,*APT] #a ,ODESSA #aibdaibd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN ,TEXT 3 ,M,Y ,F,U,R,!,R ,D,I,S,I,L,L,U,S,I,O,N,M,5,T ,9 ,R,U,S,S,I,A ,BY ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN1 ,G>D5 ,CITY1 ,N,Y3 ,D\BL$AY1 ,PAGE @& ,COMPANY2 #aibd ,*,A,P,T,] ,I ,O,D,E,S,S,A ,A,T ,! NUM]\S /ATIONS BETWE5 ,KIEV & ,ODESSA WE FREQU5TLY HAD TO WAIT = DAYS BE=E WE MANAG$ TO MAKE CONNECTIONS ) TRA9S GO+ S\?4 ,WE EMPLOY$ \R LEISURE 9 VISIT+ ! SMALL T[NS & VILLAGES1 & =M$ MANY ACQUA9TANCES4 ,! M>KETS W]E ESPECIALLY ( 9T]E/ TO US4 ,9 ! ,KIEV PROV9CE BY F> ! GREAT] P>T ( ! POPULATION IS ,JEWI%4 ,!Y HAD SUFF]$ MANY POGROMS & W]E N[ LIV+ 9 CON/ANT T]ROR ( !IR REPETITION4 ,BUT ! WILL TO LIVE IS 9DE/RUCTIBLE1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! ,JEW2 O!RWISE C5TURIES ( P]SECUTION & SLAU P]SEV]ANCE WAS MANIFE/ EV]Y:]E3 ! ,JEWS CONT9U$ TO TRADE AS IF NO?+ HAD HAPP5$4 ,! NEWS ?AT ,AM]ICANS W]E 9 T[N W\LD QUICKLY GA!R AB\T US CR[DS ( PEOPLE ANXI\S TO HE> ( ! ,NEW ,WORLD4 ,TO !M IT WAS /ILL A 0NEW0 WORLD1 ( :I* !Y W]E AS IGNORANT AS !Y HAD BE5 FIFTY YE>S BE=E4 ,BUT NOT ONLY ,AM]ICA-,RUSSIA ITSELF WAS A SEAL$ BOOK TO !M4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT IT WAS A C\NTRY ( POGROMS1 ?AT SOME 9COMPREH5SIBLE ?+ CALL$ REVOLUTION HAD HAPP5$1 & ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI W\LD NOT LET !M PLY !IR TRADE4 ,EV5 ! Y\NG] ELEM5T 9 ! MORE DI/ANT VILLAGES WAS NOT MU* BETT] 9=M$4 ,! DIFF]5CE BETWE5 A FAMI%$ POPULATION & ONE HAV+ ACCESS TO FOOD SUPPLIES WAS V]Y NOTICEABLE4 ,BETWE5 ,KIEV & ,ODESSA PRODUCTS W]E EXTREMELY *EAP AS COMP>$ ) NOR!RN ,RUSSIA4 ,BUTT]1 = 9/ANCE1 WAS #be RUBLES A P\ND AS AGA9/ #c1 9 ,PETROGRAD2 SUG> #ce RUBLES1 :ILE 9 ,MOSC[ IT WAS #e14 ,:ITE FL\R1 ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TO OBTA9 9 ! CAPITALS1 WAS H]E SOLD AT #h RUBLES A P\ND4 ,YET ALL ALONG ! J\RNEY WE W]E BESIEG$ AT ! /ATIONS BY HUNGRY PEOPLE1 BEGG+ = FOOD4 ,! C\NTRY POSSESS$ PL5TY ( SUPPLIES1 BUT EVID5TLY ! AV]AGE P]SON HAD NO MEANS ( PUR*ASE4 ,ESPECIALLY T]RIBLE WAS ! SI W9D[S4 ,:ILE 9 ! NEIMY & ! QUICK ADVANCE ( ! ,POLI% =CES4 ,IT WAS A V]ITABLE R\T 9 :I* ! ,BOL%EVIKI LO/ GREAT /ORES ( FOOD & M$ICAL SUPPLIES1 ( :I* ,RUSSIA /OOD SO MU* 9 NE$4 ,! ,POLI% OP]ATIONS & ! ,WRANGEL ATTACKS FROM ! ,CRIMEA ?REAT5$ TO CUT \R J\RNEY %ORT4 ,IT HAD BE5 \R ORIG9AL PURPOSE TO VISIT ! ,CAUCASUS