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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TEXT 3 

,VLADIMIR ,GRIGOREVI*1  

,I HAVE READ Y\R >TICLE &1 9 ADDITION ?AT ,I FULLY AGREE ) :AT IS EXPRESS$ 9 IT1 ,I WANT$ TO SAY AB\T IT ! FOLL[+4 

0,!RE >E NO MORE HOPELESS DEAF ?AN ?OSE :O DON'T WANT TO HE>04 

,REVOLUTION>IES SAY ?AT ! PURPOSE ( !IR ACTIVITY IS ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT OPPRESS+ SOCIAL ORD] :I* ABUSES & CORRUPTS PEOPLE4 ,BUT 9 ORD] TO DE/ROY ?IS VIOL5T SY/EM1 FIR/ ( ALL IT'S NECESS>Y TO HAVE F9ANCIAL MEANS2 & = ?AT NE$ TO HAVE AT LEA/ SOME LIKELIHOOD ( SUCCESS ( SU* DE/RUCTION4 

,& !RE IS NO SLI<TE/ LIKELIHOOD ( ?AT4 ,! EXI/+ GOV]NM5TS HAS LONG AGO LE>N$ !IR 5EMIES & ! RISKS TO :I* !Y >E EXPOS$1 & !RE=E LONG TIME AGO !Y TOOK & N[ VIGILANTLY CONT9UE TO UND]TAKE ALL /EPS TO PREV5T ! DE/RUCTION ( ?AT ORD] :I* KEEPS !M AFLOAT4 ,& ! MOTIVES & MEANS ( GOV]NM5TS >E ! MO/ P[]FUL AS ONLY CAN BE3 A S5SE ( SELF-PRES]VATION & ! DISCIPL9$ >MY4 

,! ATTEMPT ( REVOLUTION ON ,DECEMB] #ad OCCURR$ 9 ! MO/ FAVORABLE CONDITIONS3 ( LUCKY 9T]REGNUM & ! ASSOCIATION ( ! MAJORITY ( ITS MEMB]S ) MILIT>Y E*ELON1 & SO :AT8 ,9 BO? ,/4 ,PET]SBURG & ,TUL*9 ! UPRIS+ WAS )\T SLI<TE/ DIFFICULTY PUT D[N BY ! OB$I5T GOV]NM5T TROOPS1 & !RE />T$ R\<1 /UPID1 P]V]T+ PEOPLE ?IRTY-YE> REIGN ( ,NI*OLAS4 ,& ALL ! SUBSEQU5T ATTEMPTS BY ,RUSSIAN P]IPH]AL REVOLUTIONS1 />T+ FROM ADV5TURES ( A DOZ5 Y\NG M5 & WOM5 :O AIM$1 BY >M+ ,RUSSIAN PEASANTS ) ?IRTY REVOLV]S1 TO W9 MILLION-SOLDI]S GOV]NM5T >MY1 & UP TO REC5T M>*ES ( WORK]S ) FLAGS & YELPS 0D[N ) AUTOCRACY601 EASY TO SCATT] BY A DOZ5S ( GU>DS & ,COSSACKS ) :IPS1 JU/ AS ?OSE BOMB+S & ! MURD] ( ! SEV5TIES1 5D$ BY ! FIR/ ( ,M>*1 - ALL !SE ATTEMPTS 5D$ UP1 & C\LD NOT 5D ) ANY?+ ELSE1 ) ONLY DEA?S ( MANY GOOD PEOPLE & MORE & MORE RE9=CEM5T & BRUTALITY ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! SAME GOES ON N[4 ,9 PLACE ( ,ALEX&] ,I,I - ,ALEX&] ,I,I,I1 9 PLACE ( ,BOGOLEPOV - ,GLAZOV1 9 PLACE ( ,SIPIAG9 -- VON ,PLEHVE1 9 PLACE ( ,BOBRIKOV - ,OBOL5SKY4 ,BE=E ,I HAVE ?AT WRITT51 !RE IS NO MORE VON ,PLEHVE1 & SOMEONE ELSE IS PREP>+ TO TAKE HIS PLACE1 P]HAPS EV5 MORE MALICI\S ?AN VON ,PLEHVE1 BECAUSE AFT] ! MURD] ( VON ,PLEHVE ! GOV]NM5T MU/ HAVE BECOME EV5 MORE RU?LESS4 

