,PREFACE ,M$ITATION ON A ,MAV]ICK BY ,RI*>D ,GREEMAN #aihaih ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE ,TEXT 3 ,M$ITATION ON A ,MAV]ICK BY ,RI*>D ,GREEMAN 0,A,N,>,*,I,/,S ,N,E,V,] ,S,U,R,R,5,D,]60 ,:,A,T ,A,N ,A,P,T ,T,I,T,L,E ,M,I,T,* ,A,B,I,D,O,R ,H,A,S *OS5 = HIS BEAUTIFULLY TRANSLAT$ AN?OLOGY ( ! AN>*I/ WRIT+S ( ,VICTOR ,LVOVIT* ,KIBAL*I*1 AKA ,VICTOR ,S]GE 7#a#h#i-#a#i#d#g71 :O UP TO ! AGE ( TW5TY-EI*I/S ,NEV] ,SURR5D]60 COMES FROM A #aii ,MAV]ICK >TICLE1 WRITT5 AT ! AGE ( EI*I/S 9 QUE/ION1 LIKE ,KIBAL*I* HIMSELF1 W]E ,RUSSIAN EXILES1 RESOLUTE B&ITS :O F\ATION =E%AD[$ HIS [N & HIS COMRADES' DOOM 9 ! ',TRAGIC ,B&ITS' AFFAIR A FEW YE>S LAT] 9 ,P>IS4 ,9DE$1 ,VICTOR ,KIBAL*I* MAY BE SAID TO HAVE 9H]IT$ ?AT FATE1 AS HE BORE ! FAM\S NAME ( ,N4,I4 ,KIBAL*I*1 A DI/ANT RELATIVE1 ! ,PEOPLE'S ,WILL T]RORI/ :OSE BOMBS BLEW UP ! ,CZ>1 EXECUT$ 9 #ahha & CONSID]$ A M>TYR-H]O BY ,VICTOR'S P>5TS4 ,VICTOR'S :OLE LIFE WAS TO BE ONE ( CON/ANT REBELLION & CON/ANT P]SECUTION1 & HE ALREADY HAD A HEAD />T AT BIR?4 ,HE SP5T MORE ?AN T5 ( HIS FIFTY-SEV5 YE>S 9 V>I\S =MS ( CAPTIVITY1 G5]ALLY H>%4 ,HE DID FIVE YE>S' /RAIY 70AN>*I/ B&IT072 SURVIV$ NE>LY TWO YE>S 7#a#i#a#g-#a#h7 9 ,WORLD ,W> ,I CONC5TRATION CAMP 70,BOL%EVIK SUSPECT072 SUFF]$ ?REE MON?S' GRUEL+ 9T]ROGATION 9 ,MOSC['S NOTORI\S ,G,P,U ,LUBIANKA PRISON 70,TROTSKYITE SPY072 & 5DUR$ ?REE YE>S' DEPORTATION TO ,C5TRAL ,ASIA = HIS DECL>$ OPPOSITION TO ,/AL9'S POLICIES & = REFUS+ TO CONFESS TO TRUMP$-UP ESPIONAGE *>GES 7#a#i#c#c-#c#f74 ,SMALL WOND] HIS FIR/ NOVEL 7WRITT5 9 ,FR5*7 BORE ! TITLE ,M5 9 ,PRISON4.<#a.> ,BORN ( ,RUSSIAN EXILE P>5TS CAMP$ \T 9 ,BRUSSELS1 ,VICTOR WAS A /ATELESS1 UNDOCUM5T$ ALI5 FROM BIR?1 DE/9$ TO BE EXPELL$ FROM NE>LY EV]Y C\NTRY HE EV] LIV$ 94 ,HE WAS ?US VACC9AT$ AGA9/ ! PLAGUE ( NATIONALISM & REMA9$ IMMUNE TO ! PATRIOTIC FEV] ?AT SWEPT AWAY MANY SOCIALI/S & AN>*I/S AT ! \TBREAK ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I 9 #a#i#a#d4 ,Y\NG ,KIBAL*I* 9H]IT$ ! REVOLUTION>Y E?OS ( ! ,RUSSIAN 9TELLIG5TSIA1 & LITTLE ELSE FROM HIS P5NILESS P>5TS :5 !Y SPLIT UP1 LEAV+ HIM ON HIS [N 9 ,BRUSSELS AT ! AGE ( FIFTE54 ,!RE1 HE BOND$ ) A GANG ( TE5AG]S1 IDEALI/IC UND]PAID APPR5TICES LIKE HIMSELF1 0CLOS] ?AN BRO!RS40 ,! ,BRUSSELS BRO!RS />T$ \T AS ,SOCIALI/ ,Y\NG ,GU>DS BUT SOON GREW IMPATI5T ) RE=MISM & GRAVITAT$ TO AN>*ISM1 IMPRESS$ ) ! FREE LIFE AT A %ORT-LIV$ AN>*I/ ,COMMUNE JU/ \TSIDE ( ,BRUSSELS4 ,!RE !Y LE>N$ ! PR9T+ TRADES & EV5TUALLY PUT \T !IR [N LITTLE %EET1 ,! ,REBEL1 :]E ,VICTOR FIR/ CUT HIS TEE? AS A WRIT] & ADOPT$ ! NAME 0,MAV]ICK10 SYMBOLIZ+ HIS DI/ANCE FROM ! TRADITION ( HIS ,RUSSIAN P>5TS & HIS EMBRACE ( AN ANGRY NEW AN>*I/ ID5TITY 9 ! SLUM /REETS ( ,BRUSSELS4 0,MAV]ICK0 WAS ! SIGNATURE ON ! >TICLES 9 ! FIR/ P>T ( ?IS AN?OLOGY1 />T+ 9 #aih & CONT9U+ ?R\<\T ,VICTOR'S Y\NG MANHOOD TO #a#i#a#g1 ! YE> ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 :5 ,KIBAL*I* />T$ SIGN+ 0,VICTOR ,S]GE0 & DECID$ TO GO TO ,RUSSIA4 ,MEAN:ILE1 AS 0,MAV]ICK0 HE MOV$ TO ,P>IS 9 #aii & EV5TUALLY BECAME ! $ITOR ( ! WEEKLY ORGAN ( ,FR5* AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM1 L'AN>*IE1 :I* PREA*$1 AMONG O!R ?+S1 ! RIS 7! POLICE HAD ONLY BICYCLES74 ,VICTOR_/,MAV]ICK1 AL?\< APPALL$ BY ! BLOOD%$1 DEF5D$ !SE 0,TRAGIC ,B&ITS ( ,AN>*Y0 9 ! PAGES ( L'AN>*IE1 DECL>+1 0,I AM ) ! WOLVES60 ,HE WAS SOON >RE/$4 ,LIKE ! ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/S 9 ,LONDON1 ,MAV]ICK'S HOME-BOYS F\MIES ( POLICE1 TROOPS1 & >M$ CIVILIANS4 ,9 #a#i#a#c1 ! SURVIVORS ( :AT WAS KN[N AS ! 0,BONNOT ,GANG0 W]E PUT ON TRIAL4 ,VICTOR'S OLDE/ FRI5D GOT ! GUILLOT9E1 & ,MAV]ICK WAS S5T5C$ TO FIVE YE>S 9 SOLIT>Y 9 ! P54 ,HE MANAG$ TO SURVIVE1 & YE>S LAT] WROTE A GREAT NOVEL AB\T ! EXP]I5CE1 ,M5 9 ,PRISON4.<#b.> ,?AT IS ! CONTEXT ( ! E>LY 7#a#i#h-#a#i#a#c7 >TICLES 9 ?IS COLLECTION4 ,RELEAS$ 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,WORLD ,W> ,I & EXPELL$ FROM ,FRANCE1 ,VICTOR 5D$ UP 9 ,B>CELONA1 ,SPA94 ,!RE HE GOT 9VOLV$ ) ! LOCAL AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S & P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! PREP>ATION ( AN 9SURRECTION>Y G5]AL /RIKE 9 ,JULY #a#i#a#g1 ITSELF 9SPIR$ BY ! ,FEBRU>Y #aiag ,REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA :I* SEEM$ TO BECKON TO ,VICTOR FROM ACROSS W>TORN ,EUROPE4 ,HE LAID TO RE/ HIS 9DIVIDUALI/ ID5TITY ( 0,! ,MAV]ICK10 & BEGAN SIGN+ HIMSELF 0,VICTOR ,S]GE10 ! ID5TITY ?AT HE W\LD RETA9 = ! RE/ ( HIS LIFE4 ,! ,P>ISIAN 9DIVIDUALI/ :O SCORN$ REVOLUTIONS AS 'ILLUSIONS1' HAD N[ EXP]I5C$ A REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ,SPA9 & FELT HIMSELF DRAWN TO ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION AS TO A FLAME4 ,YET WE CAN SEE 9 ! TWO >TICLES FROM #aiag ?AT HE WAS /ILL SETTL+ HIS SCORES ) AN>*O-9DIVIDUALISM 9 HIS M9D4 ,& 9DE$1 AS 0,S]GE0 HE RETA9$ ! ESS5CE ( HIS AN>*ISM--! BELIEF 9 ! PRIMACY ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 9 HUMAN FRE$OM--TO HIS DY+ DAY4 ,>RIV+ 9 ,PETROGRAD1.