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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,TIFFANY ,VON ,>NIM1,C,C ,B,Y ,LIC5SE ,9 ! PREC$+ *APT]S WE CAME TO ! CONCLUSION ?AT ,EUROPE IS PROCE$+ D[N A /EEP SLOPE T[>DS A REVOLUTION>Y \TBREAK4 

,9 CONSID]+ ! ME?ODS ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE1 AS !Y HAVE BE5 ORGANIZ$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE1 WE F\ND A SITUATION ( IRREM$IABLE DECAY4 ,WE SEE ! COMPLETE ABS5CE ( ANY K9D ( SCI5TIFIC OR HUMANIT>IAN BASIS = PUBLIC ACTIONS1 ! UNREASON+ DISSIPATION ( SOCIAL CAPITAL1 ! ?IR/ = GA9 ?AT L$ M5 TO AN ABSOLUTE CONTEMPT = ALL ! LAWS ( SOCIAL BEHAVIOR1 & 9DU/RIAL W> )\T AN 5D 9 SI<T3 9 ALL1 *AOS4 ,& WE HAIL$ ! APPROA* ( ! DAY ON :I* ! CALL1 0,AN 5D TO ! B\RGEOISIE60 W\LD E*O FROM ALL LIPS ) ! SAME UNANIMITY AS HI!RTO *>ACT]IZ$ ! CALL = AN 5D TO ! DYNA/IES4 

,9 /UDY+ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,/ATE1 ITS HI/ORIC ROLE1 & ! DECOMPOSITION ?AT IS ATTACK+ IT TODAY1 WE SAW ?AT ?IS TYPE ( ORGANIZATION HAD ACCOMPLI%$ 9 ITS HI/ORY EV]Y?+ ( :I* IT WAS CAPABLE1 & TODAY IS COLLAPS+ UND] ! WEI<T ( ITS [N PRESUMPTIONS2 ?AT IT MU/ GIVE WAY TO NEW =MS ( ORGANIZATION BAS$ ON NEW PR9CIPLES & MORE 9 L9E ) ! MOD]N T5D5CIES ( HUMANITY4 

,AT ?IS V]Y TIME1 ?OSE :O WAT* ATT5TIVELY ! DEVELOPM5T ( IDEAS 9 ! HE>T ( PRES5T-DAY SOCIETY >E FULLY AW>E ( ! >DOR ) :I* HUMAN ?9K+ !SE DAYS IS WORK+ T[>DS ! COMPLETE REVISION ( ! ASSUMPTIONS WE HAVE 9H]IT$ FROM PA/ C5TURIES & T[>DS ! ELABORATION ( NEW PHILOSOPHIC & SCI5TIFIC SY/EMS DE/9$ TO PROVIDE ! F\NDATIONS = SOCIETIES 9 ! FUTURE4 ,IT IS NOT M]ELY A MATT] ( ! GLOOMY RE=M]1 WORN\T BY A TASK BEYOND HIS /R5G? & BY A POV]TY HE CAN NO LONG] 5DURE1 :O CONDEMNS ! %AMEFUL 9/ITUTIONS ?AT BE> D[N ON HIM & :O DREAMS ( A BETT] FUTURE4 

,IT IS ALSO A MATT] ( ! S*OL>1 :O MAY HAVE BE5 RAIS$ ) ANTIQUAT$ PREJUDICES1 BUT GRADUALLY F9DS !M BE+ %AK51 & :O GIVES E> TO ! CURR5TS ( IDEAS ?AT >E MOV+ ?R\< ! M9DS ( ! PEOPLE & ONE DAY EM]GES AS !IR SPOKESMAN & PROCLAIMS !M TO ! WORLD4 0,! CRITIC'S PICKAX10 CRY ! DEF5D]S ( ! PA/1 0IS UND]CUTT+ ) GREAT BL[S ! :OLE ( ! H]ITAGE ?AT HAS BE5 TRANSMITT$ TO US AS REVEAL$ TRU?2 PHILOSOPHY1 ! NATURAL SCI5CES1 MORALITY1 HI/ORY1 >T1 NO?+ IS SP>$ 9 ?IS WORK ( DEMOLITION40 ,NO?+ 9DE$ IS SP>$1 D[N TO ! V]Y F\NDATIONS ( \R SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS- PROP]TY & P[]-ATTACK$ ) EQUAL /R5G? BY ! SLAVE 9 ! FACTORY & BY ! 9TELLECTUAL WORK]1 BY ! MAN :O HAS AN URG5T 9T]E/ 9 *ANGE AS MU* AS BY ! MAN :O WILL RECOIL ) FRI<T ON ! DAY HE SEES HIS IDEAS TAKE ON FLE%1 %AKE FREE ( ! DU/ ( ! LIBR>IES1 & BECOME MANIFE/ 9 ! TUMULT ( POPUL> REALIZATION4 

