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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

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,:ILE ,COMRADE ,ANTONOV & MYSELF W]E 9 ,ALEKS&ROVSK1 ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,EKAT]9OSLAV ,PROV9CIAL ,SOVIET ( ,WORK]S'1 ,PEASANTS'1 & ,SOLDI]S' ,DEPUTIES BEGAN TO DIRECT S]I\S ATT5TION T[>DS ,GULYAI-,POLE4 ,?IS ,COMMITTEE1 POLITICALLY A/UTE1 DID NOT HAVE REC\RSE TO REPRESSIONS AS IS NORMALLY ! CASE ) 9CONSID]ATE & FOOLI% REVOLUTION>Y & C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y POLITICIANS4 ,9/EAD IT RESORT$ TO 0POLITICAL WISDOM03 BY-PASS+ ! UYEZD LEVEL1 IT S5T A PROPOSAL TO ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET TO DELEGATE ITS [N P]MAN5T REPRES5TATIVE TO ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ,SOVIETS4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( ! DISCUSSION ON ?IS PROPOSAL1 ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET WAS A/ONI%$ BY ! FOLL[+ CIRCUM/ANCE3 !RE WAS ALREADY A DELEGATE FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE ON ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE -- ELECT$ AT ! ,PROV9CIAL ,CONGRESS4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE WAS PROPOS+ ?AT WE S5D A SECOND DELEGATE DIRECTLY FROM ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET4 

,?IS PROPOSAL COMPELL$ \R ,SOVIET TO REVIEW ITS PA/ POLICIES1 ACCORD+ TO :I* IT HAD ALWAYS DET]M9$ IT [N ROLE 9 REVOLUTION>Y WORK & REJECT$ ! DIRECTION ( HI<] BODIES AS 9COMPATIBLE ) ITS UND]/&+ ( ! ESS5CE ( REVOLUTION4 ,?US IT SEEM$ ?AT \R RESPONSE TO ! ,EKAT]9OSLAV ,PROV9CIAL ,SOVIET HAD1 9 PR9CIPLE1 ALREADY BE5 DECID$ & M]ELY NE$$ TO BE =MALIZ$ BY MEANS ( A MEET+ & A RESOLUTION4 

,H[EV]1 AFT] WE HAD REF]R$ TO \R ORIG9AL REVOLUTION>Y VIEWS1 WE REALIZ$ ?AT !Y GAVE RISE TO PROBLEMS 9 C>RY+ REVOLUTION>Y WORK 9 PRACTICE4 ,WE NE$$ TO =M ALLIANCES ) ! 9DU/RIAL WORK]S SO ?AT TOGE!R WE C\LD CLAIM ! RI<T TO \R H]ITAGE3 ! L&1 ! FACTORIES1 ! PLANTS1 ETC41 & SO ?AT TOGE!R WE C\LD EX]CISE ?IS RI<T4 

,GUID$ BY ?IS IDEA1 WE F\ND IT M&ATORY TO /UDY ! PROPOSAL ( ! ,PROV9CIAL ,SOVIET FROM ALL PO9TS ( VIEW & TRY TO UND]/& :AT IMPORTANCE ITS ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION W\LD HAVE = REVOLUTION>Y WORK 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,! PROPOSITION WAS SUBMITT$ TO S]I\S DISCUSSION4 ,TWO QUE/IONS REQUIR$ CL>IFICATION3 7#a7 ! L9KS G5]ALLY ( ! TOIL]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION ) O!R RAIONS :I* W]E ALSO /RIV+ TO BROAD5 & DEEP5 ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS2 & 7#b7 ! POSSIBILITY ?AT DIRECT REPRES5TATION ON ! ,PROV9CIAL ,SOVIET W\LD LEAD TO A CONFLICT ( IDEAS 9 \R RANKS4 

