,SOON 7,9 #dh ,YE>S' ,TIME7 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

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,S\RCE3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI ,SELECT$ ,WRIT+S1 ,LAW]5CE ,HILL  @&  ,CO4 #a#i#g#g4 ,TRANSLAT$3 BY ,ALEX ,HOLT2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 BY ,M>C ,LUZIETTI4 

#g ,JANU>Y #a#i#g4 ,IT'S W>M & BRI<T1 & !RE IS A LIVELY & FE/IVE ATMOSPH]E 9 ! 0,H\SE ( ,RE/0 :]E ! VET]ANS ( ! 0,GREAT ,YE>S0 ( ! WORLD REVOLUTION SP5D !IR DAYS4 

,! VET]ANS DECID$ ?AT ON ! DAY ?AT HAD ONCE BE5 ,*RI/MAS ,DAY !Y W\LD RECALL !IR *ILDHOOD & Y\? BY DECORAT+ A TREE4 ,A REAL FIR TREE JU/ LIKE 9 ! YE>S BE=E ! WORLD UPHEAVALS4 ,! Y\NG *ILDR5 & ! OLD] GIRLS & BOYS W]E 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! IDEA4 ,ESPECIALLY :5 !Y HE>D ?AT 0R$ GR&MO!R0 WAS GO+ TO TELL /ORIES AB\T ! GREAT YE>S ( #a#i#a#g4 ,!RE WAS NO PROBLEM 9 GETT+ ! TREE4 ,!Y CAME TO AN AGREEM5T ) ! MAN 9 *>GE ( =E/RY CONS]VATION1 P]SUAD+ ?IS VIGILANT GU>DIAN ( ! PLANT K+DOM ?AT ! =E/ W\LD NOT BE RU9$ BY ! LOSS ( ONE TREE /OL5 = SU* A /RANGE & UNUSUAL FE/IVAL4 ,! C&LES W]E MORE DIFFICULT4 ,! NEW ME?OD ( LI<T+1 US+ REFLECT$ LI<T RAYS1 HAD NOT ONLY DONE AWAY ) K]OS5E-WICK LAMPS ONCE & = ALL1 BUT HAD BANI%$ ELECTRICITY TO ! F> DI/ANT PROV9CES :]E ! LATE/ 9NOVATIONS HAD YET TO BE 9TRODUC$4 ,! Y\NG] G5]ATION HAD NEV] SE5 C&LES1 & ! VET]ANS ( ! 0GREAT YE>S0 HAD TO EXPLA9 !M ) ! HELP ( DIAGRAMS4 ,A SPECIAL CONF]5CE ( PEOPLE :O HAD BE5 MEMB]S ( ! PEOPLE'S ECONOMIC C\NCIL DUR+ ! REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD WAS CALL$ TO DISCUSS ! WAYS ( PRODUC+ ! C&LES4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE1 ) !IR CLEV] HEADS & CLEV] H&S1 W]E !RE TO HELP4 

,AFT] A NUMB] ( FAILURES1 MISUND]/&+S1 & UNEXPECT$ DIFFICULTIES1 !Y MANAG$ TO DECORATE ! TREE ) PAP] DECORATIONS ( V>I\S COLORS1 ) C&IES1 NUTS1 SWEET JUICY ORANGES1 ROSY APPLES & HOME-MADE C&LES 9 HOME-MADE C&LE HOLD]S4 ,! VET]ANS & ! *ILDR5 W]E UNANIM\SLY ( ! OP9ION ?AT ! ,COMMUNE ,T5 HAD NOT SE5 SU* AN ORIG9AL & 9T]E/+ FE/IVAL = A LONG TIME4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE 5JOY$ !MSELVES AS ! Y\NG HAVE ALWAYS DONE4 ,!Y LAU<$ & JOK$4 ,!RE W]E SONGS1 GAMES1 & DANCES4 