,! DECAY & DECOMPOSITION ( ACCEPT$ =MS & ! G5]AL DISCONT5T ) !M2 ! >DU\S ELABORATION ( NEW =MS ( SOCIAL ORGANIZATION & ! IMPATI5T LONG+ = *ANGE2 ! REJUV5AT+ IMPULSE ( ! CRITIC 9 ! DOMA9 ( ! SCI5CES1 ( PHILOSOPHY1 ( E?ICS1 & ! G5]AL F]M5T ( PUBLIC OP9ION4 ,& ON ! O!R SIDE ! SLUGGI% 9DIFF]5CE OR CRIM9AL RESI/ANCE ( ?OSE :O HOLD ON TO P[] & :O /ILL HAVE ! /R5G?1 & SPORADICALLY ! C\RAGE1 TO OPPOSE !MSELVES TO ! DEVELOPM5T ( NEW IDEAS4 

,SU* WAS ALWAYS ! CONDITION ( SOCIETIES ON ! EVE ( GREAT REVOLUTIONS2 SU* IS ! CONDITION ( SOCIETY AGA9 TODAY4 ,IT IS NOT ! OV]EXCIT$ IMAG9ATION ( A CR[D ( HO!ADS ?AT REVEALS IT1 BUT CALM & SCI5TIFIC OBS]VATION1 TO SU* AN EXT5T ?AT EV5 ?OSE :O EXCUSE !IR GUILTY 9DIFF]5CE BY SAY+3 0,/AY CALM6 ,!RE IS NO DANG] YET60 WILL ADMIT ?AT ! SITUATION BECOMES /EADILY MORE 9FLAM$ & ?AT !Y NO LONG] HAVE ANY IDEA :]E WE >E GO+2 HAV+ RELIEV$ !MSELVES BY SU* AN ADMISSION1 !Y RETURN TO !IR ?\<TLESS RUM9ATIONS4 

0,BUT IT HAS BE5 ANN\NC$ SO (T51 ?AT REVOLUTION ( Y\RS10 ! PESSIMI/ SI<S 9 \R E>S3 0,EV5 ,I BELIEV$ 9 IT = A :ILE1 BUT IT HAS NOT HAPP5$40 ,IT WILL BE ALL ! MORE MATURE :5 IT DOES4 0,ON TWO OCCASIONS' ! REVOLUTION WAS ON ! PO9T ( BREAK+ \T1 9 #ag$ & #a#g#g#a10 A HI/ORIAN TELLS US 9 SPEAK+ ( ! #a#h? C5TURY47#g7 7,I HAD ALMO/ WRITT53 9 #ahdh & #a#h#g#a74 ,BUT S9CE IT HAS NOT EV5 YET BROK5 \T1 IT CAN ONLY BE ALL ! MORE P[]FUL & PRODUCTIVE :5 IT HAPP5S AT ! 5D ( ! C5TURY4 

,BUT LET ! ?\<TLESS PEOPLE CONT9UE !IR SLUMB] & ! PESSIMI/S GRUMBLE2 WE HAVE O!R ?+S TO DO4 ,WE MU/ ASK :AT WILL BE ! NATURE ( ?AT REVOLUTION :I* SO MANY PEOPLE EXPECT & = :I* !Y PREP>E1 & :AT %\LD BE \R ATTITUDE 9 ! PRES5CE ( ?AT EV5TUALITY4 

,WE >E NOT MAK+ HI/ORICAL PROPHECIES3 NEI!R ! EMBRYONIC CONDITION ( SOCIOLOGY1 NOR ! PRES5T /ATE ( HI/ORY :I*1 ACCORD+ TO ,AUGU/9 ,?I]RY17#h7 0M]ELY /IFLES ! TRU? UND] CONV5TIONAL =MULAS10 GIVE US ! AU?ORITY TO DO SO4 ,LET US !N CONF9E \RSELVES TO POS+ A FEW QUITE SIMPLE QUE/IONS4 

,CAN WE ADMIT1 EV5 = A MOM5T1 ?AT ! IMM5SE 9TELLECTUAL WORK ( REVISION & RE=MATION ?AT GOES ON 9 ALL CLASSES ( SOCIETY1 CAN BE SATISFI$ BY A SIMPLE *ANGE ( GOV]NM5T8 ,CAN WE CLAIM ?AT ! ECONOMIC DISCONT5T :I* GR[S & SPREADS FROM DAY TO DAY WILL NOT BECOME MANIFE/ 9 PUBLIC LIFE AS SOON AS FAVORABLE CIRCUM/ANCES-SU* AS ! DISORGANIZATION ( AU?ORITY-APPE> AS ! RESULTS ( YET UN=ESE5 EV5TS8 

