,COMMUNISM & ! ,FAMILY .<,ALT]NATE ,V]SION.> 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,S\RCE3 ,! ,COMMUNI/1 ,OCTOB] #a#e1 #a#i#b2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,SALLY ,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG1 ,AUGU/1 #b#b4 
,NOTE3 ,SOME WORDS UNREADABLE1 NOT$ BY .<888.>4 

,WILL ! FAMILY BE MA9TA9$ 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,/ATE8 ,WILL IT JU/ BE AS IT IS TODAY8 ,?AT IS ! QUE/ION :I* IS TORM5T+ ! WOM5 ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 & :I* IS LIKEWISE RECEIV+ ATT5TION FROM !IR COMRADES ! M54 ,9 REC5T DAYS ?IS PROBLEM HAS P>TICUL>LY BE5 AGITAT+ ALL M9DS AMONG ! WORK+ WOM51 & ?IS %\LD NOT A/ONI% US4 ,LIFE IS *ANG+ UND] \R EYES2 =M] HABITS & CU/OMS >E GRADUALLY DISAPPE>+2 ! 5TIRE EXI/5CE ( ! PROLET>IAN FAMILY IS BE+ ORGANIZ$ 9 A MANN] ?AT IS SO NEW1 SO UNACCU/OM$1 SO 0BIZ>RE01 AS TO HAVE BE5 IMPOSSIBLE TO =ESEE4 ,?AT :I* WOM5 AT ! PRES5T DAY ALL ! MORE P]PLEX$ IS ! FACT ?AT DIVORCE HAS BE5 R5D]$ EASI] 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA4 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 BY VIRTUE ( ! DECREE ( ! ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>IES ( ,DECEMB] #a#h?1 #a#i#a#g1 DIVORCE HAS CEAS$ TO BE A LUXURY ACCESSIBLE ONLY TO RI*2 H5CE=? ! WORK+ WOMAN WILL NOT HAVE TO PETITION = MON?S1 OR EV5 = YE>S1 = A SEP>ATE CR$5TIAL 5TITL+ H] TO MAKE H]SELF 9DEP5D5T ( A BRUTI% OR DRUNK5 HUSB&1 ACCU/OM$ TO BEAT H]4 ,H5CE=?1 DIVORCE MAY BE AMICABLY OBTA9$ )9 ! P]IOD ( A WEEK OR TWO AT MO/4 ,BUT IT IS JU/ ?IS EASE ( DIVORCE :I* IS SU* A HOPE TO WOM5 :O >E UNHAPPY 9 !IR M>RI$ LIFE1 :I* SIMULTANE\SLY .<888.> O!R WOM5 P>TICUL>LY ?OSE :O HAVE BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO CONSID]+ ! HUSB& AS ! 0PROVID]01 AS ! ONLY .<888.> 9 :O DO NOT YET UND]/& ?AT WOM5 MU/ BECOME ACCU/OM$ TO SEEK & TO F9D ?IS SUPPORT ELSE:]E1 NO LONG] 9 ! P]SON ( ! MAN1 BUT 9 ! P]SON ( SOCIETY1 ( ! ,/ATE4 