,BUT Y\ HAD TO TAKE ONE LOOK AT ! GIRLS & BOYS TO SEE H[ !Y DIFF]$ FROM ! Y\NG PEOPLE :O HAD F\<T AT ! B>RICADES DUR+ ! 0GREAT YE>S0 & FROM ?OSE :O HAD LIV$ UND] ! YOKE ( CAPITALISM4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE ( ,COMMUNE ,T5 W]E HEAL?Y1 !IR BODIES W]E F9E & SUPPLE & /RONG4 ,! GIRLS HAD LONG1 LUXURI\S PLAITS :I* !Y >RANG$ C>EFULLY4 ,= ! COMMUNE /RICTLY FOLL[$ ! RULE ?AT EV]Y MEMB] %\LD HAVE TIME = RELAXATION & ! C>E = HIS OR H] P]SON4 ,! COMMUN>DS LOV$ BEAUTY & SIMPLICITY1 & !Y DID NOT =CE OR DI/ORT NATURE4 ,! Y\NG M5 DRESS$ 9 ATTRACTIVE CLO!S ?AT ALL[$ = FREE MOVEM5T4 ,!IR H&S W]E OBVI\SLY /RONG & ABLE4 ,!RE WAS NOT ONE SICK1 PALE1 OR EXHAU/$ FACE AMONG ALL ! YOND PEOPLE :O HAD GA!R$ = ! 0FIR-TREE0 FE/IVAL4 ,!IR EYES %ONE BRI<TLY & !IR BODIES W]E /RONG & FIRM4 ,!IR HAPPY LAU<T] FILL$ ! BRI<T1 FE/IVE HALL1 & ?AT WAS ! MO/ JOYFUL *ANGE ( ALL4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE ( ,COMMUNE ,T5 LOV$ LIFE & LOV$ TO LAU<4 ,!Y ONLY FR[N$ :5 IT CAME TO BATTL+ AGA9/ ! ONLY 5EMY1 NATURE4 ,H[EV]1 !Y DID NOT FR[N BECAUSE ! /RUGGLE WAS NOT TO !IR TA/E1 BUT 9 ORD] TO CONC5TRATE BETT] & *OSE ! BE/ WAY TO W94 

,! /RUGGLE ( M5 & WOM5 TO CONTROL !IR 5VIRONM5T WAS /ILL 9 PROGRESS4 ,! MORE VICTORIES !Y WON1 ! MORE MY/]IES !RE W]E TO BE SOLV$4 ,BUT ! Y\NG PEOPLE W]E NOT AFRAID ( ! BATTLE4 ,:AT W\LD LIFE BE LIKE )\T /RUGGLE1 ) ! NE$ TO /RET* ! M9D & /RIVE =W>D T[>DS ! UNKN[N & ! UNATTA9ABLE8 ,LIFE ON ! COMMUNE W\LD BE DULL )\T IT4 

,! LIFE ( ! COMMUNE IS ORGANIZ$ 9 ! MO/ RATIONAL WAY4 ,EV]YONE HAS A PR(ESSION & EV]YONE HAS SOME FAVORITE PURSUIT4 ,EV]YONE WORKS AT !IR [N VOCATION = TWO H\RS A DAY1 CONTRIBUT+ 9 ?IS WAY TO ! RUNN+ ( ! COMMUNE4 ,! RE/ ( ! TIME ! 9DIVIDUAL IS FREE TO DEVOTE HIS OR H] 5]GIES TO ! TYPE ( WORK HE OR %E 5JOYS-TO SCI5CE1 TE*NOLOGY1 >T1 AGRICULTURE OR TEA*+4 ,Y\NG M5 & WOM5 WORK TOGE!R AT ! SAME PR(ESSIONS4 ,LIFE IS ORGANIZ$ SO ?AT PEOPLE DO NOT LIVE 9 FAMILIES BUT 9 GR\PS1 ACCORD+ TO !IR AGES4 ,*ILDR5 HAVE !IR 0PALACES10 ! Y\NG PEOPLE !IR SMALL] HOMES2 ADULTS LIVE TOGE!R COMMUNALLY 9 ! V>I\S WAYS ?AT SUIT !M1 & ! OLD PEOPLE TOGE!R 9 !IR 0H\SES40 ,9 ! COMMUNES !RE >E NO RI* PEOPLE & NO POOR PEOPLE2 ! V]Y WORDS 0RI*0 & 0POOR0 HAVE NO MEAN+ & HAVE BE5 =GOTT54 ,! MEMB]S ( ! COMMUNE DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY AB\T !IR MAT]IAL NE$S1 = !Y >E PROVID$ ) EV]Y?+3 FOOD1 CLO!S1 BOOKS & 5T]TA9M5T4 ,9 RETURN = ?IS ! 9DIVIDUAL PROVIDES TWO H\RS' DAILY WORK = ! COMMUNE1 & ! RE/ ( ! TIME ! DISCOV]IES ( A CREATIVE & 9QUIR+ M9D4 ,! COMMUNE HAS NO 5EMIES1 = ALL ! NEI<BOR+ PEOPLES & NATIONS HAVE LONG S9CE ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES 9 A SIMIL> FA%ION & ! WORLD IS A F$]ATION ( COMMUNES4 ,! Y\NG] G5]ATION DOES NOT KN[ :AT W> IS4 

