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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,FROM MY COPY ( ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN'S ,MY ,DISILLUSIONM5T 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,NEW ,YORK ,D\BL$AY1 ,PAGE @& ,COMPANY1 #a#i#b#c4 

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,\R TRA9 WAS AB\T TO LEAVE ,MOSC[ :5 WE W]E SURPRIS$ BY AN 9T]E/+ VISITOR --- ,KRASNOS*EKOV1 ! PRESID5T ( ! ,F> ,EA/]N ,REPUBLIC1 :O HAD REC5TLY >RIV$ 9 ! CAPITAL FROM ,SIB]IA4 ,HE HAD HE>D ( \R PRES5CE 9 ! CITY1 BUT = SOME REASON HE C\LD NOT LOCATE US4 ,F9ALLY HE MET ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN :O 9VIT$ HIM TO ! ,MUSEUM C>4 

,9 APPE>ANCE ,KRASNOS*EKOV HAD *ANG$ TREM5D\SLY S9CE HIS ,*ICAGO DAYS1 :51 KN[N AS ,TOB9SON1 HE WAS SUP]9T5D5T ( ! ,WORK]S' ,9/ITUTE 9 ?AT CITY4 ,!N HE WAS ONE ( ! MANY ,RUSSIAN EMIGRANTS ON ! ,WE/ ,SIDE1 ACTIVE AS ORGANIZ] & LECTUR] 9 ! ,SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,N[ HE LOOK$ A DIFF]5T MAN2 HIS EXPRESSION /]N1 ! /AMP ( AU?ORITY ON HIM1 HE SEEM$ EV5 TO HAVE GR[N TALL]4 ,BUT AT HE>T HE REMA9$ ! SAME --- SIMPLE & K9D ! ,TOB9SON WE HAD KN[N 9 ,*ICAGO4 ,WE HAD ONLY A %ORT TIME AT \R DISPOSAL & \R VISITOR EMPLOY$ IT TO GIVE US AN 9SI<T 9TO ! CONDITIONS 9 ! ,F> ,EA/ & ! LOCAL =M ( GOV]NM5T4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( REPRES5TATIVES ( V>I\S POLITICAL FACTIONS & 0 EV5 ,AN>*I/S >E ) US10 SAID ,KRASNOS*EKOV2 0?US1 = 9/ANCE1 ,%ATOV IS ,M9I/] ( ,RAILWAYS4 ,WE >E 9DEP5D5T 9 ! ,EA/ & !RE IS FREE SPEE*4 ,COME OV] & TRY US1 Y\ WILL F9D A FIELD = Y\R WORK40 ,HE 9VIT$ ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN & MYSELF TO VISIT HIM 9 ,*ITA & WE ASSUR$ HIM ?AT WE HOP$ TO AVAIL \RSELVES ( ! 9VITATION AT SOME FUTURE TIME4 ,HE SEEM$ TO HAVE BR\<T A DIFF]5T ATMOSPH]E 

,ON ! WAY FROM ,PETROGRAD TO ,MOSC[ ! ,EXP$ITION HAD BE5 BUSY PUTT+ ITS H\SE 9 ORD]4 ,AS ALREADY M5TION$1 ! C> CONSI/$ ( SIX COMP>TM5TS1 TWO ( :I* W]E CONV]T$ 9TO A D9+ ROOM & KIT*54 ,!Y W]E ( DIM9UTIVE SIZE1 BUT WE MANAG$ TO MAKE A PRES5TABLE D9+ ROOM ( ONE1 & ! KIT*5 MI<T HAVE MADE MANY A H\SEKEEP] 5VY US4 ,A L>GE ,RUSSIAN SAMOV> & ALL NECESS>Y COPP] & Z9C POTS & KETTLES W]E !RE1 MAK+ A V]Y EFFECTIVE APPE>ANCE4 ,WE W]E ESPECIALLY PR\D ( ! DECORATIVE CURTA9S ON \R C> W9D[S4 ,! O!R COMP>TM5TS W]E US$ = (FICE & SLEEP+ QU>T]S4 ,I %>$ M9E ) \R SECRET>Y1 ,MISS ,A4,T4 ,%AKOL4 

