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,9 ! SPR+ ( #aiah P]SECUTIONS ( ! ,AN>*I/S BY ! ,RUSSIAN 0,COMMUNI/0 GOV]NM5T BEGAN 9 A G5]AL1 SY/EMATIC1 & DECISIVE WAY4 ,! PEACE ( ,BRE/-,LITOVSK CONCLUD$1 ! ,L59 REGIME FELT ITSELF SUFFICI5TLY SOLID TO UND]TAKE A FUNDAM5TAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ ITS ADV]S>IES 0ON ! LEFT0 -- ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>IES & ! ,AN>*I/S4 

,IT HAD TO ACT ME?ODICALLY & PRUD5TLY4 4 

,AT FIR/ ! ,COMMUNI/ PRESS1 ON ORD]S FROM ! ,GOV]NM5T1 />T$ A CAMPAIGN ( SL&] & FALSE ACCUSATIONS AGA9/ ! ,AN>*I/S1 GR[+ MORE VIOL5T FROM DAY TO DAY4 ,AT ! SAME TIME1 !Y ACTIVELY PREP>$ ! GR\ND 9 ! FACTORIES1 9 ! ,>MY1 & AMONG ! PUBLIC1 ?R\< MEET+S & LECTURES4 ,EV]Y:]E !Y S\ND$ ! SPIRIT ( ! PUBLIC4 ,SOON ! REGIME WAS C]TA9 ?AT IT C\LD RELY ON ITS TROOPS1 & ?AT ! MASSES W\LD REMA9 MORE OR LESS 9DIFF]5T OR P[]LESS .<9 ! FACE ( DRA/IC ACTION AGA9/ ! LEFTI/ OPPOSITION.>4 

,!N1 ON ! NI<T ( ,APRIL #a#b1 UND] A FALSE & ABSURD PRETEXT1 .<! QU>T]S (.> ALL ! ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,MOSC[ -- & PR9CIPALLY ?OSE ( ! ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ ,GR\PS 9 ?AT CITY -- W]E ATTACK$ & SACK$ BY TROOPS & ! POLICE =CE4 ,= SEV]AL H\RS ! CAPITAL TOOK ON ! APPE>ANCE ( A CITY 9 A /ATE ( SIEGE4 ,EV5 >TILL]Y TOOK P>T 9 ! 0ACTION04 

,?IS OP]ATION S]V$ AS A SIGNAL = ! SACK+ ( ! LIB]A-T>IAN ORGANIZATIONS 9 NE>LY ALL ! IMPORTANT CITIES ( ,RUSSIA4 ,& AS ALWAYS ! PROV9CIAL AU?ORITIES EXCE$$ 9 ZEAL ?OSE 9 ! CAPITAL4 

,LEON ,TROTSKY1 :O = TWO WEEKS HAD PREP>$ ! BL[1 & :O HAD C>RI$ \T 9 P]SON1 AMONG ! REGIM5TS1 AN UNBRIDL$ AGITATION AGA9/ ! 0AN>*O-B&ITS01 HAD ! SATISFACTION ( BE+ ABLE TO MAKE HIS FAM\S DECL>ATION3 0,AT LA/ ! ,SOVIET GOV]NM5T1 ) AN IRON BROOM1 HAS RID ,RUSSIA ( ,AN>*ISM40 

,ET]NAL & CRUEL IRONY ( HUMAN HI/ORY3 ,FIFTE5 YE>S AFT]W>DS ,JOSEF ,/AL9 US$ ! SAME =MULA & APPLI$ ! SAME 0IRON BROOM0 AGA9/ ,TROTSKYISM1 TO ! GREAT 9DIGNATION ( ,TROTSKY4 

,I CONFESS ?AT ,I HAVE FELT SOME S5TIM5T ( SATISFACTION AB\T ?IS ACT ( POETIC JU/ICE4.<#c.> 

,?AT FIR/ AGGRESSION1 H[EV]1 WAS ONLY A TIMID BEG9N+1 A 0SKET*01 A TRY-\T4 

,! IDEA ( ,AN>*ISM WAS NOT YET DECL>$ \TSIDE ( ! LAW4 ,& IT IS TRUE ?AT A C]TA9 FRE$OM ( SPEE*1 & ( ! PRESS1 OR RA!R1 ( ! PR(ESSION ( FAI?1 ?\< V]Y RE/RICT$1 /ILL REMA9$ POSSIBLE4 ,9 A RELATIVE MEASURE ! LIB]T>IAN ORGANIZATIONS -- PALE %AD[S ( ! PA/ -- SURVIV$ ! 0CATA/ROPHE0 & RESUM$ !IR ACTIVITY4 

,MEAN:ILE ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY CRU%$ ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY 7AS WELL AS O!R LEFTI/ FACTIONS1 ! 0,MAXIMALI/S01 ET AL74 ,WB WILL NOT CONC]N \RSELVES MU* ) ?IS -- !SE /RUGGLES HAV+ HAD NEI!R ! SAME SCOPE NOR ! SAME 9T]E/ AS ?AT DIRECT$ AGA9/ ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,ONE MI<T CONSID] ! DUEL BETWE5 ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>IES & ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS A CONFLICT BETWE5 TWO POLITICAL P>TIES OV] ! TAK+ ( P[]1 :I* HAS ONLY MOD]ATE 9T]E/ = US4 

,WE MU/ M5TION1 H[EV]1 ?AT1 AFT] HAV+ GOT RID1 FROM ! ,GOV]NM5T ITSELF1 ( SEV]AL MEMB]S ( ! ,S4,R4 ,P>TY1 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY MADE W> ON IT )\T M]CY4 ,& BY ! 5D ( ! SUMM] ( #aiah ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>IES F\ND !MSELVES 9 ! POSITION ( \TLAWS4 ,SOON !Y DISAPPE>$ AS A P>TY4 ,!N1 9DIVIDUALLY1 !IR MILITANTS W]E TRACK$ D[N ALL OV] ! C\NTRY & SUPPRESS$ TO ! LA/ MAN4 

,! TRAGIC FATE ( ! UN=TUNATE ,M>IA ,SPIRIDONOVA SPELLS ONE ( ! MO/ T]RIFY+ PAGES ( ?IS 9HUMAN REPRESSION4 ,>RE/$1 DRAGG$ FROM PRISON TO PRISON1 TORTUR$ M5TALLY & P]HAPS PHYSICALLY1 H] DAYS W]E 5D$ 9 SOME FIL?Y CELL1 IF NOT 9 A CELL>1 BY ! BULLETS ( ! ,*EKA4 7,I LACK PRECISE KN[L$GE AB\T H] DEA?74 ,& H[ MANY O!R MILITANTS ( ?AT P>TY1 :OSE ONLY CRIME WAS TO CONCEIVE DIFF]5TLY ! TASKS & ! C\RSE ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 HAD TO UND]GO A LIKE FATE6 

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