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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,DAVID ,MC,KELVEY1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,?IS WAS1 !N1 ! T]RIBLE =TRESS :]E SO 
MU* ( 
! TRUE /R5G? ( ,RUSSIA HAD P]I%$ DUR+ ! LA/ TWO C5TURIES1 & ! 
V]Y NAME ( :I* IS UTT]$ 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG 9 A HU%$ VOICE4 

,H]E ,PET] ,I4 TORTUR$ HIS SON ,ALEXIS & KILL$ HIM ) HIS [N H&2 H]E ! ,PR9CESS 
,T>AKANOVA WAS KEPT 9 A CELL :I* FILL$ ) WAT] DUR+ AN 9UNDATION1--- ! 
RATS CLIMB+ UPON H] TO SAVE !MSELVES FROM DR[N+2 H]E ! T]RIBLE 
,M9I* TORTUR$ HIS 5EMIES1 & ,CA!R9E ,I,I4 BURI$ ALIVE ?OSE :O OBJECT$ 
TO H] HAV+ MURD]$ H] HUSB&4 ,& FROM ! TIMES ( ,PET] ,I4 = A HUNDR$ 
& SEV5TY YE>S1 ! ANNALS ( ?IS MASS ( /ONE :I* RISES FROM ! ,NEVA 9 
FRONT ( ! ,W9T] ,PALACE W]E ANNALS ( MURD] & TORTURE1 ( M5 BURI$ 
ALIVE1 CONDEMN$ TO A SL[ DEA?1 OR DRIV5 TO 9SANITY 9 ! LONEL9ESS ( ! 
D>K & DAMP DUNGEONS4 

,H]E ! ,DECEMBRI/S1 :O W]E ! FIR/ TO UNFURL 9 
,RUSSIA ! BANN] ( REPUBLICAN RULE & ! ABOLITION ( S]FDOM1 UND]W5T 
!IR FIR/ EXP]I5CES ( M>TYRDOM1 & TRACES ( !M MAY /ILL BE F\ND 9 
! ,RUSSIAN ,BA/ILLE4 ,H]E W]E IMPRISON$ ! POETS ,RYLEEFF & 
,%EV*5KO1 ,DO/OEVSKY1 ,BAKUN91 ,*]NY%EVSKY1  
,PIS>EFF1 & SO MANY O!RS ( \R BE/ CONTEMPOR>Y WRIT]S4  
,H]E ,K>AKOZ(F WAS TORTUR$ & HANG$4 

,H]E1 SOME:]E 9 ! ,ALEXIS RAVEL91 IS /ILL KEPT ,NE*AIEFF1 :O WAS GIV5 UP 
TO ,RUSSIA BY ,SWITZ]L& AS A 
COMMON-LAW CRIM9AL1 BUT IS TREAT$ AS A DANG]\S POLITICAL PRISON]1 & WILL 
NEV] AGA9 SEE ! LI<T4 ,9 ! SAME RAVEL9 >E ALSO TWO OR ?REE M5 :OM1 
RUMOR SAYS1 ,ALEX&] ,I,I41 BECAUSE ( :AT !Y KNEW1 & O!RS MU/ NOT 
KN[1 AB\T SOME PALACE MY/]Y1 ORD]$ IMPRISON$ = LIFE4 ,ONE ( !M1 
ADORN$ ) A LONG GRAY BE>D1 WAS LATELY SE5 BY AN ACQUA9TANCE ( M9E1 9 
! MY/]I\S =TRESS4 

,ALL !SE %AD[S ROSE BE=E MY IMAG9ATION4 ,BUT MY ?\<TS 
FIX$ ESPECIALLY ON ,BAKUN91 :O1 ?\< HE HAD BE5 %UT UP 9 
AN ,AU/RIAN =TRESS1 AFT] #a#h#d#h1 = TWO YE>S1 *A9$ TO ! WALL1 & !N 
H&$ OV] TO ,NI*OLAS ,I41 :O KEPT HIM 9 ! =TRESS = SIX YE>S LONG]1 
YET CAME \T1 :5 ! ,IRON ,CZ>'S DEA? RELEAS$ HIM1 FRE%] & FULL] ( 
VIGOR ?AN HIS COMRADES :O HAD REMA9$ AT LIB]TY4 0,HE HAS LIV$ IT 
?R\<10 ,I SAID TO MYSELF1 0& ,I MU/1 TOO3 ,I WILL NOT SUCCUMB H]E60 