,FROM ! ,G5ETIC ,FAMILY TO ! ,PRES5T ,DAY 

,!RE IS NO REASON = CONCEAL+ ! TRU? FROM \RSELVES3 ! NORMAL FAMILY ( =M] DAYS 9 :I* ! MAN WAS EV]Y?+ & ! WOMAN NO?+ - S9CE %E HAD NO WILL ( H] [N1 NO MONEY ( H] [N1 NO TIME ( H] [N - ?IS FAMILY IS BE+ MODIFI$ DAY BY DAY2 IT IS ALMO/ A ?+ ( ! PA/4 ,BUT WE %\LD NOT BE FRI<T5$ BY ?IS CONDITION4 ,EI!R ?R\< ]ROR OR ?R\< IGNORANCE WE >E QUITE READY TO BELIEVE ?AT EV]Y?+ AB\T US MAY REMA9 IMMUTABLE :ILE EV]Y?+ IS *ANG+4 ,IT HAS ALWAYS BE5 SO & IT WILL ALWAYS BE SO4 ,!RE IS NO?+ MORE ]RONE\S ?AN ?IS PROV]B6 ,WE HAVE ONLY TO READ H[ PEOPLE HAVE LIV$ 9 ! PA/1 & WE %ALL LE>N IMM$IATELY ?AT EV]Y?+ IS SUBJECT TO *ANGE & !RE >E NO CU/OMS1 NOR POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS1 NOR MORALS1 :I* REMA9 FIX$ AN 9VIOLABLE4 ,& ! FAMILY 9 ! V>I\S EPO*S 9 ! LIFE ( HUMANITY HAS FREQU5TLY *ANG$ 9 =M2 IT WAS ONCE QUITE DIFF]5T FROM :AT WE >E ACCU/OM$ TO BEHOLD TODAY4 ,!RE WAS A TIME :5 ONLY ONE =M ( FAMILY WAS CONSID]$ NORMAL1 NAMELY1 ! G5ETIC FAMILY2 ?AT IS TO SAY1 A FAMILY ) AN OLD MO!R AT ITS HEAD1 >\ND :OM W]E GR\P$1 9 COMMON LIFE & COMMON WORK1 *ILDR51 GR&-*ILDR51 GREAT-GR&-*ILDR54 ,! PATRI>*AL FAMILY WAS ALSO ONCE CONSID]$ ! SOLE NORM2 IT WAS PRESID$ OV] BY A FA!R-MA/] :OSE WILL WAS LAW = ALL ! O!R MEMB]S ( ! FAMILY2 EV5 9 \R DAYS1 SU* PEASANTS FAMILIES MAY /ILL BE F\ND 9 ,RUSSIAN VILLAGES4 ,9 FACT 9 ?OSE =M ( ! FAMILY1 ITS CU/OMS1 V>Y ACCORD+ TO RACE4 ,!RE >E PEOPLES SU* AS1 = 9/ANCE1 ! ,TURKS1 ,>ABS1 ,P]SIANS1 AMONG :OM IT IS P]MITT$ BY LAW TO HAVE MANY WIVES4 ,!RE HAVE BE51 & !RE /ILL >E AT PRES5T1 TRIBES :I* TOL]ATE ! CONTR>Y CU/OM ( P]MITT+ A WIFE TO HAVE SEV]AL HUSB&S4 ,! HABITUAL MORALITY ( ! PRES5T DAY MAN P]MITS HIM TO DEM& A Y\NG GIRL ?AT %E REMA9 A VIRG9 UNTIL LEGITIMATE M>RIAGE2 BUT !RE W]E TRIBES AMONG :OM ! WOMAN1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 MADE IT A MATT] ( PRIDE TO HAVE MANY LOV]S1 DECORAT+ H] >MS & LEGS ) R+S TO 9DICATE !IR NUMB]4 

,SU* PRACTICES1 :I* C\LD NOT BUT A/ONI% US1 PRACTICES :I* WE MI<T EV5 QUALIFY AS IMMORAL1 >E F\ND AMONG O!R PEOPLE :O 9 !IR TURN CONSID] >E LAWS TO BE 0S9FUL04 ,!RE =E !RE IS NO REASON = \R BECOM+ T]RIFI$ AT ! FACT ?AT ! FAMILY IS UND]GO+ A MODIFICATION1 ?AT GRADUALLY ! TRACES ( ! PA/ :I* HAVE BECOME \TLIV$ >E BE+ DISC>D$1 & ?AT NEW RELATIONS >E BE+ 9TRODUC$ BETWE5 MAN & WOMAN4 ,WE ONLY HAVE TO ASK3 

0,:AT IS IT ?AT HAS BECOME \TLIV$ 9 \R FAMILY SY/EM & :AT1 9 ! RELATIONS ( ! WORK+ MAN & WORK+ WOMAN & ! PEASANT & ! PEASANT WOMAN1 >E !IR RESPECTIVE RI<TS & DUTIES :I* W\LD BE/ H>MONIZ$ ) ! CONDITIONS ( LIFE 9 ! NEW ,RUSSIA1 9 ! WORK]S' ,RUSSIA :I* \R ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA N[ IS80 ,EV]Y?+ COMPATIBLE ) ?IS NEW CONDITION W\LD BE MA9TA9$2 ALL ! RE/1 ALL ! SUP]ANNUAT$ RUBBI% :I* HAS BE5 BEQUEA!D TO US BY ! CURS$ EPO* ( S]VITUDE AN DOM9ATION :I* WAS *>ACT]I/IC ( ! L&$ PROPRIETORS & ! CAPITALI/1 888 %ALL BE ALWAYS HELD TOGE!R ) ! EXPLOIT$ CLASS .<888.>444.<888.> ( ! PROLET>IAT & ( ! POOR4  

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