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,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,%LIAPNIKOV 

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,I ,S,P,5,T ! J\RNEY FROM ,HELS9KI TO ,PET]SBURG 9 ! COMPANY ( NAVAL (FIC]S & MILIT>Y P]SONNEL4 ,I GOT SAFELY ?R\< ! G5D>ME PO/ AT ,BELOO/ROV & A GLOOMY MORN+ GREET$ ME 9 ,PET]SBURG ) A LI<T AUTUMN RA94 ,! SLEU?S & SPIES :O MET PASS5G]S AT ! ,F9L& /ATION DID NOT YET KN[ ME1 & MY APPE>ANCE 9 NO WAY BO!R$ !M4 

,! EXI/5CE ( RELATIVES 9 ,PET]SBURG SP>$ ME ! NE$ TO GO IMM$IATELY R\ND ! ILLEGAL R5DEZV\S4 ,I TURN$ UP AS AN UNEXPECT$ GUE/ AT MY [N PEOPLE'S PLACE 9 ! WORK+-CLASS DI/RICT BEYOND ! ,NEVA ,GATE4 ,I AT ONCE RECEIV$ A LOT ( 9=MATION AB\T :AT MILITANT WORK]S 9 ,PET]SBURG W]E DO+ & ?9K+4 

,I DECID$ TO SP5D ! FIR/ WEEK OR TWO1 ?AT IS1 UNTIL ,I FELL 9TO ! SPIES' NET1 ) MY SI/]S1 :O LIV$ 9 ! ,/EKLYANNY DI/RICT4 ,I S\<T \T EV]YONE :OM ,I KNEW OR M]ELY REMEMB]$ FROM P>TY WORK1 BUT !Y W]E MO/LY PEOPLE :O HAD ALREADY LEFT IT4 

,ON ! 9=MATION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ,I F\ND ! B\RGEOIS AP>TM5T ( ! 0Y\NG G5TLEMAN0 7,/>CK7 & ?AT SAME EV5+ MET ,S4 ,N>VSKY 7,BAGDATIEV7 & ,V4 ,S*MIDT AT HIS PLACE4 ,!Y ACQUA9T$ ME ) ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS ON ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,ALL P>TY WORK]S W]E AT ?AT TIME UND] ! IMPRESSION ?AT A VICTORY HAD BE5 WON OV] ! SOCIAL *AUV9I/S ON ! QUE/ION ( ELECTIONS TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE4 ,I1 9 TURN1 ACQUA9T$ !M ) MY ASSIGNM5T & ALSO ) ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS ABROAD4 ,P>TY WORK]S HAD COME TOGE!R SUFFICI5TLY 9 ,PET]SBURG BY ?IS TIME = WORK TO BE C>RI$ \T 9 ALL DI/RICTS1 BUT ESPECIALLY WELL 9 ! ,VYBORG DI/RICT4 ,A /RONG P>TY ORGANIZATION HAD BE5 =M$ 9 ?AT DI/RICT :I* WAS RUN EXCLUSIVELY BY ! WORK]S !MSELVES4 

,IT WAS V]Y DIFFICULT TO CONV5E A PL5UM ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 SO ,I MADE MY REPORT 9 SECTIONS & TO EA* GR\P ( P>TY WORK]S SEP>ATELY4 ,COMRADES W]E V]Y GLAD AT MY >RIVAL & = NEWS ( ,WE/ ,EUROPEAN WORK]S4 ,! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE'S PROPOSAL TO ORGANIZE A ,BUREAU ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE WAS APPROV$ BY ALL ) ! EXCEPTION ( ,/>CK & 0,MIRON0 7,*]NOMAZOV74 0,MIRON0 9DULG$ 9 SOME DEMAGOGY AT ! EXP5SE ( ! =EIGN MEMB]S :ILE ,/>CK HAD HIS [N PROPOSAL1 TO MAKE ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE 9TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU4 ,HIS >GUM5T WAS ?AT BY N[ ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WAS ! EFFECTIVE C5T] ( \R WORK 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS VIEW WAS NOT %>$ BY ! MAJORITY ( MEMB]S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 NOR BY ! LEAD+ P>TY WORK]S4 ,DUAL MEMB]%IP ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE & ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU W\LD ANYWAY BE 9CONV5I5T & RISKY4 

,ON QUE/IONS ( TACTICS & /RATEGY WE W]E COMPLETELY UNANIM\S4 ,! PR9CIPAL ACTIVITY ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE W\LD BE TO LEAD ECONOMIC CONFLICTS1 POLITICAL DEMON/RATIONS &1 ANY:]E & EV]Y:]E1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ SOCIAL *AUV9ISM & ! LIQUIDATORS1 ITS ]R&-BOYS 9 WORK+-CLASS CIRCLES4 ,& EV]Y:]E \R COMRADES EM]G$ TRIUMPHANT1 HAV+ BEH9D !M ! 5ORM\S MAJORITY ( WORK]S4 ,! MO/ NOTABLE WORK ( ?IS P]IOD WAS )\T D\BT ! ELECTION CAMPAIGN = ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES1 :I* TOOK PLACE 9 ,SEPTEMB] #a#i#a#e4 ,UN=TUNATELY1 ,I HAVE F\ND NO?+ ON ?IS 9 ! >*IVE ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE = ?AT P]IOD4 ,I HAVE H[EV] MANAG$ TO COMPILE A RELATIVELY COMPLETE PICTURE ( ?AT WORK4 

,I HAD >RIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG AB\T ?REE WEEKS AFT] ! FIASCO ( ! ,GU*KOV-,GVOZDEV S*EME TO BR+ WORK]S 9TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,! CAMPAIGN HAD BE5 LEGALLY PREP>$ BY ! B\RGEOISIE & DEF5SI/ SOCIALI/ CIRCLES = MORE ?AN A MON?4 ,\R ORGANIZATIONS ALSO TOOK A WIDE P>T 9 ?AT WORK BUT1 BECAUSE ( !IR ANTI-DEF5SI/1 REVOLUTION>Y 9T]NATIONALI/ POSITION1 !Y C\LD ONLY OP]ATE ILLEGALLY4 ,!Y HAD TO WORK UND] V]Y DIFFICULT CONDITIONS2 BUT ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE EM]G$ FROM ?IS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! DEF5SI/S' BLOC ) ! B\RGEOISIE = 9FLU5CE 9 ! ,PET]SBURG PROLET>IAT ) HONOR & GLORY4 

,! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE >OSE 9 #aiae AS A RESULT ( ! CAMPAIGN = ! 0MILIT>IZATION ( 9DU/RY04 ,IT HAD EXI/$ UNTIL ,AUGU/ M]ELY AS AN ADM9I/RATIVE DEP>TM5T ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,CONGRESSES ( ,REPRES5TATIVES ( ,COMM]CE & ,9DU/RY1 ! ALL-,RUSSIAN ORGANIZATION ( LOCK]S-\T4 ,! BASIC OBJECTIVE ( ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE WAS TO PROCURE ORD]S = ! >MY & %>E !M \T AMONG FACTORY [N]S4 ,!Y W]E ?US AIM+ TO REMOVE 0UNFAIR0 COMPETITION BETWE5 9DU/RIALI/S1 W9N+ ORD]S BY BACK/AGE ME?ODS & SPECULAT+ ON DIFF]5T M9I/]S & GREAT] & LESS] PR9CES & !IR PRO/ITUTES 9 %>+ \T ! JUICY REV5UE4 ,( C\RSE1 HELP = ! >MY & A FIRM WI% TO 5SURE ALL NECESS>Y SUPPLIES ALSO =M$ P>T ( !IR PLANS4 ,A CONGRESS ( REPRES5TATIVES ( LOCAL & REGIONAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES WAS HELD FROM #be TO #bg ,JULY #aiae AT :I* /ATUTES W]E DRAFT$4 ,ON #bg ,AUGU/ !SE /ATUTES W]E APPROV$ BY ! ,/ATE ,DUMA1 RECEIV$ ! CZ>'S ASS5T & BECAME LAW 9 ! =M ( ! 0,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES ,ACT04 ,ONLY LAT] W]E ! WORDS 0( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,CONGRESSES ( ,REPRES5TATIVES ( ,COMM]CE & ,9DU/RY0 REMOV$4 ,A PLACE ON !SE COMMITTEES HAD BY LAW BE5 ALLOCAT$ TO A WORK]S' DELEGATION4 

,PRACTICAL-M9D$ 9DU/RIALI/S W]E CONC]N$ NO LESS ?AN ! GOV]NM5T ) ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! M\NT+ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T BUT HOP$1 BY H>NESS+ WORK]S TO ! *>IOT ( MILIT>ISM NOT FROM FE> BUT CONSCI5CE1 TO ISOLATE !M FROM ! 0,BOL%EVIK & DEFEATI/ VIRUS04 

,! AWAK5+ ( WORK+-CLASS REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY1 9 ! ,PET]SBURG >EA ESPECIALLY1 :]E UNTIL REC5TLY OV] A HALF ( ! \TPUT ( W> MAT]IAL WAS CONC5TRAT$1 GREATLY P]TURB$ B\RGEOIS CIRCLES4 ,! MORE P]CIPI5T 0CAPTA9S ( 9DU/RY0 F\ND ,OKHRANA & POLICE 9T]V5TION 9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T TO BE MO/ DAMAG+1 AS IT EXAC]BAT$ RELATIONS BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR1 & IT REG>D$ SU* 9T]V5TION AS ONE ( ! CAUSES ( ! POLITICAL PROTE/S ?AT DISRUPT$ ! NORMAL REPRODUCTION ( PR(IT 9 ! FACTORIES4 ,! R$ SPECT] EVOK$ NO IDLE FE> AMONG ! ,M99S & ,POZH>SKYS ( \R DAY1 :O W]E DI/+UI%$ FROM ! ,NIZHNI-,NOVGOROD M]*ANTS ( OLD ONLY BY ! FACT ?AT !Y BR\<T NO (F]+S TO ! 0ALT> ( ! FA!RL&0 BUT ON ! CONTR>Y CONTRIV$ TO GRAB A L>GE SLICE ( ! CONTRACTS1 ALL 9 ! NAME ( ! HOMEL& & ITS DEF5SE4 ,BUT 9DU/RIALI/S :O HAD NO FAI? 9 ! ABILITY ( ! MILIT>Y DICTATOR%IP TO SOLVE ! LABOR PROBLEMS1 DEVIS$ A S*EME = LAT*+ WORK]S ON TO !IR [N BUS9ESS1 9VOLV+ !M 9 ! CAUSE ( ! W>1 !REBY MAK+ ! :OLE WORK]S' MOVEM5T PREY TO !IR [N =TUNES4 

,9 ITS 9VITATION = WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES TO /& 9 ! ELECTIONS1 ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE DEF9$ !IR FUNCTION AS FOLL[S3 

0,WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES WILL1 BY TAK+ P>T 9 ! WORK ( ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES1 ASSI/ 9 ! GREAT & SACR$ TASK ( AID+ \R >MY4 ,!Y WILL CO-OP]ATE 9 ! MO/ ?OR\< 9VE/IGATION ( ! CONDITIONS NECESS>Y = RAIS+ ! PRODUCTIVITY ( FACTORY LABOR & AID MORE EFFECTIVE WORK T[>DS ! DEF5SE ( C\NTRY40 

,! 0DEF5SE ( ! FA!RL&0 REQUIR$ EXACTLY AS MU* ( WORK]S AS WAS NECESS>Y = EMPLOY]S TO SECURE ! GREATE/ PR(ITS4 

,! B\RGEOIS DEF5D]S ( ! FA!RL& WAG$ !IR CAMPAIGN 9 ,PET]SBURG FIR/1 HOP+1 BY CONDUCT+ IT SUCCESSFULLY !RE1 TO =CE ALL ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT TO FOLL[1 LAY+ D[N ALL MEANS ( CLASS SELF-DEF5SE 9 ! FACE ( ORGANIZ$ CAPITAL4 ,9 !IR CAMPAIGN ! EMPLOY]S 9 ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES F\ND LOYAL ALLIES AMONG ?OSE 0SOCIALI/S0 :O HAD ACCEPT$ ! W>4 ,! LATT] EXPLOIT$ !IR PROXIMITY TO ! WORK+ MASSES & PLAC$ ALL !IR AU?ORITY AT ! S]VICE ( ! B\RGEOISIE'S IMP]IALI/ 9T]E/S4 ,! B\RGEOIS IDEOLOGI/S ( 0,GREAT ,RUSSIA01 FROM ,/RUVE TO ,GU*KOV & ,RYABU%9SKY1 NEV] MANAG$ TO 0CONDITION0 WORK]S 9 EV5 SMALL NUMB]S1 SO BAD W]E !Y AT CONCEAL+ !IR TRUE 9T]E/S4 ,! TAL5TS ( ! ,POTRESOVS1 ,MASLOVS1 ,PLEKHANOVS & O!R LESS] FRY W]E NECESS>Y = ?AT ROLE - !Y KNEW BE/ H[ TO ADM9I/] NATIONALI/ POISON TO WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE4 ,! :OLE FUND ( M>XI/ PHRASEOLOGY WAS PUT 9TO ACTION3 H]E Y\ HAD ! 9T]E/S ( ECONOMIC DEVELOPM5T1 !RE FRE$OM FROM ,G]MAN 0DOM9ATION01 & !RE ! 9T]E/S ( 0DEMOCRACY0 & ! 09T]NATIONALISM0 ( DEF5SE4 ,A NEW =M ( SOLID>ITY - ! PATRIOTIC1 MUTUAL EXT]M9ATION ( PROLET>IANS6 

,H[EV]1 ALL ATTEMPTS TO CREATE A 0CLASS PEACE0 W]E UNSUCCESSFUL1 AS ,RUSSIAN WORK]S W]E DIS9CL9$ TO BECOME ! CATTLE ?AT ! CAPITALI/S & ! CZ>I/ REGIME HAD CONDEMN$ !M TO BE4 ,! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,FACTORY & ,PLANT ,[N]S REMA9$ AS REACTION>Y 9 ITS LABOR POLICY AS EV]1 EV5 IF IT HAD A PROTECTIVE 0DEF5SI/0 COAT+4 ,9 ITS /RUGGLE AGA9/ WORK]S' DISCONT5T IT RELI$ AS ( OLD UPON ! POLICE & ! ,OKHRANA4 ,WE HE>D1 9 ! PRESS1 AT CONF]5CES & EV5 FROM 0OPPOSITION0 REPRES5TATIVES ( PATRIOTIC CAPITAL1 AB\T 0PETITION+0 = ! REPEAL 7)1 ( C\RSE1 ! RES]VATION 0= ! DURATION ( ! W>07 ( ALL ! RE/RICTIONS PRESCRIB$ BY ! FACTORIES ACTS CONC]N+ ! EMPLOYM5T ( FEMALE & ADOLESC5T LABOR1 & ALSO 0SUSP5SION1 = ! DURATION ( ! W>1 ( ! RE/RICTIONS 9 =CE ON ! L5G? ( ! WORK+ DAYS & OV]TIME04 ,! COAL-[N+ %>KS ( ! ,DONETS ,BAS9 & ! PATRIOTIC IRON & /EEL EMPLOY]S ( ! S\? W]E DREAM+ ( ONE ?+ ALONE3 ABOLI%+ HOLIDAYS1 9CREAS+ ! NUMB] ( COMPULSORY WORK+ DAYS TO #cf P] YE> & DEM&+ AS MU* *EAP MANP[] AS POSSIBLE1 SU* AS ,*9ESE & PRISON]S-(-W>4 ,Y\ HAD TO HAVE A ?OR\<LY DEF5SI/ PSY*OLOGY TO PREA* CLASS PEACE UND] SU* CONDITIONS6 
  

,W> ,9DU/RY ,SOCIALI/S 

,9 ,O,R,D,] TO REALIZE HIS DESIRES ,GU*KOV APPROA*$ ! WORK]S' GR\P ( ! ,9SURANCE ,C\NCIL & SEV]AL MAJOR HOSPITAL FUNDS = SUPPORT4 ,?IS APPROA* WAS RECEIV$ BY ! WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,AUGU/4 ,! MEMB]S ( ! ,9SURANCE ,C\NCIL'S WORK]S' GR\P TOLD ,GU*KOV ?AT !Y HAD BE5 EMP[]$ BY ! WORK]S ONLY ON MATT]S ( 9SURANCE & C\LD NOT 5T] 9TO ANY DISCUSSION ( QUE/IONS CONNECT$ ) ! ELECTIONS TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,! 9SURANCE PEOPLE SUGGE/$ ?AT HE APPROA* ! WORK+ M5 & WOM5 9 ! FACTORIES & PLANTS DIRECTLY4 ,! HOSPITAL FUNDS ANSW]$ HIM 9 ! SAME VE94 ,SO ! 9DU/RIALI/S W]E UNABLE TO MAKE USE ( ! WORK]S' 9SURANCE BODIES = !IR *AUV9I/ 5DS4 

,AFT] ?IS A SPECIAL PATRIOTIC PROCLAMATION BEFITT+ ! OCCASION WAS ISSU$ BY ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE1 TOGE!R ) ELECTION RULES4 ,BO? ITEMS W]E DISPLAY$ 9 ! FACTORIES & W]E ALSO H&$ \T AS LEAFLETS4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE DECID$ TO UTILIZE ?IS CAMPAIGN TO UNFURL ! REVOLUTION>Y 9T]NATIONALI/ BANN] ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY4 ,?IS CAMPAIGN1 = ! FIR/ TIME DUR+ ! W>1 OP5LY & LEGALLY LAID BE=E WORK]S QUE/IONS ( ! DOME/IC & 9T]NATIONAL POLICY ( CZ>ISM4 ,& WORK]S DID NOT FAIL TO MAKE BROAD USE ( ! OPPORTUNITY4 ,P>TY ORGANIZATIONS US$ EV]Y TACTIC TO PROLONG ! CAMPAIGN4 ,MEET+S W]E >RANG$ 9 ! PLANTS AT :I* TWO WORLD-VIEWS MET - 9T]NATIONALISM1 :I* KNEW ( ONLY ONE FA!RL& = ! WORK+ CLASS1 ! SOCIALI/ SY/EM - & ! O!R1 CONCILIATORY DEF5SISM1 PROPOS+ A 0FA!RL&0 = WORK]S EV5 9 ! CONDITIONS ( CZ>ISM4 ,! APPALL+ SITUATION )9 ! C\NTRY TI$ ! H&S ( ! PATRIOTIC SOCIALI/S1 SO !Y TRI$ TO L9K !IR POLICY TO ! REVOLUTION>Y TASKS /&+ BE=E ALL ,RUSSIAN WORK]S AT ?AT TIME4 