,MY FIR/ MOVEM5T WAS TO APPROA* ! W9D[1 :I* WAS PLAC$ SO HI< ?AT ,I 
C\LD H>DLY REA* IT ) MY LIFT$ H&4 ,IT WAS A LONG1 L[ OP5+1 CUT 9 
A WALL FIVE FEET ?ICK1 & PROTECT$ BY 9 IRON GRAT+ & A D\BLE 
IRON W9D[ FRAME4 ,AT A DI/ANCE ( A DOZ5 Y>DS FROM ?IS W9D[ ,I 
SAW ! \T] WALL ( ! =TRESS1 ( IMM5SE ?ICKNESS1 ON ! TOP ( :I* ,I 
C\LD MAKE \T A GRAY S5TRY BOX4 ,ONLY BY LOOK+ UPW>D C\LD ,I P]CEIVE A BIT 
( ! SKY4 

,I MADE A M9UTE 9SPECTION ( ! ROOM :]E ,I HAD N[ TO SP5D NO 
ONE C\LD SAY H[ MANY YE>S4 ,FROM ! POSITION ( ! HI< *IMNEY ( ! ,M9T 
,I GUESS$ ?AT ,I WAS 9 ! S\?WE/]N CORN] ( ! =TRESS1 9 A BA/ION 
OV]LOOK+ ! ,NEVA4 ,! BUILD+ 9 :I* ,I WAS 9C>C]AT$1 H[EV]1 WAS 
NOT ! BA/ION ITSELF1 BUT :AT IS CALL$ 9 A =TIFICATION A R$UIT2  
?AT IS1 AN 9N] TWO-/ORI$ P5TAGONAL PIECE ( MASONRY :I* RISES A LITTLE 
HI<] ?AN ! WALLS ( ! BA/ION1 & IS MEANT TO CONTA9 
TWO TI]S ( GUNS4 ,?IS ROOM ( M9E WAS A CASEMATE DE/9$ = A BIG GUN1 & 
! W9D[ WAS AN EMBRASURE4 ,! RAYS ( ! SUN C\LD NEV] P5ETRATE IT2 EV5 
9 SUMM] !Y W]E LO/ 9 ! ?ICKNESS ( ! WALL4 ,! ROOM HELD AN IRON 
B$1 A SMALL OAK TABLE1 & AN OAK /OOL4 ,! FLOOR WAS COV]$ ) PA9T$ 
FELT1 & ! WALLS ) YELL[ PAP]4 ,H[EV]1 9 ORD] TO DEAD5 S\NDS1 ! 
PAP] WAS NOT PUT ON ! WALL ITSELF2 IT WAS PA/$ UPON CANVAS1 & BEH9D ! 
CANVAS ,I DISCOV]$ A WIRE GRAT+1 BACK ( :I* WAS A LAY] ( FELT2 ONLY 
BEYOND ! FELT C\LD ,I REA* ! /ONE WALL4 ,AT ! 9N] SIDE ( ! ROOM 
!RE WAS A WA%/&1 & A ?ICK OAK DOOR 9 :I* ,I MADE \T A LOCK$ OP5+1 
= PASS+ FOOD ?R\<1 & A LITTLE SLIT1 PROTECT$ BY GLASS & BY A %UTT] 
FROM ! \TSIDE3 ?IS WAS ! 0,JUDAS10 ?R\< :I* ! PRISON] C\LD BE 
SPI$ UPON AT EV]Y MOM5T4 ,! S5TRY :O /OOD 9 ! PASSAGE FREQU5TLY 
LIFT$ ! %UTT] & LOOK$ 9SIDE1 --- HIS BOOTS SQUEAK+ AS HE CREPT T[>D 
! DOOR4 ,I TRI$ TO SPEAK TO HIM2 !N ! EYE :I* ,I C\LD SEE ?R\< ! 
SLIT ASSUM$ AN EXPRESSION ( T]ROR & ! %UTT] WAS IMM$IATELY LET D[N1 
ONLY TO BE FURTIVELY OP5$ A M9UTE OR TWO LAT]2 BUT ,I C\LD NOT GET A WORD ( 
RESPONSE FROM ! S5TRY4 

,ABSOLUTE SIL5CE REIGN$ ALL R\ND4 ,I DRAGG$ MY /OOL 
TO ! W9D[ & LOOK$ UPON ! LITTLE BIT ( SKY ?AT ,I C\LD SEE2 ,I TRI$ TO 
CAT* ANY S\ND FROM ! ,NEVA OR FROM ! T[N ON ! OPPOSITE SIDE ( ! RIV]1 
BUT ,I C\LD NOT4 ,?IS DEAD SIL5CE BEGAN TO OPPRESS ME1 & ,I TRI$ TO S+1 
S(TLY AT FIR/1 & L\D] & L\D] AFT]W>DS4 

