,! ,TRAG$Y ( ! ,POLITICAL ,EXILES #aicd ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN ,TAGS 3 AN>*I/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S1 POLITICAL REFUGEES1 RUSSIAN POLITICALS1 UNIT$ /ATES1 POLITICAL EXILES1 RUSSIAN REFUGEES1 POLICE /ATION1 *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION1 ]I* MUHSAM1 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION4 ,TEXT 3 ,PHOTO BY ,ROB]TO ,DE LA ,P>RA1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,DUR+ MY N9ETY DAYS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES OLD FRI5DS & NEW1 9CLUD+ PEOPLE ,I HAD NEV] MET BE=E1 SPOKE MU* ( MY YE>S 9 EXILE4 ,IT SEEM$ 9CR$IBLE TO !M ?AT ,I HAD BE5 ABLE TO )/& ! VICISSITUDES ( BANI%M5T & COME BACK UNBROK5 9 HEAL? & SPIRIT & ) MY IDEAL UNM>R$4 ,I CONFESS ,I WAS DEEPLY MOV$ BY !IR G5]\S TRIBUTE4 ,BUT ALSO ,I WAS EMB>RASS$1 NOT BECAUSE ,I SUFF] FROM FALSE MODE/Y OR BELIEVE ?AT K9D ?+S %\LD BE SAID AB\T PEOPLE ONLY AFT] !IR DEA?1 BUT RA!R BECAUSE ! PLIDLY WOR? M5TION+4 ,! LOT ( POLITICAL REFUGEES1 EV5 PRIOR TO ! W>1 WAS NEV] FREE FROM /RESS & POV]TY4 ,BUT !Y C\LD AT LEA/ F9D ASYLUM 9 A NUMB] ( C\NTRIES4 ,FRANCE1 ,BELGIUM1 ,SWITZ]L& W]E OP5 TO !M4 ,SC&9AVIA & ! ,NE!RL&S RECEIV$ !M K9DLY4 ,EV5 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES WAS HOSPITABLE 5\< TO ADMIT SOME REFUGEES4 ,! REAL HAV51 H[EV]1 WAS ,5GL&1 :]E POLITICAL REBELS FROM ALL DESPOTIC L&S W]E MADE WELCOME4 ,! WORLD C>NAGE PUT AN 5D TO ! GOLD5 ]A :5 A ,BAKUN9 & A ,H]Z51 A ,M>X & A ,KROPOTK91 A ,MALATE/A & A ,L591 ,V]A ,SAZULI*1 ,L\ISE ,MI*EL1 & ALL ! O!RS C\LD COME & GO )\T H9DRANCE4 ,9 ?OSE DAYS :O C>$ AB\T PASSPORTS OR VISAS8 ,:O WORRI$ AB\T ONE P>TICUL> SPOT ON E>?8 ,! :OLE WORLD WAS ONE'S C\NTRY4 ,ONE PLACE WAS AS GOOD AS ANO!R :]E ONE C\LD CONT9UE ONE'S WORK = ! LIB]ATION ( ONE'S AUTOCRATIC NATIVE L&4 ,NOT 9 !IR WILDE/ DREAMS DID IT OCCUR TO !SE REVOLUTION>IES ?AT ! TIME MIY1 OR ?AT POLITICAL CONDITIONS MIS4 ,! W> = DEMOCRACY & ! ADV5T ( ! LEFT & RI?1 ADMITT$ NO:]E4 ,IF !Y >E =TUNATE 5\< TO F9D ASYLUM1 IT IS NE>LY ALWAYS = A %ORT P]IOD ONLY2 !Y >E ALWAYS EXPOS$ TO ANNOYANCE & *ICAN]Y1 & !IR LIVES MADE A V]ITABLE HELL4 ,= A TIME EXPATRIAT$ ,RUSSIANS W]E GIV5 SOME PROTECTION BY MEANS ( ! ,NANS51 OR ,LEAGUE ( ,NATIONS1 PASSPORT4 ,MO/ C\NTRIES W]E SUPPOS$ TO RECOGNIZE ?AT SCRAP ( PAP]1 ?