,WE CANNOT NOT TO RECOGNIZE ! Y\? TEMP]AM5T & SELF-D5IAL ( PEOPLE LIKE ,KHALTUR91 ,RYSAKOV1 ,MIKHAILOV1 & N[ ( ! MURD]]S ( ,BOBRIKOV & VON ,PLEHVE1 :O DIRECTLY SACRIFIC$ !IR LIVES = A*IEV+ ! UNATTA9ABLE GOAL1 AS WELL AS ( O!RS :O1 5DUR+ ! GREATE/ DE/ITUTIONS1 RISK+ !IR FRE$OM & (T5 LIFE1 GO TO PEOPLE TO GET !M TO REBEL1 OR PR9T & DI/RIBUTE REVOLUTION>Y LEAFLETS2 BUT WE CANNOT IGNORE ! FACT ?AT ! ACTIVITIES ( !SE PEOPLE C\LD NOT & CANNOT LEAD TO ANY?+ O!R ?AN TO ! DE/RUCTION ( !MSELVES & TO ! DET]IORATION ( ! OV]ALL SITUATION4 

,ONLY BY ?AT ! PRES5CE 9 REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY ( ! F]VOR1 /RUGGLE1 DELI<T ( RISK+ !IR FRE$OM & LIFE1 - :I* ALWAYS ATTRACTS Y\NG PEOPLE1 -- CAN BE EXPLA9$ ! FACT ?AT SM>T1 E?ICAL PEOPLE C\LD & CONT9UE TO 9DULGE 9 SU* CLE>LY USELESS ACTIVITIES4 ,IT IS A PITY TO SEE H[ MU* 5]GY /RONG & CAPABLE PEOPLE SP5T TO KILL ANIMALS1 TO RUN ON BIKES OV] L>GE SPACES1 TO JUMP OV] DIT*ES1 TO FI<T1 & ! LIKE2 & IT IS EV5 MORE PITIFUL :5 ?IS 5]GY IS SP5T TO H>ASS PEOPLE1 5GAGE !M 9 DANG]\S ACTIVITIES ?AT >E DE/ROY+ !IR LIVES1 OR1 EV5 WORSE1 - TO MAKE DYNAMITE1 TO BLA/ OR JU/ KILL SOMEONE KN[N AS A VICI\S GOV]NM5T P]SON1 :OSE PLACE ?\S&S ( EV5 MORE H>MFUL >E PREP>$ TO TAKE4 

,MO/ ( ALL1 IT IS PITIFUL TO SEE ?AT ! BE/ MORAL1 SELFLESS1 K9D PEOPLE1 :O W]E ! ,P]OVSKAYA1 ,OS9SKY1 ,LIZOGUB1 & MANY O!RS 7,I'M TALK+ ONLY AB\T ! DEAD71 5?US$ BY ! PASSION ( /RUGGLE1 5D$ UP ) NOT ONLY WA/+ !IR BE/ /R5G?S ON REA*+ SOME?+ UNATTA9ABLE1 BUT EV5 ) ALL[+ ! CRIME1 ?AT IS CONTR>Y TO !IR :OLE NATURE1 -- MURD]1 & ) SUPPORT+ IT1 ) P>TICIPAT+ 9 IT4 

,REVOLUTION>IES SAY ?AT ! PURPOSE ( !IR ACTIVITY IS ! FRE$OM ( PEOPLE4 ,BUT 9 ORD] TO S]VE ! FRE$OM1 IT IS NECESS>Y TO CLE>LY DEF9E :AT IS MEANT BY ! FRE$OM4 

