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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN 

,TEXT 3 

  

,PHOTO BY ,SEE-M+ ,LEE1,C,C ,B,Y-,S,A ,LIC5SE ,E,V,5,T,S 9 ,MOSC[1 QUICKLY FOLL[+ EA* O!R1 W]E FULL ( 9T]E/4 
,I WANT$ TO REMA9 9 ?AT VITAL CITY1 BUT AS ,I HAD LEFT ALL MY 
EFFECTS 9 ,PETROGRAD ,I DECID$ TO RETURN !RE & !N COME BACK 
TO ,MOSC[ TO JO9 ,LUNA*>SKY 9 HIS WORK4 ,A FEW DAYS BE=E MY 
DEP>TURE A Y\NG WOMAN1 AN ,AN>*I/1 CAME TO VISIT ME4 ,%E WAS 
FROM ! ,PETROGRAD ,MUSEUM ( ! ,REVOLUTION & %E CALL$ TO 
9QUIRE :E!R ,I W\LD TAKE *>GE ( ! ,MUSEUM BRAN* WORK 
9 ,MOSC[4 ,%E EXPLA9$ ?AT ! ORIG9AL IDEA ( ! ,MUSEUM 
WAS DUE TO ! FAM\S OLD REVOLUTIONI/ ,V]A ,NIKOLAIEVNA ,FIGN]1 
& ?AT IT HAD REC5TLY BE5 ORGANIZ$ BY NONP>TIZAN ELEM5TS4 
,! MAJORITY ( ! M5 & WOM5 :O WORK$ 9 ! ,MUSEUM W]E 
NOT ,COMMUNI/S1 %E SAID2 BUT !Y W]E DEVOT$ TO ! ,REVOLUTION 
& ANXI\S TO CREATE SOME?+ :I* C\LD 9 ! FUTURE S]VE 
AS A S\RCE ( 9=MATION & 9SPIRATION TO E>NE/ /UD5TS 
( ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,:5 MY CALL] WAS 9=M$ ?AT 
,I WAS AB\T TO RETURN TO ,PETROGRAD1 %E 9VIT$ ME TO VISIT ! 
,MUSEUM & TO BECOME ACQUA9T$ ) ITS WORK4 

,UPON MY >RIVAL 9 ,PETROGRAD ,I F\ND UNEXPECT$ WORK AWAIT+ 
ME4 ,ZOR9 9=M$ ME ?AT HE HAD BE5 NOTIFI$ BY ,T*I*]9 
?AT A ?\S& ,RUSSIANS HAD BE5 DEPORT$ FROM ,AM]ICA & W]E 
ON !IR WAY TO ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y W]E TO BE MET AT ! BORD] & 
QU>T]S W]E TO BE IMM$IATELY PREP>$ = !M 9 ,PETROGRAD4 
,ZOR9 ASK$ ME TO JO9 ! ,COMMISSION AB\T TO BE ORGANIZ$ = 
?AT PURPOSE4 

,! PLAN ( SU* A COMMISSION = ,AM]ICAN DEPORTEES HAD BE5 
BROA*$ TO ,ZOR9 SOON AFT] \R >RIVAL 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,AT ?AT TIME 
,ZOR9 DIRECT$ US TO TALK ! MATT] OV] ) ,T*I*]91 :I* 
WE DID4 ,BUT ?REE MON?S PASS$ )\T ANY?+ HAV+ BE5 DONE 
AB\T IT4 ,MEAN:ILE1 \R COMRADES ( ! ,BU=D W]E /ILL 
WALK+ FROM DEP>TM5T TO DEP>TM5T1 TRY+ TO BE PLAC$ :]E 
!Y MI<T DO SOME GOOD4 ,!Y W]E A SORRY LOT1 ?OSE M5 :O 
HAD COME TO ,RUSSIA ) SU* HI< HOPES1 EAG] TO R5D] S]VICE 
TO ! REVOLUTION>Y PEOPLE4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E SKILL$ WORK]S1 
ME*ANICS--M5 ,RUSSIA NE$$ BADLY2 BUT ! CUMB]SOME ,BOL%EVIK 
MA*9E & G5]AL 9EFFICI5CY MADE IT A V]Y COMPLEX MATT] 
TO PUT !M TO WORK4 ,SOME HAD TRI$ 9DEP5D5TLY TO SECURE JOBS1 
BUT !Y C\LD ACCOMPLI% V]Y LITTLE4 ,MOREOV]1 ?OSE :O F\ND 
EMPLOYM5T W]E SOON MADE TO FEEL ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S RES5T$ 
! EAG]NESS & 9T5SITY ( !IR BRO!RS FROM ,AM]ICA4 0,WAIT 
TILL Y\ HAVE />V$ AS LONG AS WE10 !Y W\LD SAY1 0WAIT 
TILL Y\ HAVE TA/$ ! BLESS+S ( ,COMMISS>%IP1 & WE WILL 
SEE IF Y\ >E /ILL SO EAG]40 ,9 EV]Y WAY ! DEPORTEES 
W]E DISC\RAG$ & !IR 5?USIASM DAMP5$4 

