,L59 AT ,SMOLNY 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 ,REM9ISC5CES ( ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* ,L594 ,9 #e VOLUMES1 ,VOL4 #b1 ,POLITIZDAT1 
,MOSC[1 #a#i#f#i1  PP4 #d#e#f-#d#e#i2 
,S\RCE3 ,ALEX&RA ,KOLLONTAI3 ,SELECT$ ,>TICLES & ,SPEE*ES1 ,PROGRESS ,PUBLI%]S1 #a#i#h#d2 
,TRANSCRIB$3 ,SALLY ,RYAN = M>XI/S4ORG1 #b2 
,PRO($3 & CORRECT$ BY ,*RIS ,CLAYTON #b#f4 

,IF ,I W]E ASK$ :AT WAS ! GREATE/1 ! MO/ MEMORABLE MOM5T ( MY LIFE1 ,I W\LD ANSW] )\T ANY HESITATION3 IT WAS :5 ,SOVIET P[] WAS PROCLAIM$4 

,NO?+ C\LD COMP>E TO ! PRIDE & JOY ?AT FILL$ US AS WE HE>D PRON\NC$ FROM ! TRIBUNE ( ! ,SECOND ,CONGRESS ( ,SOVIETS AT ,SMOLNY ! SIMPLE & IMPRESSIVE WORDS ( ! HI/ORIC RESOLUTION3 

 0,ALL P[] HAS PASS$ TO ! ,SOVIETS ( ,WORK]S'1 ,SOLDI]S & ,PEASANTS' ,DEPUTIES60  

,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* ,L59 WAS UN=GETTABLE AT ?AT MOM5T6 ,HE PROCLAIM$ ! FAM\S FIR/ DECREES ( ,SOVIET P[] - ! ,DECREE ON ,PEACE & ! ,DECREE ON ,L&4 ,HIS P5ETRAT+1 5]GETIC & ?\<TFUL GAZE WAS FIX$ ON ! FUTURE - HE SAW ?AT :I* WE C\LD NOT YET SEE3 !SE DECREES TRANSLAT$ 9TO REALITY1 ! FUTURE :I* WE /ILL HAD TO ATTA94 

,IT WAS AMAZ+ & UN=GETTABLE1 ?IS 9SPIR$ CONC5TRATION ( ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* AS HE /OOD ON ! PLAT=M ( ! PRESIDIUM ( ! FIR/ ,SOVIET LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY AS ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 9 ! FIR/ FEW H\RS AFT] TAK+ P[]1 BEGAN SOCIALI/ CON/RUCTION1 ! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW WORLD4 

444,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* >RIV$ AT ,SMOLNY ON ! NI<T ( #be ,OCTOB] 7#g ,NOVEMB]74 ,HE >RIV$ FROM ,LESNOYE :]E1 ON ! 9/RUCTIONS ( ! P>TY1 HE HAD BE5 HID+ FROM ,K]5SKY'S BLOODH\NDS4 

,! FOLL[+ DAY1 ,L59 SET (F OP5LY TO ATT5D ! CONF]5CE ( ! ,PETROGRAD ,SOVIET4 

,SOME COMRADES TRI$ TO RE/RA9 ,L591 TO PREV5T HIM FROM TAK+ ! RISK ( APPE>+ OP5LY 9 ! ,SOVIET4 ,?OSE :O LIV$ ?R\< !SE MOM5TS WILL NEV] =GET ?IS T5SE ANXIETY ON ,L59'S BEHALF4 

,BUT ! DAYS ( UND]GR\ND LIFE W]E OV]4 ,L59 REFUS$ TO LI/5 TO ! WORDS ( PRECAUTION4 ,HE DID NOT EV5 TRY TO 
P]SUADE US O!RWISE1 BUT HURRI$ 9TO ! ,:ITE ,HALL :]E ! ,SOVIET WAS 9 CONF]5CE4 

,L59 UND]/OOD BETT] ?AN WE DID ! MOOD ( ! PROLET>IAN MASSES 9 ! T[NS & VILLAGES1 ! MOOD ( ! SOLDI]S AT ! FRONT4 ,HE KNEW ?AT !Y W]E WAIT+ = HIM1 WAIT+ = HIS DECISIVE SPEE*4 