0,HAVE ,I !N TO SAY F>EWELL 
TO LOVE =EV]80 ,I CAU<T MYSELF S++ FROM MY FAVORITE OP]A1 ,GL9KA'S  
0,RUSLAN & ,LUDMILA40 4 4 4 

0,SIR1 DO NOT S+1 PLEASE10 A BASS VOICE SAID ?R\< ! FOOD-W9D[ 9 MY DOOR4 

0,I WILL S+40 

0,Y\ MU/ NOT40 

0,I WILL S+ NEV]!LESS40 

,!N CAME ! GOV]NOR1 :O TRI$ TO P]SUADE ME ?AT ,I MU/ NOT S+1 AS IT 
W\LD HAVE TO BE REPORT$ TO ! COMM&] ( ! =TRESS1 & SO ON4 

0,BUT MY ?ROAT WILL BECOME BLOCK$ & MY LUNGS BECOME USELESS IF ,I DO NOT SPEAK & 
CANNOT S+10 ,I TRI$ TO >GUE4 

0,BETT] TRY TO S+ 9 A L[] TONE1 MORE OR 
LESS TO Y\RSELF10 SAID ! OLD GOV]NOR 9 A SUPPLICATORY MANN]4 

,BUT ALL ?IS WAS USELESS4 ,A FEW DAYS LAT] ,I HAD LO/ ALL DESIRE TO S+4 ,I TRI$ TO DO 
IT ON PR9CIPLE1 BUT IT WAS ( NO AVAIL4 0,! MA9 ?+10 ,I SAID TO MYSELF1  
0IS TO PRES]VE MY PHYSICAL VIGOR4 ,I WILL NOT FALL ILL4 ,LET ME IMAG9E MYSELF 
COMPELL$ TO SP5D A C\PLE ( YE>S 9 A HUT 9 ! F> NOR?1 DUR+ AN >CTIC 
EXP$ITION4 ,I WILL TAKE PL5TY ( EX]CISE1 PRACTICE GYMNA/ICS1 & NOT LET 
MYSELF BE BROK5 D[N BY MY SURR\ND+S4 ,T5 /EPS FROM ONE CORN] TO ! O!R 
IS ALREADY SOME?+4 ,IF ,I REPEAT !M ONE HUNDR$ & FIFTY TIMES1 ,I %ALL 
HAVE WALK$ ONE V]/0 7TWO ?IRDS ( A MILE74 ,I DET]M9$ TO WALK EV]Y DAY 
SEV5 V]/S1 --- AB\T FIVE MILES3 TWO V]/S 9 ! MORN+1 TWO 
BE=E D9N]1 TWO AFT] D9N]1 & ONE BE=E GO+ TO SLEEP4  0,IF ,I PUT 
ON ! TABLE T5 CIG>ETTES1 & MOVE ONE ( !M EA* TIME ?AT ,I PASS ! 
TABLE1 ,I %ALL EASILY C\NT ! ?REE HUNDR$ TIMES ?AT ,I MU/ WALK UP & D[N4 
 ,I MU/ WALK RAPIDLY1 BUT TURN SL[LY 9 ! CORN] TO AVOID BECOM+ GIDDY1 & 
TURN EA* TIME A DIFF]5T WAY4 ,!N1 TWICE A DAY ,I %ALL PRACTICE GYMNA/ICS 
) MY HEAVY /OOL40 ,I LIFT$ IT BY ONE LEG1 HOLD+ IT AT >M'S L5G?4 ,I 
TURN$ IT LIKE A :EEL1 & SOON LE>N$ TO ?R[ IT FROM ONE H& TO ! O!R1 
OV] MY HEAD1 BEH9D MY BACK1 & ACROSS MY LEGS4 