\< FEW DID1 LEA/ ( ALL :5 POLITICALLY TA9T$ 9DIVIDUALS APPLI$ = ADMISSION4 ,/ILL1 ! ,NANS5 PASSPORT WAS BETT] ?AN NO?+ AT ALL4 ,N[ ?IS TOO HAS BE5 ABOLI%$1 & ,RUSSIAN REFUGEES >E 5TIRELY \TSIDE ! LAW4 ,T]RIBLE AS WAS ! ,CZ>I/ TIME1 IT WAS YET POSSIBLE TO BRIBE ONE'S WAY ACROSS FRONTI]S4 ,?AT IS POSSIBLE NO LONG]1 NOT BECAUSE BORD] POLICE HAVE SUDD5LY BECOME HONE/1 BUT BECAUSE EV]Y C\NTRY IS AFRAID ( ! BOL%EVIK OR ! FASCI/ G]M & KEEPS ! FRONTI] H]METICALLY SEAL$1 EV5 AGA9/ ?OSE :O HATE EV]Y =M ( DICTATOR%IP4 ,I HAVE ALREADY /AT$ ?AT POLITICAL EXILES >E SOMETIMES LUCKY 5\< TO F9D AN ABODE1 BUT ?AT BY NO MEANS 9CLUDES ! RIISOME R\ND ( SEEK+ ANO!R C\NTRY4 ,POLITICALS >E CON/ANTLY AT ! BECK & CALL ( ! AU?ORITIES4 ,IT IS ALMO/ A DAILY OCCURR5CE = !M TO BE P\NC$ UPON SUDD5LY AT AN E>LY MORN+ H\R1 DRAGG$ \T ( B$1 TAK5 TO ! POLICE /ATION1 & !N EXPELL$4 ,IT IS NOT NECESS>Y TO BE GUILTY ( ANY (F5SE1 SU* AS P>TICIPATION 9 ! 9T]NAL POLITICAL AFFAIRS ( ! C\NTRY :OSE HOSPITALITY !Y HAVE ACCEPT$4 ,A FRI5D ( M9E IS A CASE 9 PO9T4 ,HE WAS EXPELL$ FROM A C]TA9 C\NTRY M]ELY = $IT+ A SMALL BULLET9 9 ,5GLI% 9 ORD] TO RAISE FUNDS = ! ,RUSSIAN POLITICAL PRISON]S4 ,AFT] WE SUCCE$$ 9 BR++ HIM BACK1 HE WAS ?REE TIMES ORD]$ TO LEAVE1 & :5 HE WAS F9ALLY ALL[$ TO REMA91 IT WAS ON CONDITION ?AT HE APPLY = A R5EWAL ( ! P]MIT EV]Y ?REE MON?S4 ,= DAYS & WEEKS HE HAD TO CAMP AT ! POLICE /ATION & WA/E TIME & HEAL? RUNN+ FROM DEP>TM5T TO DEP>TM5T4 ,:ILE WAIT+ = ! R5EWAL HE C\LD NOT LEAVE ! CITY ( HIS DOMICILE4 ,EV]Y NEW PLACE HE MIE :O C\LD HAVE SURVIV$ SU* TREATM5T4 ,BUT MY FRI5D HAD BE5 /EEL$ 9 ,AM]ICAN PRISONS = SIXTE5 YE>S1 & HIS HAD ALWAYS BE5 AN 9DOMITABLE WILL4 ,YET EV5 HE HAD ALMO/ COME TO ! 5D ( HIS 5DURANCE :5 ! ?REE MON?S' R5EWAL P]IOD WAS EXT5D$ TO SIX4 ,H[EV]1 !SE MIS]IES >E BY NO MEANS ! ONLY TRAG$IES 9 ! PRES5T PLIE MANY MORE ?AT TRY !IR S\LS & TURN !IR LIVES 9TO HIDE\S NIES4 ,NO MATT] H[ GREAT !IR SUFF]+ 9 PRE-W> TIMES1 !Y HAD !IR FAI? & !IR WORK TO GIVE !M AN \TLET4 ,!Y LIV$1 DREAM$1 & LABOR$ 9CESSANTLY = ! LIB]ATION ( !IR NATIVE L&S4 ,!Y C\LD >\SE PUBLIC OP9ION 9 !IR PLACE ( REFUGE