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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,PHOTO BY ,ADAM ,JONES1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,*APT] ,I,I,I 

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,L,I,F,E W5T ON4 ,EA* DAY BR\<T NEW CONFLICT+ ?\<TS & EMOTIONS4 
,! FEATURE :I* AFFECT$ ME MO/ WAS ! 9EQUALITY ,I WITNESS$ 
9 MY IMM$IATE 5VIRONM5T4 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! RATIONS ISSU$ 
TO ! T5ANTS ( ! ,FIR/ ,H\SE ( ! ,SOVIET 7,A/ORIA7 W]E 
MU* SUP]IOR TO ?OSE RECEIV$ BY ! WORK]S 9 ! FACTORIES4 
,TO BE SURE1 !Y W]E NOT SUFFICI5T TO SU/A9 LIFE--BUT NO ONE 
9 ! ,A/ORIA LIV$ FROM !SE RATIONS ALONE4 ,! MEMB]S ( 
! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 QU>T]$ 9 ! ,A/ORIA1 WORK$ 9 ,SMOLNY1 
& ! RATIONS 9 ,SMOLNY W]E ! BE/ 9 ,PETROGRAD4 ,MOREOV]1 
TRADE WAS NOT 5TIRELY SUPPRESS$ AT ?AT TIME4 ,! M>KETS W]E 
DO+ A LUCRATIVE BUS9ESS1 ?\< NO ONE SEEM$ ABLE OR WILL+ 
TO EXPLA9 TO ME :]E ! PUR*AS+ CAPACITY CAME FROM4 ,! 
WORK]S C\LD NOT AF=D TO BUY BUTT] :I* WAS !N #b1 RUBLES 
A P\ND1 SUG> AT #c11 OR MEAT AT #a14 ,! 9EQUALITY WAS 
MO/ APP>5T 9 ! ,A/ORIA KIT*54 ,I W5T !RE FREQU5TLY1 
?\< IT WAS TORTURE TO PREP>E A MEAL3 ! SAVAGE SCRAMBLE = 
AN 9* ( SPACE ON ! /OVE1 ! GRE$Y WAT*+ ( ! WOM5 
LE/ ANY ONE HAVE SOME?+ EXTRA 9 ! SAUCEPAN1 ! QU>RELS 
& SCREAMS :5 SOMEONE FI%$ \T A PIECE ( MEAT FROM ! POT 
( A NEI<BOR6 ,BUT !RE WAS ONE R$EEM+ FEATURE 9 ! PICTURE--IT 
WAS ! RES5TM5T ( ! S]VANTS :O WORK$ 9 ! ,A/ORIA4 
,!Y W]E S]VANTS1 ?\< CALL$ COMRADES1 & !Y FELT KE5LY 
! 9EQUALITY3 ! ,REVOLUTION TO !M WAS NOT A M]E !ORY TO 
BE REALIZ$ 9 YE>S TO COME4 ,IT WAS A LIV+ ?+4 ,I WAS MADE 
AW>E ( IT ONE DAY4 

,! RATIONS W]E DI/RIBUT$ AT ! ,COMMISS>Y1 BUT ONE HAD TO 
FET* !M HIMSELF4 ,ONE DAY1 :ILE WAIT+ MY TURN 9 ! LONG 
L9E1 A PEASANT GIRL CAME 9 & ASK$ = V9EG>4 0,V9EG>6 
:O IS IT CALLS = SU* A LUXURY80 CRI$ SEV]AL WOM54 
,IT APPE>$ ?AT ! GIRL WAS ,Z9OVIEV'S S]VANT4 ,%E SPOKE ( 
HIM AS H] MA/]1 :O WORK$ V]Y H>D & WAS SURELY 5TITL$ 
TO SOME?+ EXTRA4 ,AT ONCE A /ORM ( 9DIGNATION BROKE LOOSE4 
0,MA/]6 IS ?AT :AT WE MADE ! ,REVOLUTION =1 OR WAS 
IT TO DO AWAY ) MA/]S8 ,Z9OVIEV IS NO MORE ?AN WE1 & HE 
IS NOT 5TITL$ TO MORE40 

