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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,FEBRU>Y #a1 #a#i#b4---,! OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ! CAPITAL CAME UNEXPECT$LY3 ,LANSBURY & ,B>RY1 ( ! ,LONDON ,DAILY ,H]ALD1 W]E 9 ,PETROGRAD1 & ,I WAS ASK$ TO ACCOMPANY !M TO ,MOSC[ AS 9T]PRET]4 ,?\< NOT 5TIRELY RECOV]$ FROM MY REC5T ILLNESS1 ,I ACCEPT$ ! R>E *ANCE1 TRAVEL BETWE5 ,PETROGRAD & ,MOSC[ BE+ LIMIT$ TO ABSOLUTE NECESSITY4 

,! RAILROAD CONDITIONS BETWE5 ! TWO CAPITALS 7BO? CITIES >E SO CONSID]$7 >E DEPLORABLE4 ,! 5G9ES >E OLD & WEAK1 ! ROAD 9 NE$ ( REPAIR4 ,SEV]AL TIMES WE RAN %ORT ( FUEL1 & \R 5G9E] LEFT ! TRA9 TO GO (F 9TO ! WOODS = A FRE% SUPPLY ( WOOD4 ,SOME ( ! PASS5G]S ACCOMPANI$ ! CREW TO HELP ) ! LOAD+4 

,! C>S W]E CR[D$ ) SOLDI]S & ,SOVIET (FICIALS4 ,DUR+ ! NI<T MANY TRAVEL]S BO>D$ \R TRA94 ,!RE WAS MU* %\T+ & CURS+1 & ! PLA9TIVE CRIES ( *ILDR54 ,!N SUDD5 SIL5CE1 & AN IMP]I\S COMM&1 0,GET (F1 Y\ DEVILS4 ,Y\ DON'T BELONG H]E40 

0,! RAILROAD ,T*EKA10 ! PROVODNIK 7C> PORT]7 CAME 9TO ! C\PE TO W>N US4 0,GET Y\R PAP]S READY1 TOV>I%T*I40 

,A D>K1 /OCKY MAN 5T]$4 ,MY EYE CAU<T ! GLEAM ( A BIG ,COLT 9 HIS BELT1 )\T HOL/]4 ,BEH9D HIM /OOD TWO SOLDI]S1 ) BAYONET$ RIFLES4 0,Y\R PAP]S60 HE DEM&$4 

0,5GLI% TRAVEL]S10 ,I EXPLA9$1 %[+ \R DOCUM5TS4 

0,OH1 P>DON1 TOV>I%T*I10 --- HIS MANN] *ANG$ 9/ANTLY1 AS HE CAU<T SI<T ( ,LANSBURY1 WRAPP$ 9 HIS GREAT FUR COAT1 TALL & SIDE-:ISK]$1 ! TYPICAL ,BRITI% B\RZHOOI4 

0,P>DON10 ! ,T*EKI/ REPEAT$1 & )\T LOOK+ AT \R DOCUM5TS HE /EPP$ 9TO ! NEXT C\PE4 

,WE W]E 9 ! SPECIAL COA* RES]V$ = HI< ,BOL%EVIK (FICIALS & =EIGN GUE/S4 ,IT WAS LIT BY C&LES1 HAD UPHOL/]$ C\*ES1 & WAS COMP>ATIVELY CLEAN4 ,! RE/ ( ! TRA9 CONSI/$ ( ?IRD-CLASS C>S1 CONTA9+ D\BLE TI]S ( WOOD5 B5*ES1 & ( SOME TEPLU%KI 7FREI<T C>S7 US$ = PASS5G] TRAFFIC1 )\T LI<T OR HEAT1 9CR$IBLY CR[D$ & FIL?Y4 

