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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

,TEXT 3 

,?+S W]E HAPP5+ FA/4 ,! ,G]MAN & ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN >MIES1 L$ BY ,G5]AL ,EI*ORN1 W]E ALREADY APPROA*+ ,EKAT]9OSLAV2 FROM ANO!R DIRECTION %ELLS W]E FIR$ ON ,ALEKS&ROVSK FROM NE> ! ,KI*KASS ,BRIDGE1 AB\T #h KILOMET]S FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,OPPOS+ !M W]E ! ,R$ ,GU>D DETA*M5TS COMM&$ BY ,G5]AL ,EGOROV AS WELL AS NUM]\S 9DEP5D5T DETA*M5TS :I* RECEIV$ WEAPONS & AMMUNITION FROM ,EGOROV & ! *IEF ( ! RES]VE ,R$ ,>MY ( ! 0,S\? ( ,RUSSIA0 ,BEL5KEVI*4 ,!SE AUTONOM\S UNITS ACT$ AT !IR [N RISK & P]IL -- MO/ (T5 9 SECTORS :]E !RE W]E NO 5EMIES4 ,!SE =CES W]E RECALL$ URG5TLY FROM ,CRIMEA TO ! REGION ( ,V]KHNIJ ,TOKMAK & ,POLOGI4 ,BUT !RE WAS NO LONG] ANY QUE/ION ( DISEMB>K+ !SE TROOPS FROM !IR E*ELONS4 ,!Y HAD BE5 )DRAWN FROM ! ,FRONT TOO SOON1 :I* HAD CLE>LY 9FLU5C$ !IR FI<T+ SPIRIT4 ,!Y N[ TALK$ ONLY ( GETT+ AS F> AS POSSIBLE FROM ! ,FRONT1 TO BRAN* /ATIONS SU* AS ,YASNOVATAYA OR ,ILOVAJSK4 ,9 REALITY1 TWO DAYS LAT] !SE =CES W]E PU%$ =W>D TO MEET ! 5EMY =CES :I*1 9CID5TALLY1 W]E /ILL ON ! RI<T BANK ( ! ,DNEPR4 

,SOME ( ! 9DEP5D5T DETA*M5TS & A GR\P ( ,LEFT ,BLOC SOLDI]S H]OICALLY REPULS$ ! ATTEMPTS ( ! 5EMY TO CROSS ! ,DNEPR4 ,BUT !RE WAS CONSID]ABLE ATTRITION 9 ! DEF5D+ =CES DUE TO EXHAU/ION & A %ORTAGE ( AMMUNITION4 ,?IS GAVE RISE TO 9CREAS+ ANXIETY 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE & ! NEI<BOR+ RAIONS4 

,! AG5TS ( ! ,C\NT]-,REVOLUTION RAIS$ !IR HEADS A LITTLE HI<] & SPOKE MORE CONFID5TLY AGA9/ ! ,SOVIETS1 AGA9/ ! ,REVOLUTION1 & AGA9/ ! TOIL]S :O SAW 9 ! ,REVOLUTION !IR [N EMANCIPATION & !RE=E PUT EV]Y?+ 9TO FUR!R+ ITS DEVELOPM5T4 

,?IS CIRCUM/ANCE HAD A DOLOR\S EFFECT ON ! TOIL]S4 ,9 NUM]\S HAMLETS & VILLAGES CONFUSION REIGN$ AS IT ALWAYS DOES :5 ! MASSES >E NOT KEPT 9=M$ 9 A TIMELY FA%ION AB\T ! POSITION OCCUPI$ BY !IR REVOLUTION>Y VANGU>D4 

,! CONFUSION :I* REIGN$ 9 ! RAION GAVE RISE TO WEAKNESS & HESITATION EV5 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE4 ,MEET+S ( ! ,SOVIET1 ! ,PR(ESSIONAL ,UNION1 ! ,REVKOM1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P W5T ON NI<T & DAY4 ,ALL ! REPRES5TATIVES ( !SE ORGANIZATIONS ASK$ ME = ADVICE & 9SI/$ ?AT ,I TELL !M :AT !Y %\LD DO4 

,9 ?IS GRAVE SITUATION ,I C\LD ONLY TELL !M TO PULL !MSELVES TOGE!R & OPPOSE ! ,C\NT]-,REVOLUTION ) ACTIONS :I* W]E AS 5]GETIC & RESOLUTE AS !IR WORDS4 

,I 9SI/$ TO ! REPRES5TATIVES AT AN EM]G5CY MEET+ ON ! NECESSITY ( IMM$IATELY ISSU+ AN APPEAL 9 ! NAME ( ! V>I\S ORGANIZATIONS :I* !Y REPRES5T$1 EXPLA9+ TO ! TOIL]S ( ! RAION ! REAL /ATE ( ! ,REVOLUTION & :AT !Y HAD TO DO TO SAVE IT4 ,IT W\LD 9VITE ! TOIL]S TO ORGANIZE >M$ RESI/ANCE AGA9/ ! PHONY LIB]ATION PROMIS$ BY ! ,C5TRAL ,RADA & ! ,G]MAN >MIES4 

