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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,JAY ,JOSL91,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,= ! LA/ FEW YE>S ! HEAL? ( MY FA!R HAD BE5 GO+ FROM BAD TO WORSE1 & :5 MY BRO!R ,ALEX&] & ,I CAME TO SEE HIM1 9 ! SPR+ ( #a#h#g#a1 WE W]E TOLD BY ! DOCTORS ?AT ) ! FIR/ FRO/S ( AUTUMN HE W\LD BE GONE4 ,HE HAD CONT9U$ TO LIVE 9 ! OLD /YLE1 9 ! ,/>AYA ,KONU%5NAYA1 BUT >\ND HIM EV]Y?+ 9 ?IS >I/OCRATIC QU>T] HAD *ANG$4 ,! RI* S]F-[N]S1 :O ONCE W]E SO PROM95T !RE1 HAD GONE4 ,AFT] HAV+ SP5T 9 A RECKLESS WAY ! R$EMPTION MONEY :I* !Y HAD RECEIV$ AT ! EMANCIPATION ( ! S]FS1 & AFT] HAV+ MORTGAG$ & REMORTGAG$ !IR E/ATES 9 ! NEW L& BANKS :I* PREY$ UPON !IR HELPLESSNESS1 !Y HAD )DRAWN AT LA/ TO ! C\NTRY OR TO PROV9CIAL T[N1 !RE TO S9K 9TO OBLIVION4 ,!IR H\SES HAD BE5 TAK5 BY 0! 9TRUD]S10 --- RI* M]*ANTS1 RAILWAY BUILD]S1 & ! LIKE1 --- :ILE 9 NE>LY EV]Y ONE ( ! OLD FAMILIES :I* REMA9$ 9 ! ,OLD ,EQU]RIES' ,QU>T] A Y\NG LIFE /RUGGL$ TO ASS]T ITS RI<TS UPON ! RU9S ( ! OLD ONE4 ,A C\PLE ( RETIR$ G5]ALS1 :O CURS$ ! NEW WAYS1 & RELIEV$ !IR GRIEFS BY PR$ICT+ = ,RUSSIA A C]TA9 & SPE$Y RU9 UND] ! NEW ORD]1 OR SOME RELATIVE OCCASIONALLY DROPP+ 91 W]E ALL ! COMPANY MY FA!R HAD N[4 ,\T ( \R MANY RELATIVES1 NUMB]+ NE>LY A SCORE ( ALONE 9 MY *ILDHOOD1 TWO FAMILIES ONLY HAD REMA9$ 9 ! CAPITAL1 & !SE HAD JO9$ ! CURR5T ( ! NEW LIFE1 ! MO!RS DISCUSS+ ) !IR GIRLS & BOYS SU* MATT]S AS S*OOLS = ! PEOPLE & WOM5'S UNIV]SITIES4 ,MY FA!R LOOK$ UPON !M ) CONTEMPT4 ,MY /EPMO!R & MY Y\NG] SI/]1 ,PAUL9E1 :O HAD NOT *ANG$1 DID !IR BE/ TO COM=T HIM2 BUT !Y !MSELVES FELT /RANGE 9 !IR UNWONT$ SURR\ND+S4 

,MY FA!R HAD ALWAYS BE5 UNK9D & MO/ UNJU/ T[>D MY BRO!R ,ALEX&]1 BUT ,ALEX&] WAS UTT]LY 9CAPABLE ( HOLD+ A GRUDGE AGA9/ ANY ONE4 ,:5 HE 5T]$ \R FA!R'S SICK-ROOM1 ) ! DEEP1 K9D LOOK ( L>GE BLUE EYES & ) A SMILE REVEAL+ HIS 9F9ITE K9DNESS1 & :5 HE IMM$IATELY F\ND \T :AT C\LD BE DONE TO R5D] ! SUFF]] MORE COM=TABLE 9 HIS SICK*AIR1 & DID IT AS NATURALLY AS IF HE HAD LEFT ! SICK-ROOM ONLY AN H\R BE=E1 MY FA!R WAS SIMPLY BEWILD]$2 HE />$ AT HIM )\T BE+ ABLE TO UND]/&4 ,\R VISIT BR\<T LIFE 9TO ! DULL1 GLOOMY H\SE2 ! NURS+ BECAME BRI<T]2 MY /EPMO!R1 ,PAUL9E1 ! S]VANTS !MSELVES1 GREW MORE ANIMAT$1 & MY FA!R FELT ! *ANGE4 

,ONE ?+ WORRI$ HIM1 H[EV]4 ,HE HAD EXPECT$ TO SEE US COME AS REP5TANT SONS1 IMPLOR+ HIS SUPPORT4 ,BUT :5 HE TRI$ TO DIRECT CONV]SATION 9TO ?AT *ANNEL1 WE /OPP$ HIM ) SU* A *E]FUL 0 ,DON'T BO!R AB\T ?AT2 WE GET ON V]Y NICELY10 ?AT HE WAS /ILL MORE BEWILD]$4 ,HE LOOK$ = A SC5E 9 ! OLD /YLE1---HIS SONS BEGG+ P>DON---& MONEY2 P]HAPS HE EV5 REGRETT$ = A MOM5T ?AT ?IS DID NOT HAPP52 BUT HE REG>D$ US ) A GREAT] E/EEM4 ,WE W]E ALL ?REE AFFECT$ AT P>T+ ,HE SEEM$ ALMO/ TO DREAD RETURN+ TO HIS GLOOMY LONEL9ESS AMID ! WRECKAGE ( A SY/EM HE HAD LIV$ TO MA9TA94 ,BUT ,ALEX&] HAD TO GO BACK TO HIS S]VICE1 & ,I WAS LEAV+ = ,F9L&4 

