,WOM5 ,FI<T]S 9 ! ,DAYS ( ! ,GREAT ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 
,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI3 ,SELECT$ ,>TICLES & ,SPEE*ES1 
,PROGRESS ,PUBLI%]S1 #a#i#h#d2 
,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 9 ,ZH5SKY 
ZHURNAL 7,! ,WOM5'S ,J\RNAL71 ,NO4 #a#a1 ,NOVEMB]1 #a#i#b#g1 PP4 
#b-#c1 ABRIDG$3 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,SALLY 
,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG1 #b2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY 
,*RIS ,CLAYTON #bf & ,ZDRAVKO ,SAVESKI #bag 

,! WOM5 :O TOOK P>T 9 ! ,GREAT 
,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION - :O 
W]E !Y8 ,ISOLAT$ 9DIVIDUALS8 ,NO1 !RE W]E HO/S ( !M2 
T5S1 HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( NAMELESS H]O9ES :O1 M>*+ 
SIDE BY SIDE ) ! WORK]S & PEASANTS BEH9D ! ,R$ ,FLAG 
& ! SLOGAN ( ! ,SOVIETS1 PASS$ OV] ! RU9S ( CZ>I/ 
!OCRACY 9TO A NEW FUTURE444 

,IF ONE LOOKS BACK 9TO ! PA/1 ONE CAN SEE !M1 !SE MASSES ( 
NAMELESS H]O9ES :OM ,OCTOB] F\ND LIV+ 9 />V+ CITIES1 9 
IMPOV]I%$ VILLAGES PLUND]$ BY W>444 ,A SC>F ON !IR HEAD 7V]Y 
R>ELY1 AS YET1 A R$ K]*IEF71 A WORN SKIRT1 A PAT*$ W9T] 
JACKET444 ,Y\NG & OLD1 WOM5 WORK]S & SOLDI]S' WIVES1 PEASANT 
WOM5 & H\SEWIVES FROM AMONG ! CITY POOR4 ,MORE R>ELY1 MU* MORE 
R>ELY 9 ?OSE DAYS1 (FICE WORK]S & WOM5 9 ! PR(ESSIONS1 
$UCAT$ & CULTUR$ WOM54 ,BUT !RE W]E ALSO WOM5 FROM ! 
9TELLIG5TSIA AMONG ?OSE :O C>RI$ ! ,R$ ,FLAG TO ! ,OCTOB] 
VICTORY - TEA*]S1 (FICE EMPLOYES1 Y\NG /UD5TS AT HI< 
S*OOLS & UNIV]SITIES1 WOM5 DOCTORS4 ,!Y M>*$ *E]FULLY1 
SELFLESSLY1 PURPOSEFULLY4 ,!Y W5T :]EV] !Y W]E S5T4 ,TO ! 
FRONT8 ,!Y PUT ON A SOLDI]'S CAP & BECAME FI<T]S 9 ! ,R$ ,>MY4 
,IF !Y PUT ON R$ >M-B&S1 !N !Y W]E HURRY+ (F TO ! 
FIR/-AID /ATIONS TO HELP ! ,R$ FRONT AGA9/ ,K]5SKY AT ,GAT*9A4 
,!Y WORK$ 9 >MY COMMUNICATIONS4 ,!Y WORK$ *E]FULLY1 FILL$ ) 
! BELIEF ?AT SOME?+ MOM5T\S WAS HAPP5+1 & ?AT WE >E ALL 
SMALL COGS 9 ! ONE CLASS ( REVOLUTION4 

,9 ! VILLAGES1 ! PEASANT WOM5 7!IR HUSB&S HAD BE5 S5T 
(F TO ! FRONT7 TOOK ! L& FROM ! L&[N]S & *AS$ 
! >I/OCRACY \T ( ! NE/S !Y HAD ROO/$ 9 = 
C5TURIES4 

,:5 ONE RECALLS ! EV5TS ( ,OCTOB]1 ONE SEES NOT 
9DIVIDUAL FACES BUT MASSES4 ,MASSES )\T NUMB]1 LIKE WAVES ( 
HUMANITY4 ,BUT :]EV] ONE LOOKS ONE SEES WOM5 - AT 
MEET+S1 
GA!R+S1 DEMON/RATIONS444 

,!Y >E /ILL NOT SURE :AT EXACTLY IT IS !Y WANT1 :AT !Y 
>E /RIV+ =1 BUT !Y KN[ ONE ?+3 !Y WILL PUT UP ) 
W> NO LONG]4 ,NOR DO !Y WANT ! L&[N]S & ! 
WEAL?Y444 ,9 ! YE> ( #a#i#a#g1 ! GREAT OCEAN ( HUMANITY 
HEAVES & SWAYS1 & A L>GE P>T ( ?AT OCEAN IS MADE UP ( 
WOM5444 