AGA9/ ! TYRANNY & OPPRESSION PRACTIC$ 9 !IR C\NTRY1 & !Y W]E ABLE TO HELP !IR COMRADES 9 PRISON ) L>GE FUNDS CONTRIBUT$ BY ! WORK]S & LIB]AL ELEM5TS 9 O!R P>TS ( ! WORLD4 ,!Y C\LD EV5 %IP GUNS & AMMUNITION 9TO ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA1 DESPOTIC ,ITALY1 & ,SPA94 ,!SE W]E C]TA9LY 9SPIR+ & SU/A9+ FACTORS4 ,NOT LESS SO WAS ! SOLID>ITY ?AT EXI/$ AMONG ! POLITICALS ( DIFF]5T S*OOLS4 ,:ATEV] !IR !ORETICAL DIFF]5CES1 !RE WAS MUTUAL RESPECT & CONFID5CE AMONG !M4 ,& 9 TIMES ( IMPORTANT ISSUES !Y WORK$ TOGE!R1 NOT 9 A MAKE-BELIEVE BUT 9 A REAL UNIT$ FRONT4 ,NO?+ ( ?AT IS LEFT4 ,ALL POLITICAL MOVEM5TS >E AT EA* O!R'S ?ROATS--MORE BITT]1 V9DICTIVE1 & D[NRIE AGA9/ !IR COMMON 5EMIES4 ,! MO/ UNP>DONABLE (F5D] 9 ?IS RESPECT IS ! SO-CALL$ ,UNION ( ,SOCIALI/ ,SOVIET ,REPUBLICS4 ,NOT ONLY IS IT KEEP+ UP A PROCESS ( EXT]M9ATION ( ALL POLITICAL OPPON5TS 9 & \TSIDE ITS T]RITORY1 BUT IT IS ALSO 5GAG$ 9 :OLESALE *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION4 ,M5 & WOM5 ) A H]OIC RECORD ( REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY1 P]SONS :O HAVE CONSECRAT$ !MSELVES TO !IR IDEALS1 :O W5T ?R\< UNTOLD SUFF]+S UND] ! ,ROMANOVS1 >E MALIGN$1 MISREPRES5T$1 DUBB$ ) VILE NAMES1 & H\ND$ )\T M]CY4 ,IT IS C]TA9LY NO CO9CID5CE ?AT MY FRI5D WAS EXPELL$ = A BULLET9 DESIGN$ TO RAISE MONEY = ! ,RUSSIAN POLITICALS4 ,TO BE SURE ! ,MUSSOL9IS & ,HITL]S >E GUILTY ( ! SAME CRIME4 ,!Y & !IR PROPAG&A MA*9ES M[ D[N EV]Y POLITICAL OPPON5T 9 !IR WAY4 ,!Y ALSO HAVE ADD$ *>ACT] ASSASS9ATION TO ! BUT*]Y ( !IR VICTIMS4 ,HUMAN S5SIBILITIES HAVE BECOME DULL$ S9CE ! W>4 ,IF ! SUFF]+ ( ! ,G]MAN & ,AU/RIAN REFUGEES HAD FAIL$ TO REK9DLE ! DY+ EMB]S ( SYMPA?Y1 ONE W\LD HAVE HAD TO LOSE ALL FAI? 9 MANK9D4 ,! G5]\S RESPONSE TO !IR NE$ IS 9DE$ ! ONLY RAY ( LI*I/S & ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S HAVE1 ( C\RSE1 BE5 =GOTT54 ,OR IS IT IGNORANCE ?AT CAUSES ! DEADLY SIL5CE AB\T !IR PLI*I/S ALSO >E 9 ,GOR+'S DREADFUL CONC5TRATION CAMPS1 SUBJECT TO ! BRUTALITIES ( ! ,/ORM ,TROOP B>B>IANS1 & ?AT SOME ( !M HAVE UND]GONE MORE HE9\S PUNI%M5T ?AN MO/ ( ! O!R ,NAZI VICTIMS8 ,= 9/ANCE1 ,]I* ,MUHSAM4 ,POET & SOCIAL REBEL1 HE PAID HIS TOLL TO ! ,G]MAN ,REPUBLIC AFT] ! ,BAV>IAN UPRIS+4 ,HE WAS S5T5C$ TO FIFTE5 YE>S 9 PRISON1 ( :I* HE S]V$ FIVE4 ,ON HIS RELEASE HE IMM$IATELY ?REW HIMSELF 9TO ! WORK ( %[+ ! 