIC SITUATION WAS T]M9AT$ BY ! ,T5? ,CONGRESS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 9 ,APRIL1 #a#i#b#a1 AT :I* ,L59 DECL>$ OP5 & M]CILESS W> NOT ONLY AGA9/ ,AN>*I/S BUT AGA9/ 0ALL PETTY B\RGEOIS ,AN>*I/ & ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/ T5D5CIES :]EV] F\ND4 ,IT WAS !N & !RE ?AT BEGAN ! SY/EMATIC1 ORGANIZ$1 & MO/ RU?LESS EXTIRM9ATION ( ,AN>*I/S 9 ,BOL%EVIK-RUL$ ,RUSSIA4 ,ON ! V]Y DAY ( ! ,L59 SPEE* SCORES ( ,AN>*I/S1 ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S1 & !IR SYMPA?IZ]S W]E >RE/$ 9 ,MOSC[ & ,PETROGRAD1 & ON ! FOLL[+ DAY :OLESALE >RE/S ( \R COMRADES TOOK PLACE ALL OV] ! C\NTRY4 ,S9CE !N ! P]SECUTION HAS CONT9U$ ) 9CREAS+ VIOL5CE1 & IT HAS BECOME QUITE APP>5T ?AT ! GREAT] ! COMPROMISES ! ,COMMUNI/ REGIME MAKES ) ! CAPITALI/ WORLD1 ! MORE 9T5SE ITS P]SECUTION ( ,AN>*ISM4 

,IT HAS BECOME ! SETTL$ POLICY ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,GOV]NM5T TO MASK ITS B>B>IC PROC$URE AGA9/ \R COMRADES BY ! UNI=M *>GE ( B&ITISM4 ,?IS ACCUSATION IS N[ MADE PRACTICALLY AGA9/ ALL >RE/$ ,AN>*I/S1 & FREQU5TLY EV5 AGA9/ M]E SYMPA?IZ]S ) \R MOVEM5T4 ,A MI<TY CONV5I5T ME?OD1 = BY IT ANYONE MAY BE SECRETLY EXECUT$ BY ! ,T*EKA1 )\T HE>+1 TRIAL1 OR 9VE/IGATION4 

,L59'S W>F>E AGA9/ ,AN>*I/ T5D5CIES HAS ASSUM$ ! MO/ REVOLT+ ,ASIATIC =M ( EXT]M9ATION4 ,LA/ ,SEPTEMB] NUM]\S COMRADES W]E >RE/$ 9 ,MOSC[1 & ON ! #c? ( ?AT MON? ! ,IZVE/IA PUBLI%$ ! (FICIAL /ATEM5T ?AT T5 ( ! >RE/$ ,AN>*I/S HAD BE5 %OT 0AS B&ITS40 ,NONE ( !M HAD RECEIV$ A TRIAL OR EV5 A HE>+1 NOR W]E !Y P]MITT$ TO BE REPRES5T$ BY C\NSEL OR BE VISIT$ BY FRI5DS OR RELATIVES4 ,AMONG ! EXECUT$ W]E TWO ( ! BE/-KN[N ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S1 :OSE IDEALISM & LIFELONG DEVOTION TO ! CAUSE ( HUMANITY HAD /OOD ! TE/ ( ,CZ>I/ DUNGEONS & EXILE1 & P]SECUTION & SUFF]+ 9 V>I\S O!R C\NTRIES4 ,!Y W]E ,FANNY ,B>ON1 :O HAD ESCAP$ FROM PRISON 9 ,RYAZAN SEV]AL MON?S PREVI\SLY1 & ,LEV ,T*ORNY1 ! POPUL> LECTUR] & WRIT]1 :O HAD SP5T MANY YE>S ( HIS LIFE 9 ! ,SIB]IAN KATORGA = HIS REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITIES UND] ! ,CZ>S4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI DID NOT HAVE ! C\RAGE TO SAY ?AT !Y HAD %OT ,LEV ,T*ORNY2 9 ! LI/ ( ! EXECUT$ HE APPE>$ AS 0,TUR*AN9OV10 :I* -- ?\< HIS REAL NAME -- WAS UNKN[N EV5 TO SOME ( HIS CLOSE/ FRI5DS4 

,! POLICY ( EXT]M9ATION IS CONT9U+4 ,SEV]AL WEEKS AGO MORE >RE/S ( ,AN>*I/S TOOK PLACE 9 ,MOSC[4 ,?IS TIME IT WAS ! ,UNIV]SALI/ ,AN>*I/S :O W]E ! VICTIMS -- ! GR\P :I* EV5 ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAD ALWAYS CONSID]$ MO/ FRI5DLY TO !MSELVES4 ,AMONG ! >RE/$ W]E ALSO ,ASK>OV1 ,%APIRO1.<#a.> & ,/ITZ5KO1 MEMB]S ( ! ,SECRET>IAT ( ! ,MOSC[ SECTION ( ! ,UNIV]SALI/S1 & WELL KN[N ?R\<\T ,RUSSIA4 ,!SE >RE/S1 \TRAGE\S AS !Y W]E1 W]E AT FIR/ CONSID]$ BY ! COMRADES AS DUE TO ! UNAU?ORIZ$ ACTION ( SOME OV]-ZEAL\S ,T*EKI/ AG5T4 ,BUT 9=MATION HAS S9CE BE5 RECEIV$ ?AT \R ,UNIV]SALI/ COMRADES >E (FICIALLY ACCUS$ ( BE+ B&ITS1 C\NT]FEIT]S1 ,MAKHNOVTSY1 & MEMB]S ( ! 0 ,LEV ,T*ORNY UND]GR\ND GR\P40 ,:AT SU* AN ACCUSATION MEANS IS KN[N ONLY TOO WELL TO ?OSE FAMILI> ) ,BOL%EVIK ME?ODS4 ,IT MEANS RAZ/REL1 EXECUTION BY %OOT+1 )\T HE>+ OR W>N+4 