,& !RE WAS ,L591 AT ! DOOR ( ! CONF]5CE HALL4 

,A :ISP] ( VOICES RIPPL$ ?R\< ! ROOM3 ',L596' ,= A LONG TIME ! 5?USIA/IC APPLAUSE ( ! DEPUTIES PREV5T$ HIM FROM SPEAK+4 

,L59 MADE AN EXTRAORD9>ILY P[]FUL SPEE* ?AT LIT]ALLY ELECTRIFI$ ! WILL ( ! ,SOVIET'S DEPUTIES4 

,ON COM+ \T ( ! CONF]5CE HALL1 ,L59 TURN$ TO US ) G5TLE IRONY3 

 ',Y\ SEE H[ ! DEPUTIES RESPOND$4 ,& /ILL Y\ W]E UNC]TA94' ,& HE %OOK HIS HEAD REPROA*FULLY1 GLANC+ SIDEWAYS AT HIS ZEAL\S BODYGU>DS1 HIS EYES GLEAM+4 ,L59 HAD TAK5 DIRECT LEAD]%IP ( ! UPRIS+ 9TO HIS [N H&S4 

,I REMEMB] ! ROOM AT ,SMOLNY :OSE W9D[S LOOK$ \T ONTO ! RIV] ,NEVA4 ,IT WAS A D>K1 ,OCTOB] EV5+1 & A BLU/]Y W9D BLEW FITFULLY FROM ! RIV]4 ,AN ELECTRIC BULB %$ ITS DIM LI<T OV] A SMALL SQU>E TABLE1 >\ND :I* W]E GA!R$ ! MEMB]S ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ELECT$ AT ! ,SIX? ,P>TY ,CONGRESS4 ,SOMEONE BR\<T A FEW GLASSES ( HOT TEA4 

,L59 WAS H]E1 AMONG US1 & WE W]E *E]FUL & C]TA9 ( \R VICTORY4 ,L59 WAS CALM1 RESOLUTE4 ,HIS 9/RUCTIONS1 HIS MOVEM5TS1 HAD ?AT CL>ITY & =CE ?AT ONE F9DS 9 A V]Y EXP]I5C$ CAPTA9 GUID+ HIS %IP ?R\< A /ORM4 ,& ?IS /ORM WAS LIKE NO O!R - ! /ORM ( ! GREAT SOCIALI/ REVOLUTION444 

,SOON AFT]W>DS WE HE>D ! VOLLEY FIR$ BY ! ,AVRORA4 

,IT WAS MY HAPP9ESS & GREAT HONOR TO WORK ) ,L59 9 ! FIR/ ,SOVIET GOV]NM5T AS ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS> = ,/ATE ,WELF>E4 

,DUR+ ! FIR/ WEEKS ( ITS EXI/5CE1 ! ,C\NCIL ( ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>S MET AT ,SMOLNY1 ON ! SECOND FLOOR1 9 ! CORN] ROOM KN[N AS ',L59'S /UDY'4 

,! CONDITIONS 9 :I* ! ,SOVN>KOM HELD ITS MEET+S 
W]E EXTREMELY ,SP>TAN1 EV5 MORE ?AN ,SP>TAN1 SO ?AT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO WORK4 ,L59'S TABLE WAS PU%$ UP AGA9/ ! WALL1 & AN ELECTRIC BULB HUNG JU/ ABOVE IT4 ,WE1 ! MEMB]S ( ! ,SOVN>KOM1 SAT >\ND ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*1 SOME ( US BEH9D HIM4 ,NE>] TO ! W9D[S /OOD ! TABLE ( ,N4 ,P4 ,GORBUNOV1 ! ,SOVN>KOM SECRET>Y :O TOOK ! M9UTES ( ! MEET+S4 ,EV]Y TIME ,L59 GAVE ! FLOOR TO SOMEONE1 OR MADE A COMM5T TO ,GORBUNOV1 HE HAD TO TURN R\ND4 ,YET NO ONE ?\<T ( MOV+ ! TABLE 9TO A MORE CONV5I5T POSITION4 ,EV]YONE WAS BUSY ) IMPORTANT MATT]S1 & NO ONE HAD TIME TO ?9K ( HIS [N CONV5I5CE6 

,LET ME GIVE ONE EXAMPLE ?AT VIVIDLY ILLU/RATES ! LIFE-/YLE ( ! ,SOVN>KOM MEMB]S1 & ( ,L59 HIMSELF1 9 ?OSE HECTIC DAYS4 

,! 9CID5T ,I AM AB\T TO DESCRIBE OCCURR$ %ORTLY AFT] ! CLOS+ SESSION ( ! ,SECOND ,CONGRESS ( ,SOVIETS4 ,SOME ,SW$I% COMRADES FROM ,/OCKHOLM HAD S5T ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI* & MYSELF 7,I HAD WORK$ 9 ,SW$5 DUR+ MY POLITICAL EXILE7 SOME ,DUT* *EESES 9 MEMORY ( TIMES PA/4 ,?IS PRES5T C\LD NOT HAVE BE5 BETT] TIM$4 ,I REMEMB] H[1 ONCE1 AFT] A FI]CE POLITICAL DEBATE ) ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>IES AT A MEET+1 ,I SUDD5LY FELT FA9T4 