,9 ! 5D IT WAS CLE> ?AT ! 9FLU5CE ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION WAS WIDESPREAD 9 ! REGION1 & ?AT ,KAMI%EVATSKY RAION WAS WORK+ 5]GETICALLY ) US4 ,MANY RAIONS FROM ,B]DYANSK1 ,M>IUPOL'1 ,PAVLOGRAD1 & ,BAKHMYT UYEZDS W]E S5D+ US !IR DELEGATES TO LE>N \R ATTITUDE T[>DS ! 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION3 ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T & ! ,UKRA9IAN ,C5TRAL ,RADA2 ALSO TO F9D \T H[ BE WE W]E /RUGGL+ TO TRANSF] ALL ! L&1 FACTORIES1 & WORK%OPS UND] ! DIRECT CONTROL ( ! PEASANT & WORK] ORGANIZATIONS4 

,MOREOV]1 ! TOIL]S ( MANY RAIONS ( ! M5TION$ UYEZDS HAD1 BY !IR ACTIONS4 ,!Y HAD CONFIRM$ !IR SOLID>ITY ) \R IDEAS1 CONFIRM$ ?AT !Y %>$ \R P]SPECTIVE ON ! L& QUE/ION & ON ! NECESSITY ( DO+ AWAY ) ! RULE ( ! ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEES4 ,!Y /OOD = SELF-MANAGEM5T ( SOCIAL AFFAIRS & DEM&$ !IR RI<T TO PUT !IR IDEAS 9TO ACTION4 

,! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P SAW 9 ?IS ! FRUITS ( !IR COMB9$ EF=TS4 ,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! IDEA ( UNITY1 ! ,SOVIET RESOLV$ ! QUE/ION AB\T S5D+ !IR REPRES5TATIVE TO ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE 9 A POSITIVE S5SE3 TO S5D A CAPABLE1 RELIABLE COMRADE FROM ! ,AN>*I/-,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P4 

,! RATIONALE = ?IS POSITIVE RESOLUTION WAS GIV5 BY ! MEMB]S ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET -- PEASANTS & WORK]S -- :O W]E NOT MEMB]S ( ! ,GR\P4 ,!Y CONSID]$ !MSELVES REVOLUTION>IES & SYMPA?IZ$ ) ! AN>*I/S BUT REMA9$ EMB$D$ 9 ! WORK+ CLASS AS EXCELL5T DEF5D]S ( ! RI<TS ( LABOR4 ,! RESOLUTION C\LD BE SUMM>IZ$ AS FOLL[S3  
  

0,! TOIL]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION >E TOTALLY COMMITT$ TO ! EXPROPRIATION ( PRIVATE PROP]TY 9 ! MEANS ( PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION = ! B5EFIT ( WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,BUT WE >E NOT GO+ TO GET C>RI$ AWAY & DO SOME?+ FOOLI%6 ,WE REALIZE ?AT ?IS EXTRAORD9>ILY IMPORTANT QUE/ION CAN ONLY BE SOLV$ SUCCESSFULLY IF EXPROPRIATIONS >E APPLI$ 9 SEV]AL RAIONS SIMULTANE\SLY1 OR1 AT ! V]Y LEA/1 SEP>AT$ BY ONLY V]Y %ORT 9T]VALS ( TIME4 ,?AT'S :Y IT'S NECESS>Y ?AT ! ,SOVIET1 ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P1 & ! ,TRADE ,UNION1 :I* >E ALL SYMPA!TIC TO \R IDEA1 USE !IR 9FLU5CE TO ROOT ?IS IDEA AS FIRMLY AS POSSIBLE 9 ! CONSCI\SNESS ( ! MASSES 9 ! RAIONS CLOSE TO ,GULYAI-,POLE1 BECAUSE ,GULYAI-,POLE WILL BE NE$+ SUPPORT FROM !SE ADJAC5T RAIONS AT ! CRITICAL MOM5T IF ! PRACTICAL IMPLEM5TATION ( !SE IDEAS IS TO BE SPREAD TO RAIONS EV5 FUR!R FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,AS ! 9ITIATOR ( ?IS GREAT PROJECT1 IT FALLS TO ,GULYAI-,POLE TO TAKE A LEAD]%IP ROLE1 :I* IT CAN FULFILL ONLY IF :5 ! IDEA ( EXPROPRIAT+ P]SONAL PROP]TY IS FIRMLY E/ABLI%$ 9 ITS [N RAION4 ,FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW IT IS V]Y IMPORTANT = ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET TO HAVE DIRECT REPRES5TATION BY A CAPABLE COMRADE ON ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,SOVIETS4 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P & ! ,UNION ( ,METAL & ,C>P5TRY ,WORK]S DO NOT OPPOSE ?IS2 ON ! CONTR>Y1 !Y SUPPORT IT40  
  