<#c.> ! FROZ51 />V+1 BESIEG$ CAPITAL ( ,R$ ,RUSSIA1 ,S]GE MADE ! R\NDS ( ! AN>*I/S & SOCIALI/S BE=E DECID+ TO WORK ) ! ,BOL%EVIKS AS ! ONLY PRACTICAL WAY TO S]VE ! LIV+ REVOLUTION :ILE HOP+ TO 9FLU5CE IT 9 A LIB]T>IAN DIRECTION ONCE VICTORY WAS WON4 ,! NEWLY F\ND$ ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL IMM$IATELY PUT TO USE ,S]GE'S TAL5TS AS A WRIT]1 TRANSLATOR1 & PR9T]1 & AT A CRUCIAL MOM5T 9 ! ,CIVIL ,W>1 :5 ALL SEEM$ LO/1 HE JO9$ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 ! BETT] TO S]VE ! CAUSE4 ,9 ?IS1 HE HAD MU* 9 COMMON ) O!R ',SOVIET' AN>*I/S1 9CLUD+ ! ,AM]ICANS ,BILL ,*ATOV & ,BIG ,BILL ,HAYWOOD4 ,?IS WAS ! P]IOD :5 ,L59 WAS WOO+ ! 0BE/ ELEM5TS0 AMONG ! AN>*I/S & AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S ( ,EUROPE TO ! ,COMMUNI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 & ,S]GE'S REPORTS1 PUBLI%$ 9 ,FRANCE1 W]E P>T ( ?AT ,SOVIET PROPAG&A CAMPAIGN4 ,= EXAMPLE ,S]GE'S #aib 0,! ,AN>*I/S & ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION10.<#d.> 7LIKE ! 0,LETT] FROM ,RUSSIA0 9 ?IS VOLUME7 IS A PASSIONATELY >GU$ APOLOGY = ! ,BOL%EVIK MONOPOLY ( P[]1 NECESSITAT$ BY ! ,CIVIL ,W>1 & ! REPRESSION ( ,RUSSIAN AN>*I/S1 AN >M$ GR\P :OSE DISORGANIZATION & IRRESPONSIBILITY SPELL$ A ?REAT TO ! REVOLUTION4 ,S]GE CONCLUDES BY CALL+ UPON HIS FELL[ AN>*I/S TO JO9 ) ! ,COMMUNI/S & TO 0/RIVE TO PRES]VE ! SPIRIT ( LIB]TY40 ,!Y WILL BE ! 5EMIES ( ! AMBITI\S1 ( BUDD+ POLITICAL C>E]I/S & COMMISS>S1 ( =MALI/S1 P>TY DOGMATI/S & 9TRIGU]S1 9 O!R WORDS TO FI & REVOLUTION1 EV]Y:]E & ALWAYS TO 5C\RAGE ! 9ITIATIVE ( 9DIVIDUALS & ( ! MASSES1 TO RECALL TO ?OSE :O MIY EVIL--BUT NEV] AN AIM OR A F9AL GOAL4 ,?US1 ON ! ONE H& ,S]GE PROV$ HIS COMMITM5T AS A LOYAL1 DISCIPL9$1 UNAMBITI\S RANK-&-FILE MILITANT1 CONT5T TO S]VE ! ,SOVIETS ) ALL HIS 5]GY & TAL5T4 ,ON ! O!R1 HE OP5LY MA9TA9$ HIS P]SONAL CRITICISMS ( ! REGIME'S ABUSES & US$ :ATEV] 9FLU5CE HE C\LD MU/] TO CORRECT !M4 ,?IS (T5 9CLUD$ 9T]V5+ P]SONALLY ) HI< (FICIALS ( ! ,*EKA SECRET POLICE 9 ORD] TO FREE 9NOC5T >RE/EES1 9CLUD+ AN>*I/S & O!R DISSID5TS1 AT ! RISK ( HIS BE+ CONSID]$ !IR 0CONF$]ATE0 & %OT