,! B\RGEOISIE ( ALL %ADES & ! LEGAL 0DEMOCRATIC PRESS0 AGITAT$ = WORK]S TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES & TRI$ EV]Y?+ TO 9FLAME *AUV9I/ PASSIONS4 ,! SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 OR ! 0,W> ,9DU/RY ,SOCIALI/S0 AS !Y W]E !N CALL$1 DID NOT LAG BEH9D ! B\RGEOIS *AUV9I/S4 ,!Y PUT ALL !IR RES]VES ( 0M>XISM0 9TO ACTION TO PROVE ?AT ! 0DEF5SE ( ! FA!RL&0 PR9CIPLE1 DRESS$ UP 9 ! GUISE ( ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES1 DID NOT DIV]GE FROM ! IDEA ( WORK]S' 9T]NATIONALISM4 ,! SOCIAL-PATRIOTIC NEWSPAP] ,RABO*EE ,UTRO 7,WORK]S' ,MORN+71 TAK+ 9TO ACC\NT ! REVOLUTION>Y MOOD ( ,PET]SBURG WORK]S1 PLAY$ UPON !IR 0MILITANT MOOD0 & 9VIT$ WORK]S 0EV5 IF ! B\RGEOIS W\LD NOT LET !M 9 .<9 REALITY ! B\RGEOISIE W]E BECKON+ !M MO/ 5?USIA/ICALLY.> TO UNLOCK ! DOORS ) !IR HORNY H&S04 

,*KHEIDZE'S ,DUMA FACTION1 :I* HAD BE5 R5D]$ IMPOT5T BY ! 9T]NAL SPLIT - ,*KH5KELI'S & ,KHAU/OV'S OP5 PATRIOTISM - VACILLAT$ ON ! QUE/ION ( P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,N4,S4 ,*KHEIDZE1 :O REG>D$ HIMSELF AS MORE LEFT ?AN ! RE/1 /ILL /OOD = WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES' P>TICIPATION4 ,9 A P]SONAL MEET+ HE PROV$ TO ME AT GREAT L5G? ?AT AL?\< HE /OOD = JO9+ HE WAS 9 NO WAY 9 FAVOR ( WORK+ AS P>T ( ?AT ORGANIZATION1 BUT = ORGANIZ+ WORK]S & ANTI-GOV]NM5T =CES4 ,! SOCIAL PATRIOTS W\LD QUOTE HIS 0PRO-P>TICIPATION0 POSITION1 DROPP+ ALL ! QUALIFICATIONS4 ,?US ! ,M5%EVIK ,DUMA FACTION WAS ALSO GUILTY ( HOODW9K+ ! WORK]S OV] ! ELECTIONS4 

,NUM]\S RESOLUTIONS & M&ATES ADOPT$ AT HUGE MEET+S 9 ! PLANTS 9DICAT$ ! SCALE ( ! PRE-ELECTION WORK ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,AT ! GIANT ,PUTILOV WORKS A SPECIAL M&ATE WAS ADOPT$2 BUT AT ! MAJORITY ( ! O!RS RESOLUTIONS LIKE ! FOLL[+ ONE AT ! ,NEW ,LESSN] WORKS W]E ADOPT$3 

,WE1 WORK]S AT ! ,NEW ,LESSN] WORKS1 HAV+ DISCUSS$ ! QUE/ION ( P>TICIPATION 9 ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES & ! ELECTION ( DEPUTIES TO WORKS COMMITTEES1 HAVE RESOLV$3 ! PRES5T WORLD W> HAS BE5 HAT*$ & IS BE+ WAG$ EXCLUSIVELY 9 ! 9T]E/S ( B\RGEOIS-CAPITALI/ SOCIETY4 ,! PROLET>IAT HAS NO 9T]E/ 9 ! CURR5T W>4 ,IT WILL BR+ IT NO?+ BUT MILLIONS ( COMRADES FALL5 9 ! FIELD1 MILLIONS ( CRIPPLES & DE/ITUTE4 ,SIMULTANE\SLY ) ! DECL>ATION ( W> ON ! ,C5TRAL ,EMPIRES1 ! COMM&+ CLASSES ( ,RUSSIA HAVE DECL>$ A RU?LESS W> UPON ! :OLE LABOR+ CLASS1 ! PROLET>IAT4 ,!Y HAVE /RANGL$ ! WORK]S' TRADE UNIONS & DE/ROY$ ! WORK]S' PRESS4 ,!Y HAVE VILIFI$ & DISPAT*$ ! PROLET>IAT'S REPRES5TATIVES TO ! ,/ATE ,DUMA TO DO H>D LABOR4 ,& N[1 AFT] ?IRTE5 MON?S ( W>1 AFT] 9NUM]ABLE DEFEATS1 & CONV9C$ ( ! IMPOSSIBILITY ( BEAT+ ! EXT]NAL 5EMY )\T FLATT5+ ! C\NTRY1 !Y >E N[ MAK+ A BID TO LURE ! WORK+ CLASS OV] TO !IR SIDE1 & ! WORK]S :O ONLY YE/]DAY W]E BE+ %OT D[N >E BE+ CALL$ TO ! DEF5SE ( ! 0FA!RL&04 ,\R REPLY CAN BE ONE ONLY3 ! PROLET>IAT WILL FI<T = ! EMANCIPATION & LIB]ATION ( ! LABOR+ MASSES ( ! POPULATION1 :ATEV] NATIONALITY !Y BELONG TO4 ,WE REJECT ANY ACTIVITY CONNECT$ ) SUPPORT = ! 9T]NATIONAL BLOODBA?1 OR SUPPORT = ! COMM&+ CLASSES :O HAVE CRU%$ & OPPRESS$ ! LABOR+ POPULATION = C5TURIES ON 5D4 ,WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ONLY ! COMPLETE DE/RUCTION ( ! CAPITALI/ POLICE-AUTOCRATIC REGIME WILL BE ABLE TO BR+ ! C\NTRY \T ( ! SITUATION ?AT HAS COME AB\T4 ,WE DEM& ! IMM$IATE CONV5+ ( AN ,ALL-,RUSSIAN ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY ELECT$ ON ! BASIS ( UNIV]SAL1 DIRECT1 EQUAL & SECRET SUFFRAGE4 ,WE DEM& ! IMM$IATE RE/ORATION ( ALL ! PROLET>IAT'S TRADE UNIONS & CULTURAL & $UCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS2 WE DEM& FRE$OM ( ! PRESS1 FRE$OMS ( ASSEMBLY & ASSOCIATION4 ,WE REG>D ! BROAD ORGANIZATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 TRADE UNION1 CULTURAL & $UCATIONAL1 & /RICTLY CLASS POLITICAL ORGANIZATIONS TO BE ! MO/ PRESS+ URG5T TASK ( ! H\R4 ,! POLICE-AUTOCRATIC REGIME IS PU%+ ! C\NTRY T[>DS A :OLE S]IES ( CATA/ROPHES3 HAV+ CLAPP$ \R BE/ COMRADES 9TO HEAVY CONVICTS' %ACKLES1 IT /ILL HOLDS !M TO ?IS DAY BEH9D LOCK$ PRISON GATES1 9 EXILE OR H>D LABOR - !SE1 ! FI<T]S = \R BETT] FUTURE4 ,WE DEM& ! IMM$IATE RELEASE ( ALL ?OSE >RE/$1 EXIL$ & S5T5C$ = POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 

,V]Y LITTLE MAT]IAL IS PRES]V$ FROM ! FIR/ DELEGATES' MEET+4 ,! MO/ DETAIL$ DESCRIPTION ( ! EV5TS ( #bg ,SEPTEMB] #aiae WAS MADE AT MY REQUE/ BY COMRADE ,S]GEI ,N>VSKY 7,BAGDATIEV71 :O WAS S5T TO ! DELEGATES' MEET+ BY ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ) ! M&ATE ( ! ,PUTILOV WORK]1 ,KUDRYA%EV4 ,?IS LETT] WAS S5T BY ME TO ! C5TRAL ORGAN1 ,SOTSIAL-,DEMOKRAT1 & WAS PR9T$ 9 NO4 #c4 

,I %ALL USE IT AS A HI/ORICAL DOCUM5T & TAKE FROM IT ! EXTRACTS ?AT >E ( 9T]E/ TO US4 

,ON ! MA9 PO9T1 ?AT IS1 ! ATTITUDE T[>DS ! W>1 ! MAJORITY ( WORK]S ACCEPT$ \R PO9T ( VIEW4 ,BUT ) ! M5TAL CONFUSION AT PRES5T REIGN+ 9 ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 IT IS NO WOND] ?AT 9 ! BROADLY CORRECT RESOLUTIONS & M&ATES ADOPT$ 9 ! MAJORITY ( PLANTS EXTRANE\S PO9TS CREPT 91 CONSCI\SLY OR UNCONSCI\SLY TAK5 FROM ! IDEOLOGY ( ! O!R CAMP 7LIQUIDATIONISM74 ,9 P>TICUL> V>I\S 0CONCILIATORS0 & 0UNIFI]S0 S9N$ 9 ?IS DIRECTION4 ,! LATT]'S ORGANIZATION ALMO/ EVAD$ MAK+ A CLE> DECISION :E!R OR NOT TO 5T] ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,!Y WANT$ TO CALL A WORK]S' CONGRESS & DECIDE ! QUE/ION !RE4 ,BY CONTRIV+ TO UNITE OPPOS+ ELEM5TS1 !Y GAVE 9 AT !IR V]Y FIR/ S]I\S POLITICAL TE/4 ,AT ! DELEGATES' MEET+ !Y SPLIT UP ACCORD+ TO !IR SYMPA?IES3 BE+ EI!R = US OR = ! LIQUIDATOR-,N>ODNIK BLOC 444 #aih DELEGATES W]E PRES5T AT ! MEET+ 79 ALL !RE %\LD HAVE BE5 AB\T #b#b74 ,WE HAD MANAG$ TO HOLD PRELIM9>Y MEET+S = ONLY A P>T 7AB\T SIXTY7 ( \R DELEGATES1 ! CORE ( :OM WAS ! DELEGATION FROM ONE V]Y L>GE WORKS4 ,AT !SE PRELIM9>Y MEET+S A PROPOS$ PLAN ( ACTION WAS PRES5T$ = ! P>TY & ITS SUPPORT]S AT ! DELEGATES' MEET+2 BUT ! NECESSITY WAS PO9T$ \T H]E ?AT FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 SPEAK]S PRES5T$ BE=E ! MEET+ HAD TO BE ABLE TO PUT ! 9T]NATIONALI/S' PO9T ( VIEW ON ! CURR5T W> & ! CONSEQU5T NONP>TICIPATION ( WORK]S 9 ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES BOLDLY & DI/9CTLY )\T SUP]FLU\S RHETORIC4 ,TO PUT !SE 9T5TIONS 9TO PRACTICE IT W\LD BE MORE CONV5I5T TO S5D TO ! MEET+ AS SPEAK]S 9DIVIDUALS :O HAD NOT BE5 ELECT$ 9 ! PLANTS4 ,! DELEGATES' NAMES & ADDRESSES W]E REGI/]$ (FICIALLY & !RE=E ! PUBLIC APPE>ANCE ( ! DELEGATES !MSELVES ) ANTI-W> & REVOLUTION>Y SPEE*ES MI<T GIVE ! AU?ORITIES & ! PUBLIC PROSECUTOR OPPORTUNITIES ?AT SPEE*ES BY 0UNKN[N 9DIVIDUALS0 W\LD NOT GIVE !M & ?IS WAS A MAJOR CONSID]ATION4 ,!RE W]E TWO SU* 9DIVIDUALS AT ! MEET+1 I4E4 BY NO MEANS SUFFICI5T = IT TO BE SAID ?AT !IR VOICE C\LD DECIDE ! QUE/ION4 ,! MAJORITY WAS \RS EV5 )\T !M4 ,!Y W]E ABLE TO AB/A9 FROM VOT+ BUT ! MALEVOL5T & TREA*]\S GOSSIP ISSU+ FROM ! LIQUIDATORS AT ! MEET+ AB\T ! PRES5CE ( \TSID]S & !IR ?REATS TO ANN\NCE ?IS OP5LY TO ! MEET+1 =C$ ! 0APPO9T$0 COMRADES TO CA/ !IR VOTE TOO2 BUT :5 ! BALLOT PAP]S HAD BE5 C\NT$ UP \R MAJORITY WAS A CLE> ONE EV5 )\T !IR VOTES4 ,IT %\LD BE REMEMB]$ ?AT ! SECOND VOTE WAS BY ! LI/ ( DELEGATES' NAMES2 BESIDES1 WE C\LD NOT HAVE KN[N :AT WAS AWAIT+ US ONCE WE HAD GONE \T ( ! DOORS ( ! MEET+4 ,ALL ?IS WAS P]FECTLY WELL KN[N & UND]/OOD BY ! LIQUIDATORS & !IR REPRES5TATIVES ON ! PLAT=M4 ,BUT HAV+ SUFF]$ A REV]SE & BE+ LEFT 9 A M9ORITY1 NOT ONLY AMONG ! SOCIAL DEMOCRATS BUT EV5 9 !IR BLOC ) ,N>ODNIKS & NONP>TY DELEGATES1 !SE FRAUDUL5T PROCLAIM]S ( 0UNITY0 CONDUCT$ A NOT ONLY DIVISIVE BUT TREA*]\S POLICY 444 ,ON \R SIDE !RE W]E TWO SPEAK]S :O EA* SPOKE TWICE4 ,! REPORT] FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE AT ! MEET+ WAS 0,VLADIMIR0 7,V4 ,ZALEZHSKY74 ,ON ! O!R SIDE1 UND] ! GUISE ( DIFF]5T 0T5D5CIES01 MORE ?AN A DOZ5 NOISY EMOTIVE SPEE*ES W]E DELIV]$4 ,\R SPEAK]S TOOK ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE M&ATE AS !IR BASIS & ELABORAT$ UPON IT4 ,/>T+ \T FROM ?IS M&ATE !Y ALSO PROPOS$ A =M ( 0DECL>ATION0 TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE ON !IR REFUSAL TO JO9 IT4 ,! DECL>ATION HAD BE5 DRAFT$ 9 ADVANCE & DI/RIBUT$ BY ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,AT FIR/ WE GOT #ie VOTES AT ! VOT+ BY NAME1 BUT :5 SOME ( ! COMRADES HAD ALREADY LEFT1 ?9K+ ?AT ! QUE/ION WAS SETTL$ & ! MEET+ W\LD !REUPON 5D AS IT WAS N[ V]Y LATE 7#a O'CLOCK71 WE GOT #i VOTES AGA9/ 7! LIQUIDATOR-,N>ODNIK-NONP>TY BLOC7 #ha VOTES4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! SESSION ! LIQUIDATORS HAD BE5 SURE ( !IR MAJORITY4 ,! *OICE ( ,GVOZDEV & NOT 0,KUDRYA%EV0 AS *AIRMAN WAS A FALSE OM54 ,KUDRYA%EV DID NOT APPE> AS *AIRMAN1 FIR/ BECAUSE SEV]AL UNIFI] 9T]NATIONALI/ VOTES HAD BE5 CA/ = ,GVOZDEV BE=E 0,KUDRYA%EV0 HAD >RIV$ AT ! MEET+ & SO IT 0W\LD BE AWKW>D0 = !M1 AS !Y SAID1 TO VOTE = SOMEONE ELSE 9 ! RUN-(F2 SECONDLY1 AT ! />T ( ! MEET+ :5 ! L9E ( /RUGGLE WAS /ILL UNCLE>1 MANY PEOPLE DID NOT ATTA* IMPORTANCE TO ! QUE/ION ( ! COMPOSITION ( ! PLAT=M4 ,BE ?AT AS IT MAY1 ! LIQUIDATORS1 ONCE HAV+ SUFF]$ DEFEAT1 COMPLETELY LO/ !IR HEADS4 ,NOT D>+ TO *ECK ! VOTES !MSELVES1 !Y RAIS$ A RUMPUS & />T$ TO LEAVE4 ,!Y DEM&$ ?AT ,GVOZDEV LEAVE ! *AIR AS !IR REPRES5TATIVE ON ! PLAT=M BUT HE REFUS$1 /AT+ ?AT ! VOT+ HAD BE5 *ECK$ 9 EV]Y WAY & WAS QUITE PROP] & ?AT HE C\LD SEE NO GR\NDS = LEAV+ ! MEET+4 ,WE /ILL HAD TO MOVE \R M&ATE1 TO :I* WE HAD WANT$ TO APP5D TO ! DECL>ATION1 TO ! VOTE4 ,! DELEGATES FROM ,SE/RORETSK & ! ,IZHOR WORKS SAID ?AT !Y HAD TO GO AS ! LA/ TRA9 WAS LEAV+ SOON4 ,! ATMOSPH]E ( ! MEET+ HAD BY !N REA*$ ITS PEAK4 ,!Y HAD BE5 9 SESSION S9CE TWELVE NOON ) NO?+ TO EAT4 7,! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE HAD TREAT$ US TO TEA1 OR RA!R1 HOT WAT]1 )\T EV5 ANY SUG> 4447 

,MU* WAS MADE 9 ! SOCIAL-PATRIOTIC RESOLUTION ( :AT WE HAD ALREADY HE>D FROM !IR SPEAK]S4 ,A FEW WORK]S HAD BE5 >RE/$ AT SEV]AL PLANTS4 ,AT ! ELECTION ( DELEGATES ! LIQUIDATORS' BLOC HAD PUT ON !IR LI/ !SE >RE/$ WORK]S1 :O HAD NOT YET BE5 DISMISS$ FROM ! PLANT4 ,! MASS VOT$ = ?AT LI/ 9 ! HOPE !REBY ( GETT+ !IR WORKMATES RELEAS$4 ,9 ! MIDDLE ( ! DEBATE AT ! DELEGATES' MEET+S1 ! LIQUIDATORS PROPOS$ TO DISCUSS ?IS MATT]4 ,= !IR P>T1 !Y PROPOS$ TO APPROA* ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE ) A PROPOSAL ?AT IT M$IATE = ! RELEASE ( ?OSE >RE/$4 ,A SECTION ( \R PEOPLE1 ?9K+ ( CONT9U+ ! MEET+ ! FOLL[+ DAY1 CONSID]$ BACK+ ! MOTION & ADJ\RN+ ! MEET+ UNTIL ! >RE/$ W]E RELEAS$4 ,IT WAS CLE> TO US ?AT ?IS MEANT BREAK+ (F ! MEET+ & F9ALLY DISP]S+ )\T HAV+ PASS$ A PR9CIPL$ RESOLUTION COV]+ ! W> & ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,A CONFLICT ) ! AU?ORITIES OV] SU* A PURELY POLICE ISSUE HAD NO 9T]NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE & DEPRIV$ ! CAMPAIGN ( ! IMPORTANCE ?AT WE ATTA*$ TO IT4 ,COMRADE 0,KUDRYA%EV0 SPOKE !RE=E AGA9/ ! PROPOSAL TO ADJ\RN ! MEET+ ) A DEM& = ! RELEASE ( ! >RE/$4 ,9 ! EV5T ( ! >RE/ ( ANY ( ! DELEGATES ! PROLET>IAT W\LD TRY TO UTILIZE ALL MEANS ( /RUGGLE OP5 TO IT4 ,IT DEM&$ MOREOV] ! RELEASE ( ?OSE ALREADY >RE/$4 ,COMRADE 0,KUDRYA%EV0'S MOTION WAS C>RI$4 ,! 9T]NATIONALI/S :O HAD VACILLAT$ ON ?AT QUE/ION REALIZ$ ! DANG] ( ADJ\RN+ ! MEET+4 
  

