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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY LIBORIUS1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,! MORE ONE /UDIES ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION ! CLE>] IT IS H[ 9COMPLETE IS ! HI/ORY ( ?AT GREAT EPO*1 H[ MANY GAPS 9 IT REMA9 TO BE FILL$1 H[ MANY PO9TS DEM& ELUCIDATION4 ,H[ C\LD IT BE O!RWISE8 ,! ,GREAT ,REVOLUTION1 ?AT SET ALL ,EUROPE A/IR1 ?AT OV]?REW EV]Y?+1 & BEGAN ! TASK ( UNIV]SAL RECON/RUCTION 9 ! C\RSE ( A FEW YE>S1 WAS ! WORK+ ( COSMIC =CES DISSOLV+ & RE-CREAT+ A WORLD4 ,& IF 9 ! WRIT+S ( ! HI/ORIANS :O DEAL ) ?AT P]IOD & ESPECIALLY ( ,MI*ELET1 WE ADMIRE ! IMM5SE WORK !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$ 9 DIS5TANGL+ & COORD9AT+ ! 9NUM]ABLE FACTS ( ! V>I\S P>ALLEL MOVEM5TS ?AT MADE UP ! ,REVOLUTION1 WE REALIZE AT ! SAME TIME ! VA/NESS ( ! WORK :I* /ILL REMA9S TO BE DONE4 

,! 9VE/IGATIONS MADE DUR+ ! PA/ ?IRTY YE>S BY ! S*OOL ( HI/ORICAL RESE>* REPRES5T$ BY ,M4 ,AUL>D & ! ,SOCIETE DE LA ,REVOLUTION FRANCAISE1 HAVE C]TA9LY FURNI%$ MO/ VALUABLE MAT]IAL4 ,!Y HAVE %$ A FLOOD ( LI<T UPON ! ACTS ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 ON ITS POLITICAL ASPECTS1 & ON ! /RUGGLES = SUPREMACY ?AT TOOK PLACE BETWE5 ! V>I\S P>TIES4 ,BUT ! /UDY ( ! ECONOMIC SIDE ( ! ,REVOLUTION IS /ILL BE=E US1 & ?IS /UDY1 AS ,M4 ,AUL>D RI<TLY SAYS1 DEM&S AN 5TIRE LIFETIME4 ,YET )\T ?IS /UDY ! HI/ORY ( ! P]IOD REMA9S 9COMPLETE & 9 MANY PO9TS :OLLY 9COMPREH5SIBLE4 ,9 FACT1 A LONG S]IES ( TOTALLY NEW PROBLEMS PRES5TS ITSELF TO ! HI/ORIAN AS SOON AS HE TURNS HIS ATT5TION TO ! ECONOMIC SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y UPHEAVAL4 

,IT WAS ) ! 9T5TION ( ?R[+ SOME LI<T UPON !SE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS ?AT ,I BEGAN 9 #ahhf TO MAKE SEP>ATE /UDIES ( ! E>LIE/ REVOLUTION>Y /IRR+S AMONG ! PEASANTS2 ! PEASANT RIS+S 9 #a#g#h#i2 ! /RUGGLES = & AGA9/ ! FEUDAL LAWS2 ! REAL CAUSES ( ! MOVEM5T ( ,MAY #c#a1 & SO ON4 ,UN=TUNATELY ,I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE ANY RESE>*ES 9 ! ,NATIONAL ,>*IVES ( ,FRANCE1 & MY /UDIES HAVE1 !RE=E1 BE5 CONF9$ TO ! COLLECTIONS ( PR9T$ MATT] 9 ! ,BRITI% ,MUSEUM1 :I* >E1 H[EV]1 9 !MSELVES EXCE$+LY RI*4 

,BELIEV+ ?AT IT W\LD NOT BE EASY = ! READ] TO APPRECIATE ! BE>+ ( SEP>ATE /UDI$ ( ?IS K9D )\T A G5]AL VIEW ( ! :OLE DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,REVOLUTION UND]/OOD 9 ! LI<T ( !SE /UDIES1 ,I SOON F\ND IT NECESS>Y TO WRITE A MORE OR LESS CONSECUTIVE ACC\NT ( ! *IEF EV5TS ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,9 ?IS ACC\NT ,I HAVE NOT DWELT UPON ! DRAMATIC SIDE ( ! EPISODES ( !SE DI/URB$ YE>S1 :I* HAVE BE5 SO (T5 DESCRIB$1 BUT ,I HAVE MADE IT MY *IEF OBJECT TO UTILIZE MOD]N RESE>* SO AS TO REVEAL ! 9TIMATE CONNECTION & 9T]DEP5D5CE ( ! V>I\S EV5TS :I* COMB9$ TO PRODUCE ! CLIMAX ( ! EI<TE5? C5TURY'S EPIC 

,?IS ME?OD ( /UDY+ SEP>ATELY ! V>I\S P>TS ( ! WORK ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! ,REVOLUTION HAS NECESS>ILY ITS [N DRAWBACKS3 IT SOMETIMES 5TAILS REPETITION4 ,I HAVE PREF]R$1 H[EV]1 TO TAKE ! RISK OR REPROA* = ?IS FAULT 9 ! HOPE ( IMPRESS+ MORE CLE>LY UPON ! READ]'S M9D ! MI<TY CURR5TS ( ?\<T & ACTION ?AT CAME 9TO CONFLICT DUR+ ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION--CURR5TS SO 9TIMATELY BL5D$ )! V]Y ESS5CE ( HUMAN NATURE ?AT !Y MU/ 9EVITABLY REAPPE> 9 ! HI/ORIC EV5TS ( ! FUTURE4 

,ALL :O KN[ ! HI/ORY ( ! ,REVOLUTION WILL UND]/& H[ DIFFICULT IT IS TO AVOID ]RORS 9 FACTS :5 ONE TRIES TO TRACE ! DEVELOPM5T ( ITS IMPASSION$ /RUGGLES4 ,I %ALL1 !RE=E1 BE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL TO ?OSE :O WILL BE GOOD 5\< TO PO9T \T ANY MI/AKES ,I MAY HAVE MADE4 ,& ,I WI% TO EXPRESS H]E MY S9C]E/ GRATITUDE TO MY FRI5DS1 ,JAMES ,GUILLAUME & ,]NE/ ,NYS1 :O HAVE HAD ! K9DNESS TO READ MY MANUSCRIPT & HELP ME 9 ?IS WORK ) !IR KN[L$GE & !IR CRITICISMS4 

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