 ',>E Y\ ILL1 ,COMRADE ,KOLLONTAI8' ASK$ ONE ( ! ,R$ ,GU>DS1 HOLD+ ME UP4 

 ',NO1' ,I ANSW]$4' ,I AM JU/ HUNGRY4'  

,! ,R$ ,GU>D IMM$IATELY (F]$ ME A RUBLE 'TO BUY A BIT ( BREAD'1 & :5 ,I REFUS$1 HE F\ND \T MY ADDRESS1 BR\<T ! BREAD HIMSELF & LEFT )\T LEAV+ HIS NAME4 

,?US ,I CONFESS ?AT ,I WAS HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO (F] SOME *EESE TO ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*4 ,! HEAD ( GOV]NM5T WAS AS UND]N\RI%$ AS WE W]E4 

,JU/ BE=E A ,SOVN>KOM MEET+ ,I %[$ ! R\ND1 R$ ,DUT* *EESES TO ,VLADIMIR ,ILYI*4 ,HE WAS IMM$IATELY CONC]N$ ?AT WE %\LD HAVE \R %>E4 

',!Y MU/ BE DIVID$ UP AMONG Y\ ALL4 ,& DON'T =GET ,GORBUNOV4 ,WILL Y\ SEE TO IT1 PLEASE4' 

,L59 W5T 9TO HIS /UDY1 & ,I SPREAD \T A NEWSPAP] ON ! TABLE 9 ! ADJO9+ ROOM1 F\ND A KNIFE & BEGAN TO CUT UP ! *EESE TO GIVE ! COMRADES = SUPP]4 

,H[EV]1 MY PRES5CE WAS REQUIR$ AT ! ,SOVN>KOM MEET+4 ,I W5T1 LEAV+ ! KNIFE & ! *EESE ON ! TABLE4 ,AS WAS (T5 ! CASE 9 ?OSE DAYS1 ! MEET+ W5T ON UNTIL LATE AT NI<T1 & ,I =GOT AB\T ! *EESE4 ,:5 
,I RETURN$1 ! *EESE WAS NO LONG] !RE4 ,! KNIFE & ! NEWSPAP] W]E /ILL ON ! TABLE1 BUT NO *EESE1 NOT EV5 A CRUMB444 ,! GU>D AT ! DOOR HAD *ANG$ MANY TIMES DUR+ ! DAY4 ,! PORTIONS ( *EESE HAD BE5 TAK5 BY ! 
GU>DS ON DUTY AS P>T ( !IR RATIONS1 & IT WAS NOT SURPRIS+ ?AT 9 ! C\RSE ( ! DAY IT HAD BE5 DI/RIBUT$ AMONG !IR COMRADES4 

,I W5T 9TO ,L59'S /UDY :]E HE & ,GORBUNOV W]E *ECK+ ! M9UTES4 7,?IS WAS /&>D PRACTICE ) ,L591 & EV]Y DAY WE LE>N$ FROM HIM TO BE MO/ ?OR\< & ACCURATE 9 \R WORK47 

 ',:AT HAS HAPP5$8' ASK$ ,L594 ,I TOLD HIM1 & HE BUR/ \T LAU<+4 

 ',WELL1 WAS ! *EESE GOOD8' HE ASK$ ) A FRANK SMILE4 ',Y\ DIDN'T TA/E IT8 ,?AT'S A PITY4 ,H[EV]1 IT DOESN'T REALLY MATT]3 IF WE DON'T EAT IT1 O!RS WILL4' 

,L59'S EYES %ONE ) A W>M1 G5TLE SMILE1 AN UN=GETTABLE EXPRESSION :I* SEEM$ TO SAY3 ,WELL1 IF ! ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>S DIDN'T GET ANY *EESE = SUPP]1 AT LEA/ ! SOLDI]S OR ! WORK]S DID - & QUITE RI<T TOO6 

,& ,L59 W5T BACK TO ! M9UTES1 TO ! CURR5T BUS9ESS ( ! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>S4 

,! GREAT MAN CONT9U$ HIS 5ORM\S TASK ( CREAT+ ! FIR/ ,SOVIET /ATE 9 ! WORLD1 A TASK ?AT CON/ITUTES AN IMMORTAL PAGE 9 ! HI/ORY ( MANK9D4 

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