,A ,REPEAT ,ELECTION ,CAMPAIGN 

,! REFUSAL ( ,PET]SBURG WORK]S TO ACCEPT ! SLOGAN ( 0DEF5SE0 & COLLABORATION ) ! ,GU*KOVS & ,RYABU%9SKYS ?REW ALL ! PATRIOTS 9TO GREAT CONFUSION4 ,! ,M5%EVIK DEF5SI/S W]E ! FIR/ TO RECOV]1 & TRI$ TO DEMON/RATE ! 0UN9T]NATIONALNESS0 ( ! 0BOYCOTTI/S'0 POSITION4 ,! B\RGEOIS PRESS SUPPORT$ !M & L5T ITS PAGES TO ! IDEAS ( ! SOCIAL-*AUV9I/S4 ,! DEF5SI/S1 LE>N+ FROM !IR UNSUCCESSFUL EXP]I5CE 9 ,PET]SBURG1 WI%$ TO REGA9 GR\ND 9 ,MOSC[ & MANAG$ ?+S MORE CUNN+LY !RE4 ,! ELECTIONS W]E PLANN$ 9 A HU%$-UP WAY1 )\T PRE-ELECTION MEET+S OR ANY K9D ( AGITATION4 ,! ,OKHRANA HELP$ ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS BY >RE/+ HUNDR$S ( ,BOL%EVIK 9T]NATIONALI/S4 ,?US ,MOSC[ 9DU/RIALI/S OBTA9$ A DOCILE MAJORITY ( BACKW>D WORK]S FROM ! TEXTILE & O!R FACTORIES1 BUT A CONSID]ABLE PORTION ( ,MOSC[ METALWORK]S REFUS$1 9 SPITE ( ! DECEPTION & ?REATS1 TO TAKE P>T 9 ! ELECTIONS TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES4 ,BUT H]E ! LIQUIDATORS DID NOT BALK AT A SPLIT4 ,AFT] ,MOSC[ !Y RE>$ !IR HEADS AGA9 9 ,PET]SBURG4 

,SOON AFT]1 ,GVOZDEV'S LETT] D5\NC+ ! 0IRREGUL>ITY0 ( ! ELECTIONS APPE>$4 ,! MAJORITY ( ! 9DU/RIALI/S AT FIR/ REG>D$ FRE% ELECTIONS ) SKEPTICISM4 ,!Y KNEW ! ,PET]SBURG PROLET>IAT4 ,/ILL1 ,GU*KOV MANAG$ TO OV]COME HIS COLLEAGUES' SKEPTICISM & =CE !M TO ACCOMMODATE ,GVOZDEV4 ,! HOPES ( ! LOCK]S-\T FROM ! 0,C\NCIL ( ,CONGRESSES0 TO SPLIT ,PET]SBURG WORK]S HAD BE5 DA%$1 SO !Y DECID$ TO 0ASSI/0 ,GVOZDEV4 ,RUMORS HAD BE5 GO+ R\ND ,PET]SBURG AB\T BACK/AGE NEGOTIATIONS BETWE5 ! ,GVOZDEV LOT & ,GU*KOV LONG BE=E ANY PUBLIC /ATEM5TS4 ,IT WAS KN[N TO US ?AT ,GVOZDEV HAD BE5 A PRIVATE GUE/ AT ,GU*KOV'S CAB9ET1 BUT !IR PREP>ATORY 0ELECTORAL PACT0 HAD BE5 KEPT SECRET4 ,9 ! WEEK FOLL[+ #b ,NOVEMB] A NOTICE APPE>$ 9 ! NEWSPAP]S ANN\NC+ ELECTIONS = ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE ON #bb ,NOVEMB]4 ,GU*KOV P]SONALLY PETITION$ ! ,CITY ,GOV]NOR TO HOLD A MEET+ ( ELECTORS1 BUT ! LATT] RESOLV$ NOT TO GIVE P]MISSION )\T FIR/ CONSULT+ ! M9I/] ,KHVO/OV4 ,HE F\ND NO OB/ACLES TO FUR!R ELECTIONS4 ,NEWS ( ! ELECTION PREP>ATIONS APPE>$ 9 ! PRESS A C\PLE ( DAYS BE=EH&4 ,FROM ?IS IT C\LD BE UND]/OOD ?AT ,GU*KOV & ,GVOZDEV WANT$ TO CAT* !IR ,BOL%EVIK OPPON5TS (F-GU>D4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE SUCCE$$ ) GREAT DIFFICULTY 9 ORGANIZ+ A MEET+ ( SOME ( ! ELECTORS & DISCUSS+ A PREP>$ RESOLUTION ON ! SECOND ELECTIONS1 & ?IS WAS ADOPT$ ON #ba ,NOVEMB]4 ,! /ORY W5T >\ND WORK+-CLASS CIRCLES ?AT 9 VIEW ( ! %ORTAGE ( TIME & = GREAT] 0AU!NTICITY01 ,GVOZDEV W\LD HIMSELF DI/RIBUTE ! ELECTION NOTICES FROM A MOTOR C> BELONG+ TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE4 ,H[EV] MU* ! ,GU*KOVITES RU%$ ?+S1 ! MEET+ ON ! #b#bND C\LD NOT BE HELD - !RE WAS NOT A S+LE HALL FREE ?AT DAY4 ,SO DESPITE ! WI%ES ( ! LIQUIDATORS1 ! WORK]S HAD A :OLE WEEK 9 FRONT ( !M4 ,DUR+ ?AT TIME ! 9T]NATIONALI/ ELECTORS PROV$ UNABLE TO ASSEMBLE 9 L>GE NUMB]S AS !Y W]E P]SI/5TLY TRAIL$4 ,! ,OKHRANA TRI$ TO 5SURE ! 0FRE$OM0 ( ! ,GVOZDEV COMPANY4 ,SE>*ES ( SEV]AL COMRADES W]E C>RI$ \T4 ,NO LESS ?AN FIVE ELECTORS W]E DETA9$ 9 ?AT P]IOD4 ,= ! RE/ ( ! WEEK WORK]S AT SEV]AL PLANTS :]E ! 0LIQUIDATOR-N>ODNIK0 BLOC HAD PREVAIL$1 AS AT ,EIWAS1 ORGANIZ$ MEET+S & /RIPP$ !IR ELECTORS ( !IR M&ATE TO TAKE P>T 9 ! SECOND ELECTIONS4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE CONDUCT$ A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,GVOZDEVISM ?R\<\T ! V>I\S DI/RICTS4 

,ORGANIZ$ 9DU/RIALI/S :OLLY SUPPORT$ ,GVOZDEV & CO4 & EV5 PROTECT$ !M FROM ATTACKS BY ! POLICE1 AL?\< ALL ! DOCUM5TS ON ! ELECTIONS HAD BE5 ALREADY PASS$ TO ! ,OKHRANA4 ,IT WAS IMPORTANT & DESIRABLE = ! B\RGEOISIE TO DIVIDE ! WORK]S1 9 ORD] TO DEPRIVE !M ( !IR P[] TO RESI/ ! 9CREAS+ EXPLOITATION1 & ALSO TO CONV]T ALL ?OSE :O W5T ALONG ) DEF5SI/S 9TO WIRES CONDUCT+ B\RGEOIS POLITICS 9TO ! MASS ( WORK]S4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE TOOK GOOD ACC\NT ( ?IS & FIRMLY DISASSOCIAT$ ITSELF FROM ! RE-RUN ELECTIONS TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE4 

,! 0,PET]SBURG ,9ITIATIVE ,GR\P0 TOOK ! WORK ( ! ,GVOZDEVITES UND] ITS W+1 ISSU+ A SPECIAL APPEAL 9 DEF5SE ( ! ,GVOZDEVITES :]E !Y SP\T$ 9DIGNATION AT ! ,BOL%EVIKS = US+ AN 0ILLEGAL PR9T+-PRESS0 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ !MSELVES4 ,! APPEAL DID NOT HESITATE TO LIE1 /AT+ ?AT !IR FRI5DS HAD NOT JO9$ ! COMMITTEES 0= DEF5SE04 

,! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y & ANTI-PROLET>IAN PHYSIOGNOMY ( ! WORK]S' GR\P 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE WAS SOON TO EXHIBIT ITSELF 9 PRACTICE4 ,! DEF5SI/S TRI$ TO USE !IR POSITION AS WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES0 TO FI<T ! DEVELOP+ /RIKE MOVEM5T4 ,!Y DRAFT$ PROPOSALS = CONCILIATION *AMB]S1 9T]F]$ AS M$IATORS & TRI$ 9 EV]Y WAY TO M9IMIZE ! NUMB] ( DISPUTES4 ,?R\< !IR SUPPORT]S !Y ADVIS$ WORK]S TO ADDRESS PETITIONS TO !M1 ORGANIZ$ QUE/IONNAIRES & SO ON4 ,DUR+ DISPUTES !Y DISPLAY$ UNUSUAL ZEAL1 BUT !IR DIPLOMATIC EF=TS HAD NO SUCCESS4 ,LABOR DIPLOMATS PROV$ AS P[]LESS AS ANY O!RS4 ,CLASS /RUGGLE DEVELOP$ ACCORD+ TO ITS [N LAWS1 CONFLICTS TOOK !IR C\RSE & RESOLV$ !MSELVES ACCORD+ TO ! BALANCE ( =CES4 
  

,A ,SECRET ,MEET+ ( ,9DU/RIALI/S 

,FROM EV]Y CORN] ( ,RUSSIA ,I RECEIV$ 9=MATION ON ! /RIKE MOVEM5T :I* ! MILIT>Y C5SOR%IP BANN$ FROM LEGAL NEWSPAP]S4 ,!SE REPORTS W]E1 ( C\RSE1 V]Y SKET*Y1 BUT ,I C\LD ALREADY PIECE TOGE!R A G5]AL PICTURE ( ! REL5TLESS GR[? ( ! MOVEM5T FROM ! SPR+ ( #aiae ONW>DS4 ,9 ?AT YE> ! ,PET]SBURG >EA M>*$ AHEAD AS BE=E FOLL[$ BY ! ,MOSC[ & ,IVANOVO-,VOZNES5SK >EAS4 ,! MOVEM5T BEGAN TO %IFT FROM ECONOMIC DEM&S TO POLITICAL /RUGGLE &1 9 ,JULY & ,AUGU/1 OV]FL[$ 9TO A S]IES ( POLITICAL /RIKES4 ,PET]SBURG WAS ! C5T] ( POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 ,\R P>TY'S ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE S]V$ EFFECTIVELY AS ! LEAD+ ORGAN = ! PROV9CES4 

,! GOV]NM5T ( ,NI*OLAS ,I,I WAS GREATLY P]TURB$ BY ! GR[? ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T & WORK$ \T MEANS ( FI<T+ IT4 ,>RE/S1 BANI%M5TS & ! DISPAT* ( ! 9SUBORD9ATE TO P5AL BATTALIONS AT ! FRONT W]E PRACTIC$ :OLESALE4 ,BUT ALONGSIDE ?IS IT /ROVE ALSO TO BR+ 0PRESSURE0 TO BE> ON ! FACTORY-[N]S TOO4 ,?US 9 ! AUTUMN ( #aiae A SECRET CONF]5CE BETWE5 !IR REPRES5TATIVES & ! ,OKHRANA WAS >RANG$4 ,I RECEIV$ ! FOLL[+ REPORT ON IT1 :I* IS ALMO/ V]BATIM3 

,A CONF]5CE TOOK PLACE 9 ,PET]SBURG AT ! 5D ( ,OCTOB] AT ! >MY HEADQU>T]S UND] ! *AIRMAN%IP ( ,G5]AL ,PR9CE ,TUMANOV4 

,TUMANOV 79 ! *AIR73 ,G5TLEM51 ,I HAVE GA!R$ Y\ H]E TO F9D \T :AT Y\ >E DO+ = Y\R EMPLOYES ) REG>D TO IMPROV+ !IR CONDITIONS4 ,AT ! PRES5T TIME CRIM9AL PROPAG&A IS BE+ C>RI$ \T AMONG WORK]S & A C]TA9 DISQUIET CAN BE OBS]V$ AMONG !M4 ,IT IS NECESS>Y TO C\NT]ACT ?IS TO SOME EXT5T 444 ,( C\RSE ! MO/ EFFECTIVE WAY IS TO ELIM9ATE ! POSSIBILITY ( DISCONT5T >IS+ FROM ! %ORTAGE ( GOODS4 ,AT PRES5T IT IS REALLY H>D TO OBTA9 GOODS 9 ! %OPS & EV]Y?+ IS DE>4 ,TO GET AT ! ROOT ( ?IS DISCONT5T IT IS ESS5TIAL TO MAKE IT EASI] = WORK]S TO OBTA9 BASIC NECESSITIES BY SETT+ UP A NUMB] ( RETAIL %OPS4 ,9 ADDITION1 IT W\LD BE DESIRABLE TO E/ABLI% CANTE5S = ! WORK]S1 :I* W\LD GIVE !M ! *ANCE ( OBTA9+ A GOOD QUALITY LUN* AT A REASONABLE PRICE4 ,) ?IS 9 M9D1 W\LD Y\ BE SO K9D AS TO REPORT :AT Y\ >E DO+ 9 ! PLANTS4 

,A REPRES5TATIVE FROM ! ,NEVA ,%IPY>DS3 ,SOME #e1 WORK 9 ! Y>DS & !RE IS A CANTE5 & A /ORE4 ,! =M] IS US$ BY AB\T #a1 & ! LATT] BY #d1#e4 

,?ORNTON3 #c1 WORK H]E & SO !RE IS A %OP & A CANTE5 :I* >E US$ BY SOME #b14 ,! AV]AGE WAGE = LABOR]S IS #i KOPECKS = WOM5 & #a4#c RUBLES = M54 

,LESSN]3 #i1#b PEOPLE WORK H]E4 ,A RETAIL %OP IS CURR5TLY BE+ ORGANIZ$ = EMPLOYES AT ,LESSN]S1 ,EIWAS1 ,NOBELS1 ,PH5IX & O!R PLANTS = AB\T #b#b1 ALTOGE!R4 ,ALL ! MANAGEM5T IS UNRES]V$LY 9 ! H&S ( \R BO>DS3 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! RULES ( /ATUTES1 ANYONE CAN HAVE AS MANY VOTES AS %>ES HE HAS PUR*AS$ 9 ! FIRM4 ,%>ES >C AT T5 RUBLES4 ,ANYONE :O HAS PAID ! 9ITIAL FEE CAN OBTA9 GOODS4 ,AS REG>DS SITT+ ON ! BO>D & ! COMMISSIONS Y\ CAN RE/ ASSUR$ ON ?IS1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY4 ,ONLY ?OSE :O HAVE PUR*AS$ A FULL %>E CAN BE ELECT$ TO ! BO>D & ?AT IS PRETTY DIFFICULT = WORK]S4 ,! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,FACTORY & ,PLANT ,[N]S IS AT PRES5T =M+ A L>GE ORGANIZATION BR++ TOGE!R ALL PLANT-[N]S :O WI% TO JO94 ,! PURPOSE ( ! ORGANIZATION IS TO =M A *A9 ( CO-OP]ATIVES AS A C\NT]WEI<T TO ! WORK]S' CO-OP]ATIVES4 ,WORK+ CAPITAL HAS BE5 RAIS$ BY FIVE- OR SIX-RUBLE CONTRIBUTIONS FROM EA* WORK] EMPLOY$ 9 ! UND]TAK+4 ,EA* WORK] %ALL 9 ADDITION CONTRIBUTE T5 KOPECKS TO COV] ! WORK ( ADM9I/]+ ! COOP]ATIVE4 ,?IS MONEY IS ONLY A LOAN &1 :5 ! NE$ HAS PASS$1 IT WILL BE REFUND$ TO ! PLANTS ?AT CONTRIBUT$ IT4 ,BY ?IS ME?OD IT WILL BE POSSIBLE TO SET UP MORE VIABLE %OPS ?AN PURELY WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS CAN4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,H[ QUIET IS Y\R PLACE8 ,DID Y\ HAVE A CLEAN-\T AFT] ! /RIKE8 

,LESSN]3 ,9DE$ WE DID1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY6 ,SEV5 W]E >RE/$ & WE CAN SAY ?AT ! WORK]S >E N[ EV5 CONT5T 0,WE CAN WORK 9 PEACE N[10 !Y KEEP SAY+4 ,ONE H>D5$ AGITATOR WAS AMONG ?OSE >RE/$4 ,JU/ IMAG9E1 IT HAD BE5 QUITE IMPOSSIBLE TO F9D HIM6 ,HE WAS WORK+ 9 ! PLANT UND] A =EIGN NAME1 HE W\LD TAKE TWO CAPS ) HIM & ACT$ \T A COM$Y ( DISGUISES & REMA9$ ELUSIVE = QUITE A TIME4 ,HE HAD BE5 TAK5 ON UND] A =EIGN NAME4 ,& EX-,DUMA MEMB] ,OZOL WAS >RE/$ AT HIS H\SE4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV2 #a1#c RUBLES 9 ,G]MAN & ,AM]ICAN MONEY WAS F\ND AT ,OZOL'S4 ,APP>5TLY HE HAD ONLY JU/ >RIV$ FROM ABROAD4 

,ATLAS3 #ge WORK H]E4 ,!RE >E NO ORGANIZ$ FACILITIES4 

,METAL ,WORKS3 #g1 WORK H]E4 ,!RE IS A CANTE5 = #c#e2 EV]Y?+'S QUIET4 

,B>ANOVSKY2 #b1#c WORK+ H]E4 ,!RE IS NO?+ TO REPORT4 

,VORON91 ,LUTS* & ,*E%IRE3 ,?IS FIRM IS A COMB9E ( SEV5 FACTORIES ) #e1#e WORK]S ALL TOLD4 ,! AV]AGE WAGE = A LABOR] IS #a4#i RUBLES4 

,SIEM5S-,S*UCK]T3 ,! WORKS PRODUCES MILIT>Y & NAVAL EQUIPM5T4 #h >E EMPLOY$2 A FULLY-EQUIPP$ CANTE5 EXI/S1 BUT ! WORK]S >E NOT US+ IT AS YET4 ,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T ! WORK]S !MSELVES >E ORGANIZ+ ! CANTE5 ) ! ASSI/ANCE ( ! MANAGEM5T2 !Y >E ALSO ORGANIZ+ A RETAIL %OP1 

