,BOL%EVIK REPRESSION AGA9/ AN>*I/S 9 ,VOLOGDA 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NICK ,HEA? 

,TEXT 3 

0,9 ,APRIL #a#i#a#h1 A TELEGRAM CAME FROM ,MOSC[ AB\T ! SPEE*ES ( AN>*I/S4 ,AT ?IS TIME1 ! ,VOLOGDA AN>*I/S BECAME 9SOL5T4 ,!Y SEIZ$ ! BUILD+ ( ! HOTEL 0,EUROPA01 FURNI%$ IT ) MA*9E GUNS 444TURN$ IT 9TO AN ALMO/ IMPREGNABLE =TRESS4 ,A LOT ( !M TURN$ \T TO BE FROM ,PETROGRAD4 ,! ,R$ ,GU>D RECEIV$ AN ORD] FROM ! GUB]NIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE1 TO AT ALL CO/S DIS>M ! AN>*I/S4 ,?IS TASK WAS C>RI$ \T OV]NI<T4 

,! ,R$ ,GU>DS HAD TO CONT5D ) ! SO-CALL$ 0VIOL5T0 E*ELONS ( AN>*I/S :O W]E RETURN+ FROM ! FRONT FROM ! OLD >MY4 ,ONE ( !SE E*ELONS COM+ FROM ,Y>OSLAVL TO ,VOLOGDA1 WAS WELL >M$1 HAD EV5 A FEW L>GE GUNS4 ,AN>*I/S SEIZ$ EV]Y?+ ?AT CAME TO H&4 

,TO PREV5T !M FROM ORGANIZ+ RIOTS 9 ,VOLOGDA1 ! ,R$ ,GU>D & ! ,LATVIAN REGIM5T SKILLFULLY MANEUV]$ ! AN>*I/ DETA*M5T40 

,K4 ,P4 ,YU%KOV ,FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y PA/ 9 ,VOLOGDA4 ,= ! P[] ( ! ,SOVIETS3 ,MEMOIRS ( ! ,VOLOGDA ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,VOLOGDA1 #a#i#e#g4 P4#b#f4 

,!RE IS A REASONABLE AM\NT ( 9=MATION AVAILABLE 9 ! ,5GLI% LANGUAGE AB\T REPRESSION 9 ,APRIL #aiah AGA9/ ! AN>*I/S 9 ,MOSC[ & TO A LESS] EXT5T ,PETROGRAD4 ,LESS IS EXTANT 9 ,5GLI% AB\T ,BOL%EVIK REPRESSION AGA9/ AN>*I/S 9 O!R URBAN C5T]S AT ! SAME TIME1 LIKE ,TS>ITSYN & ,VOLOGDA4 ,?IS >TICLE AIMS TO ?R[ SOME LI<T ON ! REPRESSION 9 ,VOLOGDA4 

,AN>*I/S 9 ! ,VOLOGDA REGION 7,VOLOGDA1 ,NOR?-,DV9A1 ,*]EPOVETS GUB]NIAS7 BEGAN !IR ACTIVITIES 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,! FIR/ GR\PS ( AN>*I/S W]E CREAT$ AT ! ,SUKHONA >TILL]Y PLANT 9 ,VOLOGDA :]E ! AN>*I/ ,ALEX&] ,DMITRIEVI* ,F$OROV WAS A WORK] 7KN[N AS ,ALEXEI OR ,WORK] ,ALEXEI )9 ! AN>*I/ MOVEM5T74 ,F$OROV1 BORN 9 #a#h#h#c1 (T5 SPOKE AT RALLIES & WAS A LEAD+ LI<T 9 CREAT+ AN AN>*I/ MOVEM5T 9 ,VOLOGDA4 ,MIKHAIL ,VETO%K9 DESCRIB$ ,F$OROV 9 HIS MEMOIRS AS A 0V]Y NOISY & ACTIVE WORK]04 

,! ,NOR!RN ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/S WAS CREAT$ 9 #aiah & ! ,F$]ATION OCCUPI$ ! ,PASSAGE ,HOTEL AT #eg ,OBHUKOVSKAYA ,/REET4 ,IT HAD #ce ACTIVE SUPPORT]S4 ,ITS BANN]S W]E EMBLAZON$ ) ! FOLL[+ SLOGANS3 0,NEI!R GOD NOR MA/]6 ,! SPIRIT ( DE/RUCTION IS ! SPIRIT ( CREATION4 ,MAY ! FUTURE AB\ND6 ,! ,F$]ATION DECID$ TO ISSUE A NEWSPAP] CALL$ ,GRYADU%*EYE 7,! ,FUTURE71 ) ,F$OROV AS $ITOR4 

