,LETT] ,FROM ,RUSSIA #aic ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,VOL9E ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,MIT*ELL ,ABIDOR ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,SCOTT ,BEALE1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION HAS JU/ 5T]$ ITS ?IRTE5? YE>1 A LAPSE ( TIME SUFFICI5T = A SOCIAL UPHEAVAL1 EV5 ONE ( ?IS SCALE1 TO PROVE ITSELF4 ,:AT1 !N1 IS ! CURR5T /ATUS ( ! C\NTRY ( 0! MO/ =MIDABLE0 REVOLUTION8 ,?IS QUE/ION CON/ANTLY OCCURS TO A MULTITUDE ( PEOPLE1 ( ALL T5D5CIES & SOCIAL CONDITIONS :O1 DR[N+ 9 ! MO/ V>I$ & CONTRADICTORY 9=MATION 5D UP BY LOS+ ANY HOPE ( >RIV+ AT AN EXACT NOTION ( ?+S !RE4 ,EV5 \R COMRADES >E NOT ALWAYS IMMUNE TO FANTA/IC RUMORS ?AT !Y ALL TOO (T5 DON'T KN[ H[ TO REPLY TO ) RIGOR\S & DOCUM5T$ FACTS4 ,9 A S]IES ( MORE OR LESS REGUL> >TICLES WE WILL ATTEMPT TO PROVIDE READ]S ( 0,LA ,REVUE ,AN>*I/E0 ) AS PRECISE 9=MATION AS POSSIBLE ON ! TRUE SITUATION 9 ! ,U,S,S,R1 AMONG O!RS ! POLITICAL1 ECONOMIC1 & SOCIAL SITUATION4 ,WE WILL GA!R ?IS 9=MATION EXCLUSIVELY FROM PRIM>Y & UN>GUABLE S\RCES3 ,SOVIET NEWSPAP]S 70,IZVE/IA10 0,PRAVDA10 & O!RS71 LETT]S FROM \R CORRESPOND5TS444 ,BE=E BEG9N+ !SE >TICLES WE W\LD LIKE TO RECALL = \R READ]S A FEW ESS5TIAL FACTS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION ON ! OCCASION ( ITS TWELF? ANNIV]S>Y4 ,?IS REVIEW WILL D\BTLESS BE USEFUL TO ALL ?OSE 9T]E/$ 9 ! SUBJECT4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT WILL S]VE AS A BASIS = ALL WE WILL LAT] HAVE TO SAY4 ,! REVOLUTION'S BEG9N+S COMPLETELY CONFIRM$ ! !SES & PR$ICTIONS ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,9 FACT1 IT WAS NEI!R A P>TY NOR A POLITICAL NOR ANY O!R TYPE ( GR\P ?AT BEGAN OR L$ ! REVOLUTION4 ,IT BROKE PUT SPONTANE\SLY ) A G5]AL & DECISIVE UPRIS+ ( ! WORK+ MASSES ?AT 5D$ UP DRAGG+ ! P>TIES ALONG 9 !IR TRA9 7,FEBRU>Y-,M>* #a#i#a#g74 ,TWO P>ALLEL PROCESSES BECAME IMM$IATELY CLE>1 AS HAS BE5 ! CASE 9 ALL REVOLUTIONS ( VA/ SCOPE4 ,ON ONE H& !RE WAS ! GROP+ >\ND1 ! QUE/ION+1 & ! EF=TS ( ! POPUL> MASSES :O WANT$ TO CONT9UE ! REVOLUTION1 TO TAKE IT D[N ! WIDE ROAD ( FREE POPUL> ACTIVITY ) GR& SOCIAL REALIZATIONS 9 SI MOVEM5T4 ,! POLITICAL CURR5T 9ITIALLY >RIV$ AT ! =MATION ( ?REE CONSECUTIVE GOV]NM5TS1 NONE ( :I* WAS ABLE TO RESOLVE ! GIGANTIC PROBLEMS ( ! REVOLUTION OR SATISFY ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! WORK+ MASSES4 ,9 ORD]1 !Y W]E ! GOV]NM5TS ( ! B\RGEOISIE & ! AGR>IANS 7,MILIUKOV1 ,PR9CE ,LVOV71 ?AT ( ! 