,FOLL[+ ?IS REASON+1 BO? ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P & ! ,TRADE ,UNION ,EXECUTIVE SPOKE \T AT MEET+ ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET 9 FAVOR ( ! DECISION TO S5D !IR [N REPRES5TATIVE TO ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ( ! ,SOVIETS4 

,S9CE ! ,SOVIET 9SI/$ ON S5D+ A MEMB] ( \R ,GR\P1 WE *OSE ,COMRADE ,LEV ,S*NEID]1 AN EXP]I5C$ WORK+ CLASS ORGANIZ]4  
  

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,IT WAS A TIME ( TR\BLES4 ,K]5SKY ?REAT5$ ! LEFTI/S ) REACTION4 ,REVOLUTION>Y AN>*I/S HAD TO BE READY EI!R TO BEG9 >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T OR TO DISAPPE> 9TO ! UND]GR\ND4 

,I KNEW P]FECTLY WELL ?AT \R AN>*I/ MOVEM5T1 BECAUSE ( ! ABS5CE ( A /RONG ORGANIZATION1 WAS WEAK 9 ! CITIES & 9 ! C\NTRYSIDE SC>CELY EXI/$4 ,CONSEQU5TLY1 \R AN>*I/ GR\P HAD TO OP]ATE COMPLETELY 9DEP5D5TLY1 AS WE HAD E>LI] DECID$1 & BE READY = ANY?+4 

,\R ,SOVIET PROVID$ ,COMRADE ,L4 ,S*NEID] ) DOCUM5TS C]TIFY+ ?AT HE WAS AU?ORIZ$ TO REPRES5T IT ON ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,PROV9CIAL ,SOVIET4 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P GAVE HIM 9/RUCTIONS AB\T H[ TO CONDUCT HIMSELF & AB\T WORK+ ) ! ,EKAT]9OSLAV ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/S4 ,! ,SOVIET ( ! ,TRADE ,UNION ALSO EMP[]$ HIM TO TRY TO 5T] 9TO NEGOTIATIONS ) ! ,PROV9CIAL ,9DU/RIAL ,COMMITTEE :I* WAS LOCAT$ 9 ,EKAT]9OSLAV4 ,! PURPOSE ( ?IS WAS TO 5SURE ?AT ! F\NDRIES ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RECEIV$ ! RAW MAT]IALS !Y NE$$ 9 SUFFICI5T QUANTITY & 9 A TIMELY FA%ION SO ?AT WORK 9 ! PLANTS W\LD NOT HAVE TO /OP4 ,OR IF IT DID HAVE TO /OP1 !N ONLY 9 ?OSE BRAN*ES :I* W]E LEA/ NECESS>Y = ! POPULATION ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION4 

,AT ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ,SOVIETS1 ,COMRADE ,S*NEID] WAS WELCOM$ ) OP5 >MS4 ,BUT 444 AFT] ONE OR TWO MEET+S ( ! ,COMMITTEE1 & ONE OR TWO SPEE*ES BY ,COMRADE ,S*NEID] -- ! ATTITUDE ( ! LEAD]S ( ! ,COMMITTEE *ANG$ DRA/ICALLY4 ,HIS POSITION BECAME DIFFICULT4 ,SOME MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMITTEE RAIS$ ! QUE/ION ( D5Y+ HIM ! RI<T TO VOTE ON DECISIONS1 LEAV+ HIM ) ONLY A CONSULTATIVE ROLE4 ,LEV ,S*NEID] RESPOND$ ?AT HE HAD NEV] HAD ! RI<T TO TAKE P>T 9 ! DECISIONS ( ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ,SOVIETS BECAUSE ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET HAD NOT AU?ORIZ$ HIM TO DO SO4 ,HE HAD BE5 DELEGAT$ TO ! ,COMMITTEE ONLY TO KEEP 9=M$ ( ALL NEW MEASURES TAK5 BY ! ,COMMITTEE 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y DOMA91 & TO ACQUA9T ! REPRES5TATIVES ( ! TOIL]S FROM O!R P>TS ( ! PROV9CE ) :AT WAS BE+ ACCOMPLI%$ BY ! TOIL]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE4 ,9 ?IS WAY HE HOP$ IT W\LD BE POSSIBLE TO COORD9ATE ! SELF-ACTIVITY ( ! TOIL]S ( ! V>I\S UYEZDS OR RAIONS SO AS TO FILL 9 ANY GAPS 9 A COORD9AT$ WAY4 