AT ANY MOM5T4 ,& SO1 9 #aiai ,S]GE *OSE TO /E] A PREC>I\S C\RSE BETWE5 ! ,SCYLLA ( CON=MI/ REVOLUTION>Y C>E]ISM & ! ,*>YBDIS ( IMPOT5T ISOLATION AMONG ! REVOLUTION'S EMBITT]$ CRITICS4 ,S]GE /RUGGL$ TO MA9TA9 ?IS ATTITUDE AS LONG AS LOYAL OPPOSITION WAS TOL]AT$ 9 ,RUSSIA & EV5 AFT]W>DS1 :5 HE WAS TREAT$ AS A P>IAH4 ,= ,S]GE1 AS = MANY O!RS1 ! CRISIS CAME 9 #aiba ) ! AN>*I/-SUPPORT$ REVOLT ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SAILORS' ,SOVIET AT ! ,KRON/ADT NAVAL BASE & ITS BLOODY REPRESSION BY ! ,SOVIET GOV]NM5T4 ,S]GE WAS 9VOLV$ ) ! M$IATION EF=TS ( ! ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN BUT WAS APPALL$ BY ! ,P>TY'S UNWILL+NESS TO NEGOTIATE & BY ! LIES IT TOLD AB\T ! SAILORS4 ,DEMORALIZ$1 HE )DREW FROM POLITICS & JO9$ A %ORT-LIV$ ,FR5* AN>*I/ AGRICULTURAL COMMUNE NE> ,PETROGRAD1 BE=E DECID+ TO ACCEPT A ,COM9T]N JOB 9 ,B]L91 :]E HE HOP$ TO HELP BR+ AB\T A ,G]MAN REVOLUTION ?AT W\LD LIB]ATE ,RUSSIA FROM ! CON/RA9TS ( ISOLATION & BACKW>DNESS4 ,TWO ( ! >TICLES FROM ,RUSSIA 9 ?IS COLLECTION >E DAT$ #a#i#b#a1 ?AT IS TO SAY AFT] ! REPRESSION ( ,KRON/ADT1 G5]ALLY SE5 AS A WAT]%$4 ,! >TICLE 0,NEW ,T5D5CIES 9 ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*ISM0 IS A CATALOG ( LIB]T>IAN GR\PS :I*1 H[EV] DIVID$ AMONG !MSELVES1 ALL SUPPORT$ ! REVOLUTION>Y DICTATOR%IP1 :ILE REMA9+ \TSIDE ( ! ,P>TY4 ,ONLY 9 PASS+ DOES IT M5TION ?OSE AN>*I/S :O DID NOT SUPPORT ! DICTATOR%IP & :O ?US HAD NO LEGAL PUBLICATIONS TO ANALYZE1 9CLUD+ A VA/ AN>*I/-9SPIR$ MOVEM5T UND] ,MAKHNO 9 ,UKRA9E4 ,& AL?\< ,S]GE CITES ! ,AM]ICAN AN>*I/S :O DID JO9 ! ,COMMUNI/S1 HE FAILS TO M5TION ,GOLDMAN & ,B]KMAN1 :O W]E1 LIKE HIM1 DISILLUSION$ BY ,KRON/ADT4 ,S9S ( OMISSION1 TO BE SURE4 ,TO MY KN[L$GE ,S]GE NEV] FABRICATES1 & HIS ,SOVIET APOLOGETICS1 LIKE ! HIE NOT DULL PROPAG&A BUT %>PLY OBS]V$ REALITIES PRES5T$ 9 PASSIONATE >GUM5T4 ,WE HAVE NOT YET COME TO ! 5D ( ! LITANY ( >RE/S1 EXPULSIONS1 & P]SECUTIONS ?AT PUNCTUAT$ ! SAGA ( ,S]GE'S LIFE AS AN IRR$UCIBLE REVOLUTION>Y MAV]ICK4 ,9 ! HOPE ?AT A ,EUROPEAN REVOLUTION C\LD RELIEVE ! PRESSURE /RANGL+ ! REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,S]GE NEXT MOV$ TO ,B]L9 AS A ,COMMUNI/ J\RNALI/-CUM-SECRET-AG5T4 ,DUR+ ! #aibc CRISIS1 ,S]GE & HIS FAMILY W]E OBLIG$ TO FLEE ,G]MANY = !IR LIVES AFT] A FAIL$ ,R$ C\P4 ,9 #a#i#b#e1 HE RETURN$ TO ,RUSSIA TO FITY & >RE/$1 BUT !N FRE$ ?ANKS TO REACTIONS 9 ,FRANCE1 :]E HIS REVOLUTION>Y WRIT+S W]E WELL KN[N4 ,>RE/$ AGA9 9 #a#i#c#c1 HE REFUS$ TO 'CONFESS' AFT] MON?S ( PRESSURE & WAS DEPORT$ TO DET5TION ON ! ,URAL4 ,S]GE ESCAP$ FROM ! CLUT*ES ( ,/AL9'S GULAG ?ANKS TO ! PROTE/S ( HIS COMRADES ABROAD--A 0MIRACLE ( SOLID>ITY0 HE CALL$ IT4 ,9 ,APRIL #a#i#c#f1 JU/ BE=E ! ,GREAT ,PURGES1 ,/AL9 F9ALLY ALL[$ ,S]GE & HIS FAMILY TO LEAVE ,RUSSIA AFT] HIS IMPRISONM5T HAD BECOME A CAUSE CELEBRE 9 ,P>IS1 ?US SAV+ ,S]GE'S LIFE4 ,BUT ,RUSSIA !N CANCEL$ HIS PASSPORT & DEPRIV$ HIM ( HIS ,SOVIET NATIONALITY--! ONLY ONE HE EV] HAD4 ,FLEE+ ! ,NAZIS 9 #a#i#d-#d#a1 AGA9 /ATELESS & UNDOCUM5T$1 ,S]GE WAS BRIEFLY 9T]N$ 9 ,M>SEILLE AS A SUSPECT4 ,AFT] ESCAP+ BY FREIT9IQUE1 EXPELL$ FROM ! ,DOM9ICAN ,REPUBLIC & ,HAITI1 & !N JAIL$ BY ! ,CUBANS4 ,?ANKS TO AN 09VISIBLE 9T]NATIONAL0 ( COMRADES1 HE F\ND ASYLUM 9 ,MEXICO 9 #a#i#d#a1 SOON AFT] ! ASSASS9ATION ( ,TROTSKY1 BUT ! ,COMMUNI/S1 ON ORD]S FROM ,MOSC[1 PREV5T$ HIM FROM PUBLI%+ & PHYSICALLY ATTACK$ HIM :5 HE TRI$ TO SPEAK AT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL PROTE/ = ! ,ITALO-,AM]ICAN AN>*I/ ,C>LO ,TRESCA 9 ,MEXICO4 ,EXHAU/$ BY YE>S ( /RUGGLE & IMPRISONM5T1 HE DI$ AT ! AGE ( FIFTY-SEV5 ) ?REE UNPUBLI%$ MA/]PIECES 9 HIS DESK DRAW]4 ,S9CE ! ,MEXICAN AU?ORITIES W\LD NOT ADMIT CORPSES LACK+ A NATIONALITY 9TO ! CEMET]Y1 HIS FRI5DS BURI$ HIM AS A CITIZ5 ( ! ,SPANI% ,REPUBLIC--:I* HAD CEAS$ TO EXI/ UPON ,FRANCO'S VICTORY 9 #a#i#c#i4 ,ALL ! ,RI*I/S :O 0NEV] SURR5D]40 ,HE LIV$ & DI$ AN 9T]NATIONALI/1 AN 9DIVIDUALI/1 & AN 5EMY ( ! /ATE4 ,& AL?\< AS 0,VICTOR ,S]GE0 HE COLLABORAT$ ) ! ,BOL%EVIKS FROM #aiai TO #a#i#b#g1 HE NEV] SURR5D]$ HIS ID5TITY AS AN AN>*I/1 FITY--= ! RI ,?IS MADE HIS BOOKS MORE OR LESS UNPUBLI%ABLE1 & HIS LA/ NOVELS & ,MEMOIRS ONLY APPE>$ PO/HUM\SLY4 ,AS HE WROTE %ORTLY BE=E HIS DEA?1 0,9 EV]Y PUBLI%+ H\SE !RE >E ?REE CONS]VATIVES & AT LEA/ ONE ,/AL9I/40 ,ATTACKS FROM ! ',LEFT' BEGAN AS SOON AS HE >RIV$ 9 ,EUROPE 9 #a#i#c#f4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ PRESS 9 ,FRANCE TOOK UP ! OLD 7#a#i#a#c7 B\RGEOIS ACCUSATION ( 'AN>*I/ B&IT' 9 AN ATTEMPT TO DISCR$IT ,S]GE'S EXPOSES ( ! ,MOSC[ FRAME-UP TRIALS 9 ,/AL9'S ,RUSSIA4 ,YET HE REMA9$ UND] SUSPICION1 & =M] ,G,P,U AG5TS ,ELSA ,REISS & ,WALT] ,KRIVITSKY IMAG9$ ,S]GE'S RELEASE FROM ! GULAG WAS A PROBABLY A ,G,P,U PLOY TO 9S9UATE AN AG5T-PROVOCATEUR 9TO ! ,EUROPEAN ,TROTSKYI/ MOVEM5T4 ,9 FACT ! REAL ,/AL9I/ AG5T-PROVOCATEUR 70,ETI5NE0 AKA ,M>C ,BOROVSKY1 ,TROTSKY'S TRU/$ ,P>IS CORRESPOND5T7 WAS BUSY 9CULCAT+ ! ,OLD ,MAN ) DI/RU/ ( ,S]GE1 :I* PROBABLY CONTRIBUT$ TO !IR EV5TUAL BREAK4.