,IS POS+ !SE QUE/IONS A SOLUTION8 ,OBVI\SLY NOT4 

,CAN WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ,IRI% & ,5GLI% F>M WORK]S1 IF !Y SEE ! POSSIBILITY ( SEIZ+ ! L& :I* !Y HAVE COVET$ = SO LONG1 & DRIV+ AWAY ! L&LORDS !Y HATE SO CORDIALLY1 W\LD NOT SEEK TO PR(IT FROM ! FIR/ \TBREAK TO ATTEMPT ! REALIZATION ( !IR HOPES8 

,CAN WE BELIEVE1 IF !RE W]E A NEW #ahdh 9 ,EUROPE1 ?AT ,FRANCE W\LD BE CONT5T M]ELY TO S5D ,GAMBETTA PACK+ SO AS TO REPLACE HIM ) ,M4 ,CLEM5CEAU17#i7 & NOT MAKE AN EF=T TO SEE :AT ,! ,COMMUNE MI<T DO TO AMELIORATE ! LOT ( ! WORK]S8 ,CAN WE IMAG9E ?AT ! ,FR5* PEASANT1 SEE+ ! C5TRAL P[] 9 DISORD]1 W\LD NOT DO HIS BE/ TO LAY H&S ON ! RI* MEAD[S ( ! HOLY SI/]S AS WELL AS ! F]TILE L&S ( ! GREAT M]*ANTS :O-ONCE !Y HAVE E/ABLI%$ !MSELVES >\ND HIM DO NOT CEASE TO 5L>GE !IR PROP]TIES8 ,?AT HE WILL NOT TAKE HIS /& BESIDE ?OSE :O (F] HIM !IR SUPPORT 9 REALIZ+ HIS DREAM ( /EADY & WELL-PAID WORK8 

,& CAN WE BELIEVE ?AT ! ,ITALIAN OR ! ,SPANI% OR ! ,SLAVIC PEASANT WILL NOT DO ! SAME ?+8 

,DO Y\ ?9K ?AT ! M9]S1 WE>Y ( !IR POV]TY1 ( !IR SUFF]+ & ( ! MASSACRES ?AT FIR$AMP EXPLOSIONS WREAK AMONG !M 7ALL ( :I* !Y /ILL 5DURE-?\< MURMUR+-UND] ! WAT*FUL EYES ( ! COMPANY GU>DS7-DO Y\ ?9K ?AT !Y W\LD NOT DO !IR BE/ TO ELIM9ATE ! [N]S ( ! M9ES IF ONE DAY !Y C\LD S5SE ?AT ! DEMORALIZ$ GU>DS HAD BECOME UNWILL+ TO OBEY !IR *IEFS8 

,& CONSID] ! SMALL CRAFTSMAN1 CR\*+ 9 HIS DAMP CAVE ( A WORK%OP1 HIS F+]S FROZ5 & HIS BELLY EMPTY1 /RIV+ FROM DAWN TO DUSK TO E>N 5\< TO PAY ! BAK] & FE$ HIS FIVE LITTLE M\?S1 :O BECOME ALL ! MORE DE> TO HIM AS !Y GR[ PALLID FROM !IR PRIVATIONS4 ,& ?9K ( ?IS O!R MAN1 :O HAS LA9 D[N UND] ! FIR/ >*WAY HE CAME TO1 BECAUSE HE CANNOT PAY HIS TWOP5CE TO SLEEP 9 ! COMMON LODG+ H\SE4 ,DON'T Y\ ?9K !Y W\LD LIKE TO F9D 9 SOME SUMPTU\S PALACE A DRY & W>M CORN] TO %ELT] !IR FAMILIES1 :I* MAY 9DE$ BE MORE WOR?Y ?AN ?OSE ( ! WEAL?Y8 ,DON'T Y\ ?9K !Y MI<T LIKE TO SEE COMMON /ORES /OCK$ ) 5\< BREAD = ALL ?OSE :O HAVE NOT LE>N$ H[ TO LIVE 9 IDL5ESS1 ) 5\< CLO?+ TO FIT ! N>R[ %\LD]S ( ! WORK]S' *ILDR5 AS WELL AS ! S(T BODIES ( WELL-TO-DO BRATS8 ,DO Y\ BELIEVE ?AT ?OSE :O LIVE 9 RAGS >E UNAW>E ?AT !Y C\LD F9D 9 ! %OPS ( ! CITIES MORE ?AN 5\< TO SUPPLY ! ESS5TIAL NE$S ( ALL ! 9HABITANTS1 & ?AT IF ALL ! WORK]S C\LD APPLY !MSELVES TO ! PRODUCTION ( USEFUL OBJECTS1 9/EAD ( WA/+ !IR 5]GY ON PRODUC+ ITEMS ( LUXURY1 !Y W\LD PROVIDE 5\< NECESSITIES = ! :OLE COMMUNITY & = MANY NEI<BOR+ COMMUNITIES8 

