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#a ,MAY #a#i#a#g4 ,T5 YE>S HAD PASS$ S9CE ,I LA/ P>TICIPAT$ 9 ?IS LABOR HOLIDAY SO ,I MADE A SPECIAL EF=T TO C>RY \T AGITATIONAL WORK TO ORGANIZE ITS CELEBRATION AMONG ! WORK]S1 ! SOLDI]S ( ! >TILL]Y DETA*M5TS1 & ! PEASANTS4 

,I COLLECT$ ALL ! DOCUM5TS RELAT+ TO ! ACTIONS ( ! WORK]S ( ! CITIES DUR+ ! LA/ DAYS ( ,APRIL & PRES5T$ !M TO \R GR\P1 SO ?AT \R MEMB]S C\LD PREP>E !IR [N 9T]PRETATIONS = AGITATIONAL WORK AMONG ! PEASANTS1 WORK]S1 & SOLDI]S4 

,! COMM&] ( ! #h? ,S]BIAN REGIM5T S5T A DELEGATION TO US TO S\ND US \T ON ! WI% ( ?IS REGIM5T ( ! ,S]BIAN /ATE TO P>TICIPATE ) ! TOIL]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE 9 ! WORK]S' HOLIDAY4 ,( C\RSE WE HAD NO OBJECTION1 EV5 :5 !Y PROPOS$ TO TAKE P>T FULLY >M$4 ,WE RELI$ ON \R [N /R5G? :I* WAS QUITE SUFFICI5T TO DIS>M ?IS REGIM5T1 IF NECESS>Y4 

,DEMON/RATIONS BEGAN 9 ! /REETS ( ,GULYAI-,POLE AT #i3 A4M4 ,! ASSEMBLY PO9T ( ALL ! DEMON/RATIONS WAS ,M>KET ,SQU>E1 N[ KN[S AS ,M>TYRS ( ! ,REVOLUTION ,SQU>E4 

,)\T WA/+ ANY TIME1 ! AN>*I/S DELIV]$ ! NEWS AB\T ! ACTIONS ( ! ,PETROGRAD PROLET>IAT ( ,APRIL #a#h-#b#b1 PRESSUR+ ! GOV]NM5T TO DISMISS T5 CAPITALI/ M9I/]S & TRANSF] ALL P[] TO ! ,SOVIETS ( ,PEASANTS'1 ,WORK]S'1 & ,SOLDI]S' ,DEPUTIES4 ,! AN>*I/S DESCRIB$ H[ !SE ACTIONS W]E SUPPRESS$ BY =CE ( >MS4 ,?IS NEWS TRANS=M$ ! *>ACT] ( ! DEMON/RATION :I* BECAME HO/ILE TO ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T & ALL ! SOCIALI/S :O TOOK P>T 9 ?AT GOV]NM5T4 

,! COMM&] ( ! #h? ,S]BIAN REGIM5T MADE HA/E TO LEAD HIS TROOPS BACK TO !IR QU>T]S4 ,P>T ( ! >TILL]Y DETA*M5T DECL>$ !IR SOLID>ITY ) ! AN>*I/S & JO9$ ! RANKS ( ! DEMON/RATORS4 

,! DEMON/RATORS W]E SO NUM]\S ?AT !IR PROCESSION SEEM$ 5DLESS4 ,AFT] PASS+ A RESOLUTION1 0,D[N ) ! ,GOV]NM5T & ALL ! P>TIES RESPONSIBLE = 9FLICT+ ?IS DISGRACE ON US44401 !Y M>*$ ?R\< ! /REETS S++ ! ,M>* ( ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,9 RANKS FIVE TO EI<T ABREA/ IT TOOK SEV]AL H\RS = !IR COLUMN TO PASS4 