<#f.> ,ATTACKS BY ! ,/AL9I/S DIDN'T PREV5T C]TA9 AN>*I/S FROM *AF+ ,S]GE = HIS E>LI] SUPPORT ( ,L59 & ,TROTSKY4 ,BUT :5 ,S]GE1 :O 9 #aicg WAS /ILL ,TROTSKY'S FAI?FUL ADMIR] & ,FR5* TRANSLATOR1 D>$ RAISE ! ISSUES ( ,BOL%EVISM'S RESPONSIBILITY 9 ! #aiah CREATION ( ! ,*EKA SECRET POLICE & ! SUPPRESSION ( ! #aiba ,KRON/ADT SAILORS' REBELLION1 ,TROTSKY EXCORIAT$ ,S]GE AS A 0SYCOPHANT10 0MORALI/10 A DILETTANTE10 & A R5EGADE4 7,SEE 0,ONCE ,MORE OV] ,KRON/ADT0 9 ?IS COLLECTION1 #a#i#f47 ,BACK 9 #a#i#c#f1 ,S]GE1 FRE% FROM ,/AL9'S GULAG1 HAD JO9$ UP ) ,TROTSKY'S ,F\R? ,9T]NATIONAL & URG$ !M TO REA* \T TO ! AN>*I/S 9 ,SPA91 :]E ALONG ) ! ,P,\,M1 !Y W]E SPE>HEAD+ ! REVOLUTION FROM BEL[ & ! W> AGA9/ ,FRANCO'S ,FASCI/S 7SEE 0,CALL = AN ,ALLIANCE ) ! ,AN>*I/S 9 ,SPA910 9 ?IS COLLECTION1 #a#i#d74 ,TROTSKY WAS SYMPA!TIC TO ! IDEA BUT WAS !N >RE/$1 & HIS ,EUROPEAN FOLL[]S SOON TURN$ ON ,S]GE = HIS S(TNESS ON ! ,P,\,M4 ,SEV5TY YE>S LAT]1 SOME ,TROTSKYI/ EPIGONES /ILL D5IGRATE ,S]GE = NOT BE+ REVOLUTION>Y 5\<1 MO/ REC5TLY ) ! UNANSW]ABLE BUT SPECI\S >GUM5T ?AT IF HE W]E ALIVE TODAY HE 0W\LD HAVE BECOME0 A NEOCON4.<#g.> ,) FRI5DS LIKE !SE1 :O NE$S 5EMIES8 ,TROTSKY & HIS FOLL[]S ALSO ACCUS$ ,S]GE--= ONCE ) SOME JU/ICE--( ATTEMPT+ TO SYN!SIZE AN>*ISM & ,M>XISM4 ,S]GE1 :O DESCRIB$ HIS EVOLUTION FROM AN>*ISM TO ,M>XISM AS 0SL[ & PA9FUL10 NEV] BROKE ) HIS AN>*I/ PA/ &1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 MA9TA9$ FRI5DLY RELATIONS ) HIS OLD AN>*I/ COMRADES & REMA9$ 5GAG$ ) AN>*I/ IDEAS ?R\<\T HIS LIFE4 ,?US1 ?IS VOLUME CONCLUDES ) ,S]GE'S V]Y 9=MATIVE #ai* POPUL> /UDY ( 0,AN>*I/ ,?\*ISM10 :I* WAS F\ND AMONG HIS PO/HUM\S PAP]S 9 ,MEXICO4.<#h.> ,AS A NOVELI/ TOO1 HE WAS ALWAYS CONSCI\S ( ! PRECI\SNESS ( ! 9DIVIDUAL1 ( 9DIVIDUAL CONSCI\SNESS )9 ! MASS4 ,ABOVE ALL1 HE SAW BO? ,M>XISM & AN>*ISM AS BRAN*ES ( A BIG1 BROADLY SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T RUNN+ ?R\< HI/ORY & ATTEMPT$ TO PLACE !M BO?1 ) !IR SUCCESS & FAILURES )9 ?AT HI/ORY4 ,ALAS1 ! SIXTY YE>S S9CE ,S]GE'S DEA? HAVE NOT S(T5$ ! RES5TM5T ( C]TA9 ,FR5* AN>*I/S :O CANNOT P>DON ! AN>*O-9DIVIDUALI/ :O SIGN$ HIS