BUT ! NEW DEVELOPM5TS MADE TRAVEL F>!R ?AN ,ODESSA IMPRACTICABLE4 ,WE /ILL HOP$1 H[EV]1 TO CONT9UE \R TRIP PROVID$ WE C\LD SECURE AN EXT5SION ( TIME = \R C> P]MIT1 :I* WAS TO EXPIRE ON ,OCTOB] #a/4 ,WE REA*$ ,ODESSA JU/ AFT] A FIRE HAD COMPLETELY DE/ROY$ ! MA9 TELEGRAPH & ELECTRIC /ATIONS1 PUTT+ ! CITY 9 TOTAL D>KNESS4 ,AS IT W\LD REQUIRE CONSID]ABLE TIME TO MAKE REPAIRS1 ! SITUATION 9CREAS$ ! N]V\SNESS ( ! CITY1 = D>KNESS FAVOR$ C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y PLOTS4 ,RUMORS W]E AFLOAT ( ,KIEV HAV+ BE5 TAK5 BY ! ,POLES & ( ! APPROA* ( ,WRANGEL4 ,IT WAS \R CU/OM TO PAY \R FIR/ (FICIAL VISIT TO ! ,ISPOLKOM 7,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE7 9 ORD] TO FAMILI>IZE \RSELVES ) ! SITUATION & ! G5]AL WORK S*EME ( ! LOCAL 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 ,ODESSA !RE WAS A ,REVKOM 9/EAD1 9DICAT+ ?AT ! AFFAIRS ( ! CITY HAD NOT YET BE5 SUFFICI5TLY ORGANIZ$ TO E/ABLI% A ,SOVIET & ITS ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE4 ,! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,REVKOM WAS A Y\NG MAN1 NOT OV] ?IRTY1 ) A H>D FACE4 ,AFT] SCRUT9IZ+ \R DOCUM5TS C>EFULLY & LE>N+ ! OBJECTS ( \R MISSION HE /AT$ ?AT HE C\LD NOT BE ( ANY ASSI/ANCE TO US4 ,! SITUATION 9 ,ODESSA WAS PREC>I\S1 & AS HE WAS BUSY ) MANY PRESS+ MATT]S1 ! ,EXP$ITION W\LD HAVE TO LOOK \T = ITSELF4 ,HE GAVE US P]MISSION1 H[EV]1 TO VISIT ! ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS & TO COLLECT :ATEV] WE MIY WORK] APPO9T$ TO A HI< GOV]NM5T POSITION1 NOT OV]-9TELLIG5T & APP>5TLY ANTAGONI/IC TO EV]Y?+ 09TELLECTUAL40 ,! PROSPECTS DID NOT LOOK PROMIS+1 BUT1 ( C\RSE1 WE C\LD NOT LEAVE ,ODESSA )\T MAK+ A S]I\S EF=T TO COLLECT ! RI* HI/ORICAL MAT]IAL :I* WE KNEW TO BE 9 ! CITY4 ,RETURN+ FROM ! ,REVKOM WE HAPP5$ TO MEET A GR\P ( Y\NG PEOPLE :O RECOGNIZ$ US1 !Y HAV+ LIV$ 9 ,AM]ICA BE=E4 ,!Y ASSUR$ US ?AT WE C\LD EXPECT NO AID FROM ! ,*AIRMAN :O WAS KN[N AS A N>R[ FANATIC EMBITT]$ AGA9/ ! 9TELLIG5TSIA4 ,SEV]AL ( ! GR\P (F]$ TO 9TRODUCE US TO O!R (FICIALS :O W\LD BE ABLE & WILL+ TO ASSI/ US 9 \R EF=TS4 ,WE LE>N$ ?AT ! ,*AIRMAN ( ,PUBLIC ,ECONOMY 9 ,ODESSA WAS AN ,AN>*I/1 & ?AT ! HEAD ( ! ,METAL ,TRADE ,UNIONS WAS ALSO AN ,AN>*I/4 ,! 