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,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

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,! ,FEBRU>Y ,REVOLUTION ( #aiag OP5$ ! GATES ( ALL ,RUSSIAN PRISONS = POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,!RE CAN BE NO D\BT ?IS WAS MA9LY BR\<T AB\T BY >M$ WORK]S & PEASANTS TAK+ TO ! /REETS1 SOME 9 !IR BLUE SMOCKS1 O!RS 9 GRAY MILIT>Y OV]COATS4 

,!SE REVOLUTION>Y WORK]S DEM&$ AN IMM$IATE AMNE/Y AS ! FIR/ CONQUE/ ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,!Y MADE ?IS DEM& TO ! /ATE-SOCIALI/S :O1 TOGE!R ) B\RGEOIS LIB]ALS1 HAD =M$ ! ,PROVISIONAL 0,REVOLUTION>Y0 ,GOV]NM5T ) ! 9T5TION ( SUBMITT+ REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS TO !IR [N WISDOM4 ,! ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>Y ,A4 ,K]5SKY1 ! ,M9I/] ( ,JU/ICE1 RAPIDLY ACC$$ TO ?IS DEM& ( ! WORK]S4 ,9 A MATT] ( DAYS1 ALL POLITICAL PRISON]S W]E RELEAS$ FROM PRISON & W]E ABLE TO DEVOTE !MSELVES TO VITAL WORK AMONG ! WORK]S & PEASANTS1 WORK :I* !Y HAD />T$ DUR+ ! DIFFICULT YE>S ( UND]GR\ND ACTIVITY4 

,! CZ>I/ GOV]NM5T ( ,RUSSIA1 BAS$ ON ! L&[N+ >I/OCRACY1 HAD WALL$ UP !SE POLITICAL PRISON]S 9 DAMP DUNGEONS ) ! AIM ( DEPRIV+ ! LABOR+ CLASSES ( !IR ADVANC$ ELEM5TS & DE/ROY+ !IR MEANS ( D5\NC+ ! 9IQUITIES ( ! REGIME4 ,N[ !SE WORK]S & PEASANTS1 FI<T]S AGA9/ ! >I/OCRACY1 AGA9 F\ND !MSELVES FREE4 ,& ,I WAS ONE ( !M4 

,! EI<T YE>S & EI<T MON?S ,I SP5T 9 PRISON1 DUR+ :I* ,I WAS %ACKL$ H& & FOOT 7AS A 0LIF]07 & SUFF]$ FROM A S]I\S ILLNESS1 FAIL$ TO %AKE MY BELIEF 9 ! S\NDNESS ( AN>*ISM4 ,= ME AN>*ISM MEANT ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,/ATE AS A =M ( ORGANIZ+ SOCIAL LIFE & AS A =M ( P[] OV] ?IS SOCIAL LIFE4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 9 MANY WAYS MY T]M 9 PRISON HELP$ TO /R5G!N & DEVELOP MY CONVICTIONS4 ,BECAUSE ( !M ,I HAD BE5 SEIZ$ BY ! AU?ORITIES & LOCK$ UP 0= LIFE0 9 PRISON4 

,CONV9C$ ?AT LIB]TY1 FREE LABOR1 EQUALITY1 & SOLID>ITY WILL TRIUMPH OV] SLAV]Y UND] ! YOKE ( ,/ATE & ,CAPITAL1 ,I EM]G$ FROM ! GATES ( ,BUTYRKI ,PRISON ON ,M>* #b1 #a#i#a#g4 ,9SPIR$ BY !SE CONVICTIONS1 ?REE DAYS AFT] MY RELEASE ,I ?REW MYSELF 9TO ! ACTIVITIES ( ! ,LE=TOVO ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P RI<T !RE 9 ,MOSC[4 ,BUT NOT = A MOM5T DID ,I CEASE TO ?9K AB\T ! WORK ( \R ,GULYAI-,POLE GR\P ( PEASANT AN>*O-COMMUNI/S4 ,AS ,I LE>N$ ?R\< FRI5DS1 ! WORK ( ?IS GR\P1 />T$ OV] A DECADE E>LI]1 WAS /ILL ON-GO+ DESPITE ! OV]:ELM+ LOSS ( ITS LEAD+ MEMB]S4 