,AFT] ?IS FRANK DECL>ATION BY ,S*NEID] ( ! MOTIVES :I* HAD BR\<T HIM TO ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ,SOVIETS FROM ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET1 NUM]\S MEMB]S ( ! ,COMMITTEE REQUE/$ ?AT AN ITEM BE ADD$ TO AG5DA DEM&+ ! COMPLETE EXCLUSION ( ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,H[EV]1 ! TIMES W]E SU* ?AT TO EXCLUDE ! REPRES5TATIVE FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE W\LD HAVE PROVOK$ A BOYCOTT ( ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE BY ,GULYAI-,POLE & A NUMB] ( REVOLUTION>Y-M9D$ RAIONS ADJAC5T TO IT4 ,?IS W\LD HAVE DEMON/RAT$ TO ! TOIL+ MASSES ( ! :OLE PROV9CE1 & EV5 WELL BEYOND ITS B\ND>IES1 ?AT ! ,EKAT]9OSLAV ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE WAS TRAIL+ ! MASSES :5 IT CAME TO REVOLUTION>Y ACTION4 ,A BOYCOTT AT SU* A HI<-/RESS PO9T 9 ! ,REVOLUTION W\LD CREATE S]I\S PROBLEMS1 AT LEA/ = POLITICIANS4 

,! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE UND]/OOD ?IS V]Y WELL &1 GRUDG+LY1 ALL[$ ! REPRES5TATIVE ( ,GULYAI-,POLE TO REMA9 9 ITS RANKS1 ASSIGN+ HIM TO A PLACE 9 ONE ( ITS SECTIONS4 ,HE 5D$ UP 9 ! 9DU/RIAL SECTION1 IF ,I AM NOT MI/AK54 

,EA* WEEK \R REPRES5TATIVE CAME BACK TO ,GULYAI-,POLE TO MAKE REPORTS TO ! ,SOVIET1 ! ,TRADE ,UNION1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P4 ,HIS REPORTS W]E DISCUSS$4 ,HIS /R5G? R5EW$1 HE HEAD$ BACK TO ,EKAT]9OSLAV = ANO!R WEEK4 

,?R\< HIS M$IATION ! ,SOVIET ( ! ,TRADE ,UNION CONCLUD$ AN AGREEM5T ) ! ,PROV9CIAL ,9DU/RIAL ,COMMITTEE & BEGAN TO RECEIVE VITAL RAW MAT]IALS = ITS PLANTS4 

,! ,RAION ,CONGRESS ( ,L& ,COMMITTEES DESIGNAT$ A NUMB] ( PROP]TIES ( POME%*IKS TO BE TURN$ 9TO AGR>IAN COMMUNES ) ! HELP ( VOLUNTE]S4 

,! TOIL+ PEASANTRY & WORK]S1 MADE UP ( PEOPLE ) ! APPROPRIATE SKILLS -- (T5 EXT5D$ FAMILIES OR GR\PS ( NEI<BORS -- ORGANIZ$ !MSELVES 9TO FREE AGR>IAN COMMUNES RANG+ 9 SIZE FROM #e TO #b PEOPLE4 ,!Y HAD JOY ON !IR FACES AS !Y DISCUSS$ AMONG !MSELVES :AT !Y MU/ DO BE=E SPR+1 :AT K9D ( :EAT !Y %\LD S[ SO AS TO GIVE ! BE/ H>VE/ &1 ( C\RSE1 HELP ! ,REVOLUTION1 ON CONDITION ?AT ! WEA!R WAS GOOD1 NOT TOO DRY1 ) ! RA9 NECESS>Y = \R BLACK E>? AT ! RI<T TIME 9 ! SPR+ & FIR/ TWO MON?S ( SUMM]4 