,TO AVOID ?IS UNNECESS>Y WA/E ( 5]GY & SUFF]+ ! ,COMMISSION 
WAS AT LA/ ORGANIZ$ 9 ,PETROGRAD4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( ,RAVIT*1 ! 
!N ,M9I/] ( ,9T]NAL ,AFFAIRS = ! ,NOR!RN ,DI/RICT2 H] 
SECRET>Y1 ,KAPLUN2 TWO MEMB]S ( ! ,BUREAU ( ,W> ,PRISON]S2 
,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN & MYSELF4 ,! NEW DEPORTEES W]E DUE 9 TWO 
WEEKS1 & MU* WORK WAS TO BE DONE TO PREP>E = !IR RECEPTION4 
,IT WAS UN=TUNATE ?AT NO ACTIVE P>TICIPATION C\LD BE EXPECT$ 
FROM ,RAVIT* BECAUSE H] TIME WAS TOO MU* OCCUPI$4 ,BESIDES HOLD+ 
! PO/ ( ,M9I/] ( ! ,9T]IOR %E WAS ,*IEF ( ! ,PETROGRAD 
,MILITIA1 & %E ALSO REPRES5T$ ! ,MOSC[ ,=EIGN ,(FICE 9 
,PETROGRAD4 ,H] REGUL> WORK+ H\RS W]E FROM #h ,A4,M4 TO #b ,A4,M4 
,KAPLUN1 A V]Y ABLE ADM9I/RATOR1 HAD *>GE ( ! 5TIRE 9T]NAL 
WORK ( ! ,DEP>TM5T & C\LD !RE=E GIVE US V]Y LITTLE 
( HIS TIME4 ,!RE REMA9$ ONLY F\R P]SONS TO ACCOMPLI% )9 
A %ORT TIME ! BIG TASK ( PREP>+ LIV+ QU>T]S = A ?\S& 
DEPORTEES 9 />V$ & RU9$ ,RUSSIA4 ,MOREOV]1 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN1 
HEAD+ ! ,RECEPTION ,COMMITTEE1 HAD TO LEAVE = ! ,LATVIAN 
BORD] TO MEET ! EXILES4 

,IT WAS AN ALMO/ IMPOSSIBLE TASK = ONE P]SON1 BUT ,I WAS V]Y 
ANXI\S TO SAVE ! SECOND GR\P ( DEPORTEES ! BITT] EXP]I5CES 
& ! DISAPPO9TM5TS ( MY FELL[ COMPANIONS ( ! ,BU=D4 
,I C\LD UND]TAKE ! WORK ONLY BY MAK+ ! CONDITION ?AT ,I 
BE GIV5 ! RI<T ( 5TRY TO ! V>I\S GOV]NM5T DEP>TM5TS1 
= ,I HAD LE>N$ BY ?AT TIME H[ P>ALYZ+ WAS ! EFFECT ( 
! BUREAUCRATIC R$ TAPE :I* DELAY$ & (T5 FRU/RAT$ ! 
MO/ E>NE/ & 5]GETIC EF=TS4 ,KAPLUN CONS5T$4 0,CALL 
ON ME AT ANY TIME = ANY?+ Y\ MAY REQUIRE10 HE SAID2 
0,I WILL GIVE ORD]S ?AT Y\ BE ADMITT$ EV]Y:]E & SUPPLI$ 
) EV]Y?+ Y\ NE$4 ,IF ?AT %\LD NOT HELP1 CALL ON ! 
,T*EKA10 HE ADD$4 ,I HAD NEV] CALL$ UPON ! POLICE BE=E1 
,I 9=M$ HIM2 :Y %\LD ,I DO SO 9 REVOLUTION>Y ,RUSSIA8 0,9 
B\RGEOIS C\NTRIES ?AT IS A DIFF]5T MATT]10 EXPLA9$ 
,KAPLUN2 0) US ! ,T*EKA DEF5DS ! ,REVOLUTION & FI<TS 
SABOTAGE40 ,I />T$ ON MY WORK DET]M9$ TO DO )\T 
! ,T*EKA4 ,SURELY !RE MU/ BE O!R ME?ODS1 ,I ?\<T4 