,F9ALLY1 MU/ WE NOT ADMIT ?AT SU* ?+S >E BECOM+ EVID5T EV]Y:]E & F9D EXPRESSION ON ALL M5'S LIPS 9 MOM5TS ( CRISIS 7DON'T =GET ! SIEGE ( ,P>IS671 & ?AT ! PEOPLE WILL SEEK TO PUT !M 9TO PRACTICE ON ! DAY !Y FEEL /RONG 5\< TO ACT8 

,! WISDOM ( HUMANITY HAS ALREADY ANSW]$ !SE QUE/IONS1 & H]E IS ITS REPLY4 

,! COM+ REVOLUTION WILL HAVE A UNIV]SALITY DI/+UI%+ IT FROM ITS PR$ECESSORS4 ,IT WILL NO LONG] BE ONE C\NTRY ?AT LAUN*ES ITSELF 9TO ! TURMOIL1 IT ,WILL BE ALL ! C\NTRIES ( ,EUROPE4 ,9 ! PA/1 LOCAL REVOLUTIONS MAY HAVE BE5 POSSIBLE1 BUT TODAY1 :5 ONE ?9KS ( ! %AK5 EQUILIBRIUM ( ALL ,EUROPEAN ,/ATES & ! L9KS ( SOLID>ITY ?AT HAVE BE5 E/ABLI%$ ON ! CONT95T1 A LOCAL REVOLUTION CANNOT SUCCE$ ?\< IT MAY SURVIVE OV] A %ORT P]IOD4 ,AS 9 #a#h#d#h1 A DI/URBANCE 9 ONE C\NTRY WILL 9EVITABLY SPREAD TO ! O!RS1 & ! REVOLUTION>Y CONFLAGRATION WILL EMBRACE ! :OLE ( ,EUROPE4 

,BUT IF 9 #ahdh ! REBELLI\S CITIES MI<T /ILL PLACE !IR CONFID5CE 9 *ANGES ( GOV]NM5T OR CON/ITUTIONAL RE=MS1 ?IS IS NO LONG] ! CASE TODAY4 ,! ,P>ISIAN WORK] WILL NOT EXPECT FROM ANY GOV]NM5T- EV5 A GOV]NM5T LIKE ?AT ( ! ,COMMUNE-! ACCOMPLI%M5T ( HIS WI%ES2 HE WILL SET TO WORK HIMSELF1 SAY+ AS HE DOES1 0,!N IT WILL BE DONE = C]TA960 

,! PEOPLE ( ,RUSSIA WILL NOT WAIT = A ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY TO GRANT !M POSSESSION ( ! L& !Y CULTIVATE3 ONCE !Y HAVE ANY HOPE ( SUCCESS !Y WILL TRY TO SEIZE IT = !MSELVES2 !Y >E ALREADY SEEK+ TO DO ?AT1 AS WITNESS ! CONT9U$ PEASANT 9SURRECTIONS4 ,IT IS ! SAME 9 ,ITALY & 9 ,SPA92 & IF ! ,G]MAN WORK] ALL[S HIMSELF TO BE LULL$ = A :ILE BY ?OSE :O W\LD LIKE EV]Y?+ TO BE DONE BY TELEGRAMS FROM ,B]L91 ! EXAMPLE ( HIS NEI<BORS & ! 9CAPABILITY ( HIS LEAD]S WILL SOON TEA* HIM ! TRUE REVOLUTION>Y WAY4 ,?US1 ! DI/9CT *>ACT] ( ! COM+ REVOLUTION WILL CONSI/ 9 9T]NATIONAL ATTEMPTS AT ECONOMIC REVOLUTION1 MADE BY ! PEOPLE )\T WAIT+ = ! REVOLUTION TO FALL LIKE MANNA FROM ! HEAV5S4 

,BUT ALREADY WE SEE ! PESSIMI/1 ) A SLY SMILE ON HIS *OPS COM+ TO US ) 0,A FEW OBJECTIONS1 JU/ A FEW OBJECTIONS60 ,SO BE IT4 ,WE WILL LI/5 TO HIM & GIVE \R ANSW]S4 

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