,ONE ?+ OPPRESS$ ME -- MY LACK ( ! NECESS>Y $UCATION & PRACTICAL PREP>ATION 9 ! >EA ( ! SOCIAL & POLITICAL PROBLEMS ( AN>*ISM4 ,I FELT ?IS DEFICI5CY DEEPLY4 ,BUT EV5 MORE DEEPLY ,I RECOGNIZ$ ?AT N9E \T ( T5 ( MY FELL[-AN>*I/S W]E LACK+ 9 ! NECESS>Y PREP>ATION = \R WORK4 ,! S\RCE ( ?IS H>MFUL SITUATION ,I F\ND 9 ! FAILURE TO E/ABLI% \R [N S*OOL1 DESPITE \R FREQU5T PLANS = SU* A PROJECT4 ,ONLY ! HOPE ?AT ?IS /ATE ( AFFAIRS W\LD NOT 5DURE 5C\RAG$ & 5D[$ ME ) 5]GY1 = ,I BELIEV$ ! EV]YDAY WORK ( AN>*I/S 9 ! 9T5SE REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION W\LD 9EVITABLY LEAD !M TO A REALIZATION ( ! NECESSITY ( CREAT+ !IR [N REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATION & BUILD+ UP ITS /R5G?4 ,SU* AN ORGANIZATION W\LD BE CAPABLE ( GA!R+ ALL ! AVAILABLE =CES ( AN>*ISM TO CREATE A MOVEM5T :I* C\LD ACT 9 A CONSCI\S & COH]5T MANN]4 ,! 5ORM\S GR[? ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IMM$IATELY SUGGE/$ TO ME ! UN%AKABLE NOTION ?AT AN>*I/ ACTIVITY AT SU* A TIME MU/ BE 9SEP>ABLY CONNECT$ ) ! LABOR+ MASSES4 ,!SE MASSES W]E ! ELEM5T ( SOCIETY MO/ D$ICAT$ TO ! TRIUMPH ( LIB]TY & JU/ICE1 TO ! W9N+ ( NEW VICTORIES1 & TO ! CREATION ( A NEW COMMUNAL SOCIAL /RUCTURE & NEW HUMAN RELATION%IPS4 

,SU* W]E MY *]I%$ ?\<TS AB\T ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! IDEOLOGICAL 9FLU5CE ( ?IS MOVEM5T ON REVOLUTION>Y EV5TS4 

,) !SE CONVICTIONS ,I RETURN$ TO ,GULYAI-,POLE ?REE WEEKS AFT] MY RELEASE FROM PRISON4 ,GULYAI-,POLE WAS MY HOMET[N :]E !RE W]E MANY PEOPLE & ?+S CLOSE TO MY M9D & HE>T4 ,!RE ,I C\LD DO SOME?+ USEFUL AMONG ! PEASANTS4 ,\R GR\P WAS F\ND$ !RE AMONG ! PEASANTS & !RE IT /ILL SURVIV$ DESPITE LOS+ TWO-?IRDS ( ITS MEMB]S4 ,SOME W]E KILL$ 9 %OOT-\TS1 O!RS ON ! SCAFFOLD4 ,SOME DISAPPE>$ 9TO F>-(F1 ICY ,SIB]IA :ILE O!RS W]E =C$ 9TO EXILE ABROAD4 ,! 5TIRE C5TRAL CORE ( ! GR\P HAD ALMO/ 5TIRELY BE5 WIP$ \T4 ,BUT ! IDEAS ( ! GR\P HAD /RUCK DEEP ROOTS 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE & EV5 BEYOND4 

,! GREATE/ CONC5TRATION ( WILL-P[] & A PR(\ND KN[L$GE ( ! GOALS ( AN>*ISM >E NECESS>Y 9 ORD] TO DECIDE :AT IT IS POSSIBLE TO GA9 FROM AN UNFOLD+ POLITICAL REVOLUTION4 

,IT IS !RE 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE1 9 ! HE>T ( ! LABOR+ PEASANTRY1 ?AT WILL >ISE ?AT P[]FUL REVOLUTION>Y =CE -- ! SELF-ACTIVITY ( ! MASSES -- ON :I* REVOLUTION>Y AN>*ISM MU/ BE BAS$ ACCORD+ TO ,BAKUN91 ,KROPOTK91 & A HO/ ( O!R !ORETICIANS ( AN>*ISM4 ,?IS =CE WILL %[ TO ! OPPRESS$ CLASS ! WAYS & MEANS ( DE/ROY+ ! OLD REGIME ( SLAV]Y & REPLAC+ IT ) A NEW WORLD 9 :I* SLAV]Y HAS DISAPPE>$ & AU?ORITY WILL NO LONG] HAVE A PLACE4 ,LIB]TY1 EQUALITY1 & SOLID>ITY WILL !N BE ! PR9CIPLES :I* WILL GUIDE 9DIVIDUALS & HUMAN SOCIETIES 9 !IR LIVES & /RUGGLES1 & 9 !IR QUE/ = NEW IDEAS & EQUITABLE RELATIONS BETWE5 PEOPLE4 

,!SE IDEAS SU/A9$ ME ?R\< ! LONG YE>S ( SUFF]+ 9 PRISON & N[ ,I C>RI$ !M BACK ) ME TO ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

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