,!SE WORK+ WOM5 W]E CRUDE1 EV5 BRUTAL1 BUT !IR S5SE ( 
JU/ICE WAS 9/9CTIVE4 ,! ,REVOLUTION TO !M WAS SOME?+ 
FUNDAM5TALLY VITAL4 ,!Y SAW ! 9EQUALITY AT EV]Y /EP & 
BITT]LY RES5T$ IT4 ,I WAS DI/URB$4 ,I S\<T TO REASSURE MYSELF 
?AT ,Z9OVIEV & ! O!R LEAD]S ( ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD NOT 
USE !IR P[] = SELFI% B5EFIT4 ,IT WAS ! %ORTAGE ( FOOD 
& ! LACK ( EFFICI5T ORGANIZATION :I* MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE 
TO FE$ ALL ALIKE1 & ( C\RSE ! BLOCKADE & NOT ! ,BOL%EVIKI 
WAS RESPONSIBLE = IT4 ,! ,ALLI$ ,9T]V5TIONI/S1 :O W]E 
TRY+ TO GET AT ,RUSSIA'S ?ROAT1 W]E ! CAUSE4 

,EV]Y ,COMMUNI/ ,I MET REIT]AT$ ?IS ?\<T2 EV5 SOME ( ! 
,AN>*I/S 9SI/$ ON IT4 ,! LITTLE GR\P ANTAGONI/IC TO ! 
,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T WAS NOT CONV9C+4 ,BUT H[ RECONCILE ! EXPLANATION 
GIV5 TO ME ) SOME ( ! /ORIES ,I LE>N$ EV]Y DAY--/ORIES 
( SY/EMATIC T]RORISM1 ( REL5TLESS P]SECUTION1 & SUPPRESSION 
( O!R REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS8 

,ANO!R CIRCUM/ANCE :I* P]PLEX$ ME WAS ?AT1 ! M>KETS 
W]E /ACK$ ) MEAT1 FI%1 SOAP1 POTATOES1 EV5 %OES1 EV]Y 
TIME ?AT ! RATIONS W]E GIV5 \T4 ,H[ DID !SE ?+S GET 
TO ! M>KETS8 ,EV]YONE SPOKE AB\T IT1 BUT NO ONE SEEM$ TO 
KN[4 ,ONE DAY ,I WAS 9 A WAT*MAK]'S %OP :5 A SOLDI] 5T]$4 
,HE CONV]S$ ) ! PROPRIETOR 9 ,YIDDI%1 RELAT+ ?AT HE 
HAD JU/ RETURN$ FROM ,SIB]IA ) A %IPM5T ( TEA4 ,W\LD ! 
WAT*MAK] TAKE FIFTY P\NDS8 ,TEA WAS SOLD AT A PREMIUM AT ! 
TIME--NO ONE BUT ! PRIVILEG$ FEW C\LD P]MIT !MSELVES SU* 
A LUXURY4 ,( C\RSE ! WAT*MAK] W\LD TAKE ! TEA4 ,:5 ! 
SOLDI] LEFT ,I ASK$ ! %OPKEEP] IF HE DID NOT ?9K IT RA!R 
RISKY TO TRANSACT SU* ILLEGAL BUS9ESS SO OP5LY4 ,I HAPP5 TO 
UND]/& ,YIDDI%1 ,I TOLD HIM4 ,DID HE NOT FE> ,I W\LD REPORT 
HIM8 0,?AT'S NO?+10 ! MAN REPLI$ NON*ALANTLY1 
0! ,T*EKA KN[S ALL AB\T IT--IT DRAWS ITS P]C5TAGE FROM 
! SOLDI] & MYSELF40 

,I BEGAN TO SUSPECT ?AT ! REASON = MU* ( ! EVIL WAS ALSO 
)9 ,RUSSIA1 NOT ONLY \TSIDE ( IT4 ,BUT !N1 ,I >GU$1 POLICE 
(FICIALS & DETECTIVES GRAFT EV]Y:]E4 ,?AT IS ! COMMON 
DISEASE ( ! BRE$4 ,9 ,RUSSIA1 :]E SC>CITY ( FOOD & ?REE 
YE>S ( />VATION MU/ NE$S TURN MO/ PEOPLE 9TO GRAFT]S1 
!FT IS 9EVITABLE4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI >E TRY+ TO SUPPRESS IT 
) AN IRON H&4 ,H[ CAN !Y BE BLAM$8 ,BUT TRY AS ,I MI<T 
,I C\LD NOT SIL5CE MY D\BTS4 ,I GROP$ = SOME MORAL SUPPORT1 
= A DEP5DABLE WORD1 = SOMEONE TO %$ LI<T ON ! DI/URB+ 
QUE/IONS4 