,! Y\NG PEOPLE 9SI/$ ?AT ! VET]ANS ( ! 0GREAT YE>S0 TELL !M AB\T ! BATTLES BETWE5 ! ,R$S & ! ,:ITES4 ,BUT ! VET]ANS W]E NOT ANXI\S TO TALK AB\T ! W> ON ! 0DAY ( ! FIR TREE40 ,!Y ?\<T IT MORE APPROPRIATE TO SPEAK AB\T ! LEAD]S ( ! REVOLUTIONS4 ,!Y PROMIS$ TO BEG9 ! /ORIES :5 ! C&LES HAD BURN$ L[ & EV]YONE HAD BE5 GIV5 !IR SWEETS4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE HURRI$ TO BR+ ! GLASS TROLLEYS 9TO ! HALL4 ,! SWEETS ! LIK$ SO MU* W]E LAID \T 9 GAILY COLOR$1 >TI/ICALLY DECORAT$ B[LS4 ,! SOON] WE'VE HAD \R SWEETS & ! C&LES ON ! FIR TREE HAVE F9I%$ BURN+ ! BETT]1 ?\<T ! *ILDR54 ,BUT ! VET]ANS WAT*$ ! LI<TS BURN L[ ) A S5SE ( SADNESS4 ,! C&LES REMA9$ !M1 IT IS TRUE1 ( ?AT OLD & LONG-=GOTT5 SY/EM ( CAPITALISM :I* !Y HAD SO HAT$ 9 !IR Y\?2 BUT ! PA/ HAD BE5 5NOBL$ BY !IR GREAT /RIV+ = PROGRESS4 ,!IR DREAMS HAD BE5 FULFILL$1 BUT ! LIFE WAS N[ PASS+ !M BY & !IR OLD LIMBS C\LD NOT MAT* ! BOLD FLI<TS ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE4 ,MU* ( ! LIFE & MANY ( ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE W]E 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO !M4 

0,GR&DAD1 ,I KN[ :AT ! WORD 'CAPITALI/' MEANS10 BOA/$ LIVELY LAD :O WAS TUCK+ 9TO ! SPECIAL HOLIDAY PIE4 0,& ,I KN[ :AT A RUBLE IS & :AT A MONEY IS40 

0,WE SAW MONEY 9 A MUSEUM4 ,DID Y\ HAVE MONEY1 ,GR&DAD8 ,DID Y\ C>RY IT 9 A LITTLE BAG 9 Y\R POCKET8 ,& !N !RE W]E PEOPLE 4 4 4 N[ :AT W]E !Y CALL$8 4 4 4 ,?IEVES 4 4 4 ?AT'S RI<T1 ISN'T IT8 ,& !Y TOOK MONEY \T ( ! POCKETS ( !IR COMRADES4 ,H[ V]Y /RANGE IT MU/ HAVE BE540 

,& !Y ALL LAU<$ AT ! /RANGE PA/4 

,! VET]ANS ( ! REVOLUTION SOMEH[ FELT AWKW>D & EMB>RASS$ AB\T ! PA/1 :5 !RE HAD BE5 CAPITALI/S & ?IEVES & MONEY & LADIES4 ,! LA/ ( ! C&LES FLICK]$ \T1 & ! TROLLEYS W]E ROLL$ TO ONE SIDE4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE GA!R$ IMPATI5TLY >\ND ! /ORY TELL]S4 

0,GR&MO!R1 R$ GR&MO!R1 TELL US AB\T ,L594 ,Y\ SAW HIM1 DIDN'T Y\8 ,DID HE LIVE LIKE EV]YONE ELSE8 ,DID HE EAT & DR9K & LAU<8 ,DID ,L59 EV] LOOK AT ! />TS1 GR&MO!R80 

,!SE Y\NG PEOPLE HAD !IR [N WAY ( LOOK+ AT EV]Y?+4 ,:AT HAD ! />S GOT TO DO ) IT8 ,:5 ,L59 WAS ALIVE !RE HAD BE5 SOME MU* TO DO ON ! ,E>? ITSELF4 ,!RE HAD BE5 HUNG] & EXHAU/ION4 ,W> & HUNG] 444 HUNG] & W>4 ,A TIME ( SUFF]+ & ( BLOOD%$1 BUT ALSO ( BRAV]Y1 SELF-SACRIFICE & H]OISM1 & ( TREM5D\S FAI? 9 ! VICTORY ( ! REVOLUTION & ! JU/ICE ( ! /RUGGLE4 0,R$ GR&MO!R0 WANT$ ! Y\NG PEOPLE TO UND]/& ! GR&EUR ( ! SOCIAL /RUGGLE4 ,BUT ! Y\NG PEOPLE LI/5$ AS ! VET]ANS HAD ONCE LI/5$ TO ! ,*RI/MAS /ORY3 0CAPITAL10 0PR(IT10 0PRIVATE PROP]TY10 0FRONT10 0,*,E,K,A10 0SPECULATION10 0SOLDI]S0-ALL ?IS WAS JU/ SO MU* 0HI/ORICAL VOCABUL>Y0 ?AT ! *ILDR5 HE>D AT S*OOL :5 !Y W]E LE>N+ AB\T ! 0,GREAT ,YE>S ( ! ,REVOLUTION40 

