,P>T #a3 ,*ILDHOOD1 ,SECTION #i #ahiiahii ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY M]MAID1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,I WELL REMEMB] ! ,CRIMEAN W>4 ,AT ,MOSC[ IT AFFECT$ PEOPLE BUT LITTLE4 ,( C\RSE1 9 EV]Y H\SE L9T & B&AGES = ! W\ND$ W]E MADE AT EV5+ P>TIES3 NOT MU* ( IT1 H[EV]1 REA*$ ! ,RUSSIAN >MIES1 IMM5SE QUANTITIES BE+ /OL5 & SOLD TO ! >MIES ( ! 5EMY4 ,MY SI/] ,HEL5E & O!R Y\NG LADIES SANG PATRIOTIC SONGS1 BUT ! G5]AL TONE ( LIFE 9 SOCIETY WAS H>DLY 9FLU5C$ BY ! GREAT /RUGGLE ?AT WAS GO+ ON4 ,9 ! C\NTRY1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! W> CAUS$ T]RIBLE GLOOM9ESS4 ,! LEVIES ( RECRUITS FOLL[$ ONE ANO!R RAPIDLY1 & WE CONT9UALLY HE>D ! PEASANT WOM5 S++ !IR FUN]EAL SONGS4 ,! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE LOOK UPON W> AS A CALAMITY :I* IS BE+ S5T UPON !M BY ,PROVID5CE1 & !Y ACCEPT$ ?IS W> ) A SOLEMNITY ?AT CONTRA/$ /RANGELY ) ! LEVITY ,I SAW ELSE:]E UND] SIMIL> CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,Y\NG ?\< ,I WAS1 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT FEEL+ ( SOLEMN RESIGNATION :I* P]VAD$ \R VILLAGES4 ,MY BRO!R ,NI*OLAS WAS SMITT5 LIKE MANY O!RS BY ! W> FEV]1 & BE=E HE HAD 5D$ HIS C\RSE AT ! CORPS HE JO9$ ! >MY 9 ! ,CAUCASUS4 ,I NEV] SAW HIM AGA94 ,9 ! AUTUMN ( #ah$ \R FAMILY WAS 9CREAS$ BY ! >RIVAL ( TWO SI/]S ( \R /EPMO!R4 ,!Y HAD !IR [N H\SE & SOME V9EY>DS AT ,SEBA/OPOL1 BUT N[ !Y W]E HOMELESS1 & CAME TO /AY ) US4 ,:5 ! ALLIES L&$ 9 ! ,CRIMEA1 ! 9HABITANTS ( ,SEBA/OPOL W]E TOLD ?AT !Y NE$ NOT BE AFRAID1 & HAD ONLY TO /AY :]E !Y W]E2 BUT AFT] ! DEFEAT AT ! ,ALMA1 !Y W]E ORD]$ TO LEAVE ) ALL HA/E1 AS ! CITY W\LD BE 9VE/$ )9 A FEW DAYS4 ,!RE W]E FEW CONVEYANCES1 & !RE WAS NO WAY ( MOV+ ALONG ! ROADS 9 FACE ( ! TROOPS :I* W]E M>*+ S\?W>D4 ,TO HIRE A C>T WAS ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE1 & ! LADIES1 HAV+ AB&ON$ ALL !Y HAD ON ! ROAD1 HAD A V]Y H>D TIME ( IT BE=E !Y REA*$ ,MOSC[4 ,I SOON MADE FRI5DS ) ! Y\NG] ( ! TWO SI/]S1 A LADY ( AB\T ?IRTY1 :O US$ TO SMOKE ONE CIG>ETTE AFT] ANO!R1 & TO TELL ME ( ALL ! HORRORS ( !IR J\RNEY4 ,%E SPOKE ) TE>S 9 H] EYES ( ! BEAUTIFUL BATTLE-%IPS :I* HAD TO BE SUNK AT ! 5TRANCE ( ! H>BOR ( ,SEBA/OPOL1 & %E C\LD NOT UND]/& H[ ! ,RUSSIANS W\LD BE ABLE TO DEF5D ,SEBA/OPOL FROM ! L&2 !RE WAS NO WALL EV5 WOR? SPEAK+ (4 ,I WAS 9 MY ?IRTE5? YE> :5 ,NI*OLAS ,I DI$4 ,IT WAS LATE 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ! #a#h? ( ,FEBRU>Y 7#bD ( ,M>*71 ?AT ! POLICEM5 DI/RIBUT$ 9 ALL ! H\SES ( ,MOSC[ A BULLET9 ANN\NC+ ! ILLNESS ( ! ,CZ>1 & 9VIT+ ! 