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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,VICTORIA ,PICK]+1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,! C\NTLESS >RE/S :I* W]E MADE 9 ! 
SUMM] ( #a#h#g#d1 & ! S]I\S TURN :I* WAS GIV5 BY ! POLICE TO ! 
PROSECUTION ( \R CIRCLE1 PRODUC$ A 
DEEP *ANGE 9 ! OP9IONS ( ,RUSSIAN Y\?4 ,UP TO ?AT TIME ! PREVAIL+ 
IDEA HAD BE5 TO PICK \T AMONG ! WORK]S1 & EV5TUALLY ! PEASANTS1 A 
NUMB] ( M5 :O %\LD BE PREP>$ TO BECOME SOCIALI/IC AGITATORS4 ,BUT ! 
FACTORIES W]E N[ FLOOD$ ) SPIES1 & IT WAS EVID5T ?AT1 DO :AT !Y 
MI<T1 BO? PROPAG&I/S & WORK]S W\LD V]Y SOON BE >RE/$ & HIDD5 
=EV] 9 ,SIB]IA4 ,!N BEGAN A GREAT MOVEM5T 0TO ! PEOPLE0 9 A NEW =M1 
:5 SEV]AL HUNDR$ Y\NG M5 & WOM51 DISREG>D+ ALL PRECAUTIONS HI!RTO 
TAK51 RU%$ TO ! C\NTRY1 &1 TRAVEL+ ?R\< ! T[NS & VILLAGES1 
9CIT$ ! MASSES TO REVOLUTION1 ALMO/ OP5LY DI/RIBUT+ PAMPHLETS1 SONGS1 
& PROCLAMATIONS4 ,9 \R CIRCLES ?IS SUMM] RECEIV$ ! NAME ( 0! MAD 
SUMM]40 

,! G5D>MES LO/ !IR HEADS4 ,!Y HAD NOT H&S 5\< TO MAKE ! 
>RE/ NOR EYES 5\< TO TRACE ! /EPS ( EV]Y PROPAG&I/4 ,YET NOT LESS 
?AN FIFTE5 HUNDR$ P]SONS W]E >RE/$ DUR+ ?IS HUNT1 & HALF ( 
!M W]E KEPT 9 PRISON = YE>S4 

,ONE DAY 9 ! SUMM] ( #a#h#g#e1 9 ! CELL 
?AT WAS NEXT TO M9E1 ,I DI/9CTLY HE>D ! LI<T /EPS ( HEEL$ BOOTS1 & A 
FEW M9UTES LAT] ,I CAU<T FRAGM5TS ( A CONV]SATION4 ,A FEM99E VOICE SPOKE 
FROM ! CELL1 & A DEEP BASS VOICE --- EVID5TLY ?AT ( ! S5TRY --- GRUNT$ 
SOME?+ 9 REPLY4 ,!N ,I RECOGNIZ$ ! S\ND ( ! COLONEL'S SPURS1 HIS 
RAPID /EPS1 HIS SWE>+ AT ! S5TRY1 & ! 
CLICK ( ! KEY 9 ! LOCK4 ,HE SAID SOME?+1 & A FEM99E VOICE L\DLY 
REPLI$3 0,WE DID NOT TALK4 ,I ONLY ASK$ HIM TO CALL ! NONCOMMISSION$ 
(FIC]40 ,!N ! DOOR WAS LOCK$1 & ,I HE>D ! COLONEL SWE>+ 9 :ISP]S 
AT ! S5TRY4 