,! FIR/ ISSUE APPE>$ ON ,APRIL #a?4 ,IT WAS PLANN$ TO APPE> TWICE A WEEK BUT UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES :I* WILL BE DESCRIB$ ONLY A FEW ISSUES APPE>$4 

,! HOTEL OCCUPI$ BY ! AN>*I/S WAS HEAVILY =TIFI$ & A NUMB] ( GUNS & MA*9E GUNS >RANG$ >\ND ! BUILD+4 ,! AN>*I/S GA!R$ A L>GE COLLECTION ( LIT]ATURE AT ! BUILD+4 ,! AN>*I/S =M$ AN >M$ UNIT CALL$ ! ,AN>*O-,PROLET>IAN ,REGIM5T ( ,COMRADE ,BAKUN94 

,VOLOGDA WAS A MAJOR RAILWAY JUNCTION SO ?AT SOON ! LOCAL AN>*I/S W]E RE9=C$ BY O!RS FROM ,PETROGRAD1 ,Y>OSLAVL & ,GALI*1 SWELL+ ! NUMB] ( AN>*I/S 9 ! T[N TO #i4 ,ON ,M>* #b?1 A DETA*M5T ( AN>*I/ COMMUNI/S >RIV$ 9 ,VOLOGDA & TOOK OV] ! ,EUROPA HOTEL4 ,?REE WEEKS LAT] ,! ,VOLOGDA PAP]S REPORT$3 0,A FEW DAYS AGO1 A DETA*M5T ( ,KRON/ADT AN>*I/S >RIV$ 9 \R CITY TO ! NUMB] ( #b PEOPLE4 ,!Y W]E FOLL[$ BY TWO MORE DETA*M5TS ( #eb & #b PEOPLE0 444 ,BUT ALREADY AN OM9\S EV5T HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 ,FEBRU>Y ( ?AT YE> ) ! >RE/ ( SIX AN>*I/S L$ BY ,V4 ,I4 ,*]NOV4 ,!Y W]E >RE/$ & IMPRISON$ = TWO DAYS AFT] :I* !Y W]E RELEAS$ AFT] SIGN+ A PL$GE ?AT !Y W\LD NOT TAKE >M$ ACTION AGA9/ ,SOVIET P[]4 

,FOLL[+ ! ATTACK ON ! ,MOSC[ AN>*I/S ON ! NI<T ( #a#a-#a#b? ,APRIL1 AN ORD] WAS ISSU$ TO ON ,APRIL #a#e? TO ATTACK ! AN>*I/S 9 ,VOLOGDA4 ,! OP]ATION WAS L$ BY ! HEAD ( ! LOCAL ,*EKA1 ,P4 ,N4 ,ALEKS&ROV4 ,! #h? ,LATVIAN REGIM5T1 P>T ( ! ,VOLOGDA G>RISON1 SURR\ND$ ! ,EUROPA HOTEL AT #e A4M4 ,AFT] SEV]AL MA*9E GUN BUR/S ! ATTACK BEGAN4 ,! AN>*I/S W]E TAK5 BY SURPRISE & PREF]R$ TO SURR5D]4 #d RIFLES1 #b C>TRIDGES1 #a H& GR5ADES SEV]AL MA*9E GUNS & #f PYROXYL9 GR5ADES W]E SEIZ$4 ,>\ND #a AN>*I/S W]E >RE/$ 9CLUD+ ,F$OROV4 ,AT ! ,PASSAGE HOTEL ! AN>*I/ ,M4 ,SOBELEV WAS CAPTUR$ & SEV]AL H& GR5ADES & A REVOLV] W]E CONFISCAT$ FROM HIM4 