,IT OCCURR$ TO ME TO WRITE TO ,MAXIM ,GORKI4 ,HE MI<T HELP4 ,I CALL$ 
HIS ATT5TION TO HIS [N DISMAY & DISAPPO9TM5T :ILE VISIT+ 
,AM]ICA4 ,HE HAD COME BELIEV+ 9 H] DEMOCRACY & LIB]ALISM1 
& F\ND BIGOTRY & LACK ( HOSPITALITY 9/EAD4 ,I FELT SURE 
,GORKI W\LD UND]/& ! /RUGGLE GO+ ON )9 ME1 ?\< 
! CAUSE WAS NOT ! SAME4 ,W\LD HE SEE ME8 ,TWO DAYS LAT] ,I 
RECEIV$ A %ORT NOTE ASK+ ME TO CALL4 

,I HAD ADMIR$ ,GORKI = MANY YE>S4 ,HE WAS ! LIV+ AFFIRMATION 
( MY BELIEF ?AT ! CREATIVE >TI/ CANNOT BE SUPPRESS$4 ,GORKI1 
! *ILD ( ! PEOPLE1 ! P>IAH1 HAD BY HIS G5IUS BECOME 
ONE ( ! WORLD'S GREATE/1 ONE :O BY HIS P5 & DEEP HUMAN 
SYMPA?Y MADE ! SOCIAL \TCA/ \R K94 ,= YE>S ,I T\R$ ,AM]ICA 
9T]PRET+ ,GORKI'S G5I\S TO ! ,AM]ICAN PEOPLE1 ELUCIDAT+ 
! GREATNESS1 BEAUTY1 & HUMANITY ( ! MAN & HIS WORKS4 
,N[ ,I WAS TO SEE HIM & ?R\< HIM GET A GLIMPSE 9TO ! COMPLEX 
S\L ( ,RUSSIA4 

,I F\ND ! MA9 5TRANCE ( HIS H\SE NAIL$ UP1 & !RE SEEM$ 
TO BE NO WAY ( GETT+ 94 ,I ALMO/ GAVE UP 9 DESPAIR :5 A 
WOMAN PO9T$ TO A D+Y /AIRCASE4 ,I CLIMB$ TO ! V]Y TOP 
& KNOCK$ ON ! FIR/ DOOR ,I SAW4 ,IT WAS ?R[N OP51 MOM5T>ILY 
BL9D+ ME ) A FLOOD ( LI<T & /EAM FROM AN OV]HEAT$ 
KIT*54 ,!N ,I WAS U%]$ 9TO A L>GE D9+ ROOM4 ,IT WAS DIMLY 
LIT1 *ILLY & *E]LESS 9 SPITE ( A FIRE & A L>GE COLLECTION 
( ,DUT* *9A ON ! WALLS4 ,ONE ( ! ?REE WOM5 ,I HAD NOTIC$ 
9 ! KIT*5 SAT D[N AT ! TABLE ) ME1 PRET5D+ TO READ 
A BOOK BUT ALL ! :ILE WAT*+ ME \T ( ! CORN] ( H] 
EYE4 ,IT WAS AN AWKW>D HALF-H\R ( WAIT+4 

,PRES5TLY ,GORKI >RIV$4 ,TALL1 GAUNT1 & C\<+1 HE LOOK$ 
ILL & WE>Y4 ,HE TOOK ME TO HIS /UDY1 SEMI-D>K & ( DEPRESS+ 
EFFECT4 ,NO SOON] HAD WE SEAT$ \RSELVES ?AN ! DOOR FLEW OP5 
& ANO!R Y\NG WOMAN1 :OM ,I HAD NOT OBS]V$ BE=E1 BR\<T 
HIM A GLASS ( D>K FLUID1 M$IC9E EVID5TLY4 ,!N ! TELEPHONE 
BEGAN TO R+2 A FEW M9UTES LAT] ,GORKI WAS CALL$ \T ( ! 
ROOM4 ,I REALIZ$ ?AT ,I W\LD NOT BE ABLE TO TALK ) HIM4 ,RETURN+1 
HE MU/ HAVE NOTIC$ MY DISAPPO9TM5T4 ,WE AGRE$ TO PO/PONE 
\R TALK TILL SOME LESS DI/URB$ OPPORTUNITY PRES5T$ ITSELF4 
,HE ESCORT$ ME TO ! DOOR1 REM>K+1 0,Y\ \<T TO VISIT 
! ,BALTFLOT .<,BALTIC ,FLEET.>4 ,! ,KRON/ADT SAILORS >E NE>LY 
ALL 9/9CTIVE ,AN>*I/S4 ,Y\ W\LD F9D A FIELD !RE40 
,I SMIL$4 0,9/9CTIVE ,AN>*I/S80 ,I SAID1 0?AT 
MEANS !Y >E UNSPOIL$ BY PRECONCEIV$ NOTIONS1 UNSOPHI/ICAT$1 
& RECEPTIVE4 ,IS ?AT :AT Y\ MEAN80 