9=MATION HELD \T HOPE ?AT WE MIN$ US TO EXPECT NO RETURNS BECAUSE ,ODESSA1 AS !Y PHRAS$ IT1 WAS ,! ,CITY ( ,SABOTAGE4 ,IT MU/ UN=TUNATELY BE ADMITT$ ?AT \R EXP]I5CE JU/IFI$ ?AT *>ACT]IZATION4 ,I HAD SE5 A GREAT DEAL ( SABOTAGE 9 V>I\S ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS 9 EV]Y CITY ,I HAD VISIT$4 ,EV]Y:]E ! NUM]\S EMPLOYES DELIB]ATELY WA/$ !IR TIME :ILE ?\S&S ( APPLICANTS SP5T DAYS & WEEKS 9 ! CORRIDORS & (FICES )\T RECEIV+ ! LEA/ ATT5TION4 ,! GREAT] P>T ( ,RUSSIA DID NO?+ ELSE BUT /& 9 L9E1 WAIT+ = ! BUREAUCRATS1 BIG & LITTLE1 TO ADMIT !M TO !IR SANCTUMS4 ,BUT BAD AS CONDITIONS W]E 9 O!R CITIES1 NO:]E DID ,I F9D SU* SY/EMATIC SABOTAGE AS 9 ,ODESSA4 ,FROM ! HITM5TS TILL NOON OR EV5 LAT]4 ,AT ?REE 9 ! AFT]NOON ! 9/ITUTIONS CLOS$1 & !RE=E V]Y LITTLE WORK WAS ACCOMPLI%$4 ,WE REMA9$ 9 ,ODESSA TWO WEEKS1 BUT SO F> AS MAT]IAL COLLECT$ ?R\< (FICIAL *ANNELS WAS CONC]N$1 WE GOT PRACTICALLY NO?+4 ,:ATEV] WE ACCOMPLI%$ WAS DUE TO ! AID ( PRIVATE P]SONS & MEMB]S ( \TLAW$ POLITICAL P>TIES4 ,FROM !M WE RECEIV$ VALUABLE MAT]IAL CONC]N+ ! P]SECUTION ( ! ,M5%EVIKI & ! LABOR ORGANIZATIONS :]E ! 9FLU5CE ( ! =M] WAS /RONGE/4 ,! MANAGEM5T ( SEV]AL UNIONS HAD BE5 5TIRELY SUSP5D$ AT ! TIME WE >RIV$ 9 ,ODESSA1 & !RE BEGAN A COMPLETE REORGANIZATION ( !M BY ! ,COMMUNI/S1 = ! PURPOSE ( ELIM9AT+ ALL OPPOS+ ELEM5TS4 ,AMONG ! 9T]E/+ PEOPLE WE MET 9 ,ODESSA W]E ! ,ZIONI/S1 9CLUD+ SOME WELL KN[N LIT]>Y & PR(ESSIONAL M54 ,IT WAS AT ,DOCTOR ,N- 'S H\SE ?AT WE MET !M4 ,! ,DOCTOR HIMSELF WAS ! [N] ( A SANATORIUM LOCAT$ ON A BEAUTIFUL SPOT OV]LOOK+ ! ,BLACK ,SEA & CONSID]$ ! BE/ 9 ! ,S\?4 ,! 9/ITUTION HAD BE5 NATIONALIZ$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 BUT ,DOCTOR ,N - WAS LEFT 9 *>GE & WAS EV5 P]MITT$ TO TAKE 9 PRIVATE PATI5TS4 ,9 RETURN = ?AT PRIVILEGE HE HAD TO BO>D & GIVE M$ICAL ATT5TION TO ,SOVIET PATI5TS = ONE ?IRD ( ! E/ABLI%$ PRICE4 ,LATE 9TO ! NIRI$ \T ! ORD] TO ! LETT]10 SAID ! ,DOCTOR4 ,IT WAS ! G5]AL OP9ION ( ! GA!R+ ?AT ! CONFUSION & RU9 :I* RESULT$ W]E DUE TO ?AT POLICY4 ,IT ROBB$ ! OLD B\RGEOISIE BUT DID NOT B5EFIT ! WORK]S4 ,! ,DOCTOR CIT$ HIS SANATORIUM AS AN ILLU/RATION4 ,:5 ! ,BOL%EVIKI TOOK IT OV] !Y DECL>$ ?AT ! PROLET>IAT WAS TO [N & 5JOY ! PLACE1 BUT NOT A S+LE WORK] HAD S9CE BE5 RECEIV$ AS PATI5T1 NOT EV5 A PROLET>IAN ,COMMUNI/4 ,! PEOPLE ! ,SOVIET S5T TO ! SANATORIUM W]E MEMB]S ( ! NEW BUREAUCRACY1 USUALLY ! HI< (FICIALS4 ,! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,T*EKA1 = 9/ANCE1 :O SUFF]$ FROM N]V\S BREAKD[N1 HAD BE5 9 ! 