,P>VIA953 #e1#e WORK+ H]E4 ,!RE >E NO %OPS OR CANTE5S4 ,AV]AGE WAGE = LABOR]S IS #a4#f RUBLES4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,H[ >C Y\ MANAG+ AFT] ! /RIKE8 ,HAVE Y\ CLE>$ \T ! DUBI\S ELEM5TS8 

,P>VIA953 ,9DE$ SO4 #af HAVE BE5 DISMISS$ & FIVE ( ! MO/ H>D5$ >RE/$4 ,IT'S QUIET N[ & EV]YONE'S WORK+4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,>E !RE ANY DUE = CALL-UP AMONG ?OSE DISMISS$8 

,P>VIA953 ,YES4 ,WE IMM$IATELY REPORT$ !M TO ! MILIT>Y GOV]NOR1 SO !Y HAVE PROBABLY BE5 R\ND$ UP BY N[4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,& H[1 G5TLEM51 DO Y\ >RANGE IT SO ?AT DISMISS$ WORK]S CAN'T GET 9TO SOMEONE ELSE'S WORKS8 ,>E !RE CONCRETE SAFEGU>DS ?AT !Y REMA9 \TSIDE ! GATES8 

,VORON91 ,LUTSCTT & ,*E%IRE3 ,WE HAVE BLACKLI/S KEPT BY ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,FACTORY & ,PLANT ,[N]S4 ,9=MATION AB\T ALL WORK]S1 BUT *IEFLY ALL ?OSE DISMISS$ = UNRELIABILITY1 MU/ IMM$IATELY BE PAUS$ TO ! ,ASSOCIATION ( ,FACTORY & ,PLANT ,[N]S :O WILL1 9 TURN1 CIRCUL>IZE ALL FACTORIES & PLANTS :I* >E MEMB]S ( ! ASSOCIATION1 TO ! EFFECT ?AT ! A=ESAID WORK]S %\LD NOT BE TAK5 ON AT ! PLANT4 ,A DISMISS$ WORK] MAY />T AT ANY PLANT OR FACTORY BUT ! MANAGEM5T IS OBLIG$ TO DISMISS HIM )9 ?REE DAYS )\T REASON BE+ GIV54 ,9 ?IS WAY WE >E ABLE TO RID \RSELVES ( UNDESIRABLE ELEM5TS SIMPLY & CONV5I5TLY4 

,WAGON ,WORKS3 #b1#e EMPLOY$4 ,!RE IS A CANTE5 = #e4 

,PNNCE ,TUMANOV3 ,H[ >E Y\ MANAG+ AFT] ! /RIKE8 ,MANY DISMISS$ & >RE/$8 

,WAGON ,WORKS3 ,NO ONE HAS BE5 DISMISS$4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,H[ CAN ?AT BE8 ,Y\ HAD A /RIKE SO Y\ C\LD HAVE CLE>$ \T ! UNDESIRABLE ELEM5TS BUT Y\ DIDN'T TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ! OCCASION8 ,Y\'RE SURELY NOT WAIT+ = ANO!R /RIKE8 

,WAGON ,WORKS3 ,WE >E TO BLAME1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY4 ,AT \R WORKS1 ! WORK]S /& SO CLOSELY TOGE!R ?AT WE >E AFRAID TO DISMISS ANYONE = FE> ( S]I\S REP]CUSSIONS4 ,! WORK]S HAVE /AT$ BLUNTLY3 0,IF ANYONE IS VICTIMIZ$ = ?IS /RIKE WE %ALL NOT GO TO WORK40 ,& WE KNEW ?AT !Y W\LD /& BY !IR PROMISE4 ,WE H&$ A LI/ ( ! F\RTE5 MO/ DANG]\S ONES TO ! ,OKHRANA ) A REQUE/ TO HAVE !M >RE/$ ON ! QUIET1 BUT ! ,OKHRANA HAVE NOT YET DONE ANY?+4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV 7TO ! G5D>ME ACT+ AS SECRET>Y73 ,NOTE ?AT D[N & MAKE ! >RE/S4 

,SIEM5S-,S*UCK]T 7,DYNAMO ,WORKS73 #a1#h >E EMPLOY$ H]E & !RE IS A %OP & A CANTE54 

,SKOROKHOD3 #c1 WORK H]E & !RE IS A %OP4 ,WE ALSO1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY1 HAVE S5T A LI/ ( ?OSE :OSE >RE/ WE W\LD GREATLY APPRECIATE TO ! ,OKHRANA BUT NO ONE HAS YET BE5 >RE/$4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV 7TO ! G5D>ME-CUM-SECRET>Y73 ,NOTE IT & HAVE !M >RE/$6 ,TELL !M UP !RE TO MAKE IMM$IATE >RE/S :5 !Y >E REQUE/$4 

,PUTILOV3 #b#d1 WORK+ H]E4 ,!RE IS A %OP & A CANTE5 = #b1#h4 ,! MANAGEM5T ( ! %OP IS CONC5TRAT$ 5TIRELY 9 \R H&S1 AS WE JO9$ IT AS MEMB]S & HAVE BE5 ELECT$ TO ! BO>D4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,:AT WAS AFOOT AT Y\R WORKS YE/]DAY8 

,PUTILOV4 ,P]MIT ME1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY1 TO REPORT ON ?AT 9 COMPLETE CONFID5CE 444 7,IT SUBSEQU5TLY EM]G$ ?AT ON ?AT DAY1 UNKN[N P]SONS NOT FROM AMONG ! WORK]S 9 ! FACTORY HAD ORGANIZ$ A MEET+ & S\<T TO PROVOKE ACTION BY ! WORK]S47 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,& :AT ELSE >E Y\ DO+ = Y\R WORK]S8 ,>E Y\ CONTRIBUT+ ANY?+ TO ! CONSUM] ASSOCIATION8 

,PUTILOV3 ,NO?+4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,:Y NO?+8 ,Y\ HAVE SU* COLOSSAL REV5UE - Y\ %\LD ALLOCATE SOME ( IT TO ! WORK]S4 

,PUTILOV3 ,H[ CAN WE1 Y\R ,EXCELL5CY8 ,WE >E SQU>ELY 9 DEBT & WE CAN H>DLY MAKE 5DS MEET4 

,CABLE ,WORKS3 #a1#c >E WORK+ H]E4 ,!RE IS NO?+ TO REPORT4 

,ME*ANICAL & ,BOIL] ,WORKS3 #he WORK+ H]E4 ,!RE IS A %OP ) ! USUAL RULES4 

,ONE ( ! REPRES5TATIVES /ATES3 ,Y\R ,EXCELL5CY HAS BE5 GOOD 5\< TO SUGGE/ ?AT CANTE5S BE ORGANIZ$ = WORK]S4 ,?IS IS 9DISPUTABLY IMPORTANT & USEFUL 9 FI<T+ CRIM9AL ORGANIZATIONS1 BUT IT DOES POSE A C]TA9 RISK4 ,= WORK]S CAN USE ! CANTE5S = CL&E/9E MEET+S & GA!R+S4 ,BESIDES1 ANY UNDESIRABLE CONV]SATIONS & SO =? >E POSSIBLE OV] LUN*4 ,IT IS ESS5TIAL TO GIVE S]I\S ?\<T TO H[ WE CAN AVOID ?IS DANG]4 ,IT IS V]Y AWKW>D TO 9/ALL =EM5 9 ! CANTE5 AS OV]SE]S4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,CAN'T Y\ SOMEH[ %ORT5 ! LUN* BREAK SO ?AT WORK]S HAVE ONLY JU/ 5\< TIME TO GET !IR D9N] D[N8 ,?AT W\LD EXCLUDE ! RISK ( CONV]SATIONS4 

,FACTORY-,[N]S3 ,NOT AT ALL4 ,MANY WORK]S ) FAMILIES GO HOME TO D9N] & !Y W\LDN'T HAVE 5\< TIME4 ,! WORK]S W\LD NOT AS A :OLE AGREE TO ?AT4 

,ONE ( ! G5D>MES3 ,!N FIT !M UP ) GRAMOPHONES4 ,HAVE !M TURN$ UP L\D SO ?AT NO ONE CAN HE> A WORD4 ,9 = A P5NY1 9 = A P\ND3 !N EV]Y?+'LL BE ALL RI<T4 

,PR9CE ,TUMANOV3 ,EXACTLY6 ,& :AT'S MORE1 WE C\LD FIT ! FACTORIES \T ) PA9T+S ON PATRIOTIC SUBJECTS4 ,EV]Y?+ WILL !N BE NICE & PEACEFUL4 ,G5TLEM51 ,I AM MO/ GRATEFUL = ! REPORTS Y\ HAVE MADE & MAY ,I APOLOGIZE = TE>+ Y\ AWAY FROM Y\R NORMAL WORK 9 ! PLANTS2 IT HAS BE5 NECESS>Y [+ TO HI<LY IMPORTANT CONSID]ATIONS4 ,Y\ >E E>N+ 5ORM\S REV5UES & TO 5SURE ?AT ! WORK CONT9UES IT IS VITAL Y\ GIVE A LITTLE TO ! WORK]S4 ,LET ME SAY1 9 CLOS+1 ?AT ,I AM ALWAYS AT Y\R S]VICE4 ,DO TURN TO ME 9 CASE ( ANY NE$ & ,I %ALL DO EV]Y?+ 9 MY P[]4 ,UNTIL WE MEET AGA94 
  

,! ,N9? ( ,JANU>Y 

,9 ,DECEMB]1 ! ,PET]SBURG COMRADES BEGAN TO PREP>E = PUBLIC ACTIVITY ON ! TRADITIONAL DAY ( #i ,JANU>Y4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE PUT =W>D A PLAN = A ONE-DAY /RIKE & DEMON/RATIONS UND] ! SLOGANS3 0A CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY01 0AN EI<T-H\R DAY0 & 0A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC0 = DISCUSSION 9 ! V>I\S CITY DI/RICTS4 ,ON ! DEMON/RATIONS ! ATTITUDE TO ! W> W\LD BE EXPRESS$ BY ! SLOGANS 0,D[N ) ! W>0 & 0,LONG LIVE ! REVOLUTION04 ,! DI/RICTS ADOPT$ ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE'S PROPOS$ PLAN & BEGAN TO PREP>E4 ,IT WAS DECID$ TO HOLD ! DEMON/RATIONS 9 ! MORN+ :5 ! WORK]S CAME \T ( FACTORIES AFT] MEET+S HAD F9I%$4 ,AFT] ! PATT]N ( ,JULY #a#i#a#d1 WORK]S W]E TO L9K UP ) NEI<BOR+ FACTORIES & HEAD 5 MASSE = ! CITY C5T]4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ISSU$ A SPECIAL LEAFLET ,TO ! SOLDI]S & #i ,JANU>Y4 

,\R WORK]S 9 ! PLANTS HAD TO WAGE A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,M5%EVIKS & ,GVOZDEVITES OV] #i ,JANU>Y4 ,!Y W]E ALL AGA9/ /RIKES & DEMON/RATIONS4 ,!Y JU/IFI$ !IR ATTITUDE 9 V>I\S WAYS3 ! *AUV9I/S1 LIKE ,GVOZDEV & ,BREIDO1 W]E AGA9/ !M BECAUSE !Y 0W\LD H>M ! CAUSE ( DEF5SE0 & W\LD BE AT V>IANCE ) ! VIEW ( ! B\RGEOISIE ON ! ,C5TRAL ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEE2 O!RS1 :O W]E SM>T]1 ) A MY/]I\S AIR W>N$ WORK]S AGA9/ PUBLIC ACTIVITY ON #i ,JANU>Y AS !Y 0=ESAW0 A MORE IMPORTANT /RUGGLE AHEAD = :I* !Y APPEAL$ = 05]GY TO BE PRES]V$04 ,( C\RSE BO? !SE POSITIONS RECEIV$ ! MO/ HE>TFELT RESPONSE FROM WORKS MANAGEM5TS & ! POLICE4 ,! LEFT ,S,RS ISSU$ A PROCLAMATION ,ON #i ,JANU>Y 9 :I* !Y CALL$ = A /RIKE4 ,! ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>Y PATRIOTS W5T ALONG ) ! DEF5SI/ ,M5%EVIKS4 

,! /RIKE & DEMON/RATION PASS$ (F ) A HI< LEVEL ( 5?USIASM & ORGANIZATION4 ,! ,VYBORG DI/RICT M>*$ AT ! HEAD1 ) OV] #d1 /RIK]S2 BEH9D !M CAME ! ,MOSC[1 ,N>VA & O!R DI/RICTS4 ,ONCE PA/ ! ,NEVA ,GATE1 ! WORK]S WAIT$ = ! POLICE TO COME & 0PICK !M UP04 ,MANY SMALL E/ABLI%M5TS & PR9T%OPS W5T ON /RIKE4 ,ACCORD+ TO 9=MATION FROM EMPLOY]S' S\RCES !RE W]E 9 ALL SOME #a1 WORK]S ON /RIKE4 ,DEMON/RATIONS TOOK PLACE 9 ! \TSKIRTS ONLY1 AS ! POLICE W\LD NOT ALL[ !M 9 ! C5T]4 ,MANY DEMON/RATORS W]E >RE/$4 ,! MANAGEM5TS ( C]TA9 E/ABLI%M5TS APPLI$ A NUMB] ( REPRESSIVE MEASURES TO 9DIVIDUAL GR\PS ( WORK]S4 ,DUR+ ! DEMON/RATIONS WORK]S MET SOLDI]S2 A FRI5DLY EX*ANGE ( GREET+S W\LD !N TAKE PLACE4 ,AT ! SI<T ( ! R$ BANN] 7AS1 = EXAMPLE1 ALONG ! ,VYBORG ,*AUSSEE7 ! SOLDI]S TOOK (F !IR CAPS & %\T$ 0,HURRAH60 ,! MASS ?AT HAD BE5 /IRR$ TO ACTION BY ! /RIKE & DEMON/RATIONS WAS A LONG TIME 9 CALM+ D[N4 ,ON ! EV5+ ( ! FOLL[+ DAY1 A VA/ COLUMN ( WORK+ WOM5 & M5 & SOLDI]S P>AD$ ALONG ! ,BOL%OI ,SAMPSONIEVSKY ,PROSPEKT = SEV]AL H\RS ON 5D4 ,REVOLUTION>Y SONGS W]E SUNG1 SPEE*ES MADE & 0,D[N ) ! W>60 %\T$ 9 UNISON4 ,ALL ! :ILE1 ! POLICE KEPT !MSELVES TO ! SIDEL9ES4 ,! FACT ?AT A GOOD ?IRD ( ! CR[D W]E SOLDI]S RE/RA9$ ! POLICE3 NOT ONLY DID !Y NOT TRY TO DISP]SE IT1 !Y DID NOT EV5 MAKE V]BAL ?REATS4 

,ON #ai ,JANU>Y A /RIKE ( MA9T5ANCE M5 9 ! CITY TRAM DEPOTS 9 ,PET]SBURG BEGAN4 ,! MOVEM5T HAD BE5 WELL PREP>$ & FROM ! />T 9VOLV$ ALL F\R DEPOTS3 ,MOSC[ DEPOT1 ) #g WORK]S2 ,VASILIEV ,ISL& DEPOT1 ) #e WORK]S2 ,PET]SBURG DEPOT1 ) #d WORK]S2 & ,ROZHDE/V5SKY DEPOT1 #c-#d WORK]S1 MAK+ AB\T #b1 WORK]S ALL TOLD4 ,LEAD+ ! /RIKE W]E MEMB]S ( \R P>TY'S ,PET]SBURG ORGANIZATION4 ,! DEM&S W]E BROK5 D[N AS FOLL[S3 A PAY RISE = ?OSE ON #e RUBLES A MON? ( #e P] C5T1 ?OSE ON #f RUBLES1 #d P] C5T & ?OSE ON #g RUBLES1 #c P] C5T2 AN 9CREASE 9 ! CO/ ( LIV+ SUPPLEM5T2 COMPLETE ABOLITION ( F9ES2 FREE TRAVEL ON CITY RAILWAYS TWICE A DAY2 BONUS PAYM5TS AT ,*RI/MAS & ,EA/] AT ! RATE ( ONE MON?'S PAY2 SEV]ANCE PAY AT ! RATE ( ONE MON?'S PAY = EA* YE> ( S]VICE2 DAILY-PAID TO HAVE EQUAL RI<TS ) MON?LY-PAID2 PAYM5T = LEAVE NOT TAK52 OV]TIME PAY = BO? MON?LY & DAILY PAID AT ONE & A HALF TIMES ! DAY RATE2 LODG+S TO BE F\ND OR A R5T ALL[ANCE TO BE PAID2 ISSUE ( PAY-BOOKS2 CO/ ( LIV+ SUPPLEM5T TO BE PAID TWICE MON?LY2 E/ABLI%M5T ( A TRA9+ S*OOL = S5IOR EMPLOYES2 NO ELECT$ REPRES5TATIVES TO BE VICTIMIZ$ = PETITION+4 

,9 SPITE ( ! BAN ON NEWSPAP] REPORT+ ( ! /RIKE1 IT SOON BECAME KN[N TO EV]YONE 9 ! CITY4 ,! /RIKE WAS FOLL[$ ) FEEL+S ( UNCONCEAL$ SYMPA?Y4 ,! DISRUPTION TO TRANSPORT WAS BLAM$ :OLLY UPON ! CITY FA!RS1 :O W\LD NOT MAKE CONCESSIONS & W]E TRY+ TO PAY ! MA9T5ANCE M5 #a4#e RUBLES A DAY1 ON :I* IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXI/ 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,ON #bc ,JANU>Y1 ! ,/RIKE WAS JO9$ BY MORE ?AN #ae WORK]S AT ! C5TRAL P[] /ATION1 & AFT] !M1 ALL ! SUB-/ATIONS ) SOME #h M5 CAME \T4 ,= MANY H\RS ! TRAMS DID NOT RUN4 ,! MILIT>Y AU?ORITIES DISPAT*$ #e SOLDI]S TO EA* DEPOT & TO ! P[] /ATION4 #d M5 W]E EXIL$ & SOME TAK5 BE=E ! MILIT>Y GOV]NOR & RETURN$ TO !IR WORKPLACE UND] AN ESCORT ( SOLDI]S AS 0CONSCRIPT WORK]S04 ,! CITY ,DUMA APPO9T$ A COMMISSION ( 9QUIRY TO EXAM9E ! DISPUTE4 

,( ! VEHICLES PUT 9TO S]VICE ON #be ,JANU>Y1 #gi W]E /ILL UNREPAIR$1 & DUR+ ! #b#f? ANO!R #ii VEHICLES W]E TAK5 (F4 ,ON ! #b#g?1 ! CITY ,DUMA ACCEPT$ ! WORK]S' DEM&S & ! /RIKE WAS CALL$ (F4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE HAD DIRECT$ ! /RIKE & ISSU$ A LEAFLET = ! OCCASION4 ,! ACTION HAD PASS$ (F 9 A MOOD ( SOLID>ITY4 ,!RE W]E ONLY F\R /RIKEBREAK]S AT ! P[] /ATION4 