,!N BEGAN A *ASE OV] ,PETROGRAD4 ,MAT]IALS W]E V]Y SC>CE 
& IT WAS MO/ DIFFICULT TO PROCURE !M [+ TO ! UNBELIEVABLY 
C5TRALIZ$ ,BOL%EVIK ME?ODS4 ,?US TO GET A P\ND ( NAILS ONE 
HAD TO FILE APPLICATIONS 9 AB\T T5 OR FIFTE5 BUREAUS2 TO SECURE 
SOME B$ L95 OR ORD9>Y DI%ES ONE WA/$ DAYS4 ,EV]Y:]E 
9 ! (FICES CR[DS ( ,GOV]NM5T EMPLOYES /OOD AB\T SMOK+ 
CIG>ETTES1 AWAIT+ ! H\R :5 ! T$I\S TASK ( ! DAY 
W\LD BE OV]4 ,MY C[ORK]S ( ! ,W> ,PRISON]S' ,BUREAU FUM$ 
AT ! IRRITAT+ & UNNECESS>Y DELAYS1 BUT TO NO PURPOSE4 ,!Y 
?REAT5$ ) ! ,T*EKA1 ) ! CONC5TRATION CAMP1 EV5 
) RAZTREL 7%OOT+74 ,! LATT] WAS ! MO/ FAVORITE 
>GUM5T4 ,:5EV] ANY DIFFICULTY >OSE ONE IMM$IATELY HE>D 
RAZTRELIAT--TO BE %OT4 ,BUT ! EXPRESSION1 SO T]RIBLE 
9 ITS SIGNIFICANCE1 WAS GRADUALLY LOS+ ITS EFFECT UPON ! 
PEOPLE3 MAN GETS US$ TO EV]Y?+4 

,I DECID$ TO TRY O!R ME?ODS4 ,I W\LD TALK TO ! EMPLOYES 
9 ! DEP>TM5TS AB\T ! VITAL 9T]E/ ! CONSCI\S ,AM]ICAN 
WORK]S FELT 9 ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 & ( !IR FAI? 
& HOPE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT4 ,! PEOPLE W\LD BECOME 9T]E/$ 
IMM$IATELY1 BUT ! QUE/IONS !Y W\LD ASK W]E AS /RANGE 
AS !Y W]E PITIFUL3 0,HAVE ! PEOPLE 5\< TO EAT 9 ,AM]ICA8 
,H[ SOON WILL ! ,REVOLUTION BE !RE8 ,:Y DID Y\ COME TO />V+ 
,RUSSIA80 ,!Y W]E EAG] = 9=MATION & NEWS1 !SE 
M5TALLY & PHYSICALLY />V$ PEOPLE1 CUT (F BY ! B>B>\S 
BLOCKADE FROM ALL T\* ) ! WE/]N WORLD4 ,?+S ,AM]ICAN 
W]E SOME?+ WOND]FUL TO !M4 ,A PIECE ( *OCOLATE OR A CRACK] 
W]E UNHE>D-( DA9TIES--!Y PROV$ ! KEY TO EV]YBODY'S HE>T4 

,)9 TWO WEEKS ,I SUCCE$$ 9 PROCUR+ MO/ ( ! ?+S NE$$ 
= ! EXPECT$ DEPORTEES1 9CLUD+ FURNITURE1 L951 & DI%ES4 
,A MIRACLE1 EV]YBODY SAID4 