,SO ,I WAS ALONE NO MORE4 ,I HAD A LADY NEI<BOR1 :O AT ONCE BROKE 
D[N ! SEV]E DISCIPL9E :I* HAD HI!RTO REIGN$ AMONG ! SOLDI]S4 ,FROM 
?AT DAY ! WALLS ( ! =TRESS1 :I* HAD BE5 MUTE DUR+ ! LA/ FIFTE5 
MON?S1 BECAME ANIMAT$4 ,FROM ALL SIDES ,I HE>D KNOCKS ) ! FOOT ON ! 
FLOOR3 ONE1 TWO1 ?REE1 F\R1 4 4 4 ELEV5 KNOCKS1 TW5TY-F\R KNOCKS1 FIFTE5 
KNOCKS2 !N AN 9T]RUPTION1 FOLL[$ BY ?REE KNOCKS & A LONG SUCCESSION ( 
?IRTY-?REE KNOCKS4 ,OV] & OV] AGA9 !SE KNOCKS W]E REPEAT$ 9 ! SAME 
SUCCESSION1 UNTIL ! NEI<BOR W\LD GUESS AT LA/ ?AT !Y W]E MEANT =  
0,KTO VY80 7,:O >E Y\87 ! LETT] V BE+ ! ?IRD LETT] 9 \R ALPHABET4  
,!REUPON CONV]SATION WAS SOON E/ABLI%$1 & USUALLY WAS CONDUCT$ 9 ! 
ABRIDG$ ALPHABET2 ?AT IS1 ! ALPHABET BE+ DIVID$ 9TO SIX R[S ( FIVE 
LETT]S1 EA* LETT] IS M>K$ BY ITS R[ & ITS PLACE 9 ! R[4 

,I DISCOV]$ 
) GREAT PLEASURE ?AT ,I HAD AT MY LEFT MY FRI5D ,S]DUK(F1 ) :OM ,I C\LD 
SOON TALK AB\T EV]Y?+1 ESPECIALLY :5 WE US$ \R CIPH]4 ,BUT 9T]C\RSE 
) M5 BR\<T ITS SUFF]+S AS WELL AS ITS JOYS4 ,UND]NEA? ME WAS LODG$ A 
PEASANT1 :OM ,S]DUK(F KNEW4 ,HE TALK$ TO HIM BY MEANS ( KNOCKS2 & EV5 
AGA9/ MY WILL1 (T5 UNCONSCI\SLY DUR+ MY WORK1 ,I FOLL[$ !IR 
CONV]SATIONS4 ,I ALSO SPOKE TO HIM4 ,N[1 IF SOLIT>Y CONF9EM5T )\T ANY 
SORT ( WORK IS H>D = $UCAT$ M51 IT IS 9F9ITELY H>D] = A PEASANT :O 
IS ACCU/OM$ TO PHYSICAL WORK1 & NOT AT ALL WONT TO SP5D YE>S 9 READ+4  
,\R PEASANT FRI5D FELT QUITE MIS]ABLE1 & HAV+ BE5 KEPT = NE>LY TWO 
YE>S 9 ANO!R PRISON BE=E HE WAS BR\<T TO ! =TRESS1 --- HIS CRIME WAS ?AT HE 
HAD LI/5$ TO 
SOCIALI/S1 --- HE WAS ALREADY BROK5 D[N4 ,SOON ,I BEGAN TO NOTICE1 TO MY T]ROR1 
?AT FROM TIME TO TIME HIS M9D W&]$4 ,GRADUALLY HIS ?\<TS GREW MORE & 
MORE CONFUS$1 & WE TWO P]CEIV$1 /EP BY /EP1 DAY BY DAY1 EVID5CES ?AT HIS 
REASON WAS FAIL+1 UNTIL HIS TALK BECAME AT LA/ ?AT ( A LUNATIC4 ,FRI<TFUL 
NOISES & WILD CRIES CAME NEXT FROM ! L[] /ORY2 \R NEI<BOR WAS MAD1 BUT 
WAS /ILL KEPT = SEV]AL MON?S 9 ! CASEMATE BE=E BE WAS REMOV$ TO AN 
ASYLUM1 FROM :I* HE NEV] EM]G$4 ,TO WITNESS ! DE/RUCTION ( A MAN'S 
M9D1 UND] SU* CONDITIONS1 WAS T]RIBLE4 ,I AM SURE IT MU/ HAVE CONTRIBUT$ 
TO 9CREASE ! N]V\S IRRITABILITY ( MY GOOD & TRUE FRI5D ,S]DUK(F4 ,:51 
AFT] F\R YE>S ( IMPRISONM5T1 HE WAS ACQUITT$ BY ! C\RT & RELEAS$1 
HE %OT HIMSELF4 