,L9K$ DIRECTLY TO ! SUCCESS ( ! /RIKE BY ! C5TRAL P[] /ATION WORK]S WAS ! CELEBRAT$ 9DU/RIAL ACTION AT ! HUGE ,PUTILOV PLANTS4 ,! ELECTRICIANS 9 ! ,PUTILOV %OPS1 :OSE WAGES DID NOT EXCE$ BETWE5 #b & #b4#e RUBLES A DAY1 PRES5T$ DEM&S TO ! MANAGEM5T = HI<] WAGES4 ,BUT 4! DIRECTORS ( ! WORKS1 AS /OOGES ( AN ALLIANCE ( ,FR5* & ,RUSSIAN CAPITALI/S1 BRUSQUELY TURN$ D[N ! WORK]S' JU/ DEM&S4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,FEBRU>Y ! ELECTRICIANS /OPP$ WORK & W]E SUPPORT$ BY ! REMA9D] ( ! WORK=CE4 ,NE>LY #a#e11 MO/ ( ! DAY %IFT1 JO9$ ! /RIKE4 ,NOR DID ! NI<T %IFT FALL BEH9D1 & ! NEXT DAY ! WORKS WAS CLOS$ D[N BY ORD] ( ! ,OKHRANA ,G5]AL ,TUMANOV4 ,CONSCRIPTS W]E SUMMON$ TO ! MILIT>Y GOV]NOR4 ,?IS WAS ! />T ( EV5TS ?AT W]E TO ATTRACT ! ATT5TION ( ALL ,RUSSIA & =M ! SUBJECT ( DISCUSSION 9 ! ,/ATE ,DUMA4 

,ALMO/ SIMULTANE\SLY1 A SECTIONAL DISPUTE 9 ! ,PET]SBURG ,METALWORKS WAS1 ?ANKS TO ,G5]AL ,TUMANOV1 TURN$ 9TO A G5]AL ONE3 ! WORKS WAS CLOS$ ON #h ,FEBRU>Y4 ,9 ,M>* ! MOVEM5T HAD ACQUIR$ VA/ DIM5SIONS & WAS ACCOMPANI$ BY MASS EXILE & >RE/S4 

,! PROTRACT$ NATURE ( ! W>1 ) ALL ITS 9CALCULABLE CALAMIT\S CONSEQU5CES :I* FELL MA9LY UPON ! %\LD]S ( ! URBAN & RURAL DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T1 BR\<T AB\T A CLE>] AW>5ESS ?AT BECAME KN[N 9 ,RUSSIA AS A 0*ANGE ( MOOD0 AB\T ! W>4 ,! PATRIOTIC HY/]IA ( ! W>'S FIR/ DAYS HAD BE5 DISSIPAT$ BY ! SAVAGE BL[S ( REALITY4 ,! DEMOCRATS' SELF-DECEPTION & 0ILLUSIONS ( LIB]ATION0 9 ?AT PR$ATORY W> HAD BE5 DA%$ BY ! RU?LESS POLICY ( GOV]NM5T REPRESSION )9 ! C\NTRY4 ,RUSSIAN 9DU/RIALI/S HAD GIV5 SU* A TWI/ TO ! IDEA ( A /RUGGLE AGA9/ 0,G]MAN MILIT>ISM01 0,G]MAN DOM9ANCE0 & SO =? ?AT EV5 ! PHILI/9ES SOB]$ UP4 ,! DISLOCATION ( ALL SPH]ES ( ECONOMIC LIFE /RUCK AT ! POORE/ LAY]S ) ! UNPREC$5T$LY HI< CO/ ( LIV+1 & S*OOL$ ! PHILI/9ES TO CONNECT SMALL CAUSES ) L>GE EFFECTS4 

,MORE ?AN ONCE ! MOOD ( WIDE MASSES ( PEOPLE REA*$ REBELLI\S ANG]4 ,! EV5TS 9 ,MOSC[ 9 ! PREVI\S ,MAY1 ) 9HUMAN ATTACKS ON ,JEWS & ,G]MANS1 HAD BE5 PROVOK$ BY ! AU?ORITIES TO DEFUZE ! ATMOSPH]E ( PUBLIC DISCONT5T FOLL[+ ! REV]SES 9 ! ,C>PA?IANS4 

,! REVOLUTION>Y MOOD AT ! BEG9N+ ( AUTUMN HAD BE5 DISP]S$ BY APPEALS = CALM & BY >RE/S4 ,BUT BO? M]ELY 9T5SIFI$ ! SPONTANE\S GR[? ( MASS DISCONT5T4 ,IT PASS$ FROM ! RE> \T TO ! FRONT &1 RE9=C$ BY ! GRIEVANCES ( TR5* LIFE1 REB\ND$ 9TO ! VILLAGES & T[NS4 ,! BOYS 9 ! B>RACKS NOT)/&+ ! T\< W>TIME DISCIPL9E1 W]E OP5LY RE/IVE & 9DIGNANT4 ,! DISCONT5T ( ! SOLDI]S - PEASANTS & WORK]S DRESS$ 9 GRAY GREATCOATS - SPRANG ABOVE ALL FROM ! B>B>IC REGULATIONS ?AT HELD SWAY 9 ! CZ>'S >MY4 ,! SOLDI]S1 :O LACK$ ANY RI<TS1 W]E OBJECTS ( RIDICULE = ! Y\NG MA/]S DRESS$ 9 (FIC]S' UNI=MS4 ,! FI<T]S = ! 0LIB]ATION ( WE/]N DEMOCRACY0 W]E KICK$ 9 ! TEE?1 & FLOGG$ JU/ AS 9 ! ]A ( ,NI*OLAS ,I2 A HO/ ( P5AL MEASURES W]E EMPLOY$ AGA9/ !M1 9CLUD+ FIR+ SQUADS1 ALL 9 ! NAME ( 0DISCIPL9E04 

,! TREATM5T ( SOLDI]S BY (FIC]S & BY ! POLICE PROVOK$ ! CR[D TO MOB RULE4 ,9 ! PREVI\S AUTUMN1 A BLOODBA? ALONG SU* L9ES HAD OCCURR$ BETWE5 POLICE & ,MUSCOVITES4 ,!RE W]E MANY DEAD & 9JUR$4 

,! COMM&ANT ( ,PET]SBURG1 TOGE!R ) ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF ( ! ,NOR!RN ,>MY1 W]E WAG+ A CON/ANT 0W>0 ON ! SOLDI]S BY PROHIBIT+ !M FROM US+ TRAMS4 ,NUM]\S 0RUL+S0 W]E ISSU$ RE/RICT+ TRAM TRAVEL BY SOLDI]S1 REQUIR+ !M TO PAY = !IR RIDE OR PREV5T+ !M FROM GO+ 9SIDE ! C>1 ALL[+ !M TO /AY ONLY ON ! 5D PLAT=MS4 ,ALL !SE ORD]S W]E DEEPLY RES5T$ BY ! MASS ( SOLDI]S1 :O SY/EMATICALLY REFUS$ TO OBEY !M4 ,F9ALLY1 JU/ BE=E ,*RI/MAS1 ! MILIT>Y GOV]NOR ISSU$ A DISPOSITION TOTALLY BANN+ TRAM TRAVEL = L[] RANKS4 ,SQUADS ( AS MANY AS SIX SOLDI]S W]E /ATION$ BY EA* TRAM /OP4 ,9 ADDITION1 SPECIAL DETA*M5TS ( CITY CON/ABLES W5T \T ON ! HUNT = SOLDI] PASS5G]S4 ,9 ! EV5+S1 >M$ PATROLS ROAM$ ! CITY REMOV+ DETA9EES TO ! COMM&ANT'S HEADQU>T]S4 ,! SOLDI]S %[$ UTT] CONTEMPTS = ! 0ORD]S01 LEAP$ ABO>D MOV+ TRAMS1 AVOID$ ! GU>D-PO/S AT ! /OPS 9 ANY WAY !Y C\LD1 & QUITE FREQU5TLY PUT UP OP5 RESI/ANCE4 ,! PUBLIC ALWAYS SUPPORT$ ! SOLDI]S & AS A RESULT QUITE A FEW CASES ( 0OB/RUCT+ ! POLICE 9 ! C\RSE ( !IR DUTY0 >OSE4 ,! SCALE ( ! 9SUBORD9ATION CAN BE JUDG$ BY ! NUMB] ( ?OSE >RE/$ = RID+ ON TRAMS ON ! FIR/ DAY ( ! ,*RI/MAS HOLIDAY3 ACCORD+ TO ACC\NTS BY SOLDI]S1 !IR NUMB] EXCE$$ A ?\S&4 ,! FOLL[+ DAY1 IT WAS EV5 HI<]4 ,) SU* /UBBORN DISOB$I5CE1 !Y DID NOT D>E PUNI% ANY GREAT] NUMB]S4 ,! MOOD 9 ! B>RACKS WAS >\S$4 ,SOLDI]S SAID OP5LY ?AT !Y W\LD REPAY ! MILIT>Y AU?ORITIES ON #i ,JANU>Y TOGE!R ) ! WORK]S4 ,REALIZ+ ! IMPACT ?AT ! ORD] HAD HAD ON ! SOLDI]S1 ! GOV]NOR HA/5$ TO REVOKE IT ON ! EVE ( #i ,JANU>Y4 

,H[ F> ! MOOD ( ! BROAD MASSES ( ,PET]SBURG]S HAD MOV$ FROM ! J+O-PATRIOTISM ( ! BEG9N+ ( ! W> CAN BE GAUG$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! PATRIOTS PROV$ UNABLE TO CELEBRATE ! VICTORY OV] ! ,TURKS & ! CAPTURE ( ,]ZURUM ) DEMON/RATIONS1 AL?\< ATTEMPTS W]E MADE4 ,! ORGANIZ]S W]E =C$ TO CONF9E !MSELVES TO FIREWORKS & ! OBLIGATORY MILIT>Y P>ADES4 

,! PHILI/9ES' SKEPTICISM & DI/RU/ ( ! GOV]NM5T AT TIMES W5T AS F> AS 0DEFEATISM04 ,QUITE (T5 OP9IONS C\LD BE OV]HE>D ON ! TRAM AB\T 0\R CU/OMS0 ) ! CONCLUSION3 0,!Y'LL KN[ ALL AB\T \R CU/OMS :5 ! ,G]MANS >RIVE40 ,BUT ?IS /ILL ONLY %[$ ITSELF 9DIRECTLY2 !RE WAS NOT YET VISIBLE 9 ?IS DISCONT5T ANY SIGN ( A TRANSITION FROM CRITICISM TO 9DEP5D5T POLITICAL ACTIVITY4 
  

,! ,SITUATION ( ! ,WORK]S & ,P>TY ,WORK 

,! /RIKE /RUGGLE1 ESPECIALLY BY ! ADVANC$ WORK]S ( ,PET]SBURG1 PRODUC$ AN UNLIKELY NUMB] ( 9T]PRETATIONS & AT TIMES EV5 CONTRADICTORY >GUM5TS AMONG ,RUSSIAN 0SOCIETY04 ,RUMORS GREW LIKE A HEAP ( DIRTY SPR+ SN[1 BECAME 9T]TW9$ ) SPECIFIC FACTS & W]E LAID BE=E OP5 & CLOS$ SITT+S ( \R /ATESM51 :O TOOK AL>M AT ! /ORMY CONFLICTS BETWE5 CAPITAL & LABOR :I* W\LD NOT BE CON/RA9$ EV5 BY 0DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY04 ,! WORK]S' IRRECONCILABLE MOOD & !IR /UBBORN REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO ! IDEA ( 0DEF5SE ( ! FA!RL&0 OR TO BE> ! BRUNT ( 9T5SIFI$ EXPLOITATION 9 ITS NAME )\T A MURMUR1 F\ND ITS ACCURATE REFLECTION 9 ! PATRIOTIC PR(ITS ( ! 9DU/RY ( ! FA!RL&4 ,BUT P>TICUL>LY DISPLEAS+ TO ! ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOISIE WAS ! ANTI-PATRIOTIC NATURE ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 :I* S]V$ TO DEMON/RATE ! TOTAL COLLAPSE ( ! 9FLU5CE ( LIB]ALISM UPON ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,ITS HO/ILITY TO 9T]NATIONALISM REA*$ A PO9T ( FRANTIC HATR$ = ,BOL%EVIK SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 ! REPRES5TATIVES ( 9T]NATIONAL SOCIALISM 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! B\RGEOIS PRESS W\LD NOT 0RECOGNIZE0 ANY SOCIALI/S O!R ?AN ! ,GVOZDEVITES4 ,! SO-CALL$ 0PROGRESSIVE0 PAP]S1 ,D51 ,RE* & ,SOVREM5NOE ,SLOVO1 W]E R$UC$ TO SPREAD+ FALSEHOODS1 AS OV] ! FIR/ ELECTIONS TO ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES OR DUR+ ! ELECTIONS = ! ,9SURANCE ,C\NCIL1 :]E WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES SPOKE UP = ! 09T]NATIONALI/0 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS3 ! PAP]S TRI$ TO PRES5T ! 9CID5TS AS AN ACCID5T 0,SUDD5LY0 ! ELECTIONS HAD TURN$ \T TO BE ON A FACTIONAL BASIS1 ! O!R SIDE HAD 0UNEXPECT$LY0 WON1 ETC4 

,ALL ! IDEOLOGICAL DEF5D]S ( CAPITAL :O D5I$ CLASS /RUGGLE 7ESPECIALLY 9 W>TIME1 AS !SE G5TLEM5 HAD 0NO D\BT0 AB\T ! PATRIOTISM ( ! WORK]7 W5T TO GREAT PA9S TO LOCATE ! CAUSES ( CONFLICT \TSIDE SOCIAL RELATIONS1 NAMELY 9 0=EIGN 9FLU5CE01 PAY(FS1 PROVOCATION1 ETC4 ,!Y S\<T TO ATTRIBUTE ! DISCONT5T ( WORK]S 9 ! E>LY DAYS TO ! 9FLU5CE ( 0DEFEATI/ IDEAS04 ,UND] ! LEAD]%IP ( ! SOCIAL *AUV9I/S1 PATRIOTIC SOCIETY ANA!MATIZ$ ! 0,L59ITES01 & ! ,OKHRANA RU%$ TO UNCOV] ! REQUIR$ QUANTITY ( 0DEFEATI/0 LEAD]S1 HOP+ !REBY TO KILL (F OPPOSITION TO ! W> & EXPLOITATION4 ,BUT ! MOVEM5T DID NOT /OP4 

,TO C\NT] ! RIS+ DISCONT5T ( ! WORK]S1 RUMORS AB\T 0,G]MAN MONEY0 W]E PUT AB\T4 ,! V5AL NEWSPAP]S F9ANC$ BY POLICE /ATIONS & ! ,OKHRANA SPREAD REPORTS AB\T ,G]MAN BRIBES TO /RIK]S4 ,BUT AL?\< ! REPORTS CAME FROM ,ZEM%*9A1 ,RUSSKOE ,ZNAMYA & O!R S9KS ( POLICE 9IQUITY ?AT W]E APP>5TLY V]Y WELL-9=M$ AB\T 0BRIB]Y0 ?R\< !IR [N CLOS5ESS TO RUL+ CIRCLES 9 ,G]MANY1 SU* RUMORS HAD NO SUCCESS1 AL?\< ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF US$ !M 9 ITS W> ON ! /RIKE MOVEM5T4 

,LEFT & LIB]AL CIRCLES ( SOCIETY F\ND ANO!R CAUSE = ! GR[? ( ! /RIKE MOVEM5T3 PROVOCATION4 ,!Y L9K$ SU* PROVOCATION1 ?AT CREATURE ( ! ,RUSSIAN AUTOCRAT1 DIRECTLY TO 09TRIGUES0 BY ,WILHELM ,I,I4 ,/ORIES ?AT ! ,OKHRANA WAS 9 ! S]VICE ( ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM CIRCULAT$ 9 ,RUSSIA FROM ! />T ( ! W>4 ,!RE W]E CASES ( ,OKHRANA AG5TS BE+ DISCOV]$ 5GAG$ 9 ESPIONAGE = ,G]MANY4 ,! CASE ( ! COLONEL ( ! G5D>M]IE1 ,MYASO$OV1 ONLY W5T TO JU/IFY SU* RUMORS & L5D !M GREAT] CR$IBILITY4 

,AS A RESULT ( ! GOV]NM5T'S POLICE & C5SOR%IP MEASURES1 AN ATMOSPH]E ( MY/]Y DEVELOP$ >\ND ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T ?AT 5C\RAG$ RUMOR4 ,! BITT] /RUGGLE BY GOV]NM5T AG5TS AGA9/ ! POLITICAL OPPON5TS ( CZ>ISM :O DID NOT SUBSCRIBE TO ! 0DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY0 DROVE PHILI/9E OP9ION TO ! FACILE EXPLANATION ?AT ALL P[] 9 ,RUSSIA - ! C\RT1 ! M9I/]S1 G5]ALS & CIVIL S]VANTS - W]E ALL ,G]MANS4 ,! CAMPAIGN BY ! AU?ORITIES AGA9/ LEGAL PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS1 & !IR SIMULTANE\S PATRONAGE ( EV]Y TYPE ( EXTORTION1 ONLY CONV9C$ ! WID] PUBLIC ( ! CORRECTNESS ( ITS OP9ION & ! GOV]NM5T'S LIES W]E TURN$ AGA9/ ITSELF4 

,! CAUSES ( ! /RIKE MOVEM5T RAN1 ( C\RSE1 F> DEEP] ?AN ?OSE 9V5T$ BY POPUL> *ATT]4 ,! W> HAD NOT ELIM9AT$ CLASS /RUGGLE BUT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 HAV+ 9T5SIFI$ ! EXPLOITATION ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 HAD GIV5 RISE TO MORE ACUTE =MS ( IT4 ,! /RIKE /RUGGLES ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,RUSSIA C\LD NOT BE VIEW$ 9 ISOLATION FROM ! G5]AL B\RGEOIS DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T4 ,! BREAKUP ( FEUDAL PRACTICES 9 ! C\RSE ( ! W> CREAT$ AN EXTREMELY ON]\S SITUATION = ! WORK+ SECTOR ( ! C\NTRY4 ,! B\RGEOISIE ATTEMPT$ TO EXPLOIT ! NEW SITUATION TO 9CREASE ITS WEAL? & CONSOLIDATE ITS POLITICAL 9FLU5CE4 ,BEH9D ! BALLYHOO AB\T ! 0ALLIANCE ( CLASSES & PEOPLES0 ! B\RGEOISIE HAD CONCLUD$ A =W>D CONTRACT ) CZ>ISM AT ! EXP5SE ( ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL 9T]E/S ( ! MASSES ( PEOPLE4 ,UND] ! GUISE ( 0DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY0 ?IS DEAL WAS FOI/$ ON TO ! BACKS ( ! DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T & ! WORK+ CLASS BY ! R5EGADES FROM DEMOCRACY3 ,K]5SKY1 ,MASLOV1 ,RUBANOVI*1 ,POTRESOV & !IR ILK4 ,?IS DEAL BR\<T ! B\RGEOISIE IMM$IATE B5EFITS 9 ! =M ( 0P>TICIPATION 9 AID ( \R GALLANT >MY01 ?R\< ! 9T]M$I>Y ( EV]Y CONCEIVABLE PUBLIC ORGANIZATION4 0,AID0 BR\<T 9 MILLION-RUBLE ORD]S :ILE ! OBJECTS ( ! W>1 IF A*IEV$1 HELD \T PROMISES ( ALL SORTS ( O!R 0EMPIRES0 = ,GU*KOV & ,RYABU%9SKY4 ,BUT = ! MOM5T !Y SET !MSELVES UP 9 MOTOR VEHICLES & MUNITIONS4 ,9DU/RY WORK$ FLAT \T1 ! CAPITALI/S TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! DISLOCATION ( TRANSPORT TO PR(ITE]1 & ! :OLE 5TREPR5EURIAL WOLF-PACK 5JOY$ SU* AFFLU5CE AS !Y NEV] EV5 DREAM$ ( 9 PEACETIME4 

