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,KRON/ADT #aiba ,TROTSKY'S ,DEF5SE1 ,RESPONSE TO ,TROTSKY 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

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,KRON/ADT #aiba ,TROTSKY'S ,DEF5SE1 ,RESPONSE TO ,TROTSKY 

,9 A NOTE PUBLI%$ 9 ,AM]ICA AT ! 5D ( ,JULY1 ,LEON ,TROTSKY HAS F9ALLY SPELL$ \T HIS RESPONSIBILITIES 9 ! ,KRON/ADT EPISODE4 ,! POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY1 AS HE HAS ALWAYS AFFIRM$1 BELONGS TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,C,P1 :I* TOOK ! DECISION TO 0R$UCE ! REBELLION BY =CE ( >MS IF ! =TRESS C\LDN'T BE BR\<T TO SURR5D] FIR/ BY PEACEFUL NEGOTIATIONS1 & LAT] BY AN ULTIMATUM40 ,TROTSKY ADDS3 0,I NEV] SPOKE ( ?AT QUE/ION .<,KRON/ADT #a#i#b#a.>1 NOT ?AT ,I HAVE ANY?+ TO HIDE BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 PRECISELY BECAUSE ,I HAVE NO?+ TO SAY4444 ,P]SONALLY ,I DIDN'T P>TICIPATE AT ALL 9 ! CRU%+ ( ! REBELLION1 NOR 9 ! REPRESSION ?AT FOLL[$40 

,TROTSKY RECALLS ! DIFF]5CES ?AT SEP>AT$ HIM FROM ?AT TIME ON ) ,Z9OVIEV1 ! *AIRMAN ( ! ,PETROGRAD ,SOVIET4 0,I REMA9$10 HE WRITES1 0COMPLETELY & DEMON/RABLY AP>T FROM ?IS AFFAIR40 

,IT W\LD BE ONLY FAIR TO /& BY ?IS EXPLANATION1 AFT] C]TA9 P]SONAL ATTACKS AIM$ AT ,TROTSKY ?R\< BAD FAI?1 IGNORANCE1 OR SECT>IAN SPIRIT4 ,= 9 HI/ORY !RE IS ROOM TO DI/+UI% BETWE5 G5]AL POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY & IMM$IATE P]SONAL RESPONSIBILITY4.<#f#g.> 

0,I DON'T KN[10 ,TROTSKY WRITES AGA91 0IF !RE W]E UNNECESS>Y VICTIMS4 ,I BELIEVE ,DZ]ZH9SKY MORE ?AN HIS AFT]-!-FACT CRITICS 444 ,! CONCLUSIONS ( ,VICTOR ,S]GE ON ?IS PO9T--?IRD-H& ONES-->E DEVOID ( ALL VALUE 9 MY EYES 4440 ,?OSE ( ,DZ]ZH9SKY >E1 = !IR P>T1 SEV5? OR N9? H&1 = ! *IEF ( ! ,*EKA DIDN'T GO TO ,PETROGRAD AT ?AT TIME & WAS ONLY 9=M$ ?R\< HI]>*ICAL *ANNELS1 AB\T :I* !RE W\LD BE MU* TO SAY 7& ,TROTSKY KN[S ?IS BETT] ?AN ANYONE74 ,AS = MYSELF1 LIV+ 9 ,PETROGRAD ,I LIV$ AMONG ! LEAD]S ( ! CITY4 ,I KN[ ?R\< EYEWITNESSES :AT ! REPRESSION WAS4 ,I VISIT$ AN>*I/ COMRADES AT ! ,*PAL]NAYA ,PRISON1 IMPRISON$1 BY ! WAY1 AGA9/ ALL GOOD S5SE1 :O EV]Y NI<T WAT*$ ! DEFEAT$ ( ,KRON/ADT LEAVE = ! POLYGON4 ,I REPEAT1 ! REPRESSION WAS ATROCI\S4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,SOVIET HI/ORIANS 9SURG5T ,KRON/ADT HAD AT ITS DISPOSAL >\ND SIXTE5 ?\S& COMBATANTS4 ,A FEW ?\S& SUCCE$$ 9 REA*+ ,F9L& OV] ! ICE4 ,! O!RS W]E MASSACR$ 9 ! HUNDR$S1 & MORE LIKELY 9 ! ?\S&S1 AT ! 5D ( ! COMBAT OR LAT]4 ,:]E ,DZ]ZH9SKY'S /ATI/ICS1 & :AT >E !Y WOR? IF !Y EXI/8 ,! SOLE FACT ?AT ,TROTSKY1 AT ! HEI<T ( P[]1 DIDN'T FEEL ! NE$ TO 9=M HIMSELF ) PRECISION CONC]N+ ?IS REPRESSION ( AN 9SURRECTION>Y WORK]S MOVEM5T1 ! SOLE FACT ?AT ,TROTSKY DIDN'T KN[ :AT ALL RANK+ COMMUNI/S KNEW3 ?AT !Y HAD JU/ COMMITT$ ?R\< 9HUMANITY A PO9TLESS CRIME AGA9/ ! PROLET>IAT & ! PEASANTS--?IS SOLE FACT1 ,I SAY1 IS GRAVELY SIGNIFICANT4 ,IT IS 9 FACT 9 ! REALM ( REPRESSION ?AT ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY COMMITT$1 FROM ! V]Y BEG9N+ ( ! REVOLUTION1 ! GRAVE/ ]RORS1 ?OSE :I* W]E TO MO/ DANG]\SLY CONTRIBUTE ON ONE H& TO ! BUREAUCRATIZATION ( ! P>TY & ! /ATE1 & ON ! O!R TO DIS>M+ ! MASSES &1 MORE P>TICUL>LY1 ! REVOLUTION>IES4 ,IT IS AB\T TIME ?AT WE REALIZ$ ?IS4 

7,LA ,REVOLUTION ,PROLET>I5NE1 ,OCTOB] #b#e1 #a#i#c#h7 

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