,! MOOD WAS SO ELAT$ & HO/ILE TO ! ,GOV]NM5T & ITS AG5TS1 ?AT ! POLITICIANS ( ! ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEE & ! (FIC]S ( ! >TILL]Y DETA*M5T TOOK REFUGE AT ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,S]BIAN REGIM5T4 ,! ONLY EXCEPTIONS W]E TWO (FICIALS :O W]E FAVORITES ( ! SOLDI]S3 ! AN>*I/ SYMPA?IZ] ,%EV*5KO & ! >TI/ ,BOGDANOVI*4 ,! ,MILITIA1 :I* DUR+ ITS BRIEF EXI/5CE HAD YET TO MAKE A S+LE >RE/1 DISAPPE>$ 5TIRELY FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,! AN>*I/S TOLD ! MASS ( DEMON/RATORS AB\T ! ,*ICAGO AN>*I/ M>TYRS4 ,! DEMON/RATORS HONOR$ !IR MEMORY BY KNEEL+ ) B[$ HEADS & !N ASK$ ! AN>*I/S TO LEAD !M )\T DELAY TO FI<T AGA9/ ! ,GOV]NM5T1 ITS AG5TS1 & ! B\RGEOISIE4 

,! DAY PASS$1 H[EV]1 )\T VIOL5CE4 

,AT ?AT TIME ! AU?ORITIES ( ,ALEKS&ROVSK & ,EKAT]9OSLAV W]E KEEP+ A CLOSE EYE ON ,GULYAI-,POLE & W\LD HAVE LIK$ NO?+ BETT] ?AN TO PROVOKE US PREMATURELY TO BATTLE4 

,! :OLE MON? ( ,MAY WAS DEVOT$ TO 9T5SIVE WORK 9 ! PEASANT CONGRESSES ( ,GULYAI-,POLE & ,ALEKS&ROVSK4 

,AT ! ,ALEKS&ROVSK CONGRESS ,I REPORT$ ?AT ! TOIL+ PEASANTRY ( ,GULYAI-,POLE DID NOT TRU/ ! ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEES TO C>RY \T ! WORK ( ! ,REVOLUTION & HAD TAK5 CONTROL ( ! LOCAL COMMITTEE4 ,& ,I EXPLA9$ JU/ H[ ?IS WAS DONE4 

,! DELEGATES ( ! PEASANTS AT ?IS CONGRESS CONGRATULAT$ ! PEASANTS ( ,GULYAI-,POLE & PROMIS$ TO FOLL[ !IR EXAMPLE4 ,! ,S-,RS AT ! CONGRESS REGI/]$ !IR APPROVAL BUT ! ,S-,DS & ,KADETS COMPLA9$ ?AT ! APPROA* TAK5 BY ! PEASANTS ( ,GULYAI-,POLE T[>DS ! ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEES RAN C\NT] TO ! G5]AL POLITICAL L9E ( ! NEW GOV]NM5T4 ,ACCORD+ TO !M ! TAK+ OV] ( E/ABLI%$ T]RITORIAL ADM9I/RATIONS 7! ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEES7 BY A PEASANT ORGANIZATION WAS RU9\S TO ! REVOLUTION>Y CAUSE = IT WAS UND]M9+ ! PRE/IGE ( ! LOCAL GOV]NM5T ORGANS4 

,ONE ( ! PEASANTS EXCLAIM$3 0,Y\'RE ABSOLUTELY RI<T6 ,?AT'S EXACTLY :AT WE'RE DO+4 ,WE %ALL TRY 9 EA* ( \R DI/RICTS TO SUBV]T ! GOV]NM5TAL PRET5SIONS ( !SE ,PUBLIC ,COMMITTEES UNTIL WE ADAPT !M TO \R [N \TLOOK1 UNTIL !Y ACCEPT \R RI<T TO FRE$OM & 9DEP5D5T ACTION 9 ! SEIZ+ ( ! L& FROM ! POME%*IKS40 

,?IS DECL>ATION FROM ! RANKS ( ! PEASANT DELEGATES SUFFIC$ TO QUIET ! ,S-,DS & ,KADETS4 ,O!RWISE ! PEASANT DELEGATES W\LD HAVE LEFT ! MEET+ HALL4 ,! ,S-,DS & ,KADETS HAD NO DESIRE TO BE LEFT 9 AN EMPTY HALL = AT ?IS P]IOD ( ! ,REVOLUTION !Y /ILL HOP$ TO MA/] ! REVOLUTION>Y MOOD ( ! TOIL]S4 