,! EMPLOY]S' W>TIME LABOR POLICY DID NOT DIFF] 9 PR9CIPLE FROM ITS PEACETIME ONE4 ,! POLICY ( ,FRANCO-,BELGIAN-,G]MAN-,BRITI%-PURE-,RUSSIAN ORGANIZ$ CAPITAL ON ! LABOR QUE/ION WAS SIMPLE3 A RU?LESS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ANY DEM&S1 RAPACI\S EXPLOITATION1 LOCK-\TS & POLICE REPRISALS4 ,:5 ! GUNS />T$ TO BOOM 9 ! WE/1 ?IS COSMOPOLITAN CAPITAL DONN$ A 0PURE ,RUSSIAN0 GUISE &1 /OCK+ ITSELF UP ) PR(ITABLE ORD]S1 RU%$ TO ! AID ( ! 0FA!RL&04 ,! MANAGEM5TS ( EV5 KN[N 0,G]MAN0 FIRMS OP5$ UP HOSPITALS & DONAT$ KOPECKS & SUPPORT$ EV]Y K9D ( PATRONAGE = ! PATRIOTIC ABSORPTION ( ! WORK]S4 ,W>TIME WAS GIV+ COSMOPOLITAN CAPITAL RES\RCES = ! CO]CION ( WORK]S SU* AS IT C\LD NOT HAVE DREAM$ ( 9 PEACETIME4 

,! FACTORIES1 N[ OV]LOAD$ ) MILIT>Y ORD]S1 HAD AN 9T]E/ 9 RAIS+ PRODUCTION BY EXT5D+ ! WORK+ DAY4 ,?IR/ = HI< PR(ITS L$ !M TO EXPLOIT WOM5 & *ILDR5 & TO IMPORT *EAP ,*9ESE & ,KOREAN LABOR4 ,! GOV]NM5T ACC$$ TO ALL ! EMPLOY]S' REQUE/S OV] ?IS MATT] & REPEAL$ ! /ATUTES ?AT SAFEGU>D$ ! HEAL? ( WORK]S4 ,! CONTRADICTIONS BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL %>P5$ & L$ RAPIDLY TO DISPUTES4 ,! WORK]S HAD BUT ONE TOOL ( /RUGGLE - ! /RIKE4 ,EMPLOY]S RESORT$ TO SPY+1 PROVOCATION & LOCK-\TS4 ,! POLICE1 ! ,OKHRANA & ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF W]E AT ! S]VICE ( ! EMPLOY]S TOO4 

,9FLU5C$ BY ! PREVI\S SUMM]'S /RIKE MOVEM5T1 & \T ( CONC]N = 0NORMAL WORK+0 9 ALL 5T]PRISES1 ,PET]SBURG'S ORGANIZ$ EMPLOY]S MADE REPRES5TATIONS TO ! ,C\NCIL ( ,M9I/]S = ! 0MILIT>IZATION ( ALL WORK]S04 ,PET]SBURG CAPITALI/S ?US HOP$ TO KILL ANY SPIRIT ( PROTE/ AMONG ! WORK]S & ]ADICATE /RIKES BY MEANS ( DISCIPL9E & M>TIAL JU/ICE4 ,! ORGANIZATION ( PLANTS ON ! PATT]N ( B>RACKS1 BE/[+ ON ! MANAGEM5T /OOGES ( CAPITAL 0(FIC]0 P[]S ) AN >S5AL ( PUNI%M5TS & REW>DS1 WAS ! IDEAL ( ?IS 0COSMOPOLITAN0 CAPITAL4 ,! ,C\NCIL ( ,M9I/]S :OLLY ACCEPT$ ! VIEWS ( CAPITAL1 PREP>$ A BILL & PASS$ IT AT ! SPR+ SESSION ( ! ,/ATE ,DUMA4 ,BUT ! /RIKE MOVEM5T ( ,FEBRU>Y & ,M>* SAID PLA9LY ?AT WORK]S W\LD NOT RECONCILE !MSELVES TO SU* A /ATUTE & IT WAS LEFT 9 ABEYANCE4 

,9FLU5C$ BY ! RIS+ DISCONT5T AMONG ! WORK+ MASSES1 ! ,G5]AL ,/AFF />T$ TO 09T]E/ ITSELF0 9 ! MOVEM5T4 ,MILIT>ISM EXT5D$ ITS P[]S FUR!R & FUR!R T[>DS ! RE>1 DIRECT+ ALL ITS 0RE> UNITS0 9TO ! WORK+ CLASS1 :I* W\LD NOT =GET ITS [N W>-CRY1 0,WORK]S ( ! WORLD1 UNITE04 

,! /R5G!N+ ( REACTION DUR+ W>TIME HAD AN ADV]SE EFFECT ON ! BUILD+ ( ORGANIZATIONS 9 ,RUSSIA'S WORK]S' MOVEM5T4 ,9 ! F9AL YE>S BE=E ! W>1 ! WORK+ CLASS WAS /RIV+ TO RE9=CE ITSELF ) ILLEGAL & LEGAL BODIES4 ,( ! LATT]1 ! /RONGE/ WAS ! WORK]S' PRESS4 ,IT WAS ! FIR/ TO FALL &1 FOLL[+ IT1 ALL ! O!R ONES W]E DE/ROY$ OR DIS>M$4 

,! 9CIPI5T1 ?\< V]Y SMALL1 9FLUX ( 9TELLECTUALS 9TO ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T1 :I* M>K$ ! LA/ YE>S BE=E ! W>1 WAS AGA9 CUT (F4 ,?IS ELEM5T1 ALI5 TO ! WORK+ CLASS1 SUCCUMB$ TO SOCIAL REACTION & ONCE AGA9 7AS AFT] ! #aie REVOLUTION7 BEGAN TO DRIFT AWAY4 ,MANY ( !M W]E MOBILIZ$1 BUT MORE ?AN A FEW VOLUNT>ILY JO9$ SOME (FICE ( IMP]IALISM4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y:]E WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS F\ND !MSELVES )\T 9TELLECTUALS1 BUT ?IS DID NOT P>ALYZE !IR ACTIVITY AS 9 ! PREVI\S P]IOD ( PRE-W> REACTION4 ,! WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS HAD ?R[N UP !IR [N PURELY PROLET>IAN LEAD]S4 ,! :OLE MOVEM5T T[>DS ORGANIZATION WAS =C$ TO 0DIG 90 BEH9D AN ILLEGAL WALL ( CL&E/9E WORK]S' ASSOCIATIONS4 

,AS 9 PEACETIME1 ! ORGANIZATIONAL BASIS ( ! ILLEGAL ASSOCIATIONS WAS ! PLANT1 WORK%OP OR FACTORY4 ,FACTORY ORGANIZATIONS W]E GR\P$ TOGE!R 9TO CITY DI/RICTS1 DI/RICTS 9TO CITY ORGANIZATIONS1 COMMITTEES & SO ON4 ,AP>T FROM \R P>TY'S /&+ ORGANIZATIONS1 SOME PLANTS ?AT HAD GR\PS FROM O!R ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS =EIGN TO US 7SOCIALI/-REVOLUTION>IES1 0UNIFI]S01 AN>*I/-COMMUNI/S ETC47 HELD OCCASIONAL MEET+S ( 9DIVIDUAL GR\PS ON MATT]S ( LOCAL IMPORTANCE1 MA9LY DUR+ DISPUTES4 

,! C5TRAL PO9T ( ! IDEOLOGICAL WORK ( ! ILLEGAL CELLS ( \R P>TY1 SCATT]$ >\ND ALL ! 9DU/RIAL C5T]S ( ,RUSSIA1 WAS ! ATTITUDE TO ! W>1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ *AUV9ISM & 0PATRIOTIC0 EXPLOITATION4 ,! WORK ( \R ORGANIZATIONS DUR+ ! W> P]IOD HAS YET TO F9D ITS HI/ORIAN4 ,ITS SCALE CAN BE JUDG$ BY ! /RIKE WAVES ?AT NEV] CEAS$ TO %AKE ! ROTT+ %ELL ( ! CZ>I/ MON>*Y4 ,EVID5CE ( ! ACTIVE WORK ( ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS DUR+ W>TIME IS PROVID$ BY ! EXIL+ ( ?\S&S ( ORGANIZ$ WORK]S1 >RE/S1 & ! PO/+ ( /RIK]S TO FRONT-L9E POSITIONS4 

,\R ORGANIZ$ COMRADES OPPOS$ ! ZOOLOGICAL NATIONALISM ( ! ,PURI%KEVI*ES & ! *AUV9I/ SOPHI/RY ( ,PLEKHANOV ) ! 9T]NATIONAL 9T]E/S ( ! PROLET>IAT & ! P[] ( ! SOCIALI/1 REVOLUTION>Y IDEAL4 ,!Y OPPOS$ ! IDEAS ( DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY & ALLIANCE ) ! B\RGEOISIE 7,GVOZDEVISM7 ) AGITATION = ! REVOLUTION>Y OV]?R[ ( CZ>I/ P[] & IRRECONCILABLE CLASS /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CAPITALI/ PR$ATORS1 ! REAL CULPRITS ( ! MASS SLAU<T]4 

,! DEM& = ILLEGAL SOCIALI/ LIT]ATURE WAS SO GREAT ?AT ! POOR ILLEGAL TE*NOLOGY C\LD NOT MEET IT4 ,PRIVATE 9ITIATIVE CAME TO ITS AID4 ,EV]Y SORT ( MANUSCRIPT1 HECTOGRAPH$ OR RETYP$ COPY ( 9DIVIDUAL PROCLAMATIONS1 >TICLES FROM ILLEGAL PUBLICATIONS ABROAD1 ETC41 CIRCULAT$ AMONG WORK]S4 ,A TYPEWRITT5 COPY ( ,L59 & ,Z9OVIEV'S PAMPHLET ,! ,W> & ,SOCIALISM WAS PASS$ FROM H& TO H& >\ND ,MOSC[4 ,SOTSIAL-,DEMOKRAT & ,KOMMUNI/ W]E SU* LUXURIES ?AT #e KOPECKS OR A RUBLE W\LD BE PAID = ONE READ+4 ,!RE W]E DEM&S = HUNDR$S ( COPIES ( ,KOMMUNI/2 & WORK]S W\LD READILY PUT ASIDE ?REE RUBLES ( PAY = A COPY4 ,BESIDES ?IS1 DECL>ATIONS ( AN 9T]NATIONALI/ T5D5CY BY V>I\S GR\PS ( P>TY WORK]S CIRCULAT$ ?R\<\T ,RUSSIA4 ,PICTURE PO/C>DS ( \R ,DUMA DEPUTIES EXIL$ TO ,SIB]IA W]E SOLD \T 9 TWO MON?S 9 ,PET]SBURG ALONE - A QUANTITY ( AB\T FIVE ?\S& PR9TS4 

,MEMB]%IP ( LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! S\?1 ! ,VOLGA REGION1 ! C5TRAL REGION & ,PET]SBURG WAS SWELL$ BY SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ELEM5TS FROM ! EVACUAT$ >EAS ( ,POL& & ! ,BALTIC L&S4 ,?US 9 ,PET]SBURG TWO NATIONAL GR\PS1 ! ,E/ONIANS & ! ,LATVIANS1 W]E AFFILIAT$ TO ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ) ! /ATUS ( CITY DI/RICTS4 ,!RE WAS ALSO QUITE A L>GE NUMB] ( ,POLI% WORK]S EVACUAT$ DEEP 9TO ! C\NTRY2 !RE W]E EV5 WORK]S FROM ,W>SAW FACTORIES 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,! ,POLES1 H[EV]1 KEPT SEP>ATE & DID NOT JO9 ! LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS4 

,( ! LEGAL WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS ! 9SURANCE BODIES REMA9$ EV]Y:]E4 ,9 ONE OR TWO PLACES 9 ! C5T]1 ,MOSC[1 ,TULA & ! S\?1 SEV]AL TRADE UNIONS & ASSOCIATIONS /ILL SURVIV$1 BUT !IR ACTIVITY WAS GREATLY HAMP]$4 ,LAT] ON CO-OP]ATIVES GREW UP :I* P>TY ELEM5TS HAD ALSO P5ETRAT$4 ,! SAME /RUGGLE ( ! TWO CURR5TS WAS CONDUCT$ ON 9SURANCE MATT]S 9 ! HOSPITAL FUNDS3 BETWE5 ! LIQUIDATORS1 PA9T$ 9 A NATIONAL-PATRIOTIC HUE1 & ! ,PRAVDA-I/S1 REMA9+ TRUE TO ! OLD R$ 9T]NATIONALI/ BANN]4 ,! ELECTIONS TO ! ,9SURANCE ,C\NCIL ON #ba ,JANU>Y #aiaf BORE A M>K$LY ANTI-,GVOZDEVITE1 ANTI-LIQUIDATIONI/ *>ACT]4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE'S PROCLAMATION TO WORK]S OV] ! ,9SURANCE ,C\NCIL ELECTIONS APPEAL$ = A /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! 0,GU*KOV BOYS04 

,! ,PRAVDA-I/ LI/ WAS VOT$ = 9 FULL4 ,?IRTY-N9E REPRES5TATIVES W]E ELECT$ ON ! BASIS ( ! SEV5TY VOTES CA/ = ! LI/4 ,! NUMB] ( LIQUIDATIONI/1 ,N>ODNIK & NONP>TY VOTES WAS 9 ALL TW5TY-SIX1 :O TOGE!R ELECT$ TWO ALT]NATE REPRES5TATIVES4 

,FOLL[+ ! SC&AL\S ,GVOZDEVITE BUS9ESS1 ! ELECTIONS PROVID$ A CLE> 9DICATOR ( ! /R5G? ( ! TWO CURR5TS & A TRUE WITNESS TO ! 9T]NATIONALISM ( ! POLITICALLY CONSCI\S REPRES5TATIVES ( ,RUSSIAN WORK]S4 

,MANY MON?S HAD PASS$ S9CE GUNFIRE & ! CRACKLE ( MA*9E-GUNS DR[N$ ! VOICE ( 9T]NATIONAL WORK]S' SOLID>ITY4 ,OV] ! C\RSE ( MANY YE>S1 LIES1 TREA*]Y & NATIONALI/ POISON HAD DRIV5 NATIONS & !IR WORK+ MASSES AGA9/ EA* O!R4 ,! GOV]N+ CLASSES HAD TRI$ TO EXPLOIT CUNN+ !ORIES ( ! 0DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY01 ! 0PROTECTION ( CULTURE0 AGA9/ ! IDEALISM ( ! WORK+ MASSES :O HAD BE5 RE>$ ON REVOLUTION>Y SOCIALI/ PROPAG&A4 ,9 ! BLOODY AFFAIRS ( ! B\RGEOISIE & MON>*IES ( ! BELLIG]5T C\NTRIES A FAI?FUL ALLY WAS 9T]NATIONAL OPPORTUNISM1 :I*1 BEH9D ! 9TOXICATION ( W>1 S\<T TO PUT ITS HO>Y OLD !ORY ( CLASS PEACE 9TO PRACTICE4 ,! ALLIES ( ! B\RGEOISIE'S IMP]IALI/ APPETITES1 ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS1 DISCOV]$ 9 EA* ( ! BELLIG]5T C\NTRIES 0PECULI>ITIES0 ( A LOCAL NATURE1 & EA* TRI$ TO JU/IFY HIS POSITION BY ! 09T]E/S ( ! WORK+ CLASS04 ,G]MAN OPPORTUNI/S FROM ,S*EIDEMANN TO ,KAUTSKY W]E FI<T+ 0,RUSSIAN AUTOCRACY01 ! ,FR5* W]E 0DEF5D+ ! REPUBLIC01 ! ,BRITI% W]E 0LIB]AT+ ,BELGIUM01 :ILE ! ,RUSSIANS 0W\LD NOT OB/RUCT0 HANGM5 G5]ALS FROM WAG+ W> TO 0LIB]ATE WE/]N DEMOCRACY04 ,?IS WAS H[ ! JOB ( DIV]T+ ! ?\<TS & ACTIONS ( DEMOCRATS & ! WORK+ CLASS FROM !IR [N SITUATION & ! /RUGGLE = !IR CLASS OBJECTIVES1 WAS C>RI$ \T4 

,EA* C\NTRY & EA* COALITION ( W>R+ CAPITALI/ =CES WAS QUITE HAPPY TO SPECULATE ON A 0REVOLUTION0 9 A RIVAL C\NTRY4 ,EV5 ! ,RUSSIAN ,IMP]IAL ,G5]AL ,/AFF GLADLY ALL[$ ?R\< & EV5 DRAMATIZ$ /ORIES AB\T ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ! ,C5TRAL ,P[]S4 ,! B\RGEOIS PRESS KEPT ,RUSSIA FULLY 9=M$ ON ! REVOLUTION>Y DISCONT5T ( ! ,AU/RO-,G]MAN PEOPLES4 ,!SE REPORTS W]E LAPP$ UP BY ! ,RUSSIAN WORK] BUT HE TOOK !M 9 QUITE A DIFF]5T S5SE FROM ! B\RGEOISIE4 ,= :ILE ! LATT] W]E SEEK+ A /RATEGIC BUTTRESS FROM ! 5EMY'S H>D-PRESS$ 9T]NAL SITUATION & CALL$ ON ! MASSES = 0JU/ A BIT MORE PATI5CE0 & 0ONE MORE PU%01 ! WORK+ CLASS DREW ITS [N1 OPPOSITE1 CONCLUSIONS4 ,= ! ,RUSSIAN WORK] & SOCIALI/ W\LD F9D /R5G? 9 ! F9AL VICTORY ( CLASS SOLID>ITY OV] ! N>R[1 P]NICI\S1 0SUPRA-CLASS0 NATIONALISM & ?IS AWAK5+ ( REVOLUTION>Y MOODS4 ,A MOVEM5T 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 :I* HAD BE5 DORMANT AT ! />T ( ! W>1 WAS GR[+ DAILY 9 ! FI<T AGA9/ ! BLOODY DESIGNS ( CAPITAL & CZ>ISM4 

