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,! ,BALTIC ,FLEET & ! ,KRON/ADT G>RISON PLAY$ A ROLE ( ! V]Y FIR/ IMPORTANCE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,MANY FACTORS CONTRIBUT$ TO ?IS4 ,TN ! FIR/ PLACE1 ! SAILORS W]E RECRUIT$ = ! MO/ P>T FROM ! WORK+ CLASS1 FROM :OM ! NAVY NATURALLY PICK$ ! BE/-QUALIFI$1 MO/ LIT]ATE & AL]T RECRUITS4 ,BUT WORK]S ( ?IS K9D W]E ALSO ! MO/ ADVANC$ POLITICALLY4 ,FREQU5TLY1 BE=E GO+ TO S]VE 9 ! NAVY1 !Y HAD BE5 BUDD+ REVOLUTION>IES1 SOMETIMES EV5 ACTIVE MILITANTS1 & 9EVITABLY1 9 SPITE ( DISCIPL9E & SUP]VISION1 !Y WIELD$ A /RONG 9FLU5CE OV] !IR %IPMATES4 

,MOREOV]1 S9CE ! SAILORS (T5 VISIT$ =EIGN C\NTRIES 9 ! L9E ( !IR DUTY1 !Y W]E 9 A GOOD POSITION TO COMP>E ! RELATIVELY FREE REGIMES ( !SE L&S ) ?AT ( ,CZ>I/ ,RUSSIA4 ,BETT] ?AN ANY O!R SECTION ( ! PEOPLE1 9CLUD+ ! >MY1 !Y ASSIMILAT$ ! IDEAS & PROGRAMS ( ! POLITICAL P>TIES1 :ILE MANY ( !M MA9TA9$ RELATIONS ) ! EMIGRES .<9 ,WE/]N ,EUROPE.> & READ !IR =BIDD5 & CL&E/9E LIT]ATURE4 

,WE %\LD ADD ?AT ! PROXIMITY ( ! !N CAPITAL1 ) ITS 9T5SE POLITICAL1 9TELLECTUAL & 9DU/RIAL ACTIVITY1 CONTRIBUT$ A GREAT DEAL TO ! $UCATION ( ! M5 9 ,KRON/ADT4 ,9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG 0POLITICAL LIFE0 WAS AT ITS FULLE/4 ,!RE WAS AN IMPORTANT MASS ( WORK]S1 & A NUM]\S & TURBUL5T Y\? AT ! ,UNIV]SITY4 ,! LIVELY ACTIVITY ( ! REVOLUTION>Y GR\PS1 ! EV] MORE FREQU5T & IMPOS+ DI/URBANCES & DEMON/RATIONS1 ! SCUFFLES ?AT SOMETIMES FOLL[$ !M1 & ! G5]ALLY RAPID & DIRECT CONTACT ) POLITICAL & SOCIAL EV5TS1 ALL 9DUC$ ! POPULATION ( ,KRON/ADT TO TAKE A LIVELY & SU/A9$ 9T]E/ 9 ! 9T]NAL LIFE ( ! C\NTRY1 ! ASPIRATIONS & /RUGGLES ( ! MASSES1 & ! POLITICAL & SOCIAL PROBLEMS ( ! DAY4 

,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 9DE$1 KEPT ,KRON/ADT ALWAYS ON ! AL]T1 & SOMETIMES 9 A FEV]4 ,ALREADY1 9 #a#i#e-#f & 9 #a#i#a1 ! ,KRON/ADT SAILORS HAD ATTEMPT$ FAIRLY S]I\S REVOLTS1 :I* W]E SEV]ELY REPRESS$4 ,BUT !IR SPIRIT BECAME ALL ! MORE FI]CE & ALIVE4 

,F9ALLY1 FROM ! E>LIE/ DAYS ( ! #aiag ,REVOLUTION1 ! EXTREME LEFTI/ CURR5TS1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 ! ,LEFT ,SOCIAL-,REVOLUTION>IES1 ! ,MAXIMALI/S1 ! ,SYNDICALI/S & ,AN>*I/S1 ALL CREAT$ ACTIVE & WELL-ORGANIZ$ C5T]S 9 ,KRON/ADT1 & !IR ACTIVITY SOON EX]CIS$ A CONSID]ABLE 9FLU5CE OV] ! MASS ( ! SAILORS4 

,= ALL !SE REASONS1 ,KRON/ADT SOON BECAME ! VANGU>D ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,BECAUSE ( ITS 5]GY1 ITS DEVELOP$ CONSCI\SNESS1 IT WAS 0! PRIDE & GLORY ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION01 AS ,TROTSKY SAID :5 IT WAS AID+ HIM TO TAKE P[]4 ,?IS DID NOT PREV5T HIM FROM TURN+ HIS CANNONS AGA9/ ?IS 0GLORY01 :OSE MEMB]S HAD N[ BECOME 0C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y SW9E01 AS SOON AS IT TOOK A /& AGA9/ ! DEVIATIONS & IMPO/URES ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY4 

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