,ONE DAY ,I RECEIV$ A QUITE UNEXPECT$ VISIT4 ,! ,GR& ,DUKE ,NI*OLAS1 BRO!R ( 
,ALEX&] ,I,I41 :O WAS 9SPECT+ ! =TRESS1 5T]$ MY CELL1 FOLL[$ ONLY BY 
HIS AIDE-DE-CAMP4 ,! DOOR WAS %UT BEH9D HIM4 ,HE RAPIDLY APPROA*$ ME1 
SAY+1 0,GOOD-DAY1 ,KROPOTK940 ,HE KNEW ME P]SONALLY1 & SPOKE 9 A FAMILI>1 
GOOD-NATUR$ TONE1 AS TO AN OLD ACQUA9TANCE4 0,H[ IS IT POSSIBLE1 ,KROPOTK91 
?AT Y\1 A PAGE DE *AMBRE1 A S]GEANT ( ! CORPS ( PAGES1 %\LD BE MIX$ UP 
9 ?IS BUS9ESS1 & N[ BE H]E 9 ?IS HORRIBLE CASEMATE80 

0,EV]Y ONE HAS 
HIS [N OP9IONS10 WAS MY REPLY4 

0,OP9IONS6 ,SO Y\R OP9IONS W]E ?AT Y\ MU/ /IR UP A REVOLUTION80 

,:AT WAS ,I TO REPLY8 ,YES8 ,!N ! CON/RUCTION :I* 
W\LD BE PUT UPON MY ANSW] W\LD BE ?AT ,I1 :O HAD REFUS$ TO GIVE ANY ANSW]S 
TO ! G5D>MES1 0AV[$ EV]Y?+0 BE=E ! BRO!R ( ! ,CZ>4 ,HIS TONE 
WAS ?AT ( A COMM&] ( A MILIT>Y S*OOL :5 TRY+ TO 
OBTA9 0AV[ALS0 FROM A CADET4 ,YET ,I C\LD NOT SAY ,NO3 IT W\LD HAVE BE5 A 
LIE4 ,I DID NOT KN[ :AT TO SAY1 & /OOD )\T SAY+ ANY?+4 

0,Y\ SEE6 ,Y\ FEEL A%AM$ ( IT N[0 --- 

,?IS REM>K ANG]$ ME1 & ,I AT ONCE SAID 9 A 
RA!R %>P WAY1 0,I HAVE GIV5 MY REPLIES TO ! EXAM9+ MAGI/RATE1 & 
HAVE NO?+ TO ADD40 

0,BUT UND]/&1 ,KROPOTK91 PLEASE10 HE SAID !N1 9 ! 
MO/ FAMILI> TONE1 0?AT ,I DON'T SPEAK TO Y\ AS AN EXAM9+ MAGI/RATE4 ,I 
SPEAK QUITE AS A PRIVATE P]SON1 --- QUITE AS A PRIVATE MAN10 HE REPEAT$1 L[]+ 
HIS VOICE4 