,UND] FRE$OM REVOLUTION>IES ASSUME ! SAME :AT GOV]NM5TS1 ) :I* !Y >E FI<T+1 DEF9E ?IS WORD1 NAMELY3 GU>D$ BY LAW 7& ! LAW IS SET UP BY VIOL5CE7 ! RI<T ( EV]YONE TO DO :AT DOES NOT VIOLATE ! FRE$OM ( O!RS4 ,BUT BECAUSE ! ACTS ?AT VIOLATE ! FRE$OM ( O!RS >E DEF9$ V>I\SLY1 DEP5D+ ON :AT PEOPLE CONSID] TO BE AN 9ALI5ABLE RI<T ( EV]Y HUMAN BE+1 SO ! FRE$OM 9 ?IS DEF9ITION IS NO?+ ELSE BUT ! P]MISSION TO DO ANY?+ ?AT IS NOT PROHIBIT$ BY LAW2 OR1 /RICTLY & PRECISELY PUT1 FRE$OM1 BY ?IS DEF9ITION1 IS EQUAL = ALL1 UND] ! ?REAT ( PUNI%M5T1 PROHIBITION ( COMMITT+ ACTS ?AT VIOLATE :AT IS RECOGNIZ$ TO BE ! RI<T ( PEOPLE4 ,& !RE=E ?AT :AT ACCORD+ TO ?IS DEF9ITION IS REG>D$ AS FRE$OM1 IS 9 MO/ CASES ! VIOLATION ( FRE$OM ( PEOPLE4 

,?US1 = EXAMPLE1 9 \R SOCIETY !RE IS RECOGNIZ$ RI<T ( ! GOV]NM5T TO MANAGE ! FRUITS ( LABOR 7TAXES71 EV5 P]SONALITY 7MILIT>Y DUTY7 ( ITS CITIZ5S2 !RE IS RES]V$ AFT] SOME PEOPLE RI<T TO EXCLUSIVE POSSESSION ( L&2 H[EV]1 IT IS OBVI\S ?AT !SE RI<TS1 :ILE PROTECT+ FRE$OM ( SOME PEOPLE1 NOT ONLY DON'T GIVE FRE$OM TO O!R PEOPLE1 BUT 9 ! MO/ OBVI\S WAY VIOLATE IT1 BY ROBB+ MO/ PEOPLE ( ! RI<T TO MANAGE ! FRUITS ( !IR LABOR & EV5 !IR [N P]SONALITY4 ,SO ! DEF9ITION ( FRE$OM AS ! RI<T TO DO ANY?+ ?AT DOES NOT VIOLATE ! FRE$OM ( O!RS1 OR ANY?+ ?AT IS NOT PROHIBIT$ BY LAW1 OBVI\SLY DOES NOT CORRESPOND TO ! NOTION ATTRIBUT$ TO ! WORD 0FRE$OM04 

,IT CANNOT BE O!RWISE1 BECAUSE1 ) ?IS DEF9ITION1 TO FRE$OM !RE HAS BE5 ATTRIBUT$ ! PROP]TY ( SOME?+ POSITIVE1 :]EAS FRE$OM IS A NEGATIVE NOTION4 ,FRE$OM IS ! ABS5CE ( RE/RA9T4 ,A P]SON IS FREE ONLY :5 NOBODY =BIDS HIM TO DO C]TA9 ACTS UND] ! ?REAT ( VIOL5CE4 ,& !RE=E 9 A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! RI<TS ( PEOPLE >E DET]M9$ 9 ONE WAY OR ANO!R1 & C]TA9 ACTS >E BO? REQUIR$ & PROHIBIT$ UND] A ?REAT ( PUNI%M5T1 PEOPLE CANNOT BE FREE4 ,TRULY FREE PEOPLE MAY BE ONLY :5 !Y >E ALL EQUALLY CONV9C$ ( ! FUTILITY & ILLEGITIMACY ( VIOL5CE1 & OBEY ! E/ABLI%$ RULES NOT AS A RESULT ( VIOL5CE OR ! ?REAT ( IT1 BUT AS A RESULT ( ! CONVICTION ( !IR REASON4 