,:5 ,I WAS CALL$ HOME AGA9 FROM ,F9L&1 ,I HURRI$ TO ,MOSC[1 TO F9D ! BURIAL C]EMONY JU/ BEG9N+1 9 ?AT SAME OLD R$ *UR* :]E MY FA!R HAD BE5 BAPTIZ$1 & :]E ! LA/ PRAY]S HAD BE5 SAID OV] HIS MO!R4 ,AS ! FUN]AL PROCESSION PASS$ ALONG ! /REETS1 ( :I* EV]Y H\SE WAS FAMILI> TO ME 9 MY *ILDHOOD1 ,I NOTIC$ ?AT ! H\SES HAD *>G$ LITTLE1 BUT ,I KNEW ?AT 9 ALL ( !M A NEW LIFE HAD BEGUN4 

,9 ! H\SE :I* HAD =M]LY BELONG$ TO MY FA!R'S MO!R & !N TO ,PR9CESS ,MIRSKI1 & :I* N[ WAS ! PROP]TY ( ,G5]AL ,N---1 AN OLD 9HABITANT ( ! QU>T]1 ! ONLY DAU<T] ( ! FAMILY MA9TA9$ = A C\PLE ( YE>S A PA9FUL /RUGGLE AGA9/ H] GOOD-NATUR$ BUT OB/9ATE P>5TS1 :O WOR%IP$ H]1 BUT W\LD NOT ALL[ H] TO /UDY AT ! UNIV]SITY C\RSES :I* HAD BE5 OP5$ = LADIES AT ,MOSC[4 ,AT LA/ %E WAS ALL[$ TO JO9 !SE C\RSES1 BUT WAS TAK5 TO !M 9 AN ELEGANT C>RIAGE1 UND] ! CLOSE SUP]VISION ( H] MO!R1 :O C\RAGE\SLY SAT = H\RS ON ! B5*ES AMONG ! /UD5TS1 BY ! SIDE ( H] BELOV$ DAU<T]2 & YET1 NOT)/&+ ALL ?IS C>E & WAT*FULNESS1 A C\PLE ( YE>S LAT] ! DAU<T] JO9$ ! REVOLUTION>Y P>TY1 WAS >RE/$1 & SP5T ONE YE> 9 ! =TRESS ( ,/4 ,PET] & ,/4 ,PAUL4 

,9 ! H\SE OPPOSITE1 ! DESPOTIC HEADS ( ! FAMILY1 ,C\NT & ,C\NTESS ,Z---1 W]E 9 A BITT] /RUGGLE AGA9/ !IR TWO DAU<T]S1 :O W]E SICK ( ! IDLE & USELESS EXI/5CE !IR P>5TS =C$ !M TO LEAD1 & WANT$ TO JO9 ?OSE O!R GIRLS :O1 FREE & HAPPY1 FLOCK$ TO ! UNIV]SITY C\RSES4 ,! /RUGGLE LA/$ = YE>S2 ! P>5TS DID NOT YIELD 9 ?IS CASE1 & ! RESULT WAS ?AT ! ELD] GIRL 5D$ H] LIFE BY POISON+ H]SELF1 :]EUPON H] Y\NG] SI/] WAS ALL[$ TO FOLL[ H] [N 9CL9ATIONS4 

,9 ! H\SE NEXT DOOR1 :I* BAD BE5 \R FAMILY RESID5CE = A YE>1 :5 ,I 5T]$ IT ) ,T*AYKOVSKY TO HOLD 9 IT ! FIR/ SECRET MEET+ ( A CIRCLE :I* WE F\ND$ AT ,MOSC[1 ,I AT ONCE RECOGNIZ$ ! ROOMS :I* HAD BE5 SO FAMILI> TO ME 9 SU* A DIFF]5T ATMOSPH]E 9 MY *ILDHOOD4 ,IT N[ BELONG$ TO ! FAMILY ( ,NA?ALIE ,>MFELD1---?AT HI<LY SYMPA!TIC ,K>A 0CONVICT10 :OM ,GEORGE ,K5NAN HAS SO T\*+LY DESCRIB$ 9 HIS BOOK ON ,SIB]IA4 ,& 9 A H\SE )9 A /ONE'S ?R[ ( ?AT 9 :I* MY FA!R HAD DI$1 & ONLY A FEW MON?S AFT] HIS DEA?1 & ,I RECEIV$ ,/EPNIAK1 CLO!D AS A PEASANT1 HE HAV+ ESCAP$ FROM A C\NTRY VILLAGE :]E HE HAD BE5 >RE/$ = SPREAD+ SOCIALI/ IDEAS AMONG ! PEASANTS4 

,SU* W]E ! *ANGES :I* ! ,OLD ,EQU]RIES' ,QU>T] HAD UND]GONE )9 ! LA/ FIFTE5 YE>S4 ,! LA/ /RON<OLD ( ! OLD NOBILITY WAS N[ 9VAD$ BY ! NEW SPIRIT4 

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