,BESIDES ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 APPO9T$ BY ! ,MUSEUM AS *AIRMAN & G5]AL MANAG]1 ,%AKOL AS SECRET>Y1 & MYSELF AS TREASUR] & H\SEKEEP]1 ! ,EXP$ITION CONSI/$ ( ?REE O!R MEMB]S1 9CLUD+ A Y\NG ,COMMUNI/1 A /UD5T ( ! ,PETROGRAD ,UNIV]SITY4 ,5 R\TE WE MAPP$ \T \R PLAN ( WORK1 EA* MEMB] ( ! ,EXP$ITION BE+ ASSIGN$ SOME P>TICUL> BRAN* ( IT4 ,I WAS TO GA!R DATA 9 ! ,DEP>TM5TS ( ,$UCATION & ,HEAL?1 ! ,BUREAUS ( ,SOCIAL ,WELF>E & ,LABOR ,DI/RIBUTION1 AS WELL AS 9 ! ORGANIZATION KN[N AS ,WORK]S' & ,PEASANTS' ,9SPECTION4 ,AFT] ! DAY'S WORK ALL ! MEMB]S W]E TO MEET 9 ! C> TO CONSID] & CLASSIFY ! MAT]IAL COLLECT$ DUR+ ! DAY4 

,\R FIR/ /OP WAS ,KURSK4 ,NO?+ ( IMPORTANCE WAS COLLECT$ !RE EXCEPT A PAIR ( K&AI .<IRON H&CUFFS.> :I* HAD BE5 WORN BY A REVOLUTIONI/ 9 ,S*LUSSELBURG4 ,IT WAS DONAT$ TO US BY A *ANCE PASS]BY :O1 NOTIC+ ! 9SCRIPTION ON \R C>1 0,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION ( ! ,MUSEUM ( ! ,REVOLUTION10 BECAME 9T]E/$ & CALL$ TO PAY US A VISIT4 ,HE PROV$ TO BE AN 9TELLECTUAL1 A ,TOL/OYAN1 ! MANAG] ( A *ILDR5'S COLONY4 ,HE SUCCE$$ 9 MA9TA9+ ! LATT] BY GIV+ ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T A C]TA9 AM\NT ( LABOR REQUIR$ ( HIM3 ?REE DAYS A WEEK HE TAU<T 9 ! ,SOVIET S*OOLS ( ,KURSK4 ,! RE/ ( HIS TIME HE DEVOT$ TO HIS LITTLE COLONY1 OR ! 0,*ILDR5'S ,COMMUNE10 AS HE AFFECTIONATELY CALL$ IT4 ,) ! HELP ( ! *ILDR5 & SOME ADULTS !Y RAIS$ ! VEGETABLES NECESS>Y = ! SUPPORT ( ! COLONY & MADE ALL ! REPAIRS ( ! PLACE4 ,HE /AT$ ?AT HE HAD NOT BE5 DIRECTLY 9T]F]$ ) BY ! ,GOV]NM5T1 BUT ?AT HIS WORK WAS CONSID]ABLY H&ICAPP$ BY DISCRIM9ATION AGA9/ HIM AS A PACIFI/ & ,TOL/OYAN4 ,HE FE>$ ?AT BECAUSE ( IT HIS PLACE C\LD NOT BE CONT9U$ MU* LONG]4 ,!RE WAS NO TRAD+ ( ANY SORT 9 ,KURSK AT ! TIME1 & ONE HAD TO DEP5D = SUPPLIES ON ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES4 ,BUT DISCRIM9ATION & ANTAGONISM MANIFE/$ !MSELVES AGA9/ 9DEP5D5T 9ITIATIVE & EF=T4 ,! ,TOL/OYAN1 H[EV]1 WAS DET]M9$ TO MAKE A FI<T1 SPIRITUALLY SPEAK+1 = ! LIFE ( HIS COLONY4 ,HE WAS PLANN+ TO GO TO ! C5T]1 TO ,MOSC[1 :]E HE HOP$ TO GET SUPPORT 9 FAVOR ( HIS COMMUNE4 