,A FEW H\RS AFT] ,I HAD BE5 BR\<T 9TO ! PRISON ! 
GOV]NOR CAME TO (F] ME SOME 
BOOKS1& AMONG !M WAS AN OLD ACQUA9TANCE & FRI5D ( M9E1 ! FIR/ VOLUME 
( ,GEORGE ,LEWES'S 0,PHYSIOLOGY10 9 A ,RUSSIAN TRANSLATION2 
BUT ! SECOND VOLUME1 :I* ,I ESPECIALLY WANT$ TO READ AGA91 
WAS MISS+4 ,I ASK$1 ( C\RSE1 TO HAVE PAP]1 P51 & 9K1 BUT WAS ABSOLUTELY 
REFUS$4 ,P5 & 9K >E NEV] ALL[$ 9 ! =TRESS1 UNLESS SPECIAL 
P]MISSION IS OBTA9$  
FROM ! ,EMP]OR HIMSELF4 ,I SUFF]$ V]Y MU* FROM ?IS =C$ 9ACTIVITY1 & 
BEGAN TO COMPOSE 9 MY IMAG9ATION A S]IES ( NOVELS = POPUL> READ+1 TAK5 
FROM ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY1 --- SOME?+ LIKE ,EUG5E ,SUE'S 0,MY/]ES DU 
,PEUPLE40 ,I MADE UP ! PLOT1 ! DESCRIPTIONS1 ! DIALOGUES1 & TRI$ TO 
COMMIT ! :OLE TO MEMORY FROM ! BEG9N+ TO ! 5D4 ,ONE CAN EASILY 
IMAG9E H[ EXHAU/+ SU* A WORK W\LD HAVE BE5 IF ,I HAD HAD TO CONT9UE IT 
= MORE ?AN TWO OR ?REE MON?S4 

,BUT MY BRO!R ,ALEX&] OBTA9$ P5 & 9K = ME4 ,ONE DAY ,I WAS ASK$ TO 
5T] A F\R-:EEL$ CAB1 9 COMPANY ) ! SAME SPEE*LESS ,GEORGIAN 
G5D>ME (FIC] ( :OM ,I HAVE SPOK5 BE=E4 ,I WAS TAK5 TO ! ,?IRD 
,SECTION1 :]E ,I WAS ALL[$ AN 9T]VIEW ) MY BRO!R1 9 ! PRES5CE ( 
TWO G5D>ME (FIC]S4 

,ALEX&] WAS AT ,ZURI* :5 ,I WAS >RE/$4 ,FROM E>LY Y\? HE HAD LONG$ TO 
GO ABROAD1 :]E M5 ?9K AS !Y LIKE1 READ :AT !Y LIKE1 & OP5LY EXPRESS 
!IR ?\<TS4 ,RUSSIAN LIFE WAS HATEFUL TO HIM4 ,V]ACITY --- ABSOLUTE V]ACITY --- 
& ! MO/ OP5-HE>T$ FRANKNESS W]E ! DOM9AT+ FEATURES ( HIS 
*>ACT]4 ,HE C\LD 
NOT BE> DECEIT OR EV5 CONCEIT 9 ANY =M4 ,! ABS5CE ( FREE SPEE* 9 
,RUSSIA1 ! ,RUSSIAN READ9ESS TO SUBMIT  
TO OPPRESSION1 ! VEIL$ WORDS TO :I* \R WRIT]S RESORT1 W]E UTT]LY 
REPULSIVE TO HIS FRANK & OP5 NATURE4 ,SOON AFT] MY RETURN FROM ,WE/]N ,EUROPE 
HE REMOV$ TO ,SWITZ]L&1 & DECID$ TO SETTLE !RE4 ,AFT] HE HAD LO/ HIS 
TWO *ILDR5 --- ONE FROM *OL]A 9 A FEW H\RS1 & ! 
O!R FROM CONSUMPTION --- ,/4 ,PET]SBURG BECAME D\BLY REPUGNANT TO HIM4 

,MY BRO!R DID NOT TAKE P>T 9 \R WORK ( AGITATION4 ,HE DID NOT BELIEVE 9 ! 
POSSIBILITY ( A POPUL> UPRIS+1 & HE CONCEIV$ A REVOLUTION ONLY AS ! 
ACTION ( A REPRES5TATIVE BODY1 LIKE ! ,NATIONAL ,ASSEMBLY ( ,FRANCE 9 #a#g#h#i4  
,AS = ! SOCIALI/ AGITATION1 HE KNEW IT ONLY BY MEANS ( PUBLIC MEET+S & 
PUBLIC SPEE*ES1 --- NOT AS ! SECRET1 M9UTE WORK ( P]SONAL PROPAG&A :I* WE 
W]E C>RY+ ON4 ,9 ,5GL& HE W\LD HAVE SID$ ) ,JOHN ,BRI<T OR ) ! 
,*>TI/S4 ,IF HE HAD BE5 9 ,P>IS DUR+ ! UPRIS+ ( ,JUNE1 #a#h#d#h1 HE W\LD 
SURELY HAVE F\<T ) ! LA/ H&FUL ( WORK]S BEH9D ! LA/ B>RICADE2 
BUT 9 ! PREP>ATORY P]IOD HE W\LD HAVE FOLL[$ ,L\IS ,BLANC OR ,L$RU ,ROLL94 