,H[EV]1 ! R5OVATION ( ! H\SES ?AT W]E TO S]VE AS LIV+ 
QU>T]S = ! EXILES WAS NOT ACCOMPLI%$ SO EASILY4 ,I 9SPECT$ 
:AT1 AS ,I WAS TOLD1 HAD ONCE BE5 FIR/-CLASS HOTELS4 ,I F\ND 
!M LOCAT$ 9 ! =M] PRO/ITUTE DI/RICT2 *EAP DIVES !Y 
W]E1 UNTIL ! ,BOL%EVIKI CLOS$ ALL BRO!LS4 ,!Y W]E G]M-EAT51 
ILL-SMELL+1 & FIL?Y4 ,IT WAS NO SMALL PROBLEM TO TURN ?OSE 
D>K HOLES 9TO A FIT HABITATION )9 TWO WEEKS4 ,A COAT ( PA9T 
WAS A LUXURY NOT TO BE ?\<T (4 ,!RE WAS NO?+ ELSE TO DO 
BUT TO /RIP ! ROOMS ( FURNITURE & DRAP]IES1 & HAVE !M 
?OR\<LY CLEAN$ & DIS9FECT$4 

,ONE MORN+ A GR\P ( =LORN-LOOK+ CREATURES1 9 *>GE ( 
TWO MILITIAM51 W]E BR\<T TO MY TEMPOR>Y (FICE4 ,!Y CAME 
TO WORK1 ,I WAS 9=M$4 ,! GR\P CONSI/$ ( A ONE->M$ OLD 
MAN1 A CONSUMPTIVE WOMAN1 & EI<T BOYS & GIRLS1 M]E *ILDR51 
PALE1 />V$1 & 9 RAGS4 0,:]E DO !SE UN=TUNATES 
COME FROM80 0,!Y >E SPECULATORS10 ONE ( ! 
MILITIAM5 REPLI$2 0WE R\ND$ !M UP ON ! M>KET40 
,! PRISON]S BEGAN TO WEEP4 ,!Y W]E NO SPECULATORS1 !Y PROTE/$2 
!Y W]E />V+1 !Y HAD RECEIV$ NO BREAD 9 TWO DAYS4 ,!Y 
W]E COMPELL$ TO GO \T TO ! M>KET TO SELL MAT*ES OR ?READ 
TO SECURE A LITTLE BREAD4 ,9 ! MID/ ( ?IS SC5E ! OLD MAN 
FA9T$ FROM EXHAU/ION1 DEMON/RAT+ BETT] ?AN WORDS ?AT 
HE HAD SPECULAT$ ONLY 9 HUNG]4 ,I HAD SE5 SU* 0SPECULATORS0 
BE=E1 DRIV5 9 GR\PS ?R\< ! /REETS ( ,MOSC[ & ,PETROGRAD 
BY CONVOYS ) LOAD$ GUNS PO9T$ AT ! BACKS ( ! PRISON]S4 

,I C\LD NOT ?9K ( HAV+ ! WORK DONE BY !SE />V$ CREATURES4 
,BUT ! MILITIAM5 9SI/$ ?AT !Y W\LD NOT LET !M GO2 !Y 
HAD ORD]S TO MAKE !M WORK4 ,I CALL$ UP ,KAPLUN & 9=M$ 
HIM ?AT ,I CONSID]$ IT \T ( ! QUE/ION TO HAVE QU>T]S 
= ,AM]ICAN DEPORTEES PREP>$ BY ,RUSSIAN CONVICTS :OSE ONLY 
CRIME WAS HUNG]4 ,!REUPON ,KAPLUN ORD]$ ! GR\P SET FREE 
& CONS5T$ ?AT ,I GIVE !M ( ! BREAD S5T = ! WORK]S' 
RATIONS4 ,BUT A VALUABLE DAY WAS LO/4 