0,S[+ ALL ! L& ) A GOOD GRA91 FOLL[$ BY AN ABUNDANT H>VE/1 WILL ALL[ US TO OV]COME ! DEVA/ATIONS ( W> & SUPPORT ! =CES ( ! ,REVOLUTION AS !Y WORK 9 \R BE/ 9T]E/S10 SAID ! PEASANTS4 

,& :5 ! AN>*I/S PUT ?IS QUE/ION TO !M3 0,:AT AB\T ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T 9 ,PETROGRAD & ! ,C5TRAL ,RADA 9 ,KIEV8 ,!Y >E ! DIRECT 5EMIES ( ?IS ,REVOLUTION :I* Y\ >E /RIV+ TO SUPPORT40 ,! ANSW] WAS ALWAYS ! SAME1 DELIV]$ ) REVOLUTION>Y EMOTION3 0,BUT WE >E ORGANIZ+ \RSELVES PRECISELY TO OV]?R[ ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T & NOT ALL[ ! ,C5TRAL ,RADA TO TRIUMPH4 ,WE HOPE ?AT BY ! TIME SPR+ ROLLS >\ND WE WILL HAVE DONE ) ALL GOV]NM5TS40 

,& SOMETIMES WE ASK$3 0,:O'S GO+ TO DO ?IS -- Y\80 

0,WE1 ! PEASANTS & WORK]S4 ,Y\ W5T TO ,ALEKS&ROVSK & W]E ABLE TO SEE ?AT ! WORK]S WANT TO LIVE1 LIKE US1 FREE & 9DEP5D5T ( ANY K9D ( RUL]S OV] \R HEADS40  
  

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,9 ,SEPTEMB]1 DUR+ \R ORGANIZ+ WORK AMONG ! PEASANTS & WORK]S1 ! ,GOV]NM5T ,COMMISS>1 ! POME%*IK ,MIKHNO1 S5T TO ,GULYAI-,POLE AN (FICIAL *>G$ ) CONDUCT+ AN 9VE/IGATION ( ME & ! O!R PEASANTS & WORK]S :O HAD DIS>M$ ! B\RGEOISIE ( ! RAION4 

,?IS (FICIAL SET UP %OP 9 ! (FICE ( ! ,MILITIA & TOLD ! ,MILITIA TO SUMMON ALL !SE PEASANTS & WORK]S1 9CLUD+ MYSELF1 SO HE C\LD 9T]ROGATE !M ONE AT A TIME4 

,!RE ,I SAT HIM ON A *AIR & ASK$ HIM TO EXPLA9 AS CALMLY AS POSSIBLE ! REASON = HIS PRES5CE 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE4 ,HE TRI$ HIS BE/ TO GIVE ME EXPLANATIONS 9 A CALM MANN] BUT1 = REASONS ,I CAN'T IMAG9E1 HE DIDN'T MANAGE AT ALL3 HIS LIPS TREMBL$1 HIS TEE? CLATT]$1 HE FACE ALT]NAT$ BETWE5 R$ & :ITE1 & HIS EYES W]E FIX$ ON ! FLOOR4 

,!N ,I ASK$ HIM TO COMPOSE HIMSELF & WRITE D[N :AT ,I WAS GO+ TO DICTATE TO HIM4 ,& :5 HE1 HOLD+ HIS P5 ) GREAT DIFFICULTY1 HAD WRITT5 D[N :AT ,I SAID1 ,I GAVE HIM #b M9UTES TO GET \T ( ,GULYAI-,POLE & TWO H\RS TO LEAVE ! BORD]S ( ! RAION4 ,& ! (FICIAL 9DE$ LEFT V]Y QUICKLY1 A/ONI%+ ! ,COMMITTEE & MYSELF ) HIS SPE$1 AS HE RETURN$ TO HIS BOSS 9 ,ALEKS&ROVSK4 

,AFT] ?IS ,GULYAI-,POLE NO LONG] RECEIV$ ANY EXT]NAL ORD]S1 NOR ANY SPECIAL 5VOYS FROM ,ALEKS&ROVSK4 

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