,! :OLE POPULATION ( ! RAION RESPOND$ TO ?IS APPEAL4 ,EV]Y:]E Y\NG PEOPLE & S5IORS FLOCK$ TO !IR LOCAL SOVIETS 9 ORD] TO 5LI/ & IMM$IATELY =M VOLUNTE] BATTALIONS4 ,! 9HABITANTS ( ,GULYAI-,POLE ITSELF =M$ A BATTALION COMPRIS$ ( SIX COMPANIES ) #b TO #bb P]SONS EA*4 

,! ,JEWI% POPULATION FURNI%$ A COMPANY ALSO AS P>T ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE BATTALION4 ,! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P =M$ A DETA*M5T FROM ITS MEMB]S & C&IDATE MEMB]S4 ,?IS DETA*M5TS WAS COMPOS$ ( SEV]AL HUNDR$ P]SONS >M$ ) RIFLES1 REVOLV]S1 & SAB]S4 ,AB\T HALF ( !M HAD HORSES & SADDLES4 ,?IS DETA*M5T WAS PUT AT ! DISPOSITION ( ! ,REVKOM4 

,! 9TELLIG5TSIA ( ,GULYAI-,POLE1 ON ! 9ITIATIVE ( ! V]Y WELL-RESPECT$ DOCTOR ,ABRAM ,ISAAKOVI* ,LOS1 ORGANIZ$ M$ICAL UNITS1 IMPROVIS$ FIELD HOSPITALS1 & H&$ \T JOB ASSIGNM5TS = ! M$ICAL S]VICE REQUIR$ BY ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,FRONT4 

,MEAN:ILE ,I W5T TO ,POLOGI = A DAY TO ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! COMM&] ( ! RES]VE ,R$ ,>MY ( ! 0,S\? ( ,RUSSIA0 ,BEL5KEVI*4 ,I 9=M$ HIM ( ! CURR5T GOALS ( ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,REVKOM & BR\<T HIM UP TO DATE ON \R ORGANIZATION 9 DEF5SE ( ! ,REVOLUTION :I* WAS ! NUMB] ONE PRIORITY ( ! ,REVKOM & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P4 

,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* %[$ GREAT 9T]E/ 9 :AT ,I TOLD HIM & PROMIS$ TO GO TO ,GULYAI-,POLE ! NEXT DAY TO SEE :AT HE C\LD DO TO HELP ! ,REVKOM & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P4 ,BUT ,I WASN'T SATISFI$ ) ?IS PROMISE4 ,I 9SI/$ ?AT ,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* GIVE ME HIS ANSW] IMM$IATELY3 C\LD HE SUPPLY WEAPONS TO ! VOLUNTE]S 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE8 

,SEE+ MY IMPATI5CE TO RESOLVE ?IS QUE/ION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 ,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* RETURN$ ) ME ?AT V]Y DAY TO ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,HE WAS ?US ABLE TO V]IFY :AT ,I HAD TOLD HIM & PROMIS$ ! ,REVKOM ?AT AS SOON AS HE GOT BACK TO ,POLOGI HE W\LD CONF] ) HIS /AFF & LET US KN[ :AT ! RES]VE ,R$ ,>MY C\LD DO TO HELP REVOLUTION>Y ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,9 RETURN+ FROM ,GULYAI-,POLE TO ,POLOGI ,I GOT ,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* TO VISIT ,COMMUNE ,NO4#a & L$ HIM TO ! FIELDS :]E ! FREE 0COMMUN>DS0 W]E WORK+4 ,HE WAT*$ !M WORK1 ASK$ !M :Y !Y HAD ADOPT$ ?IS WAY ( LIFE1 & WAS PR(\NDLY MOV$4 

,9 WALK+ FROM ! FIELDS TO ! D9+ HALL ( ! COMMUNE = ! EV5+ MEAL1 ,BEL5KEVI* %OOK MY H& & SAID3 0,I FELT1 FROM ! MOM5T ,I FIR/ MET Y\1 GREAT CONFID5CE 9 Y\1 ,COMRADE ,MAKHNO1 & ,I SAY TO Y\ RI<T N[3 S5D Y\R PEOPLE ?IS V]Y NI<T TO MY HEADQU>T]S & !Y WILL RECEIVE ! RIFLES1 MA*9E GUNS1 & O!R WEAPONS NE$$ BY Y\R BATTALION 9 ,GULYAI-,POLE40 

,?IS PROMISE BY ,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* PLEAS$ ME & ,I IMM$IATELY PHON$ ,COMRADE ,POLONSKI1 COMM&] ( ! BATTALION ( VOLUNTE]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE1 & ,COMRADE ,M>*5KO1 MEMB] ( ! ,REVKOM1 & TOLD !M TO GO TO ,POLOGI & GET ! WEAPONS & AMMUNITION FROM ,BEL5KEVI*'S HEADQU>T]S & TRANSPORT !M TO ,GULYAI-,POLE4 