9HUMAN CONDITIONS 9 ! PRISONS UND] ! ,SOCIALI/ & REPUBLICAN GOV]NM5T4 ,BE+ A ,JEW & AN ,AN>*I/ & HAV+ A REVOLUTION>Y PA/1 ,]I* ,MUHSAM WAS AMONG ! FIR/ TO BE DRAGG$ (F BY ! ,S,A GANG/]S4 ,HE WAS REPEAT$LY SLUGG$ & BEAT51 HIS TEE? W]E KNOCK$ \T1 HIS HAIR & BE>D PULL$1 & ! SWA/IKA CUT ON HIS SKULL ) A P5KNIFE4 ,AFT] HIS DEA? 9 ,JULY1 ANN\NC$ BY ! ,NAZIS A 0SUICIDE10 HIS WID[ WAS %[N HIS TORTUR$ BODY1 ) ! BACK ( ! SKULL CRU%$ AS IF IT HAD BE5 DRAGG$ ON ! GR\ND1 & ) UNMI/AKABLE SIGNS ( /RANGULATION4 ,9DIFF]5CE TO ,MUHSAM'S M>TYRDOM IS A SIGN ( ! SECT>IANISM & BIGOTRY 9 LIB]AL & RADICAL RANKS TODAY4 ,BUT :AT ,I REALLY WANT TO /RESS IS ?IS3 ! B>B>ITY ( FASCISM & ,NAZISM IS BE+ CONDEMN$ & F\B>ITIES ( ! ,RUSSIAN DICTATOR%IP AS 9EVITABLE4 ,ALL !SE GOOD PEOPLE >E UND] ! SPELL ( ! ,SOVIET MY?4 ,!Y LACK AW>5ESS ( ! 9CONSI/5CY & ABSURDITY ( !IR PROTE/+ AGA9/ BRUTALITIES 9 CAPITALI/ C\NTRIES :5 !Y >E CONDON+ ! SAME BRUTALITIES 9 ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC4 ,A REC5T APPEAL ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL ,WORK+M5'S ,ASSOCIATION GIVES A HE>T-BREAK+ PICTURE ( ! CONDITION ( ,AN>*I/S & ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S 9 ,/AL9'S /RONRE/S 9 ,ODESSA1 ,TOMSK1 ,>*ANGEL1 & O!R P>TS ( ,RUSSIA HAVE TAK5 PLACE4 ,NO *>GE :ATEV] IS MADE AGA9/ ! VICTIMS4 ,)\T HE>+ OR TRIAL !Y HAVE BE5 S5T AWAY BY ! 0ADM9I/RATIVE PROCESS40 ,?OSE :OSE S5T5CES1 SOME AS HI< AS T5 YE>S1 HAVE EXPIR$1 HAVE AGA9 BE5 S5T TO ISOLAT$ P>TS2 !RE IS NO HOPE ( LIB]ATION DUR+ ! MU*-PRAIS$ ,COMMUNI/ EXP]IM5T4 ,ONE ( ! TRAGIC CASES IS ?AT ( ,NI*OLAI ,ROGDAYEVE1 AN ,AN>*I/ = YE>S & AN >D5T FI* REVOLUTION ,ROGDAYEVE CAME BACK TO FRE$OM & NEW ACTIVITIES4 ,) HUNDR$S ( O!RS ( EV]Y POLITICAL %ADE HE WORK$ UNTIR+LY--TEA*+1 WRIT+1 SPEAK+1 & ORGANIZ+ ! WORK]S4 ,HE CONT9U$ HIS LABORS = A TIME AFT] ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION4 ,!N ! ,BOL%EVIK P]SECUTION BEGAN4 ,?