,! P]SONALITY ( ! MAN1 HIS EAG]NESS TO MAKE HIMSELF USEFUL1 DID NOT CORRESPOND ) ! 9=MATION ,I HAD RECEIV$ FROM ,COMMUNI/S AB\T ! 9TELLIG5TSIA1 !IR 9DIFF]5CE & UNWILL+NESS TO HELP REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA4 ,I BROA*$ ! SUBJECT TO \R VISITOR4 ,HE C\LD ONLY SPEAK ( ! PR(ESSIONAL M5 & WOM5 ( ,KURSK1 HIS NATIVE CITY1 BUT HE ASSUR$ US ?AT HE F\ND MO/ ( !M1 & ESPECIALLY ! TEA*]S1 EAG] TO COOP]ATE & EV5 SELF-SACRIFIC+4 ,BUT !Y W]E ! MO/ NEGLECT$ CLASS1 LIV+ 9 SEMI-/>VATION ALL ! TIME4 ,LIKE HIMSELF1 !Y W]E EXPOS$ TO G5]AL ANTAGONISM1 EV5 ON ! P>T ( ! *ILDR5 :OSE M9DS HAD BE5 POISON$ BY AGITATION AGA9/ ! 9TELLIG5TSIA4 

,KURSK IS A L>GE 9DU/RIAL C5T] & ,I WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ! FATE ( ! WORK]S !RE4 ,WE LE>N$ FROM \R VISITOR ?AT !RE HAD BE5 REPEAT$ SKIRMI%ES BETWE5 ! WORK]S & ! ,SOVIET AU?ORITIES4 ,A %ORT TIME BE=E \R >RIVAL A /RIKE HAD BROK5 \T & SOLDI]S W]E S5T TO QUELL IT4 ,! USUAL >RE/S FOLL[$ & MANY WORK]S W]E /ILL 9 ! ,T*EKA4 ,?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS1 ! ,TOL/OYAN ?\<T1 WAS DUE TO G5]AL ,COMMUNI/ 9COMPET5CE RA!R ?AN TO ANY O!R CAUSE4 ,PEOPLE W]E PLAC$ 9 RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS NOT BECAUSE ( !IR FITNESS BUT [+ TO !IR P>TY MEMB]%IP4 ,POLITICAL USEFULNESS WAS ! FIR/ CONSID]ATION & IT NATURALLY RESULT$ 9 G5]AL ABUSE ( P[] & CONFUSION4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ DOGMA ?AT ! 5D JU/IFIES ALL MEANS WAS ALSO DO+ MU* H>M4 ,IT HAD ?R[N ! DOOR WIDE OP5 TO ! WOR/ HUMAN PASSIONS1 & DISCR$IT$ ! IDEALS ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,! ,TOL/OYAN SPOKE SADLY1 AS ONE SPEAKS ( A HOPE *]I%$ & LOV$1 & LO/4 

,! NEXT MORN+ \R VISITOR DONAT$ TO \R COLLECTION ! K&ALI HE HAD WORN = MANY YE>S 9 PRISON4 ,HE HOP$ ?AT WE MI<T RETURN BY WAY ( ,KURSK SO ?AT WE C\LD PAY A VISIT TO SOME ,TOL/OYAN COMMUNES 9 ! 5VIRONS ( ! CITY4 ,NOT F> FROM ,YASNAYA ,POLYANA !RE LIV$ AN OLD PEASANT FRI5D ( ,TOL/OY1 HE TOLD US4 ,HE HAD MU* VALUABLE MAT]IAL ?AT HE MI<T CONTRIBUTE TO ! ,MUSEUM4 ,\R VISITOR REMA9$ TO ! MOM5T ( \R DEP>TURE2 HE WAS />V$ = 9TELLECTUAL COMPANION%IP & WAS LOA! TO SEE US GO4 

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