,! NEXT MORN+ A GR\P ( BOYS & GIRLS CAME S++ ALONG 
! ,NEVSKI ,PROSPEKT4 ,!Y W]E KURSANTI FROM ! ,TAURIDE 
,PALACE :O W]E S5T TO MY (FICE TO WORK4 ,ON MY FIR/ VISIT TO 
! PALACE ,I HAD BE5 %[N ! QU>T]S ( ! KURSANTI1 
! /UD5TS ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ACADEMY4 ,!Y W]E MO/LY VILLAGE 
BOYS & GIRLS H\S$1 F$1 CLO!D1 & $UCAT$ BY ! ,GOV]NM5T1 
LAT] TO BE PLAC$ 9 RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS 9 ! ,SOVIET REGIME4 
,AT ! TIME ,I WAS IMPRESS$ BY ! 9/ITUTIONS1 BUT BY ,APRIL 
,I HAD LOOK$ SOME:AT B5EA? ! SURFACE4 ,I RECALL$ :AT A Y\NG 
WOMAN1 A ,COMMUNI/1 HAD TOLD ME 9 ,MOSC[ AB\T !SE /UD5TS4 
0,!Y >E ! SPECIAL CA/E N[ BE+ RE>$ 9 ,RUSSIA10 
%E HAD SAID4 0,LIKE ! *UR* :I* MA9TA9S & $UCATES 
ITS RELIGI\S PRIE/HOOD1 \R ,GOV]NM5T TRA9S A MILIT>Y & 
CIVIC PRIE/HOOD4 ,!Y >E A FAVOR$ LOT40 ,I HAD MORE ?AN 
ONE OCCASION TO CONV9CE MYSELF ( ! TRU? ( IT4 ,! KURSANTI 
W]E BE+ GIV5 EV]Y ADVANTAGE & MANY SPECIAL PRIVILEGES4 
,!Y KNEW !IR IMPORTANCE & !Y BEHAV$ ACCORD+LY4 

,!IR FIR/ DEM& :5 !Y CAME TO ME WAS = ! EXTRA RATIONS 
( BREAD !Y HAD BE5 PROMIS$4 ,?IS DEM& SATISFI$1 !Y /OOD 
AB\T & SEEM$ TO HAVE NO IDEA ( WORK4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT 
:ATEV] ELSE ! KURSANTI MI<T BE TAU<T1 IT WAS NOT 
TO LABOR4 ,BUT1 !N1 FEW PEOPLE 9 ,RUSSIA KN[ H[ TO WORK4 ,! 
SITUATION LOOK$ HOPELESS4 ,ONLY T5 DAYS REMA9$ TILL ! >RIVAL 
( ! DEPORTEES1 & ! 0HOTELS0 ASSIGN$ = !IR 
USE W]E /ILL 9 AS UN9HABITABLE A CONDITION AS BE=E4 ,IT WAS 
NO USE TO ?REAT5 ) ! ,T*EKA1 AS MY C[ORK]S DID4 ,I APPEAL$ 
TO ! BOYS & GIRLS 9 ! SPIRIT ( ! ,AM]ICAN DEPORTEES 
:O W]E AB\T TO >RIVE 9 ,RUSSIA FULL ( 5?USIASM = ! 
,REVOLUTION & EAG] TO JO9 9 ! GREAT WORK ( RECON/RUCTION4 
,! KURSANTI W]E ! PAMP]$ *>GES ( ! ,GOV]NM5T1 
BUT !Y W]E NOT LONG FROM ! VILLAGES1 & !Y HAD HAD NO 
TIME TO BECOME CORRUPT4 ,MY APPEAL WAS EFFECTIVE4 ,!Y TOOK UP 
! WORK ) A WILL1 & AT ! 5D ( T5 DAYS ! ?REE FAM\S 
HOTELS W]E AS READY AS F> AS WILL+NESS TO WORK & HOT WAT] 
)\T SOAP C\LD MAKE !M4 ,WE W]E V]Y PR\D ( \R A*IEVEM5T 
& WE EAG]LY AWAIT$ ! >RIVAL ( ! DEPORTEES4 

,AT LA/ !Y CAME1 BUT TO \R GREAT SURPRISE !Y PROV$ TO BE 
NO DEPORTEES AT ALL4 ,!Y W]E ,RUSSIAN W> PRISON]S FROM ,G]MANY4 
,! MISUND]/&+ WAS DUE TO ! BLUND] ( SOME (FICIAL 9 
,T*I*]9'S (FICE :O MISREAD ! RADIO 9=MATION AB\T ! 
P>TY DUE AT ! BORD]4 ,! PREP>$ HOTELS W]E LOCK$ & SEAL$2 
!Y W]E NOT TO BE US$ = ! RETURN$ W> PRISON]S BECAUSE 
0!Y W]E PREP>$ = ,AM]ICAN DEPORTEES :O /ILL MI<T 
COME40 ,ALL ! EF=TS & LABOR HAD BE5 9 VA94 

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