,?IS CONGRESS ( ,ALEKS&ROVSK 5D$ ) ! PASS+ ( A REVOLUTION AB\T ! TRANSF] ( ! L& 9TO ! H&S ( LABOR+ SOCIETY )\T COMP5SATION4 ,A PROV9CIAL COMMITTEE WAS ELECT$4 ,! ,S-,RS REJOIC$ :ILE ! ,S-,DS & ,KADETS W]E FURI\S4 ,! PEASANT DELEGATES DISP]S$ TO !IR [N DI/RICTS1 RESOLV$ TO ORGANIZE !MSELVES )\T ! ASSI/ANCE ( !SE POLITICAL 0PRATTL]S01 TO UNIFY !IR VILLAGES 9 ORD] TO C>RY \T A COMMON >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! POME%*IKS4 0,O!RWISE10 !Y SAID1 0! ,REVOLUTION WILL P]I% & WE %ALL AGA9 BE LEFT )\T L&444 40 

,:5 ,M4 ,%RAMKO & ,I RETURN$ FROM ! PROV9CIAL CONGRESS ( ,ALEKS&ROVSK & REPORT$ ! RESULTS TO ! ,PEASANTS' ,UNION ( ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION1 ! PEASANTS REGRETT$ V]Y MU* HAV+ S5T US TO ?IS CONGRESS4 ,!Y SAID3 0,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 BETT] = US NOT TO P>TICIPATE 9 ?IS CONGRESS1 RA!R WE %\LD HAVE HELD \R [N CONGRESS H]E 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE = ! RAIONS ( ,ALEKS&ROVSK UYEZD4 ,WE >E CONV9C$ ?AT H]E WE W\LD HAVE MADE MORE RAPID PROGRESS T[>DS \R GOAL ( SEIZ+ ! L& = SOCIAL USE4 ,BUT IT'S TOO LATE N[4 ,WE HOPE \R ,GULYAI-,POLE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,PEASANTS' ,UNION WILL MAKE KN[N \R POSITION ON ?IS QUE/ION NOT ONLY TO PEASANTS ( ,ALEKS&ROVSK UYEZD1 BUT ALSO TO ?OSE ( ! ADJAC5T UYEZDS3 ,PAVLOGRAD1 ,M>IUPOL'1 ,B]DYANSK1 & ,MELITOPOL'4 ,LET !M KN[ WE WON'T BE SATISFI$ ) RESOLUTIONS -- IT IS NECESS>Y TO ACT40 

,?IS /ANCE ON ! P>T ( ! PEASANTS GAVE RISE TO ! ,DECL>ATION ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,PEASANTS' ,UNION /AT+ ?AT 0! TOIL+ PEASANTS ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION BELIEVE 9 !IR 9ALI5ABLE RI<T TO PROCLAIM AS COMMUNAL PROP]TY ! L&S ( ! POMES**IKS1 ! MONA/]IES1 & ! ,/ATE1 & 9T5D TO C>RY ?IS 9TO EFFECT 9 ! NE> FUTURE40 ,A SPECIAL LEAFLET WAS ISSU$ URG+ ! TOIL+ PEASANTRY TO PREP>E !MSELVES = ?IS ACT ( JU/ICE4 

,! VOICE ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE PEASANTS WAS HE>D F> BEYOND ! BORD]S ( ,EKAT]9OSLAV GUB]NIA4 ,DELEGATES FROM PEASANT VILLAGES 9 O!R PROV9CES BEGAN TO >RIVE 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE = CONSULTATIONS4 ,?IS W5T ON = SEV]AL WEEKS4 ,AS ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,PEASANTS' ,UNION1 ,I WAS CON/ANTLY BUSY ) !SE DELEGATIONS4 

,COMRADES FROM O!R ORGANIZATIONS HAD TO FILL 9 = ME 9 MY REGUL> DUTIES :ILE ,I C>RI$ ON DISCUSSIONS ) ! VISIT+ DELEGATES4 ,TO SOME ,I GAVE ADVICE1 TO O!RS DIRECT 9/RUCTIONS ON H[ TO ORGANIZE ! PEASANTS 9TO UNIONS & PREP>E !M = ! SEIZURE ( ! L&4 ,& HAV+ SEIZ$ ! L& FROM ! OPPRESSORS1 ! NEXT /EP W\LD BE EI!R TO SET UP AGRICULTURAL COMMUNES ON ! =M] E/ATES1 OR DIVIDE UP ! L& & DI/RIBUTE IT TO ! NE$Y4 