,SOME DAY ! HI/ORIAN WILL WRITE AB\T ! DE$S ( !SE NAMELESS 
H]O9ES ( ! REVOLUTION :O DI$ AT ! FRONT1 W]E %OT BY ! 
,:ITES & BORE ! C\NTLESS DEPRIVATIONS ( ! FIR/ YE>S FOLL[+ 
! REVOLUTION1 BUT :O CONT9U$ TO BE> AL(T ! ,R$ ,BANN] ( 
,SOVIET P[] & COMMUNISM4 

,IT IS TO !SE NAMELESS H]O9ES1 :O DI$ TO W9 A NEW LIFE = 
WORK+ PEOPLE DUR+ ! ,GREAT ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION1 TO :OM ! 
Y\NG REPUBLIC N[ B[S 9 RECOGNITION AS ITS Y\NG PEOPLE1 
*E]FUL & 5?USIA/IC1 SET AB\T BUILD+ ! BASIS ( 
SOCIALISM4 

,H[EV]1 \T ( ?IS SEA ( WOM5'S HEADS 9 SC>VES & WORN CAPS 
!RE 9EVITABLY EM]GE ! FIGURES ( ?OSE TO :OM ! HI/ORIAN WILL 
DEVOTE P>TICUL> ATT5TION :51 MANY YE>S FROM N[1 HE WRITES AB\T 
! ,GREAT ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION & ITS LEAD]1 ,L594 

,! FIR/ FIGURE TO EM]GE IS ?AT ( ,L59'S FAI?FUL 
COMPANION1 ,NADEZHDA ,KON/ANT9OVNA ,KRUPSKAYA1 WE>+ H] PLA9 
GRAY DRESS & ALWAYS /RIV+ TO REMA9 9 ! BACKGR\ND4 ,%E 
W\LD SLIP UNNOTIC$ 9TO A MEET+ & PLACE H]SELF BEH9D A 
PILL>1 BUT %E SAW & HE>D EV]Y?+1 OBS]V+ ALL ?AT 
HAPP5$ SO ?AT %E C\LD !N GIVE A FULL ACC\NT TO ,VLADIMIR 
,ILYI*1 ADD H] [N APT COMM5TS & LI<T UPON A S5SIBLE1 
SUITABLE & USEFUL IDEA4 

,9 ?OSE DAYS ,NADEZHDA ,KON/ANT9OVNA DID NOT SPEAK AT ! NUM]\S 
/ORMY MEET+S AT :I* ! PEOPLE >GU$ OV] ! GREAT QUE/ION3 
W\LD ! ,SOVIETS W9 P[] OR NOT8 ,BUT %E WORK$ TIRELESSLY AS 
,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*'S RI<T H&1 OCCASIONALLY MAK+ A BRIEF BUT TELL+ 
COMM5T AT P>TY MEET+S4 ,9 MOM5TS ( GREATE/ DIFFICULTY & 
DANG]1 :5 MANY /RONG] COMRADES LO/ HE>T & SUCCUMB$ TO D\BT1 
,NADEZHDA ,KON/ANT9OVNA REMA9$ ALWAYS ! SAME1 TOTALLY CONV9C$ ( 
! RI<TNESS ( ! CAUSE & ( ITS C]TA9 VICTORY4 ,%E RADIAT$ 
UN%AKABLE FAI?1 & ?IS /AUN*NESS ( SPIRIT1 CONCEAL$ BEH9D A 
R>E MODE/Y1 ALWAYS HAD 
A *E]+ EFFECT UPON ALL :O CAME 9TO CONTACT ) ! COMPANION ( 
! GREAT LEAD] ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION4 

,ANO!R FIGURE EM]GES - ?AT ( YET ANO!R FAI?FUL 
COMPANION 
( ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*1 A COMRADE-9->MS DUR+ ! DIFFICULT YE>S 
( UND]GR\ND WORK1 SECRET>Y ( ! ,P>TY ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE1 
,YEL5A ,DMITRIYEVNA ,/ASSOVA4 ,A CLE>1 HI< BR[1 A R>E 
PRECISION 91 & AN EXCEPTIONAL CAPACITY = WORK1 A R>E 
ABILITY TO 'SPOT' ! RI<T P]SON = ! JOB4 ,H] TALL1 
/ATUESQUE FIGURE C\LD BE SE5 FIR/ AT ! ,SOVIET AT ! 
,TAVRI*ESKY PALACE1 !N AT ! H\SE ( 
,K%ES9SKAYA1 & F9ALLY AT ,SMOLNY4 ,9 H] H&S %E HOLDS A 
NOTEBOOK1 :ILE >\ND H] PRESS COMRADES FROM ! FRONT1 
WORK]S1 ,R$ ,GU>DS1 WOM5 WORK]S1 MEMB]S ( ! P>TY & ( 
! ,SOVIETS1 SEEK+ A QUICK1 CLE> ANSW] OR ORD]4 