,AS WE P>T$1 ,COMRADE ,BEL5KEVI* & ,I PROMIS$ TO HELP EA* O!R 9 REVOLUTION>Y 5DEAVORS4 ,HE PROMIS$1 9 ! CASE ( RETREAT1 TO MAKE AVAILABLE TO ! 0COMMUN>DS0 SOME E*ELONS SO !Y C\LD BE EVACUAT$ 9 TIME4 

,SO PASS$ !SE TR\BL$ DAYS444 

,ON ! NEXT DAY ,I W5T ) SEV]AL >TILL]Y SPECIALI/S TO ! ,GULYAI-,POLE RAILWAY /ATION TO 9SPECT :AT WE HAD RECEIV$ FROM ,BEL5KEVI*'S HEADQU>T]S4 ,WE SAW SIX CANNONS 7F\R ( ! ,FR5* K9D & TWO ,RUSSIAN H[ITZ]S71 ?REE ?\S& RIFLES1 TWO WAGONS ( C>TRIDGES1 & N9E WAGONS ( AMMUNITION = ! CANNONS4 

,\R JOY WAS 9DESCRIBABLE4 ,WE IMM$IATELY TRANSPORT$ :AT WAS URG5TLY NE$$ TO ! ,REVKOM = DI/RIBUTION TO ! COMPANIES4 ,!N WE PREP>$ TO LEAVE = ! FRONT TO FI<T ! ,C5TRAL ,RADA & ITS ALLIES1 ! ,G]MAN & ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN EMP]ORS4 

,! APPEAL LAUN*$ BY ! ,REVKOM ( ,GULYAI-,POLE1 ! ,SOVIET1 & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P1 9VIT+ ! TOIL]S ( ! RAION TO QUICKLY =M BATTALIONS ( VOLUNTE]S TO FI<T ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES1 CAME TO ! ATT5TION ( ! HEADQU>T]S ( ! ,R$ ,GU>DS :O IMM$IATELY S5T BY SPECIAL TRA9 AN 5VOY TO MEET ) ME & F9D \T :AT =CES ! ,REVKOM ( \R PR\D RAION C\LD MU/] & :5 !SE TROOPS1 9SPIR$ BY AN>*I/ IDEALS1 C\LD BE S5T TO ! FRONT4 

,I MET ) ) HIM ON ! NI<T ( ,APRIL #h1 #a#i#a#h1 AT ! SAME MOM5T :5 ,L59 & ,TROTSKY W]E HAV+ A DISCUSSION 9 ! ,KREML9 AB\T ANNIHILAT+ ! AN>*I/S GR\PS1 FIR/ 9 ,MOSC[1 !N 9 ! :OLE ( ,RUSSIA 7!Y HAD ALREADY LO/ 9T]E/ 9 ,UKRA9E & SO DIDN'T T\* ! AN>*I/S !RE74 ,I F\ND ! 5VOY FROM ! ,R$ ,GU>D HEADQU>T]S 9 ,EKAT]9OSLAV WAS DI/RESS$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,R$ ,GU>D DETA*M5TS1 9 ACCORD ) ! ,TREATY ( ,BRE/-,LITOVSK1 W]E BE+ )DRAWN FROM ! FRONT L9ES ( ! REVOLUTION>Y FRONT 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! ,RUSSIAN BORD]1 :ILE ! DETA*M5TS MADE UP ( ,UKRA9IAN TOIL]S1 HA/ILY ORGANIZ$1 W]E NOT YET READY = COMBAT & W]E FALL+ BACK EV]Y:]E4 ,I ASSUR$ HIM ?AT ,I W\LD DO EV]Y?+ POSSIBLE TO 5SURE ?AT \R TROOPS W\LD BE ADVANC+ ON ! MORR[ TO ! ,FRONT4 

,AFT] ?IS 5VOY HAD LEFT1 ,I RECEIV$ NEWS ?AT ! ,R$ ,GU>DS HAD ALSO RETREAT$ 9 ! ,ALEKS&ROVSK SECTOR4 ,! MILIT>Y COMM& 9 ,ALEKS&ROVSK IMPLOR$ ! ,GULYAI-,POLE BATTALIONS TO COME TO !IR AID4 ,AFT] CONSULT+ ) ! ,REVKOM & ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P1 ,I S5T TO ,ALEKS&ROVSK ! DETA*M5T =M$ BY ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P & A MIX$ BATTALION =M$ FROM ! PEASANTS ( HAMLETS CLOSE/ TO ,ALEKS&ROVSK4 

,! DETA*M5T =M$ BY ! ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/ ,GR\P WAS A CAVALRY =MATION4 ,! ,R$ ,GU>DS HAD ALMO/ NO CAVALRY4 ,\R DETA*M5T WAS SOON REQUIR$ 9 ! ,EKAT]9OSLAV MILIT>Y SECTOR4 ,9 DUE C\RSE IT WAS ALSO R$EPLOY$1 ON MY ORD]S1 9 ! ,*APL9O SECTOR4 ,MEAN:ILE WE SUCCESSFULLY PREP>$ ! ,GULYAI-,POLE1 ,KONSKO-,PAZDORSKIJ1 ,%ANZH>O-,TURK5OVSKIJ1 & O!R 0FREE BATTALIONS0 = ACTION AT ! FRONT4 

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