,! SECRET>Y ( ! ,FR5* EMBASSY1 ,C\NT ,L\IS DE ,ROBI51 :O WAS 9 ,VOLOGDA AT ! TIME WROTE APPROV+LY 9 HIS DI>Y3 0,! BATTLE WAS ON 9 ! /REETS & EV5 AT ! /ATION1 & ! ,SOVIETS >RE/$ AN AN>*I/ GR\P ?AT WAS HID+ 9 SOME H\SES & RAILROAD C>S 444 ,! OP]ATION AGA9/ ! AN>*I/S WE WITNESS$ H]E1 ALSO TOOK PLACE 9 O!R ,RUSSIAN CITIES1 ESPECIALLY 9 ,MOSC[ 444 ,IT WAS TIME TO DO SOME?+1 BECAUSE ! AN>*I/S T]RORIZ$ ! POPULATION1 SEIZ+ ! H\SES & DRIV+ \T ! T5ANTS & APPROPRIAT+ EV]Y?+ !Y WANT$ 444 ,IT WAS NECESS>Y TO APPLY =CE 04 

,! AN>*I/S >RE/$ AT ! ,EUROPA W]E TOLD TO LEAVE ,VOLOGDA )9 #bd H\RS4 

,! ,NOR!RN ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/S DEM&$ ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,VOLOGDA ,SOVIET :Y ?IS ACTION HAD TAK5 PLACE4 ,! *AIR ( ! EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ,%4 ,Z4 ,ELIAVA & ,P,N ,ALEKS&ROV EXPLA9$ ?AT 9=MATION HAD BE5 RECEIV$ ?AT ! AN>*I/S W]E GO+ TO BL[ UP ! ,SOVIET1 9 ADDITION1 !Y HAD RECEIV$ REPORTS FROM ,PETROGRAD ?AT AMONG ! AN>*I/S !RE W]E CRIM9AL ELEM5TS4 ,AS !SE *>GES W]E F\ND TO BE TOTALLY FALSE ALL ?OSE >RE/$ W]E RELEAS$4 

,AT ! MEET+ ?AT FOLL[$1 ! AN>*I/S ACCUS$ ! ,BOL%EVIKS ( USURP+ P[]1 & TREASON AGA9/ ! CAUSE ( ! REVOLUTION1 & RECALL$ !IR REPRES5TATIVES FROM ALL ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS4 ,9 ! SECOND ISSUE ( ,! ,FUTURE ,F$OROV FULM9AT$ AGA9/ ! ACTION WRIT+ ?AT 0,AFT] REVIEW+ ! CURR5T SITUATION ! AN>*I/S ( ! ,NOR!RN ,F$]ATION CAME TO ! CONVICTION ?AT ! REAL ,SOVIET P[] IS NOT ! P[] ( WORK]S & PEASANTS10 & ?AT 0! DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY HAD DECL>$ AN UNCONTROLLABLE T]ROR & ?AT HAD V]Y MU* P>ALYZ$ ! 5TIRE POLITICAL & ECONOMIC LIFE ( ! C\NTRY4 444! AU?ORITIES HAVE COMPROMIS$ !MSELVES SO MU* ?AT NO AN>*I/ IS ABLE TO HAVE ANY?+ 9 COMMON ) ! =M] FRI5DS :O >E N[ TRAITORS40 

,TWO MORE ISSUES ( ,! ,FUTURE APPE>$ AFT] ?IS UNTIL IT WAS PROHIBIT$ BY ! ,SOVIET AU?ORITIES & 9 ,JUNE #aiah ONE ISSUE ( ! NEWSPAP] ,DAWN ( ,AN>*Y4 ,9 ,JULY #aiah ,F$OROV SPOKE AT A MEET+ ( ! ,MA9 ,RAILWAY ,WORK%OPS :]E HE HAD %>P CRITICISMS ( ! ,SOVIET GOV]NM5T1 DEM&$ ! 5D+ ( ! ,CIVIL ,W> & ! RE/ORATION ( FRE$OMS4 