,! FI5DI%NESS ( ! PURPOSE ( !SE >RE/S & ACCUSATIONS IS ALMO/ BEYOND BELIEF4 ,BY *>G+ ,ASK>OV1 ,%APIRO1 ,/ITZ5KO1 & O!RS ) 0MEMB]%IP 9 ! ,LEV ,T*ORNY UND]GR\ND GR\P10 ! ,BOL%EVIKI SEEK TO JU/IFY !IR F\L MURD] ( ,LEV ,T*ORNY1 ,FANNY ,B>ON1 & ! O!R COMRADES EXECUT$ 9 ,SEPTEMB]2 &1 ON ! O!R H&1 TO CREATE A CONV5I5T PRETEXT = %OOT+ MORE ,AN>*I/S4 ,WE CAN ASSURE ! READ]S UNRES]V$LY & ABSOLUTELY ?AT !RE WAS NO ,LEV ,T*ORNY UND]GR\ND GR\P4 ,! CLAIM TO ! CONTR>Y IS AN ATROCI\S LIE1 ONE ( ! MANY SIMIL> ONES SPREAD BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI AGA9/ ! ,AN>*I/S ) IMPUNITY4 

,IT IS HI< TIME ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y ,LABOR MOVEM5T ( ! WORLD TOOK COGNIZANCE ( ! BLOOD & MURD] REGIME PRACTIC$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIK ,GOV]NM5T UPON ALL POLITICALLY DIFF]5TLY M9D$4 ,& IT IS = ! ,AN>*I/S & ,AN>*O,SYNDICALI/S1 9 P>TICUL>1 IMP]ATIVE TO TAKE IMM$IATE ACTION T[>D PUTT+ A /OP TO SU* ,ASIATIC B>B>ISM1 & TO SAVE1 IF /ILL POSSIBLE1 \R IMPRISON$ ,MOSC[ COMRADES ?REAT5$ ) DEA?4 ,SOME ( ! >RE/$ ,AN>*I/S >E AB\T TO DECL>E A HUNG] /RIKE TO ! DEA?1 AS !IR ONLY MEANS ( PROTE/ AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIK ATTEMPT TO \TRAGE ! MEMORY ( ! M>TYR$ ,LEV ,T*ORNY AFT] !Y HAD F\LLY DONE HIM TO DEA?4 ,!Y DEM& ! MORAL SUPPORT ( !IR COMRADES AT L>GE4 ,!Y HAVE ! RI<T TO DEM& ?IS1 & MORE4 ,!IR SUBLIME SELF-SACRIFICE1 !IR LIFELONG DEVOTION TO ! GREAT CAUSE1 !IR UNSW]V+ /EADFA/NESS1 ALL 5TITLE !M TO IT4 ,COMRADES1 FRI5DS1 EV]Y:]E6 ,IT IS = Y\ TO HELP V9DICATE ! MEMORY ( ,LEV ,T*ORNY & AT ! SAME TIME SAVE ! PRECI\S LIVES ( ,ASK>OV1 ,%APIRO1 ,/ITZ5KO1 & O!RS4 ,DO NOT DELAY OR IT MAY BE TOO LATE4 ,DEM& FROM ! ,BOL%EVIK ,GOV]NM5T ! ALLEG$ ,LEV ,T*ORNY DOCUM5TS !Y PRET5D TO HAVE1 :I* 09VOLVE ,ASK>OV1 ETC41 9 ! ,LEV ,T*ORNY GR\P ( B&ITS & C\NT]FEIT]S40 ,SU* DOCUM5TS DO NOT EXI/1 UNLESS !Y BE =G]IES4 ,*ALL5GE ! ,BOL%EVIKI TO PRODUCE !M1 & LET ! VOICE ( EV]Y HONE/ REVOLUTIONI/ & DEC5T HUMAN BE+ BE RAIS$ 9 WORLD-WIDE PROTE/ AGA9/ ! CONT9UANCE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK SY/EM ( F\L ASSASS9ATION ( ITS POLITICAL OPPON5TS4 ,MAKE HA/E1 = ! BLOOD ( \R COMRADES IS FL[+ 9 ,RUSSIA4 

7,SIGN$7 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN4 

,EMMA ,GOLDMAN4 

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