,AT EV]Y /ATION WE W]E BESIEG$ BY CR[DS CLAMOR+ = ADMISSION4 0,N'YET ME/A1 ,N'YET ME/A60 7,NO ROOM67 ! MILITIAM5 ACCOMPANY+ ! TRA9 KEPT %\T+1 REPEAT$LY DRAW+ !IR GUNS4 ,I CALL$ ! ATT5TION ( ! (FIC]S TO ! VACANT PLACES 9 \R COMP>TM5T1 BUT !Y WAV$ ME ASIDE4 0 ',TIS NOT = !M10 !Y SAID4 

,>RIV+ AT ! ,MOSC[ DEPOT WE F\ND PLAT=M & WAIT+ ROOM A D5SE MASS1 ALMO/ EV]YONE ) A HEAVY LOAD ON HIS BACK1 PU%+ & %\T+1 ?OSE 9 FRONT TRY+ TO GET PA/ ! >M$ GU>DS AT ! GATES4 ,! PEOPLE LOOK$ WORN & BEGRIM$1 MO/ ( !M HAV+ SP5T SEV]AL DAYS AT ! /ATION1 SLEEP+ AT NI<T ON ! FLOOR1 & WAIT+ !IR TURN TO BE LET ?R\<4 

,) DIFFICULTY WE MADE \R WAY TO ! /REET4 ,!RE SCORES ( WOM5 & *ILDR5 FELL UPON \R ?+S1 EA* TRY+ TO DRAG !M TO HIS LITTLE SLEI< & ASSUR+ US HE'LL C>RY \R EFFECTS ANY:]E = A SMALL PRICE4 0,A BIT ( BREAD1 LITTLE FA!R10 ! *ILDR5 BEGG$2 0JU/ A LITTLE1 = ,*RI/'S SAKE40 

,IT WAS BITT]LY COLD1 DEEP SN[ ON ! GR\ND4 ,! *ILDR5 /OOD %IV]+1 KNOCK+ ONE FOOT AGA9/ ! O!R = W>M?4 ,!IR EMACIAT$ LITTLE FACES W]E BLUE & P9*$1 SOME ( ! BOYS B>EFOOT ON ! FROZ5 /EPS4 

0,H[ />V$ !Y LOOK1 & H[ POORLY CLAD10 ,I REM>K$4 

0,NO WORSE ?AN Y\ SEE AT ! ,LONDON /ATIONS10 ,LANSBURY REPLI$ CURTLY4 0,Y\'RE HYP]CRITICAL1 ,B]KMAN40 

,9 AN AUTOMOBILE ( ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE WE W]E DRIV5 TO A L>GE H\SE1 ) HI< IRON F5CE & GU>D AT ! GATE1 ! =M] RESID5CE ( ,Y---1 ! ,SUG> ,K+ ( ,RUSSIA1 N[ OCCUPI$ BY ,K>AKHAN4 

,A PALATIAL HOME1 ) CO/LY C>PETS1 R>E TAPE/RIES1 & PA9T+S4 ,! Y\NG MAN :O MET US & :O 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF AS ,T*I*]9'S SECRET>Y1 ASSIGN$ ,LANSBURY & ,B>RY TO ! GUE/ W+4 0,I REGRET WE HAVE NO SP>E ROOM = Y\10 HE SAID TO ME2 0WE DIDN'T EXPECT Y\4 ,BUT ,I %ALL S5D Y\ TO ! ,KH>ITON5SKY40 

,! LATT] PROV$ TO BE A ,SOVIET GUE/ H\SE1 ON ! /REET ( ! SAME NAME4 ,=M]LY [N$ BY A ,G]MAN M]*ANT1 IT IS N[ NATIONALIZ$ & S]VES TO H\SE DELEGATES & VISITORS FROM O!R P>TS ( ! C\NTRY4 

