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,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

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,! ,MUSEUM ( ! ,REVOLUTION IS H\S$ 9 ! ,W9T] ,PALACE1 9 ! SUITE ONCE US$ AS ! NURS]Y ( ! ,CZ>'S *ILDR54 ,! 5TRANCE TO ?AT P>T ( ! PALACE IS KN[N AS DETSKY PODYEZD4 ,FROM ! W9D[S ( ! PALACE ! ,CZ> MU/ HAVE (T5 LOOK$ ACROSS ! ,NEVA AT ! ,PET]-&-,PAUL ,=TRESS1 ! LIV+ TOMB ( HIS POLITICAL 5EMIES4 ,H[ DIFF]5T ?+S W]E N[6 ,! ?\<T ( IT K9DL$ MY IMAG9ATION4 ,I WAS FULL ( ! WOND] & ! MAGIC ( ! GREAT *ANGE :5 ,I PAID MY FIR/ VISIT TO ! ,MUSEUM4 

,I F\ND GR\PS ( M5 & WOM5 AT WORK 9 ! V>I\S ROOMS1 HUDDL$ UP 9 !IR WRAPS & %IV]+ ) COLD4 ,!IR FACES W]E BLOAT$ & BLUI%1 !IR H&S FRO/-BITT51 !IR :OLE APPE>ANCE %AD[-LIKE4 ,:AT MU/ BE ! DEVOTION ( !SE PEOPLE1 ,I ?\<T1 :5 !Y AN CONT9UE TO WORK UND] SU* CONDITIONS4 ,! SECRET>Y ( ! ,MUSEUM1 ,M4 ,B4 ,KAPLAN1 RECEIV$ ME V]Y CORDIALLY & EXPRESS$ 0! HOPE ?AT ,I W\LD JO9 9 ! WORK ( ! ,MUSEUM40 ,HE & ANO!R MEMB] ( ! /AFF SP5T CONSID]ABLE TIME ) ME ON SEV]AL OCCASIONS1 EXPLA9+ ! PLANS & PURPOSES ( ! ,MUSEUM4 ,!Y ASK$ ME TO JO9 ! EXP$ITION :I* ! ,MUSEUM WAS !N ORGANIZ+1 & :I* WAS TO GO S\? TO ! ,UKRA9A & ! ,CAUCASUS4 ,VALUABLE MAT]IAL ( ! REVOLUTION>Y P]IOD WAS TO BE GA!R$ !RE1 !Y EXPLA9$4 ,! IDEA ATTRACT$ ME4 ,ASIDE FROM MY G5]AL 9T]E/ 9 ! ,MUSEUM & ITS EF=TS1 IT MEANT NONP>TIZAN WORK1 FREE FROM ,COMISS>S1 & AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO SEE & /UDY ,RUSSIA4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( \R ACQUA9TANCE ,I LE>N$ ?AT NEI!R ,MR4 ,KAPLAN NOR HIS FRI5D WAS A ,COMMUNI/4 ,BUT :ILE ,MR4 ,KAPLAN WAS /RONGLY PRO-,BOL%EVIK & TRI$ TO DEF5D & EXPLA9 AWAY EV]Y?+1 ! O!R MAN WAS CRITICAL ?\< BY NO MEANS ANTAGONI/IC4 ,DUR+ MY /AY 9 ,PETROGRAD ,I SAW MU* ( BO? M51 & ,I LE>N$ FROM !M A GREAT DEAL AB\T ! ,REVOLUTION & ! ME?ODS ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,KAPLAN'S FRI5D1 :OSE NAME = OBVI\S REASONS ,I CANNOT M5TION1 (T5 SPOKE ( ! UTT] IMPOSSIBILITY ( DO+ CREATIVE WORK )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ MA*9E4 0,! ,BOL%EVIKI10 HE W\LD SAY1 0ALWAYS COMPLA9 AB\T LACK ( ABLE HELP1 YET NO ONE--UNLESS A ,COMMUNI/--HAS MU* ( A *ANCE40 ,! ,MUSEUM WAS AMONG ! LEA/ 9T]F]$ ) 9/ITUTIONS1 & WORK !RE HAD BE5 PROGRESS+ WELL4 ,!N A GR\P ( TW5TY Y\?S W]E S5T OV]1 Y\NG & 9EXP]I5C$ BOYS UNFAMILI> ) ! WORK4 ,BE+ ,COMMUNI/S !Y W]E PLAC$ 9 POSITIONS ( AU?ORITY1 & FRICTION & CONFUSION RESULT$4 ,EV]YONE FELT HIMSELF WAT*$ & SPI$ UPON4 0,! ,BOL%EVIKI C>E NOT AB\T M]IT10 HE SAID 0!IR *IEF CONC]N IS A MEMB]%IP C>D40 ,HE WAS NOT 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! FUTURE ( ! ,MUSEUM1 YET BELIEV$ ?AT ! COOP]ATION ( ! 0,AM]ICANS0 W\LD AID ITS PROP] DEVELOPM5T4 