,9 RESPONSE ! *AIRMAN ( ! ,PROV9CIAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE1 ,MIKHAIL ,VETO%K91 S5T A LETT] TO ! ,*EKA DEM&+ ?AT ,F$OROV BE >RE/$4 ,:5 >RE/$1 ,F$OROV GAVE A FALSE NAME & FL$ ! CITY4 ,! SE>* = HIM 5D$ 9 ,FEBRU>Y #aiai ) ! AMNE/Y DECL>$ ON ! ANNIV]S>Y ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,9 ! MEANTIME ,F$OROV WAS ! ,VOLOGDA DELEGATE TO ! CONGRESS ( ! ,NOR!RN ,F$]ATION ( ,AN>*I/ GR\PS HELD AT ,BRIANSK ON ,AUGU/ #f?-#a#a?1 #a#i#a#h4 ,HE REPORT$ ?AT ! AN>*I/S HAD A 0GREAT 9FLU5CE 9 ! RAILWAY WORK%OPS1 ?AT AN>*I/ IDEAS W]E POPUL> AMONG WORK]S & PEASANTS1 BUT ?AT LACK ( !ORETICAL =CES IMP$$ ! PROGRESS ( AN>*ISM 9 ,VOLOGDA ,HE SAID ?AT AT FIR/ PEOPLE 9 ,VOLOGDA W]E APPREH5SIVE AB\T ! AN>*I/S BUT !N BEGAN TO TREAT !M SYMPA!TICALLY4 ,TO E/ABLI% RELATIONS ) ! AN>*I/S 9 ! CITIES ( ,VYATKA1 ,GALI*1 ,*]EPOVETS1 ETC4 AN >M$ AN>*I/ P>TISAN DETA*M5T >RIV$ 9 ,VOLOGDA1 :I* JO9$ ! LOCAL ORGANIZATION & WAS ASK$ TO REFRA9 FROM SEIZURES & REQUISITIONS4 ,HE ALSO COMM5T$ ON ! ,BOL%EVIK ATTACK ON ! ,EUROPA HOTEL1 SAY+ ?AT ! LIBR>Y & CLUBROOM !RE W]E SEV]ELY DAMAG$ AS A RESULT ( ! ATTACK4 ,! >RIVAL ( ! LECTUR] 0V4 ,V0 7,WOLF ,GORD987 9 ,VOLOGDA HAD CONTRIBUT$ TO ! GR[? ( AN>*ISM !RE4 ,AFT] HE LEFT1 WORK]S (T5 ASK$ :5 HE WAS RETURN+4 ,N[ DUE TO REPRESSION IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO HOLD MEET+S & LECTURES & ,! ,FUTURE HAD BE5 CLOS$ D[N BY ! AU?ORITIES4 ,ORGANIZATIONAL WORK WAS 9 DECL9E1 H5CE ! NE$ TO S5D AN>*I/ LECTUR]S TO ,VOLOGDA4 ,F$OROV ALSO COMM5T$ ON ! 9CREAS+ POPUL>ITY ( AN>*ISM AMONG PEASANTS4 ,HE REF]R$ TO A PEASANT UPRIS+ 9 ! >EA ( SEV5 T[N%IPS 9 ,*]EPOVETS REGION AGA9/ MILIT>Y MOBILIZATION & ! SEIZURE ( Y\NG HORSES4 ,TWO E*ELONS ( ,R$ ,>MY SOLDI]S W]E S5T TO PUT D[N ! UPRIS+1 5TIRE VILLAGES W]E BURNT D[N1 & PEASANTS W]E %ELL$ & %OT4 ,!RE HAD BE5 ! SETT+ UP ( AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNE :I* SUPPLI$ FOOD TO ! RAILWAY WORK]S1 BUT ?IS HAD FAIL$4 

,9 ,JANU>Y #aiai ANO!R AN>*I/ AGRICULTURAL COMMUNE SET UP NE> ,VOLOGDA WAS IMM$IATELY SUPPRESS$ BY ! ,SOVIET AU?ORITIES4 

,9 SUMM] #a#i#a#i1 ACCORD+ TO LOCAL ,*EKI/ ,NIKOLAI ,S9ITSYN1 A TRA9 FULL ( AN>*I/ SAILORS >RIV$ AT ,VOLOGDA /ATION4 ,SURR\ND$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS ! SAILORS REFUS$ TO NEGOTIATE & PULL$ \T MA*9E GUNS FROM ! TRA9 WAGONS1 SAY+ ?AT !Y W\LD FIRE ON ! /ATION4 ,!Y W]E ALL[$ TO CONT9UE ALONG ! RAILWAY L9E4 ,S9ITSYN REPORT$ ?AT3 0,I REMEMB] ?AT ON MO/ C>S AN>*I/IC SLOGANS W]E WRITT5 & ON ONE ( ! C>RIAGES ! BLACK BANN] ( AN>*I/S ) A SKULL & CROSSBONES WAS ATTA*$ TO ! DOORS40 ,HE ALSO NOT$ ?AT SEP>ATE GR\PS ( AN>*I/S W]E ALSO DIS>M$ 9 ,VELIKY ,U/YUG1 ,*]EPOVETS & AMONG ! /UD5TS 9 ,TOTMA4 