PRE-#a#i#a#b >TICLES 0,MAV]ICK0 = HAV+ EVOLV$ FROM 9DIVIDUALISM TO REVOLUTION>Y SYNDICALISM & !NCE TO ,M>XISM4 ,! YE> #baa SAW ! PUBLICATION BY ! AN>*I/ IMPR9T ,LIB]TALIA ( A :OLE BOOK ?AT ATTACK$ ,S]GE NOT JU/ = BETRAY+ AN>*ISM DUR+ ! P]IOD :51 LIKE MANY AN>*I/S EAG] TO FID5$ LI>10 & A P]PETUAL 0S*IZOPHR5IC0 = ! CRIME ( *ANG+ HIS VIEWS 9 ! C\RSE ( HIS--& HI/ORY'S--POLITICAL EVOLUTION4 ,9DE$1 ! AU?OR ( ,VICTOR ,S]GE1 L'HOMME D\BLE EV5 SEES ,S]GE'S TURN TO FICTION-WRIT+ AS ANO!R =M ( 'LY+' 7LIKE ,PLATO1 :O FAM\SLY BANN$ >T FROM HIS ,REPUBLIC1 AS ! 9C>NATION ( A 'LIE4'7.<#i.> ,EV5 MY OLD FRI5D ,PET] ,S$GWICK--:O 9 #aifc FIR/ RELAUN*$ ,S]GE ) HIS PIONE]+ TRANSLATION ( ,MEMOIRS ( A ,REVOLUTION>Y & HIS SEM9AL ESSAYS ON ,S]GE--5D$ UP BLAM+ ,S]GE = ! 09CONSI/5CY & EV5 IRRESPONSIBILITY :]EBY HE WAS CON/ANTLY DRAWN CLOSE 5\< TO CONT5D+ ALIGNM5TS ( ! ,LEFT TO E>N ! OPPROBRIUM & SUSPICION ( EA* CAMP 9 TURN40 ,I SUPPOSE ?AT'S ONE WAY TO LOOK AT ,S]GE'S BR& ( C\RAGE\S CRITICAL-M9D$1 ANTISECT>IAN1 YET TOTALLY COMMITT$ REVOLUTION>Y ?9K+4 ,S$GWICK1 A =M] PSY*OLOGI/1 TRIES TO EXPLA9 ,S]GE'S 0LOVE-HATE OSCILLATION 9 ! EMBRACES ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,/ATE0 AS A PSY*OLOGICAL AB]RATION1 A 0BIZ>RE 9N] NE$ = CONTR>Y POLITICAL ID5TIFICATIONS40.<#a.> ,YET TO ME1 AS TO MANY ,S]GE READ]S1 ,S]GE1 :ATEV] HIS HESITATIONS1 UNC]TA9TIES & 9CONSI/5CIES1 REMA9S AN EXEMPL>Y REVOLUTION>Y :O /ILL PROVIDES US ) A MORAL & POLITICAL COMPASS 9 TIMES :5 SO MANY HAVE LO/ !IR WAY4 ,ONE NE$ NOT AGREE ) ALL HIS POLITICAL *OICES2 SOMETIMES HE /E]S (F C\RSE1 BUT NEV] TOO F> OR = TOO LONG4 ,& ?AT 0C\RSE0 IS ALWAYS 0SET ON HOPE0 AS ,S]GE PUT IT 9 HIS POEM 0,CON/ELLATION ( ,DEA? ,BRO!RS40.<#a#a.> ,D\BLE ,DUTY ,H[ DID ,S]GE KEEP HIS MORAL & POLITICAL COMPASS PO9T+ MORE OR LESS 9 ! RI*I/ E?ICAL TRADITION1 ,S]GE FELT ?AT REVOLUTION>IES HAD A D\BLE DUTY TO DEF5D ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 BO? AGA9/ ITS EXT]NAL 5EMIES 7! B\RGEOISIE1 ! ,:ITES1 ETC47 & ITS 9T]NAL 5EMIES 7AU?ORIT>IANISM1 BRUTALITY1 EGO-TRIPP+1 CORRUPTION1 /IFL+ ( DEBATE1 BUREAUCRATIZATION74 ,S]GE FIR/ EXP\ND$ ! 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SAILORS AT ,KRON/ADT1 ,S]GE NONE!LESS PUT 0! DANG] FROM )90 ON ! BACK BURN] & CONT9U$ PUBLICLY TO WRITE PAMPHLETS = ! ,R$S1 ALL ! :ILE PRIVATELY TRY+ TO SAVE POLITICAL PRISON]S1 AN>*I/S1 POETS1 & 9TELLECTUALS FROM ! FIR+ SQUAD & W>N+ A FEW TRU/$ ,EUROPEAN COMRADES4 ,AS LONG AS HE C\LD P]CEIVE HOPE = RE=M FROM )9 & HOPE = RELIEF ABROAD1 ,S]GE /UCK ) ! ,COM9T]N1 AGITAT+ = REVOLUTION 9 ,G]MANY1 & WRIT+ )9 ! CONF9ES ( ! 