0,YES1 ?AT IS :AT ,I MEAN10 HE REPLI$4 

,! 9T]VIEW ) ,GORKI LEFT ME DEPRESS$4 ,NOR WAS \R SECOND 
MEET+ MORE SATISFACTORY ON ! OCCASION ( MY FIR/ TRIP TO 
,MOSC[4 ,BY ! SAME TRA9 TRAVEL$ ,RADEK1 ,DEMYAN ,B$NY ! POPUL> 
,BOL%EVIK V]SIFI]1 & ,ZIPP]OVIT*1 !N ! PRESID5T ( ! 
,PETROGRAD UNIONS4 ,WE F\ND \RSELVES 9 ! SAME C>1 ! ONE 
RES]V$ = ,BOL%EVIK (FICIALS & ,/ATE DIGNIT>IES1 COM=TABLE 
& ROOMY4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 ! 0COMMON0 MAN1 ! 
NON-,COMMUNI/ )\T 9FLU5CE1 HAD LIT]ALLY TO FI<T HIS WAY 
9TO ! ALWAYS OV]CR[D$ RAILWAY C>RIAGES1 PROVID$ HE HAD 
A PROPUSK TO TRAVEL--A MO/ DIFFICULT ?+ TO PROCURE4 

,I SP5T ! TIME ( ! J\RNEY DISCUSS+ ,RUSSIAN CONDITIONS 
) ,ZIPP]OVIT*1 A K9DLY MAN ( DEEP CONVICTIONS1 & ) 
,DEMYAN ,B$NY1 A BIG CO>SE-LOOK+ MAN4 ,RADEK HELD =? AT L5G? 
ON HIS EXP]I5CES 9 ,G]MANY & ,G]MAN PRISONS4 

,I LE>N$ ?AT ,GORKI WAS ALSO ON ! TRA91 & ,I WAS GLAD ( 
ANO!R OPPORTUNITY = A *AT ) HIM :5 HE CALL$ TO SEE 
ME4 ,! ONE ?+ UPP]MO/ 9 MY M9D AT ! MOM5T WAS AN >TICLE 
:I* HAD APPE>$ 9 ! ,PETROGRAD ,PRAVDA A FEW DAYS BE=E 
MY DEP>TURE4 ,IT TREAT$ ( MORALLY DEFECTIVE *ILDR51 ! WRIT] 
URG+ PRISON = !M4 ,NO?+ ,I HAD HE>D OR SE5 DUR+ MY 
SIX WEEKS 9 ,RUSSIA SO \TRAG$ ME AS ?IS BRUTAL & ANTIQUAT$ 
ATTITUDE T[>D ! *ILD4 ,I WAS EAG] TO KN[ :AT ,GORKI ?\<T 
( ! MATT]4 ,( C\RSE1 HE WAS OPPOS$ TO PRISONS = ! MORALLY 
DEFECTIVE1 HE W\LD ADVOCATE RE=MATORIES 9/EAD4 0,:AT 
DO Y\ MEAN BY MORALLY DEFECTIVE80 ,I ASK$4 0,\R Y\NG 
>E ! RESULT ( ALCOHOLISM RAMPANT DUR+ ! ,RUSSIAN-,JAPANESE 
,W>1 & ( SYPHILIS4 ,:AT EXCEPT MORAL DEFECTION C\LD RESULT 
FROM SU* A H]ITAGE80 HE REPLI$4 ,I >GU$ ?AT MORALITY 
*ANGES ) CONDITIONS & CLIMATE1 & ?AT UNLESS ONE BELIEV$ 
9 ! !ORY ( FREE WILL ONE CANNOT CONSID] MORALITY A FIX$ 
MATT]4 ,AS TO *ILDR51 !IR S5SE ( RESPONSIBILITY IS PRIMITIVE1 
& !Y LACK ! SPIRIT ( SOCIAL ADH]5CE4 ,BUT ,GORKI 9SI/$ 
?AT !RE WAS A FE>FUL SPREAD ( MORAL DEFECTION AMONG *ILDR5 
& ?AT SU* CASES %\LD BE ISOLAT$4 