9HABITANTS TO PRAY 9 ! *UR*ES = HIS RECOV]Y4 ,AT ?AT TIME1 HE WAS ALREADY DEAD1 & ! AU?ORITIES KNEW IT1 AS !RE WAS A TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ,MOSC[ & ,/ ,PET]SBURG2 BUT NOT A WORD HAV+ BE5 PREVI\SLY UTT]$ AB\T HIS ILLNESS1 !Y ?\$ = ! ANN\NCEM5T ( HIS DEA?4 ,WE ALL W5T TO *UR* & PRAY$ MO/ PI\SLY4 ,NEXT DAY1 ,SATURDAY1 ! SAME ?+ WAS DONE1 & EV5 ON ,SUNDAY MORN+ BULLET9S AB\T ! ,CZ>'S HEAL? W]E DI/RIBUT$4 ,! NEWS ( ! DEA? ( ,NI*OLAS REA*$ US ONLY AB\T MIDDAY1 ?R\< SOME S]VANTS :O HAD BE5 TO ! M>KET4 ,A REAL T]ROR REIGN$ 9 \R H\SE & 9 ! H\SES ( \R RELATIVES1 AS ! 9=MATION SPREAD4 ,IT WAS SAID ?AT ! PEOPLE 9 ! M>KET BEHAV$ 9 A /RANGE WAY1 %[+ NO REGRET1 BUT 9DULG+ 9 DANG]\S TALK4 ,FULL-GR[N PEOPLE SPOKE 9 :ISP]S1 & \R /EPMO!R KEPT REPEAT+1 0,DON'T TALK BE=E ! M520 :ILE ! S]VANTS :ISP]$ AMONG !MSELVES1 PROBABLY AB\T ! COM+ 0FRE$OM40 ,! NOBLES EXPECT$ AT EV]Y MOM5T A REVOLT ( ! S]FS1 -- A NEW UPRIS+ 9 ,PUGA*(F4 ,AT ,/ ,PET]SBURG1 9 ! MEANTIME1 M5 ( ! $UCAT$ CLASSES1 AS !Y COMMUNICAT$ TO ONE ANO!R ! NEWS1 EMBRAC$ 9 ! /REETS4 ,EV]Y ONE FELT ?AT ! 5D ( ! W> & ! 5D ( T]RIBLE CONDITIONS :I* PREVAIL$ UND] ! 0IRON DESPOT0 W]E NE> AT H&4 ,POISON+ WAS TALK$ AB\T1 ! MORE SO AS ! ,CZ>'S BODY DECOMPOS$ V]Y RAPIDLY1 BUT ! TRUE REASON ONLY GRADUALLY LEAK$ \T3 A TOO /RONG DOSE ( AN 9VIGORAT+ M$IC9E ?AT ,NI*OLAS HAD TAK54 ,9 ! C\NTRY1 DUR+ ! SUMM] ( #a#h#e#e1 ! H]OIC /RUGGLE :I* WAS GO+ ON 9 ,SEBA/OPOL = EV]Y Y>D ( GR\ND & EV]Y BIT ( ITS DISMANTL$ BA/IONS WAS FOLL[$ ) A SOLEMN 9T]E/4 ,A MESS5G] WAS S5T REGUL>LY TWICE A WEEK FROM \R H\SE TO ! DI/RICT T[N TO GET ! PAP]S2 & ON HIS RETURN1 EV5 BE=E HE HAD DISM\NT$1 ! PAP]S W]E TAK5 FROM HIS H&S & OP5$4 ,HEL5E OR ,I READ !M AL\D TO ! FAMILY1 & ! NEWS WAS AT ONCE TRANSMITT$ TO ! S]VANTS' ROOM1 & !NCE TO ! KIT*51 ! (FICE1 ! PRIE/'S H\SE1 & ! H\SES ( ! PEASANTS4 ,! REPORTS :I* CAME ( ! LA/ DAYS ( ,SEBA/OPOL1 ( ! AWFUL BOMB>DM5T1 & F9ALLY ( ! EVACUATION ( ! T[N BY \R TROOPS W]E RECEIV$ ) TE>S4 ,9 EV]Y C\NTRY-H\SE R\ND AB\T1 ! LOSS ( ,SEBA/OPOL WAS M\RN$ OV] ) AS MU* GRIEF AS ! LOSS ( A NE> RELATIVE W\LD HAVE BE51 AL?\< EV]Y ONE UND]/OOD ?AT N[ ! T]RIBLE W> W\LD SOON COME TO AN 5D4 7,S\RCE3 ,MEMOIRS ( A ,REVOLUTIONI/1 ,FIR/ ,$ITION1 ,H\*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahih 3 ,P>T #a3 ,*ILDHOOD1 ,SECTION #i -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #b#a1 #bag 3 ,P>T #a3 ,*ILDHOOD1 ,SECTION #i -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/