,9 ,SWITZ]L& HE SETTL$ AT ,ZURI*1 & HIS SYMPA?IES 
W5T ) ! MOD]ATE W+ ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL4 ,SOCIALI/ ON PR9CIPLE1 HE 
C>RI$ \T HIS PR9CIPLES 9 HIS MO/ 
FRUGAL & LABORI\S MODE ( LIV+1 TOIL+ ON PASSIONATELY AT HIS GREAT 
SCI5TIFIC WORK1 --- ! MA9 PURPOSE ( HIS LIFE1 --- A WORK :I* WAS TO BE A 
N9ETE5?-C5TURY C\NT]P>T TO ! FAM\S 0,TABLEAU DE LA ,NATURE0 ( ! 
,5CYCLOPA$I/S4 ,HE SOON BECAME A CLOSE P]SONAL FRI5D ( ! OLD REFUGEE 
,COLONEL ,P4 ,L4 ,LAVR(F1 ) :OM HE HAD V]Y MU* 9 COMMON 9 HIS ,KANTIAN 
PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS4 

,:5 HE LE>N$ AB\T MY >RE/1 ,ALEX&] IMM$IATELY LEFT EV]Y?+1 --- ! 
WORK ( HIS LIFE1 ! LIFE ITSELF ( FRE$OM :I* WAS AS NECESS>Y = HIM AS 
FREE AIR IS NECESS>Y = A BIRD1 --- & RETURN$ TO ,/4 ,PET]SBURG1 :I* HE 
DISLIK$1 ONLY TO HELP ME ?R\< MY IMPRISONM5T4 

,WE W]E BO? V]Y MU* AFFECT$ AT ?IS 9T]VIEW4 ,MY BRO!R WAS EXTREMELY 
EXCIT$4 ,HE HAT$ ! V]Y SI<T ( 
! BLUE UNI=MS ( ! G5D>MES1 ?OSE EXECUTION]S ( ALL 9DEP5D5T ?\<T 
9 ,RUSSIA1 & EXPRESS$ HIS 
FEEL+ FRANKLY 9 !IR PRES5CE4 ,AS = ME1 ! SI<T ( HIM AT ,/4 
,PET]SBURG FILL$ ME ) ! MO/ DISMAL APPREH5SIONS4 ,I WAS HAPPY TO SEE HIS 
HONE/ FACE1 HIS EYES FULL ( LOVE1 & TO HE> ?AT ,I %\LD SEE !M ONCE A 
MON?2 & YET ,I WI%$ HIM HUNDR$S ( MILES AWAY FROM ?AT PLACE TO :I* BE 
CAME FREE ?AT DAY1 BUT TO :I* HE W\LD 9EVITABLY BE BR\<T SOME NI<T UND] 
AN ESCORT ( G5D>MES4 0,:Y DID Y\ COME 9TO ! LION'S D58 ,GO BACK AT ONCE60  
MY :OLE 9N] SELF CRI$2 & YET ,I KNEW ?AT HE W\LD REMA9 AS LONG AS ,I WAS 
9 PRISON4 

,HE UND]/OOD BETT] ?AN ANY ONE ELSE ?AT 9ACTIVITY W\LD KILL ME1 
& HAD ALREADY MADE APPLICATION TO OBTA9 = ME P]MISSION TO RESUME WORK4 ,! 
,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY WANT$ ME TO F9I% MY BOOK ON ! GLACIAL P]IOD1 & MY 
BRO!R TURN$ ! :OLE SCI5TIFIC WORLD 9 ,/4 ,PET]SBURG UPSIDE D[N TO MOVE 
IT TO SUPPORT HIS APPLICATION4 ,! ,ACADEMY ( ,SCI5CES WAS 9T]E/$ 9 ! 
MATT]2 & F9ALLY1 TWO OR ?REE MON?S AFT] MY IMPRISONM5T1 ! GOV]NOR 
5T]$ MY CELL & ANN\NC$ TO ME ?AT ,I WAS P]MITT$ BY ! ,EMP]OR TO 
COMPLETE MY REPORT TO ! ,GEOGRAPHICAL ,SOCIETY1 & ?AT ,I %\LD BE ALL[$ P5 
& 9K = ?AT PURPOSE4 0,TILL SUNSET ONLY10 HE ADD$4 ,SUNSET1 AT ,/4 
,PET]SBURG1 IS AT ?REE 9 ! AFT]NOON1 9 W9T] TIME2 BUT ?AT C\LD NOT BE 
HELP$4 0,TILL SUNSET0 W]E ! WORDS US$ BY ,ALEX&] ,I,I4 :5 HE GRANT$ ! 
P]MISSION4 

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