9/ITUTION SEV]AL TIMES4 0,HE WORKS SIXTE5 H\RS A DAY S5D+ PEOPLE TO !IR DEA?10 ! DOCTOR COMM5T$4 0,Y\ CAN EASILY IMAG9E H[ IT FEELS TO TAKE C>E ( SU* A MAN40 ,ONE ( ! ,BUNDI/ WRIT]S PRES5T HELD ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E TRY+ TO IMITATE ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION4 ,CORRUPTION WAS RAMPANT2 IT PUT 9 ! %ADE ! WOR/ CRIMES ( ! ,JACOB9S4 ,NOT A DAY PASS$ BUT ?AT PEOPLE W]E >RE/$ = TRAD+ 9 ,CZ>I/ OR ,K]5SKY MONEY2 YET IT WAS AN OP5 SECRET ?AT ! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,T*EKA HIMSELF SPECULAT$ 9 VALUTA4 ,! DEPRAVITY ( ! ,T*EKA WAS A MATT] ( COMMON KN[L$GE4 ,PEOPLE W]E %OT = SLIRE/$ MAN W\LD BE NOTIFI$ BY ! ,T*EKA ( HIS EXECUTION4 ,A FEW WEEKS LAT]1 AFT] !Y HAD SOME:AT RECOV]$ FROM !IR %OCK & GRIEF1 !Y W\LD BE 9=M$ ?AT ! REPORT ( ! MAN'S DEA? WAS ]RONE\S1 ?AT HE WAS ALIVE & C\LD BE LIB]AT$ BY PAY+ A F9E1 USUALLY A V]Y HI< ONE4 ,( C\RSE1 ! RELATIVES W\LD /RA9 EV]Y EF=T TO RAISE ! MONEY4 ,!N !Y W\LD SUDD5LY BE >RE/$ = ATTEMPT$ BRIB]Y1 !IR MONEY CONFISCAT$ & ! PRISON] %OT4 ,ONE ( ! ,DOCTOR'S GUE/S1 :O LIV$ 9 ! 0,T*EKA ,/REET0 TOLD ( ! REF9EM5TS ( T]RORISM PRACTIC$ TO AWE ! POPULATION4 ,ALMO/ DAILY HE WITNESS$ ! SAME SILY 9 ! MORN+ M\NT$ ,T*EKI/S W\LD DA% BY1 %OOT+ 9TO ! AIR-A W>N+ ?AT ALL W9D[S MU/ BE CLOS$4 ,!N CAME MOTOR TRUCKS LOAD$ ) ! DOOM$4 ,!Y LAY 9 R[S1 FACES D[NW>D1 !IR H&S TI$1 SOLDI]S /&+ OV] !M ) RIFLES4 ,!Y W]E BE+ C>RI$ TO EXECUTION \TSIDE ! CITY4 ,A FEW H\RS LAT] ! TRUCKS W\LD RETURN EMPTY SAVE = A FEW SOLDI]S4 ,BLOOD DRIPP$ FROM ! WAGONS1 LEAV+ A CRIMSON /REAK ON ! PAVEM5T ALL ! WAY TO ! ,T*EKA HEADQU>T]S4 ,IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE ?AT ,MOSC[ DID NOT KN[ AB\T !SE ?+S1 ! ,ZIONI/S ASS]T$4 ,! FE> ( ! C5TRAL P[] WAS TOO GREAT TO P]MIT ( ! LOCAL ,T*EKA DO+ ANY?+ NOT APPROV$ BY ,MOSC[4 ,BUT IT WAS NO WOND] ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAD TO RESORT TO SU* ME?ODS4 ,A SMALL POLITICAL P>TY TRY+ TO CONTROL A POPULATION ( #a#e11 :I* BITT]LY HAT$ ! ,COMMUNI/S1 C\LD NOT HOPE TO MA9TA9 ITSELF )\T SU* AN 9/ITUTION AS ! ,T*EKA4 ,! LATT] WAS *>ACT]I/IC ( ! BASIC PR9CIPLES ( ,BOL%EVIK CONCEPTION3 ! C\NTRY MU/ BE =C$ TO BE SAV$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,! PRETEXT ?AT ! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E DEF5D+ ! ,REVOLUTION WAS A HOLL[ MOCK]Y4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 !Y HAD 5TIRELY DE/ROY$ IT4 ,IT HAD GR[N SO LATE ?AT ! MEMB]S ( \R EXP$ITION C\LD NOT RETURN TO ! C>1 FE>+ DIFFICULTY 9 LOCAT+ IT1 BECAUSE ( ! D>K NIY 9VE/IGATOR1 :O HAD MADE A SPECIAL /UDY ( ! QUE/ION ( POGROMS4 ,HE HAD VISIT$ SEV5TY-TWO CITIES1 COLLECT+ ! RI*E/ MAT]IAL TO BE HAD ON ! SUBJECT4 ,IT WAS HIS OP9ION ?AT1 CONTR>Y TO ACCEPT$ NOTION1 ! POGROM WAVE DUR+ ! CIVIL W> P]IOD1 BETWE5 ! YE>S #aiah & #a#i#b#a1 UND] ! V>I\S ,UKRA9IAN GOV]NM5TS1 WAS EV5 WORSE ?AN ! MO/ T]RIBLE ,JEWI% MASSACRES UND] ! ,CZ>S4 ,!RE HAD TAK5 PLACE NO POGROMS DUR+ ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME1 BUT HE BELIEV$ ?AT ! ATMOSPH]E CREAT$ BY !M 9T5SIFI$ ! ANTI-,JEWI% SPIRIT & W\LD SOME DAY BREAK \T 9 ! :OLESALE SLAUTICUL>LY CONC]N$ 9 DEF5D+ HIS RACE4 ,9 C]TA9 LOCALITIES ( ! ,S\? ! ,JEWS1 CON/ANTLY EXPOS$ TO ASSAULT & PILLAGE BY ROBB] B&S & OCCASIONALLY BY 9DIVIDUAL ,R$ SOLDI]S1 HAD APPEAL$ TO ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T = P]MISSION TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES = SELF-DEF5SE1 REQUE/+ ?AT >MS BE GIV5 !M4 ,BUT 9 ALL SU* CASES ! ,GOV]NM5T REFUS$4 ,IT WAS ! G5]AL S5TIM5T ( ! ,ZIONI/S ?AT ! CONT9UATION ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI 9 P[] MEANT ! DE/RUCTION ( ! ,JEWS4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,JEWS1 AS A RULE1 W]E NOT WORK]S4 ,FROM TIME IMMEMORIAL !Y HAD 5GAG$ 9 TRADE2 BUT BUS9ESS HAD BE5 DE/ROY$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/S1 & BE=E ! ,JEW C\LD BE TURN$ 9TO A WORK] HE W\LD DET]IORATE1 AS A RACE1 & BECOME EXT9CT4 ,SPECIFIC ,JEWI% CULTURE1 ! MO/ PRICELESS ?+ TO ! ,ZIONI/S1 WAS FR[N$ UPON BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,?AT PHASE ( ! SITUATION SEEM$ TO AFFECT !M EV5 MORE DEEPLY ?AN POGROMS4 ,!SE 9TELLECTUAL ,JEWS W]E NOT ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS4 ,!Y W]E B\RGEOIS )\T ANY REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT4 ,!IR CRITICISM ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI DID NOT APPEAL TO ME = IT WAS A CRITICISM FROM ! ,RIY 9TEGRITY ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,FROM 3 ,AN>*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aibc 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #b#d1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #a -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/