,F9ALLY ,I DECID$ ON ! ,MUSEUM AS (F]+ ! MO/ SUITABLE WORK = ME1 MA9LY BECAUSE ?AT 9/ITUTION WAS NONP>TIZAN4 ,I HAD HOP$ = A MORE VITAL %>E 9 ,RUSSIA'S LIFE ?AN ! COLLECT+ ( HI/ORICAL MAT]IAL2 /ILL ,I CONSID]$ IT VALUABLE & NECESS>Y WORK4 ,:5 ,I HAD DEF9ITELY CONS5T$ TO BECOME A MEMB] ( ! EXP$ITION1 ,I VISIT$ ! ,MUSEUM DAILY TO HELP ) ! PREP>ATIONS = ! LONG J\RNEY4 ,!RE WAS MU* WORK4 ,IT WAS NO EASY MATT] TO OBTA9 A C>1 EQUIP IT = ! >DU\S TRIP1 & SECURE ! DOCUM5TS :I* W\LD GIVE US ACCESS TO ! MAT]IAL WE SET \T TO COLLECT4 

,:ILE ,I WAS BUSY AID+ 9 !SE PREP>ATIONS ,ANGELICA ,BALABANOVA >RIV$ 9 ,PETROGRAD TO MEET ! ,ITALIAN ,MISSION4 ,%E SEEM$ TRANS=M$4 ,%E HAD LONG$ = H] ,ITALIAN COMRADES3 !Y W\LD BR+ H] A BREA? ( H] BELOV$ ,ITALY1 ( H] =M] LIFE & WORK !RE4 ,?\< ,RUSSIAN BY BIR?1 TRA9+1 & REVOLUTION>Y TRADITIONS1 ,ANGELICA HAD BECOME ROOT$ 9 ! SOIL ( ,ITALY4 ,WELL ,I UND]/OOD H] & H] S5SE ( /RANG5ESS 9 ! C\NTRY1 ! H>D SOIL ( :I* WAS TO BE> A NEW & RADIANT LIFE4 ,ANGELICA W\LD NOT ADMIT EV5 TO H]SELF ?AT ! MU* HOP$-= LIFE WAS /ILLBORN4 ,BUT KN[+ H] AS ,I DID1 IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT = ME TO UND]/& H[ BITT] WAS H] GRIEF OV] ! HAPLESS & =MLESS ?+ ?AT HAD COME TO ,RUSSIA4 ,BUT N[ H] BELOV$ ,ITALIANS W]E COM+6 ,!Y W\LD BR+ ) !M ! W>M? & COLOR ( ,ITALY4 

,! ,ITALIANS CAME & ) !M NEW FE/IVITIES1 DEMON/RATIONS1 MEET+S1 & SPEE*ES4 ,H[ DIFF]5T IT ALL APPE>$ TO ME FROM MY MEMORABLE FIR/ DAYS ON ,BELO-,O/ROV4 ,NO D\BT ! ,ITALIANS N[ FELT AS AW$ AS ,I DID !N1 AS 9SPIR$ BY ! SEEM+ WOND] ( ,RUSSIA4 ,SIX MON?S & ! CLOSE PROXIMITY ) ! REALITY ( ?+S QUITE *ANG$ ! PICTURE = ME4 ,! SPONTANEITY1 ! 5?USIASM1 ! VITALITY HAD ALL GONE \T ( IT4 ,ONLY A PALE %AD[ REMA9$1 A GR9N+ PHANTOM ?AT CLUT*$ AT MY HE>T4 