,! Y\NG PEOPLE ( ! WORLD COMMUNE >E TURN !IR ATT5TION TO ! COSMOS2 ! SKY BECKONS !M4 ,!Y DO NOT UND]/& ! GR&EUR ( ! OLD /RUGGLES4 ,!Y CANNOT APPRECIATE EI!R EXCITEM5T OR ! FE>S & ANXIETIES ( ! PA/4 

0,DID Y\ ACTUALLY %OOT PEOPLE1 %OOT AT LIV+ PEOPLE80  

,! EYES ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE %[$ SURPRISE & SP>K$ ) REPROA* & BEWILD]M5T4 ,LIFE WAS SACR$4 

0,WE W]E FI<T+ = \R LIVES1 ?\<4 ,WE SACRIFIC$ EV]Y?+ = ! REVOLUTION10 R$ GR&MO!R SAID 9 JU/IFICATION4 

0,JU/ AS WE D$ICATE \RSELVES TO ! COMMUNE10 WAS ! PR\D REPLY ( ! Y\NG PEOPLE4 

,R$ GR&MO!R FELL SIL5T4 ,LIFE HAD =G$ AHEAD4 ,! 0GREAT YE>S0 W]E N[ ONLY HI/ORY4 ,! Y\NG] G5]ATION C\LD NOT RESPOND AS !Y HAD DONE TO ! /ORIES ( ! WORLDWIDE B>RICADES & 0! LA/ FI<T40 ,! SOCIAL QUE/ION WAS SETTL$4 ,! IDEAS ( COMMUNISM HAD JU/IFI$ !MSELVES4 ,MANK9D WAS FREE FROM ! SLAV]Y ( BACKBREAK+ WORK = O!RS1 FROM MAT]IAL DEP5D5CE & FROM ! /RUGGLE = DAILY BREAD4 ,NEW & L>G] PROBLEMS CONFRONT$ HUMANITY1 *ALL5G+ ! SE>* & DAUNTLESS SPRIT ( M5 & WOM54 ,9 COMP>ISON ) !SE HORIZONS1 ! PREVI\S /RUGGLE AGA9/ SOCIAL  =CES SEEM$ TO ! Y\NG PEOPLE ( #aig & EASY QUE/ION4 

0,HUNG]8 ,Y\ W5T HUNGRY8 ,Y\ MU/ HAVE BE5 V]Y UNORGANIZ$ & IGNORANT4 

0,IGNORANT10 0UNORGANIZ$0 - ! Y\NG PEOPLE C\LD PASS NO /]N] JUDGM5T ON R$ GR&MO!R'S CONTEMPOR>IES4 

0,BUT )\T US & \R FIRM FAI? 9 ! TRIUMPH ( COMMUNISM1 )\T \R FI]CE & DET]M9$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ CAPITALISM & ! 5EMIES ( ! WORK]S1 Y\ W\LD NEV] HAVE KN[N ! B5EFITS ( UNIV]SAL ORGANIZATION & ! JOY ( FREE CREATIVE WORK40 

0,WE UND]/&4 ,BUT \R TASKS >E ON AN EV5 L>G] SCALE40 

,! Y\NG PEOPLE HELD !IR HEADS HI<1 FAC+ ! FUTURE BOLDLY4 ,!Y TURN$ !IR EYES TO ! />S & ! D>K BLACKCLO? ( ! SKY1 VISIBLE ?R\< ! WIDE W9D[S ( ! FE/IVAL HALL4  

0,Y\ A*IEV$ Y\R AIMS1 & WE WILL A*IEVE \RS4 ,Y\ SUBDU$ ! SOCIAL =CES2 WE WILL SUBDUE NATURE4 ,S+ ) US1 R$ GR&MO!R1 ! NEW HYMN ( ! /RUGGLE ) ! ELEM5TS4 ,Y\ KN[ ! TUNE4 ,IT IS Y\R [N ',9T]NATIONAL1' BUT ! WORDS >E NEW4 ,!Y CALL US TO /RUGGLE1 TO A*IEVE ?+S1 TO MOVE =W>D4 ,LET ! FIR-TREE BURN \T4 ,\R FE/IVAL IS 9 FRONT ( US4 ,\R FE/IVAL IS A LIFE ( 5DEAVOR & DISCOV]Y4 

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