\< ,ROGDAYEVE WAS WELL KN[N & LOV$ BY EV]YONE1 9CLUD+ EV5 ,COMMUNI/S1 HE DID NOT ESCAPE ! CRU%+ H& ( ! ,G,P,U4 ,>RE/1 EXILE1 & ALL ! O!R TORTURES ! ,RUSSIAN POLITICALS >E MADE TO SUFF] UND]M9$ HIS HEAL?4 ,HIS GIANT BODY WAS GRADUALLY BROK5 BY TUB]CULOSIS :I* HE HAD CONTRACT$ AS A RESULT ( HIS TREATM5T4 ,HE DI$ A FEW MON?S AGO4 ,:AT WAS ! (F5SE ( ,ROGDAYEVE & HUNDR$S ( O!RS8 ,IT WAS !IR /EADFA/ ADH]5CE TO !IR IDEALS1 TO !IR FAI? 9 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION & ! ,RUSSIAN MASSES4 ,= ?AT UNDY+ FAI? !Y W5T ?R\< A ?\S& PURGATORIES2 MANY ( !M1 LIKE ,ROGDAYEVE1 W]E SL[LY DONE TO DEA?4 ,?US1 ,KA!R9E ,BRE%KOVSKY1 AT ! AGE ( N9ETY & BL9D1 HAS JU/ 5D$ H] DAYS 9 AN ALI5 L&4 ,M>IA ,SPIRIDONOVA1 BROK5 9 HEAL?1 IF NOT 9 SPIRIT1 MAY NOT GO ABROAD TO SEEK A CURE FROM SCURVY DEVELOP$ 9 ! 9N] ,*EKA PRISON2 ,/AL9'S SLEEP MIR$ W]E %E AT L>GE4 ,& ,ANGELICA ,BALABONOV1 :AT AB\T H]8 ,NOT EV5 ! H5*M5 ( ,/AL9 HAVE D>$ TO *>GE H] ) HAV+ MADE COMMON CAUSE ) ! 5EMIES ( ! REVOLUTION4 ,9 #aiag %E RETURN$ FROM ,ITALY TO ,RUSSIA1 JO9$ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 & D$ICAT$ H]SELF TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,BUT EV5TUALLY1 :5 %E REALIZ$ ! 9TRIGUE & ! CORRUPTION 9 ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 :5 %E C\LD NO LONG] ACCEPT ! E?ICS ( ! ,G,P,U1 %E LEFT ,RUSSIA & ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 ,EV] S9CE1 ,ANGELICA ,BALABONOV HAS BE5 US$ AS A T>GET = VILLA9\S ATTACKS & D5UNCIATIONS FROM ,MOSC[ & ITS SATELLITES ABROAD4 ,?IS & YE>S ( MALNUTRITION HAVE LEFT H] ILL & /R&$4 ,! ,RUSSIAN REFUGEES >E NOT ! ONLY REBELS :OSE DREAM ( A NEW WORLD HAS BE5 %ATT]$4 ,5RICO ,MALATE/A1 ,AN>*I/1 REBEL1 & ONE ( ! SWEETE/ P]SONALITIES 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y RANKS1 WAS ALSO NOT SP>$ ! AGONY ( ! ADV5T ( FASCISM4 ,\T ( HIS GREAT M9D & HIS LOV+ HE>T HE HAD GIV5 LAVI%LY OV] A P]IOD ( SIXTY YE>S TO FREE ! ,ITALIAN WORK]S & PEASANTS4 ,! REALIZATION ( HIS DREAM WAS ALL BUT )9 REA* :5 ! RIFFRAFF ( ,MUSSOL9I SPREAD LIKE A PLAGUE OV] ,ITALY1 DE/ROY+ EV]Y?+ SO PA9FULLY BUILT UP BY M5 LIKE ,MALATE/A1 ,FABRI1 & ! O!R GREAT ,ITALIAN REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,BITT] 9DE$ MU/ HAVE BE5 ! LA/ DAYS ( ,MALATE/A4 ,)9 ! LA/ YE> & A HALF HO/S ( ,AU/RIAN & ,G]MAN REBELS HAVE BE5 ADD$ TO ! 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