0,BUT !RE IS NO SU* SOCIETY & !RE=E CANNOT BE TRUE FRE$OM ANY:]E10 SOME WILL TELL ME4 ,IT IS TRUE ?AT !RE IS NO SOCIETY ?AT DOES NOT RECOGNIZE ! NE$ = VIOL5CE4 ,BUT !RE >E V>I\S DEGREES ( RECOGNITION ( ?IS NE$ = VIOL5CE4 ,! :OLE HI/ORY ( MANK9D IS FUR!R & FUR!R REPLACEM5T ( VIOL5CE ) ! CONVICTION ( REASON4 ,! CLE>] ! UNREASONABL5ESS ( VIOL5CE IS UND]/OOD 9 A SOCIETY1 ! CLOS] ! SOCIETY IS APPROA*+ ! TRUE FRE$OM4 

,?IS IS SO EASY & %\LD BE SO CLE> TO EV]YBODY1 IF !RE = SO LONG TIME AGO HADN'T BE5 E/ABLI%$ AMONG PEOPLE ! CU/OM ( VIOL5CE & DELIB]ATE1 9 ORD] TO MA9TA9 ?IS VIOL5CE PR(ITABLE TO P[]FUL PEOPLE1 CONFUSION ( CONCEPTS4 ,PEOPLE1 AS RATIONAL BE+S1 T5D TO 9FLU5CE ONE ANO!R BY ! CONVICTION ( REASON ON ! BASIS ( LAWS ( REASON COMMON TO EV]YBODY4 ,SU* VOLUNT>Y OB$I5CE TO ALL LAWS ( REASON & EV]YBODY'S TREAT+ ALL ! RE/ ! WAY HE WANTS TO BE TREAT$ -- P]TA9S TO ! 9TELLIG5T1 COMMON TO ALL1 HUMAN NATURE4 ,SU* ATTITUDE ( PEOPLE T[>D EA* O!R1 :I* FULFILLS ! HI<E/ JU/ICE1 IS PREA*$ BY ALL RELIGIONS1 & TO ?IS /ATE HUMANITY WAS CON/ANTLY APPROA*+ & APPROA*ES4 

,& !RE=E IT IS OBVI\S ?AT GREAT] & GREAT] FRE$OM ( PEOPLE IS NEV] A*IEV$ BY 9TRODUCTION ( NEW =MS ( VIOL5CE1 AS REVOLUTION>IES DO1 TRY+ BY ?IS NEW VIOL5CE TO DE/ROY ! =M] ONE1 BUT ONLY BY ! MEANS ( SPREAD+ AMONG HUMAN BE+S ( ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ILLEGALITY & CRIM9ALITY ( VIOL5CE1 ( ! POSSIBILITY ( ITS REPLACEM5T BY ! P]SUASION ( REASON1 & BY LESS] & LESS] USE ( VIOL5CE OR TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( IT BY EA* 9DIVIDUAL4 

,& TO SPREAD ?IS CONSCI\SNESS & TO REFRA9 FROM VIOL5CE1 EV]Y HUMAN BE+ HAS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO HIM SUP] P[]FUL MEANS3 ! CL>IFICATION ( ?IS CONSCI\SNESS 9 HIMSELF1 I4E4 9 ?AT P>T ( ! WORLD :I* OBEYS HIS ?\<TS &1 AS A RESULT ( SU* CONSCI\SNESS1 REMOVAL ( HIMSELF FROM ANY 9VOLVEM5T 9 VIOL5CE1 & MA9TA9+ SU* LIFE 9 :I* VIOL5CE BECOMES NE$LESS4 