0L9E40 ,9 HIS FIR/ 9T]VIEW ) ,TROTSKY 9 #a#i#b#f1 ,S]GE DECL>$1 LIB]T>IAN /YLE1 0,WE MU/ DO AWAY ) ?IS BUREAUCRACY40 0,NO10 REPLI$ ,TROTSKY ! AU?ORIT>IAN1 0WE MU/ TAKE IT OV]60.<#a#b.> ,9 ! WORDS ( AN>*I/ HI/ORIAN ,GEORGE ,WOODCOCK1 0,:]E ,TROTSKY WAS ALWAYS GOV]N$ 9 A DIFFICULT *OICE BY REVOLUTION>Y EXP$I5CY1 ,S]GE WAS MOV$ BY A MORAL 9SIIAN /RA9 9 HIS ?\ ,DANIEL ,GU]91 ! ,FR5* ,M>XI/ TURN$ AN>*I/1 :ILE CRITICAL ( ,S]GE'S SIL5CES 9 ! #a#i#bS1 CONCLUD$3 0,VICTOR ,S]GE WAS C]TA9LY TOO CLE>-M9D$ TO HAVE ANY ILLUSIONS AB\T ! REAL NATURE ( ! C5TRAL ,SOVIET P[]4 ,BUT ?IS P[] WAS /ILL HALO$ ) ! PRE/IGE ( ! FIR/ VICTORI\S PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION2 IT WAS LOA!D BY WORLD C\NT]REVOLUTION2 & ?AT WAS ONE ( ! REASONS--! MO/ HONORABLE--:Y ,S]GE & MANY O!R REVOLUTION>IES PUT A PADLOCK ON !IR TONGUES40.<#a#d.> ,DID ,S]GE CONT9UE TO HOPE & TO HOLD HIS TONGUE TOO LONG8 ,9 H9DSIS ,AFT]1 HIS P[]FUL1 DOCUM5T$ EXPOSE ( ,/AL9ISM3 0,! PA/ YE> %[S ?AT ALL ! OPPOSITIONS :I*1 9 ! LA/ F\RTE5 YE>S1 /OOD UP AGA9/ ! BUREAUCRATIC REGIME1 UND]RAT$ ITS PR(\NDLY C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y P[] &1 /ILL MORE1 ITS 9HUMANITY4 ,! JUDGM5TS =MULAT$ HI!RTO BY ! ,LEFT ,OPPOSITION TO :I* ,I BELONG$1 S9N$ ONLY 9 9DULG5CE & OPTIMISM1 BECAUSE ! ,OPPOSITION /UCK TO PRES]V+ AT ALL CO/S ! LA/ *ANCES1 H[EV] FEEBLE1 ( A POLITICAL RECOV]Y1 ( A GREAT RE=M :I* W\LD HAVE BR\D] TO DEF5D ! MOVEM5T AGA9/ ITS 9N] 5EMIES ?AN AGA9/ ITS \T] ONES4 ,C\RAGE TO CONT9UE FII/S1 REACTION>IES1 & SU* IS R>E 5\<4 ,BUT SU* C\RAGE W9S ! 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AN>*I/ & ,M>XI/ TRADITIONS %\LD LI/5 RESPECTFULLY TO EA* O!R'S CRITICISMS1 DEBATE \R HI/ORICAL DIFF]5CES OP5LY & HONE/LY1 & WORK TOGE!R TO CREATE A REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ !ORY & PRACTICE TO MEET ! *ALL5GES ( TODAY4.<#a#f.> .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- ,FROM 3 ,!,AN>*I/,LIBR>Y4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aig 3 ,PREFACE -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JANU>Y #a#a1 #bba 3 ,PREFACE -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/