,/ASSOVA C>RI$ RESPONSIBILITY = MANY IMPORTANT MATT]S1 BUT IF A 
COMRADE FAC$ NE$ OR DI/RESS 9 ?OSE /ORMY DAYS1 %E W\LD ALWAYS 
RESPOND1 PROVID+ A BRIEF1 SEEM+LY CURT ANSW]1 & H]SELF DO+ 
ANY?+ %E C\LD4 ,%E WAS OV]:ELM$ ) WORK1 & ALWAYS AT H] 
PO/4 ,ALWAYS AT H] PO/1 YET NEV] PU%+ =W>D TO ! FRONT R[1 
TO PROM95CE4 ,%E DID NOT LIKE TO BE ! C5T] ( ATT5TION4 ,H] 
CONC]N WAS NOT = H]SELF1 BUT = ! CAUSE4 

,= ! NOBLE & *]I%$ CAUSE ( COMMUNISM1 = :I* ,YEL5A 
,/ASSOVA SUFF]$ EXILE & IMPRISONM5T 9 CZ>I/ JAILS1 
LEAV+ H] ) BROK5 HEAL?444 ,9 ! NAME ( ! CAUSE %E 
WAS LIKE H9T1 AS H>D AS /EEL4 ,BUT TO ! SUFF]+S ( H] 
COMRADES %E DISPLAY$ A S5SITIVITY & RESPONSIV5ESS ?AT >E 
F\ND ONLY 9 A WOMAN ) A W>M & NOBLE HE>T4 

,KLAVDIA ,NIKOLAYEVA WAS A WORK+ WOMAN ( V]Y HUMBLE ORIG9S4 ,%E HAD 
JO9$ ! ,BOL%EVIKS AS E>LY AS #a#i#h1 9 ! YE>S ( REACTION1 & 
HAD 5DUR$ EXILE & IMPRISONM5T444 ,9 #aiag %E RETURN$ TO ,L5+RAD 
& BECAME ! HE>T ( ! FIR/ MAGAZ9E = WORK+ WOM51 ,KOMMUNI/KA4 ,%E 
WAS /ILL Y\NG1 FULL ( FIRE & IMPATI5CE4 ,BUT %E HELD ! BANN] 
FIRMLY1 & BOLDLY DECL>$ ?AT WOM5 WORK]S1 SOLDI]S' WIVES & 
PEASANT WOM5 MU/ BE DRAWN 9TO ! 
P>TY4 ,TO WORK1 WOM56 ,TO ! DEF5SE ( ! ,SOVIETS & COMMUNISM6 

,%E SPOKE AT MEET+S1 /ILL N]V\S & UNSURE ( H]SELF1 YET 
ATTRACT+ O!RS TO FOLL[4 ,%E WAS ONE ( ?OSE :O BORE ON 
H] %\LD]S ALL ! DIFFICULTIES 9VOLV$ 9 PREP>+ ! WAY 
= ! BROAD1 MASS 9VOLVEM5T ( WOM5 9 ! REVOLUTION1 ONE 
( ?OSE :O F\<T ON TWO FRONTS - = ! ,SOVIETS & 
COMMUNISM1 & AT ! SAME TIME = ! EMANCIPATION ( 
WOM54 ,! NAMES ( ,KLAVDIA ,NIKOLAYEVA & ,KONKORDIA ,SAMOILOVA1 
:O DI$ AT H] REVOLUTION>Y PO/ 9 #aiba 7FROM *OL]A71 >E 
9DISSOLUBLY L9K$ ) ! FIR/ & MO/ DIFFICULT /EPS 
TAK5 BY ! WORK+ WOM5'S MOVEM5T1 P>TICUL>LY 9 
,L5+RAD4 ,KONKORDIA ,SAMOILOVA WAS A P>TY WORK] ( 
UNP>ALLEL$ SELFLESSNESS1 A F9E1 BUS9ESS-LIKE SPEAK] :O 
KNEW H[ TO W9 ! HE>TS ( WORK+ WOM54 ,?OSE :O WORK$ 
ALONGSIDE H] WILL LONG REMEMB] ,KONKORDIA ,SAMOILOVA4 ,%E WAS 
SIMPLE 9 MANN]1 SIMPLE 9 DRESS1 DEM&+ 9 ! EXECUTION ( 
DECISIONS1 /RICT BO? ) H]SELF & O!RS4 