,?9K S]I\SLY1 UND]/&1 & DEF9E ! MEAN+ ( Y\R LIFE & Y\R PURPOSE1 -- RELIGION WILL %[ IT TO Y\1 - DO Y\R BE/1 AS MU* AS Y\ CAN1 TO FULFILL BY Y\R LIFE :AT Y\ ?9K IS Y\R HUMAN PURPOSE4 ,DO NOT TAKE P>T 9 ?AT EVIL :I* Y\ RECOGNIZE & CONDEMN2 LIVE 9 A WAY ?AT DOES NOT REQUIRE VIOL5CE -- & Y\'LL BE ! MO/ REAL TOOL ?AT AIDS 9 SPREAD+ ( ! AW>5ESS ( ! CRIM9ALITY & USELESSNESS ( VIOL5CE &1 BY DO+ SO1 Y\ WILL1 BY ! SURE/ WAY1 A*IEVE ! GOAL ( FREE+ PEOPLE ?AT REVOLUTION>IES S9C]ELY SET = !MSELVES4 

0,BUT ,I WILL NOT BE ALL[$ TO SAY :AT ,I ?9K & LIVE AS ,I ?9K IS RI<T04 

,NO ONE CAN =CE Y\ TO SAY :AT Y\ DON'T ?9K IS RI<T1 OR LIVE ! WAY Y\ DON'T WANT TO4 ,YET1 ! EF=TS ( ?OSE =C+ Y\ WILL ONLY S]VE TO /R5G!N ! IMPACT ( Y\R WORDS & ACTIONS4 

,BUT W\LDN'T SU* REFUSAL FROM \T] ACTIVITIES BE A SIGN ( WEAKNESS1 C[>DICE1 SELFI%NESS8 ,W\LDN'T SU* REMOVAL ONESELF FROM ! FI<T S]VE TO /R5G!N ! EVIL8 

,SU* OP9ION EXI/S & IS SPREAD BY REVOLUTION>Y LEAD]S4 ,BUT ?IS PO9T ( VIEW IS NOT ONLY UNW>RANT$1 IT IS CLE>LY DECEITFUL4 ,LET EV]YONE :O WANTS TO S]VE ! COMMON GOOD ( PEOPLE WILL TRY TO LIVE )\T RESCU+ TO ! PROTECTION ( HIS P]SONALITY OR HIS PROP]TY BY VIOL5CE1 LET HIM NOT OBEY ! REQUIREM5TS ( HYPOCRITICAL RELIGI\S REV]5CE & PUBLIC SUP]/ITION1 LET HIM UND] NO CIRCUM/ANCES P>TICIPATE 9 C\RT1 9 ADM9I/RATION1 9 ANY O!R S]VICE ( PUBLIC VIOL5CE1 LET HIM NOT USE 9 ANY =M ! MONEY =CIBLY COLLECT$ FROM PEOPLE1 LET HIM1 MO/ IMPORTANTLY1 NOT GET 9VOLV$ 9 MILIT>Y S]VICE1 - ! ROOT ( ALL VIOL5CE1 - & ?IS MAN 9 PRACTICE WILL LE>N H[ MU* TRUE C\RAGE & SELF-SACRIFICE IS REQUIR$ = SU* ACTIVITIES4 

,ONE REFUSAL FROM PAY+ TAXES OR FROM MILIT>Y CONSCRIPTION ON ! GR\NDS ( ?AT RELIGI\S & MORAL LAW1 :I* GOV]NM5TS CANNOT NOT RECOGNIZE1 ONE SU* FIRM & CLE> REFUSAL UND]M9ES ! F\NDATIONS ON :I* EXI/+ GOV]NM5TS /&1 ?\S& TIMES /RONG] & MORE EFFECTIVE ?AN ! L5G?Y /RIKES1 ?AN MILLIONS ( DI/RIBUT$ SOCIALI/ PAMPHLETS1 ?AN ! MO/ SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZ$ RIOTS1 OR ! MO/ DESP]ATE POLITICAL ASSASS9ATIONS4 ,& ! GOV]NM5TS KN[ ?AT3 !Y1 BY ! S5SE ( SELF-PRES]VATION1 SURELY KN[ :]E & :AT IS !IR MA9 DANG]4 ,!Y >E NOT AFRAID ( ATTEMPTS ( VIOL5CE BECAUSE !Y HAVE 9 !IR H&S ! 9V9CIBLE P[]S2 BUT AGA9/ ! P]SUASION ( REASON1 CONFIRM$ BY A LIFE EXAMPLE1 !Y KN[ !Y >E P[]LESS4 