,ON ! ,URITSKI ,SQU>E ! MASSES W]E GR[+ WE>Y ) LONG WAIT+4 ,!Y HAD BE5 KEPT !RE = H\RS BE=E ! ,ITALIAN ,MISSION >RIV$ FROM ! ,TAURIDE ,PALACE4 ,! C]EMONIES W]E JU/ BEG9N+ :5 A WOMAN LEAN+ AGA9/ ! PLAT=M1 WAN & PALE1 BEGAN TO WEEP4 ,I /OOD CLOSE BY4 0 ,IT IS EASY = !M TO TALK10 %E MOAN$1 0BUT WE'VE HAD NO FOOD ALL DAY4 ,WE RECEIV$ ORD]S TO M>* DIRECTLY FROM \R WORK ON PA9 ( LOS+ \R BREAD RATIONS4 ,S9CE FIVE ?IS MORN+ ,I AM ON MY FEET4 ,WE W]E NOT P]MITT$ TO GO HOME AFT] WORK TO \R BIT ( D9N]4 ,WE HAD TO COME H]E4 ,SEV5TE5 H\RS ON A PIECE ( BREAD & SOME KIPYATOK .<BOIL$ WAT].>4 ,DO ! VISITORS KN[ ANY?+ AB\T US80 ,! SPEE*ES W5T ON1 ! 0,9T]NATIONALE0 WAS BE+ REPEAT$ = ! T5? TIME1 ! SAILORS P]=M$ !IR FANCY EX]CISES & ! CLAQUEURS ON ! REVIEW+ /& W]E %\T+ HURRAHS4 ,I RU%$ AWAY4 ,I1 TOO1 WAS WEEP+1 ?\< MY EYES REMA9$ DRY4 

,! ,ITALIAN1 LIKE ! ,5GLI%1 ,MISSION WAS QU>T]$ 9 ! ,N>I%K9 ,PALACE4 ,ONE DAY1 ON VISIT+ ,ANGELICA !RE1 ,I F\ND H] 9 A P]TURB$ /ATE ( M9D4 ,?R\< ONE ( ! S]VANTS %E HAD LE>N$ ?AT ! EX-PR9CESS ,N>I%K91 =M] [N] ( ! PALACE1 HAD COME TO BEG = ! SILV] ICON :I* HAD BE5 9 ! FAMILY = G5]ATIONS4 0,JU/ ?AT ICON10 %E HAD IMPLOR$4 ,BUT ! ICON WAS N[ /ATE PROP]TY1 & ,BALABANOVA C\LD DO NO?+ AB\T IT4 0,JU/ ?9K10 ,ANGELICA SAID1 0,N>I%K91 OLD & DESOLATE1 N[ /&S ON ! /REET CORN] BEGG+1 & ,I LIVE 9 ?IS PALACE4 ,H[ DREADFUL IS LIFE6 ,I AM NO GOOD = IT2 ,I MU/ GET AWAY40 

,BUT ,ANGELICA WAS B\ND BY P>TY DISCIPL9E2 %E /AY$ ON 9 ! PALACE UNTIL %E RETURN$ TO ,MOSC[4 ,I KN[ %E DID NOT FEEL MU* HAPPI] ?AN ! RAGG$ & />V+ EX-PR9CESS BEGG+ ON ! /REET CORN]4 