,MO/ ( ! DELEGATIONS TOLD ME3 0,IT W\LD BE A GOOD ?+ IF ,GULYAI-,POLE W]E TO ACT FIR/40 

0,:Y80 ,I ASK$4 ,! ANSW] WAS ALWAYS ! SAME3 0,WE DON'T HAVE ANY ORGANIZ]S4 ,WE READ LITTLE & H>DLY ANY 9=MATION REA*ES US4 ,AGITATORS HAV5'T APPE>$ AMONG US444 & WE W\LD NOT EV5 HAVE READ ! PROCLAMATIONS ( Y\R ,UNION & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P IF \R SONS :O WORK AT ! ,YUZOVSKY ,M9E HAD NOT S5T !M TO US40 

,LI/5+ TO ! VOICE ( ! D[NTRODD5 C\NTRYSIDE1 ,I FELT PA9 BUT ALSO ANG]4 ,I CURS$ ! COMRADES HOL$ UP 9 ! CITIES1 =GETT+ ! OPPRESS$ C\NTRYSIDE4 ,& YET ! TRIUMPH ( ! ,REVOLUTION ULTIMATELY W\LD DEP5D ON ! C\NTRYSIDE4 ,MEAN:ILE ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T WAS ALREADY BEG9N+ TO SL[ D[N ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS1 TO TAKE CONTROL4 ,! CREATIVE DEVELOPM5T ( ! TOIL]S1 GRADUALLY BECOM+ CONSCI\S ( !MSELVES & !IR RI<TS1 WAS BE+ REPLAC$ BY WRITT5 PROGRAMS MEAN+LESS = ! REAL LIFE ( ! C\NTRY4 

,& ! MORE ?IS M5TAL ANGUI% TORM5T$ ME1 ! MORE ,I WAS MOV$ TO SE>* \T ! MO/ \T-(-!-WAY CORN]S ( ! C\NTRYSIDE1 TOGE!R ) MY COMRADES1 TO TELL ! PEASANTS ! TRU? AB\T !IR SITUATION & AB\T ! /ATE ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,I WAS WILL+ TO SET ASIDE ALL COMMITM5TS 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE = ! MOM5T1 TO C>RY ?IS MESSAGE TO ! PEASANTS1 = UNLESS !Y ?REW !IR FRE% 5]GIES 9TO ! /RUGGLE1 ! ,REVOLUTION WAS DOOM$4 

,?IS WORK KEPT ME AWAY FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE = SEV]AL DAYS4 ,AT ?IS TIME ,I WAS *E]$ BY ! IMM95T RETURN ( ,P4 ,A4 ,KROPOTK9 TO ,RUSSIA1 KN[+ HE W\LD DRAW ! ATT5TION ( ! COMRADES TO ! OPPRESS$ C\NTRYSIDE4 ,& :O KN[S8 -- MAYBE \R OLD M5TOR1 ,UNCLE ,VANYA 7,NIKOLAI ,ROGDAEV71 :O HAD BE5 SO ACTIVE 9 ,UKRA9E 9 CZ>I/ TIMES1 W\LD ALSO RETURN1 ALONG ) O!R COMRADES LESS WELL-KN[N BUT V]Y ACTIVE 9 ! OLD DAYS4 ,!N \R ACTIVITY W\LD GET A REAL BOO/4 ,! TOIL+ MASSES W\LD RECEIVE ?OR\<GO+ REPLIES TO ! QUE/IONS :I* TORM5T$ !M4 ,! VOICE ( AN>*ISM W\LD BE HE>D EV]Y:]E 9 ! OPPRESS$ C\NTRYSIDE & W\LD COLLECT & GR\P UND] ITS BANN] ! TOIL+ MASSES TO DO BATTLE ) ! POME%*IKS & FACTORY [N]S = A NEW WORLD ( FRE$OM1 EQUALITY1 & SOLID>ITY AMONG ALL ! PEOPLE4 

,I BELIEV$ 9 ?IS PROJECT TO ! PO9T ( FANATICISM1 & ON ITS BEHALF ,I BECAME MORE & MORE ABSORB$ 9 ! EV]YDAY LIFE ( ! PEASANTS & WORK]S4 ,I /RONGLY URG$ ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,AN>*I/ ,GR\P TO DO ! SAME4 

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