0COALITION0 7) ,K]5SKY71 & F9ALLY ,K]5SKY'S SOCIALI/ GOV]NM5T 7,M>*- ,OCTOB] #a#i#a#g74 ,9 ! MEAN:ILE ! C\NTRY CONT9U$ TO SUFF]4 ,! PROBLEMS ( ! REVOLUTION REMA9$ OP54 ,ALL ! GOV]NM5TS PROMIS$ ! PROMPT CALL+ ( ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY ALONG ) MANY O!R ?+S4 ,BUT ALL F\ND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP !IR PROMISES4 ,9 !SE CONDITIONS ANO!R POLITICAL GR\P CAME FROM ! %AD[S &1 /R5G!N$ BY ! M>* ( EV5TS1 UND]TOOK ! FITY 7,BOL%EVI/74 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! FREE ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES BECAME MORE PRON\NC$4 ,! SOVIETS1 ! FACTORY COMMITTEES1 ! NEWLY =M$ UNIONS WORK$ )\T CEASE4 ,! 9SURRECTION ( ,JULY #c1 #aiag WAS ONE ( ! MANIFE/ATIONS ( ?AT NASC5T =CE4 ,FROM ! BEG9N+ ! AN>*I/S S\ CURR5T1 TO GIVE IT !IR DIS9T]E/$ ASSI/ANCE4 ,:5 ! ,K]5ESKY GOV]NM5T WAS DEF9ITIVELY DISCR$IT$ ! GREAT QUE/ION >OSE3 :AT WAS TO BE DONE8 ,BR+ D[N ?IS GOV]NM5T & PUT 9 ITS PLACE A ,BOL%EVI/ GOV]NM5T1 AS ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY PREA*$8 ,OR PU% ! REVOLUTION T[>DS NEW ECONOMIC & SOCIAL HORIZONS SO ?AT ! MASSES1 /R5G!N+ !IR ACTION1 DEF9ITIVELY MAKE !MSELVES MA/]S ( ! SITUATION & MAKE ! ,K]5SKY GOV]NM5T DISAPPE> )\T REPLAC+ IT BY ANO!R8 7,?IS WAS ! !SIS ( ! AN>*I/S47 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ CURR5T ?AT C>RI$ ! DAY4 ,! MASSES GAVE !IR CONFID5CE & !IR ASSI/ANCE TO ! ,BOL%EVI/ ,P>TY4 ,!Y ASSI/$ IT 9 CONQU]+ P[] 9 ! HOPE ?AT ?IS NEW 0PROLET>IAN0 GOV]NM5T W\LD F9ALLY KN[ H[ TO SOLVE ! PROBLEMS ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,TWO KEY REASONS EXPLA9 ! LACK ( SUCCESS ( ! AN>*I/ IDEA3 #a -- ,! WEAKNESS ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 79 NUMB] & COORD9ATION72 #b- ,! ABS5CE 9 ! C\NTRY ( A WORK]'S MOVEM5T ORGANIZ$ BE=E ! REVOLUTION4 ,! 9SURRECTION ( ,OCTOB]-,NOVEMB] #aiag WON \T OV] ! ,K]5SKY GOV]NM5T4 ,! ,BOL%EVI/S W]E 9/ALL$ 9 P[]4 ,!Y ORGANIZ$ !IR SO-CALL$ 0PROLET>IAN0 /ATE4 ,! ONLY PROBLEM !Y W]E !N ABLE TO RESOLVE -- & ?IS UND] ! PRESSURE ( ! MASSES -- WAS ! AB&ONM5T ( ! IMP]IALI/ W>4 ,AS = ! RE/1 !Y DEMON/RAT$ AN IMPOT5CE EQUAL TO ?AT ( ! PREC$+ GOV]NM5TS 7! AGR>IAN PROBLEM1 LABOR PROBLEM1 F9ANCIAL PROBLEMS1 ETC41 ETC47 ,BUT -- & ?IS IS ! ESS5TIAL -- 9 ORD] = ! MASSES TO BECOME AW>E ( ?IS !Y NE$$ MORE TIME ?AN !Y PREVI\SLY HAD4 ,& :5 !Y F9ALLY UND]/OOD !IR ]ROR & UND]TOOK A DESP]ATE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! IMPOT5T NEW P[] IT WAS TOO LATE3 ! GOV]NM5T1 HAV+ ORGANIZ$ 9 ADVANCE ITS =CES ( RESI/ANCE & DEF5SE1 ! POPUL> MOVEM5T WAS DEF9ITIVELY CRU%$ 7! ,MAKHNOVI/ MOVEM5T1 ! ,KRON/ADT UPRIS+ O F #a#i#b#a1 ETC47 ,DUR+ ?IS SAME P]IOD ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS OBLIT]AT$4 ,NEV]!LESS1 ! /]ILITY ( ,BOL%EVI/ ACTIVITIES & !IR RESULTS =C$ ,L59 TO RETREAT4 ,9 ! FACE ( A ?REAT ( A WIDE-SCALE MOVEM5T HE PROCLAIM$ ! ,NEW ,ECONOMIC ,POLICY 7,N,E,P7 & GRANT$ A C]TA9 FRE$OM TO ! ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ( ! POPULATION4 ,ALAS1 ! V]Y MEAN+ ( ?AT 0FRE$OM0 WAS COMPLETELY FALSIFI$4 ,9/EAD ( A FREE CREATIVE ACTIVITY ON ! P>T ( ! MASSES IT MEANT FRE$OM = C]TA9 9DIVIDUALS TO 5GAGE 9 COMM]CE & 5RI* !MSELVES4 ,! ,N,E,P SP>K$ NEW GR[? = ! B\RGEOISIE & AT ! SAME TIME A =MIDABLE /ATE BUREAUCRACY & B\RGEOISIE W]E =M$4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ALL ?IS1 ,L59 DI$ 7#a#i#b#a74 ,& SO 9 #a#i#b#a1 AT ! TIME ( ,L59'S DEA?1 F\R YE>S AFT] ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION1 TWO FACTS ( A PRIMORDIAL IMPORTANCE BECAME CLE>3 ,! MO/ LEFT W+1 ! MO/ ADVANC$1 ! MO/ REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T %[$ ITSELF TO BE P[]LESS TO RESOLVE1 9 ITS 0PROLET>IAN /ATE10 ! PROBLEMS ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION4 ,?IS P[]LESSNESS L$ TO AN ECONOMIC & SOCIAL SITUATION SO DEPLORABLE ?AT ! ONLY MEANS ( ESCAP+ IT WAS ?AT ( ?AT ( GIV+ BREA? TO A HALF-SUFFOCAT$ PRIVATE CAPITALISM2 ,! TRUE REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T -- ?AT ( ! MASSES 9 FULL SOCIAL ACTION -- HAV+ BE5 COMPLETELY /IFL$ A NEW MURD]\S BUREAUCRACY1 AS WELL AS A NEW /ATE B\RGEOISIE1 AVID & CRUEL1 W]E =M$ & E/ABLI%$ ON ! BACKS ( ! WORK]S1 N[ CRU%$ & EXPLOIT$ MORE PITILESSLY ?AN EV] BY ?IS NEW CA/E ( [N]S4 ,IT %\LD BE NOT$ ?AT !SE RESULTS ALSO P]FECTLY CONFIRM ! !SES & PR$ICTIONS ( ! AN>*I/S4 ,WE >E REA*+ ! 5D ( \R RAPID REVIEW4 ,WE KN[ ?AT ,L59'S DICTATOR%IP WAS LITTLE BY LITTLE REPLAC$ BY ?AT ( ,/AL91 :O IS N[ ! GR& MA/] ( ! ,U,S,S,R4 ,:AT IS MORE1 ! G5]AL SITUATION ?AT WE HAVE JU/ DESCRIB$ LOGICALLY GAVE PLACE TO TWO PR9CIPAL PH5OM5A3 TO ! =MATION )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY ( A SO CALL$ 0LEFT0 ,OPPOSITION :I*1 DISGU/$ BY ! CURR5T /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 SEEKS A SOLUTION 9 ! TOTAL SUPPRESSION ( ! ,N,E,P AS WELL AS O!R UN-REALIZABLE MEASURES AS WELL AS TO ! BIR? ( A SO-CALL$ 0,RITISANS -- ALSO ,BOL%EVIKS -- HORRIFI$ BY ! COMPLETE RU9 ( ! C\NTRY WANT TO /R5G!N CAPITALI/ RE/ORATION 7ESPECIALLY 9 AGRICULTURE7 AS ! 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