,BALABANOVA1 ANXI\S ?AT ,I %\LD F9D SUITABLE WORK1 9=M$ ME ONE DAY ?AT ,PETROVSKY1 KN[N 9 ,AM]ICA AS ,DOCTOR ,GOLDF>B1 HAD >RIV$ 9 ,PETROGRAD4 ,HE WAS ,*IEF ( ! ,C5TRAL ,MILIT>Y ,$UCATION ,DEP>TM5T1 :I* 9CLUD$ ,NURSES' ,TRA9+ ,S*OOLS4 ,I HAD NEV] MET ! MAN 9 ! ,/ATES1 BUT ,I HAD HE>D ( HIM AS ! LABOR $ITOR ( ! ,NEW ,YORK ,=W>D1 ! ,JEWI% ,SOCIALI/ DAILY4 ,HE (F]$ ME ! POSITION ( HEAD 9/RUCTRESS 9 ! MILIT>Y ,NURSES' ,TRA9+ ,S*OOL1 ) A VIEW TO 9TRODUC+ ,AM]ICAN ME?ODS ( NURS+1 OR TO S5D ME ) A M$ICAL TRA9 TO ! ,POLI% FRONT4 ,I HAD PR(F]$ MY S]VICES AT ! FIR/ NEWS ( ! ,POLI% ATTACK ON ,RUSSIA3 ,I FELT ! ,REVOLUTION 9 DANG]1 & ,I HA/5$ TO ,ZOR9 TO ASK TO BE ASSIGN$ AS A NURSE4 ,HE PROMIS$ TO BR+ ! MATT] BE=E ! PROP] AU?ORITIES1 BUT ,I HE>D NO?+ FUR!R AB\T IT4 ,I WAS1 !RE=E1 SOME:AT SURPRIS$ AT ! PROPOSITION ( ,PETROVSKY4 ,H[EV]1 IT CAME TOO LATE4 ,:AT ,I HAD S9CE LE>N$ AB\T ! SITUATION 9 ! ,UKRA9A1 ! ,BOL%EVIK ME?ODS T[>D ,MAKHNO & ! POV/ANTSI MOVEM5T1 ! P]SECUTION ( ,AN>*I/S1 & ! ,T*EKA ACTIVITIES1 HAD COMPLETELY %AK5 MY FAI? 9 ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS REVOLUTIONI/S4 ,! (F] CAME TOO LATE4 ,BUT ,MOSC[ P]HAPS ?\<T IT UNWISE TO LET ME SEE BEH9D ! SC5ES AT ! FRONT2 ,PETROVSKY FAIL$ TO 9=M ME ( ! ,MOSC[ DECISION4 ,I FELT RELIEV$4 

,AT LA/ WE RECEIV$ ! GLAD TID+S ?AT ! GREATE/ DIFFICULTY HAD BE5 OV]COME3 A C> = ! ,MUSEUM ,EXP$ITION HAD BE5 SECUR$4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( SIX COMP>TM5TS & WAS NEWLY PA9T$ & CLEAN$4 ,N[ BEGAN ! WORK ( EQUIPM5T4 ,ORD9>ILY IT W\LD HAVE TAK5 ANO!R TWO MON?S1 BUT WE HAD ! COOP]ATION ( ! MAN AT ! HEAD ( ! ,MUSEUM1 ,*AIRMAN ,YATMANOV1 A ,COMMUNI/4 ,HE WAS ALSO 9 *>GE ( ALL ! PROP]TIES ( ! ,W9T] ,PALACE :]E ! ,MUSEUM IS H\S$4 ,! L>GE/ P>T ( ! L951 SILV]1 & GLASSW>E FROM ! ,CZ>'S /OR]OOMS HAD BE5 REMOV$1 BUT !RE WAS /ILL MU* LEFT4 ,SUPPLI$ ) AN ORD] ( ! *AIRMAN ,I WAS %[N OV] :AT WAS ONCE GU>D$ AS SACR$ PREC9CTS BY ,ROMANOV FLUNKIES4 ,I F\ND ROOMS /ACK$ TO ! CEIL+ ) R>E & BEAUTIFUL *9A & COMP>TM5TS FILL$ ) ! F9E/ L954 ,! BASEM5T1 RUNN+ ! :OLE L5G? ( ! ,W9T] ,PALACE1 WAS /OCK$ ) KIT*5 UT5SILS ( EV]Y SIZE & V>IETY4 ,T9 PLATES & POTS W\LD HAVE BE5 MORE APPROPRIATE = ! ,EXP$ITION1 BUT [+ TO ! RUL+ ?AT NO 9/ITUTION MAY DRAW UPON ANO!R = ANY?+ IT HAS 9 ITS [N POSSESSION1 !RE WAS NO?+ TO DO BUT TO *OOSE ! SIMPLE/ OBTA9ABLE AT ! ,W9T] ,PALACE4 ,I W5T HOME REFLECT+ UPON ! /RANG5ESS ( LIFE3 REVOLUTIONI/S EAT+ \T ( ! CRE/$ S]VICE ( ! ,ROMANOVS4 ,BUT ,I FELT NO ELATION OV] IT4 

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