,P>TICUL>LY /RIK+ IS ! G5TLE & *>M+ FIGURE ( ,9ESSA 
,>M&1 :O WAS *>G$ ) V]Y IMPORTANT P>TY WORK 9 PREP>ATION 
= ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION1 & :O !REAFT] CONTRIBUT$ MANY 
CREATIVE IDEAS TO ! WORK CONDUCT$ AMONG WOM54 ,) ALL H] 
FEM99ITY & G5TL5ESS ( MANN]1 ,9ESSA ,>M& WAS UN%AKABLE 9 
H] CONVICTIONS & ABLE TO DEF5D :AT %E BELIEV$ TO BE RI<T1 EV5 
:5 FAC$ ) R$\BTABLE OPPON5TS4 ,AFT] ! REVOLUTION1 ,9ESSA 
,>M& DEVOT$ H]SELF TO ORGANIZ+ ! BROAD MOVEM5T ( WORK+ 
WOM51 & ! DELEGATE CONF]5CE IS H] CREATION4 

,5ORM\S WORK WAS DONE BY ,V>V>A ,NIKOLAYEVNA ,YAKOVLEVA DUR+ 
! DIFFICULT & DECISIVE DAYS ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION 9 
,MOSC[4 ,ON ! BATTLEGR\ND ( ! B>RICADES %E %[$ A 
RESOLUTION WOR?Y ( A LEAD] ( P>TY HEADQU>T]S444 ,MANY 
COMRADES SAID !N ?AT H] RESOLUTION & UN%AKABLE C\RAGE 
GAVE HE>T TO ! WAV]+ & 9SPIR$ ?OSE :O HAD LO/ 
HE>T4 ',=W>D6' - TO VICTORY4 

,AS ONE RECALLS ! WOM5 :O TOOK P>T 9 ! ,GREAT ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION1 
MORE & MORE NAMES & FACES RISE UP AS IF BY MAGIC FROM ! MEMORY4 
,C\LD WE FAIL TO HONOR TODAY ! MEMORY ( ,V]A ,SLUTSKAYA1 :O WORK$ 
SELFLESSLY 9 PREP>ATION = ! REVOLUTION & :O WAS %OT D[N BY 
,COSSAKS ON ! FIR/ ,R$ FRONT NE> ,PETROGRAD8 

,C\LD WE =GET ,YEVG5IA ,BO%1 ) H] FI]Y TEMP]AM5T1 
ALWAYS EAG] = BATTLE8 ,%E ALSO DI$ AT H] REVOLUTION>Y 
PO/4 

,C\LD WE OMIT TO M5TION H]E TWO NAMES CLOSELY CONNECT$ ) ! LIFE 
& ACTIVITY ( ,V4,I4 ,L59 - HIS TWO SI/]S & 
COMRADES-9->MS1 ,ANNA ,ILY9I*NA ,YELIZ>OVA & ,M>IA ,ILY9I*NA 
,ULYANOVA8 

444,& COMRADE ,V>YA1 FROM ! RAILWAY WORK%OPS 9 ,MOSC[1 
ALWAYS LIVELY1 ALWAYS 9 A HURRY8 ,& ,FYODOROVA1 ! TEXTILE 
WORK] 9 ,L5+RAD1 ) H] PLEASANT1 SMIL+ FACE & H] 
FE>LESSNESS :5 IT CAME TO FI<T+ AT ! B>RICADES8 

,IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LI/ !M ALL1 & H[ MANY REMA9 NAMELESS8 ,! 
H]O9ES ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION W]E A :OLE >MY1 & AL?\< 
!IR NAMES MAY BE =GOTT51 !IR SELFLESSNESS LIVES ON 9 ! V]Y 
VICTORY ( ?AT REVOLUTION1 9 ALL ! GA9S & A*IEVEM5TS N[ 
5JOY$ BY WORK+ WOM5 9 ! ,SOVIET ,UNION4 

,IT IS A CLE> & 9DISPUTABLE FACT ?AT1 )\T ! 
P>TICIPATION ( WOM51 ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION C\LD NOT HAVE 
BR\<T ! ,R$ ,FLAG TO VICTORY4 ,GLORY TO ! WORK+ WOM5 :O 
M>*$ UND] ?AT ,R$ ,BANN] DUR+ ! ,OCTOB] 
,REVOLUTION4 ,GLORY TO ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION ?AT LIB]AT$ 
WOM56 

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