,SPIRITUAL ACTIVITY IS ! GREATE/1 ! MO/ P[]FUL =CE4 ,IT DRIVES ! WORLD4 ,BUT = IT TO BE ! DRIV+ =CE BEH9D ! WORLD1 IT IS NECESS>Y = PEOPLE TO BELIEVE 9 ITS P[] & TO USE IT ALONE1 NOT TO MIX IT ) EXT]NAL APPROA*ES ( VIOL5CE1 DE/ROY+ ITS P[] -- PEOPLE NE$ TO UND]/& ?AT ALL ! SEEM+LY UNASSAILABLE BA/IONS ( VIOL5CE GET DE/ROY$ NOT BY SECRET CONSPIRACIES1 NOT BY P>LIAM5T>Y DISPUTES OR NEWSPAP] CONTROV]SIES1 ESPECIALLY NOT BY RIOTS & KILL+S1 BUT ONLY BY CL>IFICATION BY EV]Y P]SON = HIMSELF ( ! MEAN+ & ! PURPOSE ( HIS LIFE & SOLID1 )\T COMPROMISE1 FE>LESS FULFILLM5T1 9 ALL CONDITIONS ( LIFE1 ( ! DEM&S ( HI<]1 9N] LAW ( LIFE4 

,I REALLY WI% Y\R >TICLE TO ACQUIRE MORE READ]S1 ESPECIALLY AMONG ! Y\?1 SO ?AT Y\NG PEOPLE1 :O DO NOT HAVE B9D+ !M PA/ & :O S9C]ELY WANT TO S]VE ! WELL-BE+ ( PEOPLE1 W\LD UND]/& ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY !Y >E ATTRACT$ TO NOT ONLY DOES NOT REA* ! GOAL !Y /RIVE =1 BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 BY DIV]T+ !IR BE/ /R5G?S FROM ! DIRECTION 9 :I* !Y CAN REALLY S]VE ,GOD & PEOPLE1 PRODUCES MO/LY ! OPPOSITE EFFECT2 ,I WI% !Y W\LD UND]/& ?AT ?IS PURPOSE CAN ONLY BE A*IEV$ BY CLE> UND]/&+ BY EA* 9DIVIDUAL ( HIS HUMAN PURPOSE & VALUE1 & AS A RESULT ( LIV+ ?AT /RONG RELIGI\S & MORAL LIFE :I* DOES NOT ALL[ NEI!R 9 WORDS NOR 9 PRACTICE ANY DEALS ) ! EVIL ( VIOL5CE :I* Y\ CONDEMN & WI% TO DE/ROY4 

,IF AT LEA/ ONE HUNDR$? %>E ( ! 5]GY ?AT IS WA/$ N[ BY REVOLUTION>IES AT A*IEV+ EXT]NAL UNATTA9ABLE GOALS1 W\LD BE SP5T ON ! 9T]NAL SPIRITUAL WORK1 !N1 LIKE SN[ UND] SUMM] SUN1 ! EVIL ) :I* REVOLUTION>IES F\<T & KEEP VA9LY FI<T+ W\LD BE MELT$ LONG TIME AGO4 

,?OSE >E ! ?\<TS ?AT Y\R >TICLE HAS 9SPIR$ 9 ME4 

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