,I !N BROA*$ ! PROBLEM ?AT WAS TR\BL+ ME MO/4 ,:AT AB\T 
P]SECUTION & T]ROR--W]E ALL ! HORRORS 9EVITABLE1 OR WAS 
!RE SOME FAULT 9 ,BOL%EVISM ITSELF8 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E MAK+ 
MI/AKES1 BUT !Y W]E DO+ ! BE/ !Y KNEW H[1 ,GORKI SAID 
DRYLY4 ,NO?+ MORE C\LD BE EXPECT$1 HE ?\<T4 

,I RECALL$ A C]TA9 >TICLE BY ,GORKI1 PUBLI%$ 9 HIS PAP]1 
,NEW ,LIFE1 :I* ,I HAD READ 9 ! ,MISS\RI ,P5IT5TI>Y4 
,IT WAS A SCA?+ >RAIGNM5T ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,!RE MU/ HAVE 
BE5 P[]FUL REASONS TO *ANGE ,GORKI'S PO9T ( VIEW SO COMPLETELY4 
,P]HAPS HE IS RI<T4 ,I MU/ WAIT4 ,I MU/ /UDY ! SITUATION2 
,I MU/ GET AT ! FACTS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,I MU/ SEE = MYSELF ,BOL%EVISM 
AT WORK4 

,WE SPOKE ( ! DRAMA4 ,ON MY FIR/ VISIT1 BY WAY ( 9TRODUCTION1 
,I HAD %[N ,GORKI AN ANN\NCEM5T C>D ( ! DRAMATIC C\RSE 
,I HAD GIV5 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,JOHN ,GALSWOR?Y WAS AMONG ! PLAYWRI<TS 
,I HAD DISCUSS$ !N4 ,GORKI EXPRESS$ SURPRISE ?AT ,I CONSID]$ 
,GALSWOR?Y AN >TI/4 ,9 HIS OP9ION ,GALSWOR?Y C\LD NOT BE COMP>$ 
) ,B]N>D ,%AW4 ,I HAD TO DIFF]4 ,I DID NOT UND]E/IMATE ,%AW1 
BUT CONSID]$ ,GALSWOR?Y ! GREAT] >TI/4 ,I DETECT$ IRRITATION 
9 ,GORKI1 & AS HIS HACK+ C\< CONT9U$1 ,I BROKE (F ! 
DISCUSSION4 ,HE SOON LEFT4 ,I REMA9$ DEJECT$ FROM ! 9T]VIEW4 
,IT GAVE ME NO?+4 

,:5 WE PULL$ 9TO ! ,MOSC[ /ATION MY *AP]ON1 ,DEMYAN ,B$NY1 
HAD VANI%$ & ,I WAS LEFT ON ! PLAT=M ) ALL MY TRAPS4 
,RADEK CAME TO MY RESCUE4 ,HE CALL$ A PORT]1 TOOK ME & MY BAGGAGE 
TO HIS WAIT+ AUTOMOBILE & 9SI/$ ?AT ,I COME TO HIS AP>TM5TS 
9 ! ,KREML94 ,!RE ,I WAS GRACI\SLY RECEIV$ BY HIS WIFE & 
9VIT$ TO D9N] S]V$ BY !IR MAID4 ,AFT] ?AT ,RADEK BEGAN 
! DIFFICULT TASK ( GETT+ ME QU>T]$ 9 ! ,HOTEL ,NATIONAL1 
KN[N AS ! ,FIR/ ,H\SE ( ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET4 ,) ALL HIS 9FLU5CE 
IT REQUIR$ H\RS TO SECURE A ROOM = ME4 

,RADEK'S LUXURI\S AP>TM5T1 ! MAIDS]VANT1 ! SPL5DID D9N] 
SEEM$ /RANGE 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,BUT ! COMRADELY CONC]N ( ,RADEK & 
! HOSPITALITY ( HIS WIFE W]E GRATEFUL TO ME4 ,EXCEPT AT ! 
,ZOR9S & ! ,%ATOVS ,I HAD NOT MET ) ANY?+ LIKE IT4 ,I 
FELT ?AT K9DL9ESS1 SYMPA?Y1 & SOLID>ITY W]E /ILL ALIVE 
9 ,RUSSIA4 

,FROM 3 ,UNIV]SITY ( ,B]KELEY4 

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