,! LONG MON?S ( C>NAGE & ! DET]IORAT+ /ATE ( DEMOCRACY %[$ ?AT ! DEMOCRATIC MOVEM5T C\LD EXPECT NO?+ FROM ! W>4 ,?9K+ WORK]S 9 \R C\NTRY HAD NEV] L9K$ !IR FATE & AIMS ) A VICTORY OV] 0?OSE ,G]MANS01 JU/ AS 9 ! =M] REVOLUTION>Y YE>S !Y RETA9$ TRU/ 9 !IR [N =CES & 9 AWAK5+ ! URBAN & RURAL POOR = ! F9AL TOPPL+ ( A CZ>ISM ?AT HAD GRAC$ ITSELF ) ! 0LIB]ATIONI/0 LIE ( ! W>4 ,RUSSIA'S PROLET>IAT1 AL?\< WEI<$ D[N ) MILIT>Y & POLICE %ACKLES1 WAS PREP>+1 ALONGSIDE ?OSE WORK]S ?R\<\T ! WORLD :O HAD REMA9$ LOYAL TO ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 = A GREAT WORLDWIDE /RUGGLE = ! CLASS 9T]E/S ( ! EXPLOIT$ & = SOCIALISM4 
  

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,I WAS NOT ABLE TO 5JOY MY FRE$OM FROM BE+ %AD[$ = V]Y LONG4 ,)9 TWO WEEKS ( MY >RIVAL ,I CAME UND] OBS]VATION AS ,I TRAVEL$ TO & FROM ! R5DEZV\S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE & MEET+S ) 9DIVIDUAL COMRADES 9 WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS4 ,AT FIR/ ?IS OBS]VATION DID NOT BO!R ME TOO MU*2 BUT !N1 AS TIME W5T ON1 ! SLEU?S BECAME MORE BRAZ54 ,H[EV]1 ,I ALWAYS F\ND A LODG+-PLACE = ! NI<T AWAY FROM ! GAZE ( SPIES4 ,I SOON ADAPT$ TO ! ILLEGAL CONDITIONS & ! CON/ANT MOV+ >\ND4 ,LIFE 9 ! UND]GR\ND HAD1 OV] ?OSE LA/ T5 YE>S1 *ANG$ ONLY 9 RESPECT ( ITS P>TICIPANTS4 ,9/EAD ( ! /UD5T Y\? & 9TELLECTUALS ( #a#i#c-#e1 ONLY WORK]S W]E 9 EVID5CE 9 ! W> YE>S4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! SECRET MEET+-PLACES 9 FLATS & LODG+-H\SES W]E ALL 9 WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS & 9 WORK]S' FLATS4 ,9TELLECTUALS W]E A R>E EXCEPTION4 

,( ! OLD P>TY 9TELLIG5TSIA !RE REMA9$ V]Y FEW :O HAD MA9TA9$ !IR TIES ) ! WORK]S4 ,AN EXCEPTION WAS ,A4,M4 ,GORKY4 ,AS BE=E1 WORK]S W\LD CR[D 9TO HIS H\SE1 BR++ ) !M ALL ! PROBLEMS ?AT CONFRONT$ !M4 

,I TOO DROPP$ 9 ON ,ALEKSEI ,MAKSIMOVI* MANY TIMES4 ,HE TOOK AN 9T]NATIONALI/ POSITION & FOLL[$ ! DEVELOPM5T ( ILLEGAL WORK ) ! CLOSE/ ATT5TION1 R5D]+ US V>I\S S]VICES4 ,>\ND HIM ?ROBB$ ! MANY-FACET$ LIFE 9 :I* ! MO/ DIV]SE ELEM5TS ( ! ,PET]SBURG 9TELLIG5TSIA TOOK P>T4 ,ALEKSEI ,MAKSIMOVI* WAS HIMSELF KE5 ON ! IDEA ( ORGANIZ+ RADICAL-DEMOCRATIC GR\PS4 

,AT HIS FLAT Y\ C\LD OBTA9 ! V]Y LATE/ POLITICAL NEWS ( ! P>LIAM5T>Y & EXTRA-P>LIAM5T>Y LIFE ( \R B\RGEOIS OPPOSITION4 ,IT WAS BY ITS NATURE A UNIQUE C5TRAL PO9T4 ,ON POLITICS & TACTICS ,ALEKSEI ,MAKSIMOVI* WAS NOT QUALIFI$ TO SPEAK & WORK+-CLASS PEOPLE W5T TO HIM SIMPLY TO HAVE A HE>T-TO-HE>T ) HIM1 TO P\R \T !IR ANXIETIES4 ,?IS PROCESSION ( WORK]S WAS WELL KN[N TO ! ,OKHRANA1 & SPIES W]E P]MAN5TLY ON DUTY >\ND ! BUILD+4 

,I WAS EXTREMELY 9T]E/$ 9 ! LIFE & /RUCTURE ( \R ILLEGAL P>TY ORGANIZATIONS4 ,9 !IR 0PURE0 =M ,I HAD KN[N !M WELL BETWE5 #aib & #aig BUT LAT]1 :5 ,I RETURN$ FROM ABROAD 9 #a#i#a#d1 ,I F\ND !M ALREADY CONSID]ABLY DILUT$ & S(T5$ UP BY LEGALITY4 ,!RE WAS A LEGAL PRESS2 UNIONS & NOVELTIES LIKE ! 9SURANCE BODIES ETC4 HAD APPE>$1 :I* HAD BE5 NON-EXI/5T 9 ! PREVI\S P]IOD4 ,! W> HAD WIP$ \T ALL !SE LIB]TIES AT A /ROKE1 & PROMPT$ WORK]S TO />T BUILD+ TOTALLY ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS4 

,CLOSE FAMILI>ITY CONV9C$ ME ?AT ! ESS5CE ( ! ORGANIZATIONS W\LD REMA9 AS BE=E4 ,SIMIL>ITY ( CONDITIONS DET]M9$ !IR ID5TICAL NATURE4 ,JU/ AS E>LI]1 ! FACTORY CIRCLES W]E ! BASIC P>TY CELLS1 ELECT+ A FACTORY DELEGATION :I* =M$ P>T ( ! DI/RICT CONF]5CE :I* 9 TURN ELECT$ ! 0DI/RICT COMMITTEE01 :ILE A CONF]5CE ( ! LATT] COMMITTEES ELECT$ ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE 9 L9E ) ! APPROPRIATE DI/RICT REPRES5TATION4 ,H[EV]1 BECAUSE ( ! CL&E/9E CONDITIONS IT WAS SOMETIMES DIFFICULT TO CALL A CONF]5CE1 & ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ACCEPT$ DIRECT DELEGATES FROM ! DI/RICT COMMITTEES AS MEMB]S4 

,ATTA*$ TO ! DI/RICT COMMITTEES & ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE V>I\S COLLEGES W]E SET UP3 ! COLLEGE ( PROPAG&I/S & AGITATORS2 ! LIT]>Y COLLEGE2 & ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE4 ,! ORGANIZ] WAS ! GUID+ SPIRIT4 ,! SCALE & DEP? ( ! REVOLUTION>Y WORK W\LD DEP5D UPON HIS DEGREE ( ACTIVITY4 ,& ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE PAID A GREAT DEAL ( ATT5TION TO ?AT COLLEGE4 ,EV5 SPECIAL HECTOGRAPH$ GUIDEL9ES ON ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE & ITS FUNCTIONS W]E ISSU$ :I* RAN AS FOLL[S3 

,! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE HAS REPRES5TATIVES ( ! DELEGATIONS ( ALL ! LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS3 ?OSE ELECT$ BY 9DIVIDUAL GR\PS & ?OSE CO-OPT$4 ,! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE IS A SUBSIDI>Y ORGANIZATION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE &1 AT ! SAME TIME1 A S*OOL = TRA9+ NEW ORGANIZ]S4 ,AS A SUBSIDI>Y ORGANIZATION ( ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE SETS ITS AIMS AS FOLL[S3 7#a7 ! EXPANSION & /R5G!N+ ( ORGANIZATIONS 9 ! LOCALITIES2 7#b7 ! RESURRECTION ( ORGANIZATIONS ?AT HAVE TEMPOR>ILY CEAS$ ACTIVITY OR HAVE LO/ CONTACT ) ! DI/RICT BODIES2 7#c7 ! ORGANIZATION ( NEW GR\PS2 7#d7 SUPPLY ( LIT]ATURE TO P>TY ORGANIZATIONS4 

,!SE TASKS %ALL BE C>RI$ \T 9 ! FOLL[+ MANN]3 

7#a7 ,EA* ORGANIZ] %ALL ASSI/ ! DI/RICT REPRES5TATIVE 7! LEAD+ ORGANIZ]7 9 F9D+ FLATS = CLASSES & MEET+S ( HIS GR\P1 9 NOTIFY+ BO? GR\P MEMB]S & SPEAK]S ( ! DATES & V5UES4 ,HE %ALL ALSO *ECK ON ! IMPLEM5TATION ( DECISIONS ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 ! PROP] CONTRIBUTION ( MEMB]S' DUES & DEM& PUNCTUAL PRES5TATION ( HIS REPORT & SO ON4 

7#b7 ,:]EV] ! ACTIVITY ( ANY GR\P BEG9S TO DROP (F OR CEASES ALTOGE!R AS A RESULT ( COLLAPSE1 PROVOCATIONS1 LACK ( PROPAG&I/S1 ACCOMMODATION ETC41 ! ORGANIZ] IS OBLIG$ TO ELUCIDATE ! REASONS ?AT HAVE PRODUC$ A HALT 9 ! GR\P'S ACTIVITY4 

7#c7 ,9 ORGANIZ+ NEW GR\PS ! ORGANIZ] MU/ ATTEMPT TO CONTACT OLD COMRADES 9 ! FIRM BE+ ORGANIZ$2 TO USE = ?IS PURPOSE CONTACTS & ACQUA9TANCES ( O!R GR\P MEMB]S2 TO EX]T EV]Y EF=T TO DELIV] ! RELEVANT LIT]ATURE !RE2 & F9ALLY1 :]E POSSIBLE1 TO OBTA9 EMPLOYM5T 9 ! GIV5 FIRM4 

7#d7 ,EV]Y ORGANIZ] MU/ PROMPTLY PREP>E = A LIT]ATURE /ORE & PROMPTLY SUPPLY IT TO ! GR\PS4 ,AFT] DI/RIBUT+ IT1 HE MU/ COLLECT REPORTS ON ! EFFECT ( ! DI/RIBUT$ LIT]ATURE UPON ! WORK]S4 

7#e7 ,! ORGANIZ] MU/ KEEP ALL ADDRESSES & ALL CONTACTS AT HIS [N H\SE 9 ! OBLIGATORY CODE &1 ALSO1 ) A COMRADE :O DOES NOT TAKE AN ACTIVE P>T 9 P>TY LIFE & :O1 9 ! EV5T ( ! ORGANIZ] BE+ IMPRISON$1 MU/ IMM$IATELY PASS ALL DETAILS ( CONTACTS TO ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE4 ,AS AN $UCATION CLASS1 ! ORGANIZ]S' COLLEGE %ALL >RANGE MEET+S NOT LESS ?AN TWICE A MON? = DISCUSS+ PROBLEMS CONNECT$ ) ! CURR5T SITUATION1 9ASMU* AS CURR5T EV5TS MAY S]VE AS MAT]IAL = AGITATION 7,MAY ,DAY1 #d ,APRIL1 ,WOM5'S ,DAY1 DAYS ( /RIKES1 ! GR[? ( ! TRADE-UNION MOVEM5T & SO ON & SO =?74 

,DISCUSSION-GR\P WORK DUR+ W>TIME PROCE$$ FAIRLY WELL 9 BO? ,PET]SBURG & ,MOSC[4 ,?OSE WI%+ TO /UDY SOCIALI/ SCI5CE W]E EV]Y:]E MORE NUM]\S ?AN ! ORGANIZATION C\LD CAT] =4 ,FROM EV]YONE WI%+ TO LE>N1 USUALLY ?OSE COMRADES W]E *OS5 :O C\LD AT ONCE WORK ON !IR [N UPON COMPLET+ !IR DISCUSSION-GR\P /UDIES4 ,! EXT5SION ( DISCUSSION-GR\P WORK TO BASIC SOCIALI/ $UCATION CLASSES = ALL WILL+ /UD5TS WAS NOT )9 \R MEANS4 ,! DISCUSSION GR\PS W]E BUT AN $UCATIONAL ME?OD ( TRA9+ P>TY WORK]S = ! MASS MOVEM5T4 ,! MO/ 9T5SIVE DISCUSSION-GR\P WORK TOOK PLACE 9 AUTUMN & W9T]4 ,9 ! SUMM] MASS MEET+S W]E HELD :]E NOT ONLY ! POLITICAL /RUGGLE BUT ALSO ! SITUATION 9 ! FACTORIES WAS DISCUSS$1 QUE/IONS ( /RIKE ACTION DECID$1 ETC4 ,:5 /RIKES FL>$ UP AS AT ,LESSN]S 9 ! SPR+ ( #a#i#a#e1 ! BOLDE/ & MO/ 9FLU5TIAL WORK]S W\LD GA!R MASS MEET+S & LEAD ! MOVEM5T ILLEGALLY4 

,IT IS DIFFICULT TO 5UM]ATE ALL ! PROBLEMS :I* W]E DISCUSS$ H]E & AT WORK]S' MEET+S4 ,I RECALL QUE/IONS AB\T ! W>1 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES ( ,EUROPE1 ! HI< PRICES & ! ,SECOND & ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONALS4 ,NO QUE/ION SUGGE/$ BY ! LIFE ( ! FACTORY OR CITY1 OR ( 9T]E/ TO ! :OLE C\NTRY1 W\LD PASS ! WORK]S BY4 ,!Y W\LD DISCUSS !M DUR+ WORKTIME AS WELL4 ,FACTORY CELLS & CIRCLES W]E G5]ALLY COMPOS$ ( PEOPLE :O KNEW EA* O!R WELL4 ,A QUE/ION W\LD !RE=E BE PRES5T$ = DISCUSSION &1 IF A DECISION REQUIR$1 SETTL$ :OLLY DUR+ WORK+ H\RS4 ,! WORK ( ! FACTORY CIRCLES ( ! 0GOOD OLD DAYS0 ( 9TELLECTUAL DISCUSSION-GR\P ACTIVITY WAS %>PLY DI/9CT FROM ?IS LAT] P]IOD4 ,! OLD CIRCLES US$ TO $UCATE WORK]S AB\T ! 0!ORY ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T01 BUT ! CIRCLES ( ! LAT] P]IOD W]E ORGANIZATIONS = ! ACTUAL PRACTICE ( ! WORK]S' /RUGGLE4 
  

,GA!R+ ! ,P>TY'S ,=CES 

,?R\< MY P]SONAL ACQUA9TANCES :O REMA9$ FROM #a#i#a#d1 ,I MADE CONTACT ) SEV]AL GR\PS ( WORK]S4 ,MEET+S W]E >RANG$ :]E ! 9T]NATIONAL SITUATION1 ATTITUDE TO ! W>1 ! TASKS ( WORK]S 9 ,RUSSIA & O!R SU* QUE/IONS W]E DISCUSS$4 ,AL?\< *AUV9ISM HAD HAD A DIFFICULT TIME1 IT HAD MADE SOME HEADWAY4 ,EV5 OLD ,BOL%EVIK WORK]S HAD SUCCUMB$ TO IT4 ,SO MY FRI5DS FROM ! ,EIWAS WORKS HELD A SMALL MEET+ AT COMRADE ,N4 ,NAZ>OV'S1 :]E ,M4 ,KAL991 0,KIRILL0 7,ORLOV7 & O!RS :OSE NAMES ,I DO NOT REMEMB] W]E PRES5T4 

,! OLD P>TY WORK]1 ,M4 ,KAL99 /OOD OP5LY = ! 0R\T0 ( ! ,G]MANS & AGRE$ ) ! ,GVOZDEVITES OV] P>TICIPATION 9 0DEF5SE04 ,HIS POSITION DID NOT F9D SUPPORT AMONG O!R WORK]S2 BUT ! SLOGAN 0DEFEAT ( ! CZ>I/ MON>*Y0 DID CAUSE /ORIES TO CIRCULATE4 ,IT HAD TO BE 9T]PRET$ HI/ORICALLY & EXAM9$ 9 CONJUNCTION ) \R ATTITUDE TO ! POLICIES ( CZ>ISM1 9 ORD] TO RID IT ( ANY CAUSE = SPECULATION BY 5EMIES ( \R P>TY & AG5TS ( ! ,G]MAN ,G5]AL ,/AFF4 

,I MET AMONG ! ,]ICSSON WORK]S A GR\P ( COMRADES HEAD$ BY ,KAYUROV :I* WAS CONDUCT+ WORK AT ?AT FACTORY4 ,! W> HAD BR\<T MANY NEW 5T]PRISES TO LIFE 9 ! ,VYBORG DI/RICT & HAD DRAWN 9 A MASS ( WOM54 ,REVOLUTION>Y SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WORK WAS C>RI$ \T AMONG !M TOO4 ,9 ! SAME ,VYBORG DI/RICT ,I MET AN UNUSUAL WORK]S' CIRCLE ( 0,NIZHNI-,NOVGOROD-,SORMOVANS01 ,D4 ,PAVLOV1 ,A4 ,KUKL9A1 ,KAYUROVA1 ,ALEX&ROVA & O!RS WORK+ 9DEP5D5TLY4 ,?IS CIRCLE BR\<T TOGE!R =M] P>TY WORK]S :O HAD TAK5 AN 9T]NATIONALI/ POSITON BUT HAD NOT L9K$ UP ) ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ?R\< FE> ( PROVOCATION4 ,IT TOOK A LOT ( EF=T TO TURN IT T[>DS ACTIVE WORK 9 ! DI/RICT4 ,9 ?IS REG>D A MAJOR ROLE WAS PLAY$ BY ,M4,G4 ,PAVLOVA :O CRITICIZ$ ! 0,SORMOVANS0 QUITE %>PLY & APTLY = !IR 0TE>S0 OV] ,A4,M4 ,GORKY & !IR LOVE ( WORDS4 ,9 ! 5D ! COMRADES GOT D[N TO WORK 9 E>NE/ & SUBSEQU5TLY ?R\< !IR EXP]I5CE MADE A HUGE CONTRIBUTION TO ! ORGANIZATION ( ! P>TY4 