,F$OROV RETURN$ TO ,VOLOGDA 9 #a#i#b4 ,HE LIV$ AT #c ,KABYL9SKAYA /REET 7N[ ,CL>A ,ZETK9 /REET74 ,AN AN>*I/ CLUB & LIBR>Y W]E LOCAT$ !RE4 ,AN UND]GR\ND PR9T %OP WAS SET UP & ,F$OROV ) ,N4 ,A4 ,SOLNTSEV.<#a.> & ,M4,P4 ,SU*KOV BEGAN TO PUBLI% ,BORBA 7,! ,/RUGGLE7 & TRI$ TO TRI$ TO CREATE ! GR\PS ,UNION ( ! ,PEASANTS ( ! ,NOR? & ! ,UNION ( ,GRA9 ,GR[]S 9T5D$ TO SPREAD AN>*I/ IDEAS AMONG ! PEASANTS4 ,ON ,M>* #b#cRD ,F$OROV1 ,SOLNTSEV & ,SU*KOV W]E >RE/$ BY ! ,*EKA1 :O CONFISCAT$ L>GE AM\NTS ( PR9T+ FONT1 A TYPEWRIT]1 LEAFLETS & COPIES ( ,! ,/RUGGLE4 ,HE WAS S5T5C$ ON ,MAY #a/ #aib TO IMPRISONM5T 9 A CONC5TRATION CAMP UNTIL ! 5D ( ! ,CIVIL ,W>4 

,9 A MON?LY REVIEW ! ,O,G,P,U 7NEW NAME = ! ,*EKA7 REPORT$ 9 #aibb ?AT3 0,9 ! ,>KHANGELSK & ,NOR? ,DV9SKAYA ,GUB]NIAS4 ,!RE WAS CL&E/9E ACTIVITY ( ADM9I/RATIVE-EXIL$ AN>*I/S 9 ! VILLAGES1 :]E AGITATION AGA9/ ! 9TRODUCTION ( A TAX 9 K9D 7,VOLOGDA1 ,IRKUTSK & ,PRIMORSKAYA ,GUB]NIA7 IS BE+ CONDUCT$4 ,9 ! ,VOLOGDA GUB]NIA4 ,PROCLAMATIONS SPREAD AMONG ! PEASANTS & IT IS PLANN$ TO CREATE A PEASANT LABOR UNION40 

,F$OROV WAS AGA9 >RE/$ ON ,NOVEMB] #b#a/ #aiba & S5T5C$ TO TWO YE>S 9 A POLITICAL ISOLATOR4 ,HE WAS AGA9 >RE/$ 9 #a#i#b#e1 & 9 ,JULY S5T5C$ TO #c YE>S4 ,9 ,DECEMB] #aibg HE APPLI$ TO ! ,VOLOGDA BRAN* ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 AN OP5 LETT]1 9 :I* HE R5\NC$ HIS PREVI\S POLITICAL /RUGGLES & PUBLICLY CONDEMN$ AN>*ISM4 ,AS A RESULT HE WAS RELEAS$ E>LY4 ,:E!R ?IS WAS AS A RESULT ( HAV+ HIS SPIRIT BROK5 OR AS A PLOY REMA9S UP = GRABS4 ,BUT N9E YE>S LAT] HE WAS >RE/$ AGA9 & DISAPPE>$ 9TO ! CAMPS1 ) NO FUR!R TRACE1 MO/ LIKELY DY+ 9 ! MASS %OOT+S ( AN>*I/S 9 ! LATE #a#i#cS4 

,NOTE3 ,ANO!R ,VOLOGDA AN>*I/ WAS ,ALEX&] ,IVANOVI* ,LODYG91 BORN 9 ,VOLOGDA ON ,NOVEMB] #a/ #a#h#h#e4 ,HE BECAME AN AN>*I/ 9 #aiag & TOOK AN ACTIVE P>T 9 ! ,VOLOGDA MOVEM5T4 ,>RE/$ 9 #a#i#c#h1 HE DI$ SOMETIME AFT] #a#i#d4 

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