,9 ! ,KH>ITON5SKY ,I WAS 9=M$ ?AT ! COMM&ANT ( ! H\SE WAS ABS5T1 & ?AT NO?+ C\LD BE DONE )\T HIS ORD]S4 ,I WAIT$ TWO H\RS1 & :5 ! COMM&ANT F9ALLY APPE>$ HE SAID ?AT HE HAD NOT BE5 NOTIFI$ ( MY COM+1 HAD RECEIV$ NO 9/RUCTIONS TO PREP>E A ROOM = ME1 & ?AT1 MOREOV]1 NO ROOMS W]E VACANT4 

,H]E WAS A DILEMMA4 ,A /RANG] 9 A CITY )\T HOTELS OR BO>D+ H\SES1 & NO LODG+S TO BE HAD EXCEPT BY ORD] ( ONE OR ! O!R ( ! ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS4 ,AS ,I HAD NOT BE5 9VIT$ OR S5T TO ,MOSC[ BY ANY ( ITS GOV]NM5T BRAN*ES1 ,I C\LD NOT C\NT UPON !M TO SECURE A ROOM = ME4 ,MOSC[ IS FE>FULLY OV]CR[D$1 & ! MULTIPLY+ ,GOV]NM5T DEP>TM5TS CON/ANTLY NE$ NEW QU>T]S4 ,VISITORS :O CANNOT F9D A PLACE (T5 PASS ! NI<T AT ! RAILROAD /ATION1 ! COMM&ANT SUGGE/$4 ,I WAS AB\T TO TAKE ! H9T1 :5 WE W]E APPROA*$ BY A MAN WE>+ A :ITE FUR CAP ) E> PIECES REA*+ TO HIS KNEES4 ,A ,SIB]IAN1 ,I ?\<T1 FROM HIS DRESS4 

0,IF ! COMM&ANT DOES NOT OBJECT1 P]HAPS Y\ WILL %>E MY ROOM TILL ANO!R IS VACANT80 HE SAID PLEASANTLY1 SPEAK+ GOOD ,5GLI%4 

,! COMM&ANT1 HAV+ EXAM9$ MY PAP]S1 CONS5T$1 & PRES5TLY ,I WAS 9/ALL$ 9 MY FRI5D'S L>GE & PLEASANTLY W>M ROOM4 

,HE LOOK$ AT ME C>EFULLY1 !N ASK$3 

0,>E Y\ FROM ,SAN ,FRANCISCO80 

0,YES1 ,I US$ TO LIVE !RE4 ,:Y DO Y\ ASK80 

0,IS Y\R NAME ,B]KMAN80 

0,YES40 

0,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN80 HE P]SI/$4 

0,YES40 

,HE EMBRAC$ ME1 KISS+ ME ?RICE 9 ,RUSSIAN FA%ION4 0,:Y10 HE SAID1 0,I KN[ Y\4 ,I US$ TO LIVE 9 ,FRISCO MYSELF4 ,SAW Y\ MANY A TIME --- AT MEET+S & LECTURES4 ,DON'T Y\ REMEMB] ME8 ,I'M ,S]GEI4 ,I LIV$ ON ! ,RUSSIAN ,HILL4 ,NO1 ( C\RSE1 Y\ W\LDN'T REMEMB] ME10 HE RAN ON4 0,WELL1 ,I RETURN$ TO ,RUSSIA AT ! \TBREAK ( ! ,FEBRU>Y ,REVOLUTION1 BY WAY ( ,JAPAN4 ,BE5 TO ,SIB]IA1 9 ,SAKHAL9 & ! ,EA/1 & N[ ,I HAVE BR\<T \R REPORT TO ! ,P>TY40 

0,>E Y\ A ,COMMUNI/80 ,I 9QUIR$4 

0,A ,BOL%EVIK10 HE SMIL$1 0?\< NOT A ,P>TY MEMB]4 ,I US$ TO BE A ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/1 BUT ,I'M CLOSE TO ! ,COMMUNI/S N[1 & HAVE BE5 WORK+ ) !M S9CE ! ,REVOLUTION40 

,AGA9 HE EMBRAC$ ME4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I<T1 #a#i#b#e47 

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