,?\<TS W5T :IRL+ 9 MY HEAD4 ,TO PLAY ! P>T ( ,M>QUIS ,POSA8  
,TO TELL ! ,EMP]OR ?R\< ! GR& DUKE ( ! DESOLATION ( ,RUSSIA1 ! RU9 
( ! PEASANTRY1 ! >BITR>9ESS ( ! (FICIALS1 ! T]RIBLE FAM9ES 9 
PROSPECT8 ,TO SAY ?AT WE WANT$ TO HELP ! PEASANTS \T ( !IR DESP]ATE 
CONDITION1 TO MAKE !M RAISE !IR HEADS1 & BY ALL ?IS TRY TO 9FLU5CE 
,ALEX&] ,I,I48 ,!SE ?\<TS FOLL[$ ONE ANO!R 9 RAPID SUCCESSION1 TILL AT 
LA/ ,I SAID TO MYSELF3 0,NEV]6 ,NONS5SE6 ,!Y KN[ ALL ?AT4 ,!Y >E 5EMIES 
( ! NATION1 & SU* TALK W\LD NOT *ANGE !M40 

,I REPLI$ ?AT HE ALWAYS 
REMA9$ AN (FICIAL P]SON1 & ?AT ,I C\LD NOT LOOK UPON HIM AS A PRIVATE MAN4 

,HE !N BEGAN TO ASK ME 9DIFF]5T QUE/IONS4 0,WAS IT NOT 9 ,SIB]IA1 ) ! 
,DECEMBRI/S1 ?AT Y\ BEGAN TO 5T]TA9 SU* IDEAS80 

0,NO2 ,I KNEW ONLY ONE ,DECEMBRI/1 & ) HIM ,I HAD NO TALKS WOR? SPEAK+ (40 

0,WAS IT !N AT ,/4 ,PET]SBURG ?AT Y\ GOT !M80 

0,I WAS ALWAYS ! SAME40 

0,:Y6 ,W]E Y\ SU* 9 ! CORPS ( PAGES80 HE ASK$ ME ) T]ROR4 

0,9 ! CORPS ,I WAS A BOY1 & :AT IS 9DEF9ITE 9 BOYHOOD GR[S DEF9ITE 9 MANHOOD40 

,HE ASK$ ME SOME O!R SIMIL> QUE/IONS1 & AS HE SPOKE ,I DI/9CTLY SAW :AT 
HE WAS DRIV+ AT4 ,HE WAS TRY+ TO OBTA9 AV[ALS1 & MY IMAG9ATION VIVIDLY 
PICTUR$ HIM SAY+ TO HIS BRO!R3 0,ALL !SE EXAM9+ MAGI/RATES >E 
IMBECILES4 ,HE GAVE !M NO REPLIES1 BUT ,I TALK$ TO HIM T5 M9UTES1 & HE TOLD 
ME EV]Y?+40 ,?AT BEGAN TO ANNOY ME2 & :5 HE SAID TO ME SOME?+ TO ?IS 
EFFECT1 0,H[ C\LD Y\ HAVE ANY?+ TO DO ) ALL !SE PEOPLE1 --- PEASANTS & 
PEOPLE ) NO NAMES80 --- ,I %>PLY TURN$ UPON HIM & SAID1 0,I HAVE TOLD Y\ 
ALREADY ?AT ,I HAVE GIV5 MY REPLIES TO ! EXAM9+ MAGI/RATE40 ,!N HE 
ABRUPTLY LEFT ! CELL4 

,LAT]1 ! SOLDI]S ( ! GU>D MADE QUITE A LEG5D ( 
?AT VISIT4 ,! P]SON :O CAME 9 A C>RIAGE TO C>RY ME AWAY AT ! TIME ( MY 
ESCAPE WORE A MILIT>Y CAP1 &1 HAV+ S&Y :ISK]S1 BORE A FA9T RESEMBLANCE 
TO ! ,GR& ,DUKE ,NI*OLAS4 ,SO A TRADITION GREW UP AMONG ! SOLDI]S ( ! 
,/4 ,PET]SBURG G>RISON ?AT IT WAS ! GR& DUKE HIMSELF :O CAME TO RESCUE ME 
& KIDNAPP$ ME4 ,?US >E LEG5DS CREAT$ EV5 9 TIMES ( NEWSPAP]S & 
BIOGRAPHICAL DICTION>IES4 

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