,ON V>I\S OCCASIONS ,I W5T TO WORK]S' MEET+S AT ,LESSN]S & ,NOBELS4 ,SMALL GR\PS ( SIX TO EI<T W\LD GA!R4 ,AT MEET+S ( ORGANIZ$ COMRADES & ALSO FROM MEMB]S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ,I WAS TO HE> MU* DISSATISFACTION AB\T ! CONDUCT ( \R ,DUMA FACTION 7!Y W]E BY N[ 9 EXILE7 AT !IR TRIAL4 ,COMRADES CONDEMN$ ,KAM5EV ESPECIALLY SEV]ELY4 ,! DEPUTIES :O W]E SUFF]+ = ANTI-MILIT>I/ WORK W]E POPUL> ) ! MASSES4 ,I MANAG$ TO OBTA9 A PO/C>D ) A PHOTOGRAPH ( \R 0QU9TET0 9 PRISON4 ,I >RANG$ = IT TO BE REPRODUC$ 7! PHOTOGRAPH HAD BE5 F\ND ON ! ,/EKLYANNY1 AT COMRADE ,I4,I4 ,KOVAL5KO'S71 & %ORTLY AFT]W>DS W]E ABLE TO PRODUCE ILLEGALLY A FEW ?\S& PO/C>DS :I* W]E QUICKLY SOLD \T & BR\<T 9COME TO ! ORGANIZATION4 ,IT WAS AS H>D TO CONV5E ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE AS IT WAS EASY TO GET WORK]S TOGE!R4 ,ALL MY REQUE/S = A PL5UM ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE PROV$ ABORTIVE4 ,I W\LD NE>LY ALWAYS1 BE=E HIS >RE/1 MEET ,BAGDATIEV1 & LAT] ,/>CK & MORE R>ELY 0,VLADIMIR04 ,I W\LD BE NOTIFI$ ( ! PL5UM AT A V5UE = ME TO >RANGE ONLY A C\PLE ( H\RS BE=EH&1 AL?\< IT WAS /IPULAT$ ?AT TWELVE OR TW5TY-F\R H\RS' NOTICE ( A MEET+ %\LD BE GIV54 ,SOMETIMES = SOME REASON ! AGRE$ V5UE WAS NOT US$ & ,I WAS S\<T EV]Y:]E4 ,ALL ?IS WAS DONE ) ! OBJECT ( SETT+ ME AGA9/ ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 TO :I* ! 0,MIRONITES0 HAD DECL>$ 9 MY ABS5CE ?AT ,I WI%$ TO HAVE NO DEAL+S ) !M4 ,ON BEHALF ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ,BAGDATIEV & ,/>CK PRES5T$ ME ) DEM&S ?AT ,I PLACE ! MEANS ( COMMUNICATIONS ) ! PROV9CES & ABROAD 9 !IR H&S 9 CASE ,I WAS >RE/$4 ,BUT ,I F\ND \T FROM O!R MEMB]S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ?AT !Y HAD NOT EV5 DISCUSS$ ?IS4 ,I S5S$ ?AT ,MIRON ,*]NOMAZOV WAS OP]AT+ ?R\< !M1 & EXCE$+LY SKILLFULLY AT ?AT1 & ,I CATEGORICALLY REFUS$ BUT 9DICAT$ ! CONTACTS & 9T]M$I>IES ) :OSE AID !Y C\LD F9D \T EV]Y?+ 9 EV5T ( MY MISADV5TURE4 ,?IS WAS NOT AT ALL TO ! LIK+ ( ,/>CK & ! O!RS :O /OOD = ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU BE+ PICK$ FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ITSELF4 ,!Y !RE=E CONT9U$ TO WEAVE !IR 9TRIGUES )9 ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 

,AFT] FAMILI>IZ+ MYSELF ) ! WORK ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ,I PROCE$$ TO SEEK \T ACTIVI/S = ! =MATION ( ! ALL-,RUSSIAN C5T] ?AT W\LD BE ABLE TO DIRECT SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WORK 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,) ! CONS5T ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE'S =EIGN GR\P IT HAD BE5 DECID$ TO =M1 9 EI!R ,PET]SBURG OR ,MOSC[1 A BUREAU ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,R,S,D,L,P1 & ,I HAD BE5 GIV5 ! NAMES ( A FEW P>TY WORK]S4 

,IT WAS DESIRABLE TO BR+ 9TO ?IS BUREAU ONLY WORK]S1 OLD P>TY ACTIVI/S & ,PRAVDA-I/S4 ,( ! 9DIVIDUALS 9DICAT$ BY ! C5T]'S =EIGN GR\P1 NONE PROV$ TO BE 9 ,PET]SBURG OR1 IF !Y W]E1 NO LONG] %>$ \R VIEWPO9T4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 QUITE EASY TO ASSIGN ?IS WORK TO ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 :I* HAD BE5 ! IDEOLOGICAL C5T] FROM ! V]Y FIR/ DAY ( ! W>2 BUT ORGANIZATIONALLY IT HAD CONTACT ) ONLY A FEW ( ! MAJOR 9DU/RIAL C5T]S & NO OPPORTUNITY TO WORK !RE4 ,H[EV]1 \T ( ELEM5T>Y CAUTION & ALSO ?R\< FE> ?AT ! WORK ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU W\LD BECOME KN[N TO ,MIRON ,*]NOMAZOV1 ,I DECID$ NOT TO L9K ! ALL-,RUSSIAN WORK TO ! APP>ATUS ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,I SOON F\ND PEOPLE ABLE TO MA9TA9 ! WORK ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU4 ,9 ! SELECTION ( !SE PEOPLE GREAT HELP WAS T5D]$ BY /UD5T Y\? & ALSO ,M>IA ,I4 ,ULYANOVA & ,A4,I4 ,ELIZ>OVA4 ,WE W]E QUICKLY ABLE TO =M A GR\P :I* SPECIALIZ$ 9 IMPORT+ LIT]ATURE FROM ,F9L& & /OR+ IT4 ,LACK ( FUNDS H9D]$ EXPANSION4 ,!RE W]E NO RETURNS FROM ! >EAS1 NO FACTORIES W]E ORGANIZ$ 7F9ANCIALLY7 & EV5 COLLECTIONS AMONG WORK]S = ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE W]E V]Y BADLY RUN4 ,I (T5 HAD REC\RSE TO ! F9ANCIAL AID ( ,A4,M4 ,GORKY = \R WORK4 

,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV CAME TO BE BO? 9 *>GE ( TRANSPORT MATT]S & TO MANAGE ! /ORAGE ( LIT]ATURE1 & WAS ALSO TREASUR]4 ,ONLY V]Y MU* LAT] DID WE SUCCE$ 9 ATTRACT+ A GOOD UND]GR\ND ORGANIZ]1 COMRADE ,VADIM 7,VIKTOR ,TIKHOMIRNOV71 :O UND]TOOK SOME ( ! WORK PREVI\SLY BORNE BY ,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV4 

,HAV+ GOT ! MA*9]Y ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU 9TO OP]ATION1 ,I NOM9AT$ COMRADES :O W\LD BE ABLE TO DIRECT ILLEGAL WORK4 ,!Y HAD TO BE SELECT$ MO/ C>EFULLY1 AS ! AVAILABLE CIRCLE WAS LIMIT$ 9 ! EXTREME4 ,MANY SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WORK]S FROM ! PRE-W> P]IOD W]E 9 EXILE1 PRISON OR 9 ! TR5*ES4 

,AGREEM5T WAS REA*$ ) 9DIVIDUAL ACTIVI/S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE AB\T ! COMPOSITION ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU3 COMRADES ,IGNAT ,FOK9 70,PETR071 ,ZALEZHSKY 70,VLADIMIR07 & ACTIVE ,WORK]S FROM ! 9SURANCE GR\P4 ,! 9SURANCE ORGANIZ]S PUT =W>D ,S4 ,M$V$EV BUT !Y C\LD NOT 9DICATE :]E HE LIV$ & SO ! *AIRMAN ( ! 9SURANCE GR\P1 ,G4,I4 ,OSIPOV1 WAS APPO9T$ AS HIS DEPUTY4 ,COMRADES ,PETR & ,VLADIMIR JO9$ BY RI<T ( CO-OPTATION FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV JO9$ AS ! LEAD+ ORGANIZ] ( ! /ORAGE & DI/RIBUTION ( LIT]ATURE & ALSO AS TREASUR]4 

,! SUPPLY ( LIT]ATURE WAS PUT 9 H&3 BY ! 5D ( #aiae FIFTE5 ISSUES ( ,SOTSIAL-,DEMOKRAT HAD BE5 RECEIV$ 9 ,PET]SBURG ) SEV]AL HUNDR$ COPIES ( EA*1 & A SMALL QUANTITY ( ,KOMMUNI/ NO4 #a-#b4 ,( C\RSE ?IS WAS 9ADEQUATE TO SATISFY EV5 ! M9IMAL REQUIREM5TS ( ,PET]SBURG ALONE1 NEV] M9D ! RE/ ( ,RUSSIA4 

,!RE WAS !RE=E A GREAT DEAL ( ANIMOSITY & COMPLA9TS AB\T ! DI/RIBUTION :I* ,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV WAS 9 *>GE (4 ,WE W]E UNABLE TO SET UP TRANSPORT OR REPR9T+ >RANGEM5TS ?R\< LACK ( FUNDS4 

,ONCE ,I HAD SET UP ! WORK ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU & ALSO TRANSPORT FROM ABROAD1 ,I DECID$ TO TRAVEL R\ND TO SEV]AL PO9TS 9 C5TRAL ,RUSSIA & TAKE A LOOK AT \R P>TY WORK ON ! SPOT4 ,I REA*$ ,MOSC[ AT ! 5D ( ,DECEMB]4 ,I HAD NOT BE5 9 ?AT CITY = OV] EI<T YE>S1 S9CE ,I WAS DO+ TIME 9 ! ,BUTYRKI & O!R P>TS4 ,IT HAD *ANG$ LITTLE4 

,I HAD >RANG$ TO MEET ,PETR ,G]MOG5OVI* ,SMIDOVI*4 ,I TOOK REFUGE AT HIS PLACE BUT MOV$ TO A NEI<BOR+ FLAT AT NI<T4 ,BO? HE & HIS WIFE1 ,S(YA ,NIKOLAEVNA1 W]E DO+ P>TY WORK & LIV$ UND] ! ,OKHRANA'S MO/ 9T5SE OBS]VATION4 ,ON ?IS VISIT ,I CAME TO MEET ,I4,I4 ,SKVORTSEV 7,/EPANOV74 ,I ALSO MET !RE COMRADE ,MILYUT91 :O HAD TAK5 ON WORK 9 ! MIDDLE ,VOLGA REGION1 & COMRADE ,A4 ,SAVELIEV1 :O HAD >RIV$ FROM ! FRONT4 ,A SMALL MEET+ WAS >RANG$ AT ,DOCTOR ,OBUKH'S ) COMRADE 0,MAK>0 7,V4,P4 ,NOG971 ,M4,S4 ,OLM9SKY1 ,YAKOVLEVA1 ,P4,G4 ,SMIDOVI* & SEV]AL O!R ,MUSCOVITES4 ,! PROPOSAL TO CREATE AN ALL-,RUSSIAN ,BUREAU ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE WAS WELCOM$ :OLEHE>T$LY4 ,I ACQUA9T$ ! COMRADES ) ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS ABROAD1 9 ! P>TY & WORK 9 ,PET]SBURG4 

,I LE>N$ A GREAT DEAL FROM !M AB\T ! /ATE ( P>TY WORK & ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T 9 ! SAME REGION4 ,! PATRIOTIC & *AUV9I/ AGITATION FROM ! />T ( ! W> 9 ALL ! B\RGEOIS PRESS HAD 9 ,MAY BR\<T AB\T POGROMS AGA9/ ,G]MANS & ,G]MAN BUS9ESSES4 ,MOSC[ WORK]S HAD READILY SUCCUMB$ TO PATRIOTIC PROVOCATIONS & HELD A PROTE/ /RIKE AGA9/ ! 0,G]MAN TAKEOV]04 ,! LEVEL ( AW>5ESS ( ,MOSC[ WAS CONSID]ABLY L[] ?AN ?AT ( ! ,PET]SBURG]S4 

,MOSC[ WAS BECOM+ ! C5T] = ALL SORTS ( LEGAL CONF]5CES3 ( CO-OP]ATIVES1 W> 9DU/RIES COMMITTEES1 = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI< PRICES & SO ON1 9 :I* WORK]S ALSO TOOK P>T2 SOMETIMES RESOLUTIONS 9 AN 9T]NATIONALI/ SPIRIT W]E C>RI$1 AS = 9/ANCE AT ! CONF]5CE = ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI< PRICES4 

,\R P>TY'S WORK W5T ON 9 ALL ! DI/RICTS ( ,MOSC[4 ,ALL ATTEMPTS TO C5TRALIZE ?IS WORK BY =M+ A S+LE P>TY COMMITTEE = ALL ,MOSC[ W]E1 H[EV]1 UNSUCCESSFUL4 ,AS SOON AS \R COMRADES BEGAN TO TURN !IR WORK 9 ?IS DIRECTION1 CONV5E A CONF]5CE & APPO9T A 0,MOSC[ ,COMMITTEE01 >RE/S FOLL[$ & ANY PRACTICAL ACTIVITY WAS SMA%$4 ,?IS PO9T$ TO ! EXI/5CE ( PROVOCATEURS1 & SOME PEOPLE W]E ACTUALLY SUSPECT$1 BUT !Y C\LD NOT BE UNMASK$ ?R\< LACK ( FIRM EVID5CE4 

,9 ! ,MOSC[ 9DU/RIAL REGION ,JULY & ,AUGU/ #aiae PASS$ (F /ORMILY4 ,! MOVEM5T />T$ OV] ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ HI< PRICES & TO DEM& FIX$ PRICE RATES1 BUT IT 5D$ 9 WORK]S BE+ %OT4 ,MEET+S & RALLIES TOOK PLACE EV]Y:]E4 ,9 ,MOSC[ ! MOVEM5T CO9CID$ ) ! DISSOLUTION ( ! ,/ATE ,DUMA & ?IS GAVE RISE TO ?9K+ ?AT ! ,MUSCOVITE PROLET>IAT SUPPORT$ ! PROGRESSIVE BLOC4 

,! ,MOSC[ REGION WAS RI*] ?AN ?AT ( ,PET]SBURG 9 9TELLECTUAL WORK]S & WRIT]S4 ,BUT ?ANKS TO ! ABS5CE ( A C5TRALIZ$ P>TY !SE =CES W]E US$ V]Y BADLY & IRREGUL>LY4 ,9 ,MOSC[ ,I RECEIV$ W>N+S FROM COMRADE ,OLM9SKY & O!R COLLABORATORS ( ,PET]SBURG ,PRAVDA AB\T ,*]NOMAZOV1 BUT AGA9 )\T CONCRETE EVID5CE4 ,NEV]!LESS ,I DECID$ ?AT UPON MY RETURN TO ,PET]SBURG ,I W\LD BR+ ?IS TO ! NOTICE ( ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMISSION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE & PRESS = ! EXPULSION ( 0,MIRON04 

,! ,MUSCOVITES W]E PLEAS$ ) ! LIT]ATURE1 & READ IT AS VORACI\SLY AS ! ,PET]SBURG]S4 ,PEOPLE PUT !IR NAMES D[N TO READ ,KOMMUNI/1 :I* EV5 BR\<T 9 SOME 9COME4 

,HAV+ OBTA9$ REPORTS AB\T ! WORK1 E/ABLI%$ CONTACTS &1 MO/ IMPORTANT1 COME TO AN AGREEM5T AB\T ! BASIC L9E ( WORK1 ,I MOV$ ON TO ,MUROM ON ! ,KAZAN RAILWAY4 ,I DID NOT RISK GETT+ (F AT MY NATIVE T[N BUT TRAVEL$ ON TO ,NAVA%9O &1 TAK+ GREAT PRECAUTIONS1 F\ND MY WAY FROM !RE ON HORSEBACK TO ,DO%*ATOE :]E MY OLD MO!R LIV$4 

,! ,DO%*ATOE WORKS WAS A BRAN* ( ! ,VYXUN PLANTS1 9 ! BACK ( BEYOND - IT EXI/$ F> & AWAY FROM ANY POLITICS4 ,WOM5 & OLD M5 WORK$ )\T A MURMUR1 SUBMISSIVELY B5D+ !IR BACKS = PAUP]S' WAGES :ATEV] ! L5G? ( ! WORK+ DAY4 ,MY FAMILY W]E ALL ,OLD ,BELIEV]S & LIV$ ONLY = !IR FAI? & !IR [N H\SEHOLDS4 ,:5 P]SECUTION ( ,OLD ,BELIEV]S ) !IR *APELS1 BOOKS & ICONS1 CEAS$1 ! NUMB] ( ADH]5TS BEGAN TO DROP4 0,SUFF]+ = ! FAI?0 WAS N[ DIFFICULT4 ,! WEAL?I] TYPES HAD N[ ADAPT$ TO ! E/ABLI%M5T & !RE WAS NO LONG] ?AT E>LI] PSY*OLOGY ( /RUGGLE BY =BE>ANCE1 SUFF]+1 PRAY] & FA/ SO FAMILI> TO ME 9 MY *ILDHOOD4 ,! Y\NG PEOPLE HAD GIV5 UP PRAY] & Y\ NO LONG] HE>D ! DRE>Y *ANT ( 0! PROPHETS HAVE PROPHESI$ = ONE ?\S& YE>S01 ETC4 

,I FELT ,I WAS 9 A DI/ANT1 9COMPREH5SIBLE WORLD4 ,ONLY *ILDHOOD RECOLLECTIONS L9K$ ME ) ! MUD-CAK$ MA*9]Y1 ! HUGE CLE> POND & ! 5IGMATIC1 5DLESSLY /IRR+ =E/2 & ! /]N1 >*AIC ICONS RECALL$ ! >D5T LOVE ( ,GOD1 ! DESIRE TO BE ,HIS PREA*] & TO SUFF] = ?AT LOVE & ! OLD HOLY BOOK4 ,! ATTITUDE T[>DS ME WAS V]Y GOOD1 AS ONE HUNT$ D[N BY ! CZ>I/ GOV]NM5T4 ,AMONG ! OLD FOLK IT WAS FELT ?AT !IR F9E/ H\RS ( /RUGGLE 0= ! FAI?0 AGA9/ ! PRIE/S & ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES MADE !IR Y\? AK9 TO M9E4 

,AFT] /OPP+ !RE SEV]AL DAYS1 ,I W5T BACK TO ,NAVA%9O & FROM !RE VIA ,>ZAMAS TO ,NIZHNI-,NOVGOROD & ,SORMOVO4 ,H]E ,I EXPECT$ TO F9D OLD P>TY WORK]S FROM #a#i#b-#a#i#e1 BUT ,I HAD ALSO PICK$ UP SOME CONTACTS 9 ,MOSC[4 ,EV5 9 ?AT YE> ! RAILWAYS SUFF]$ FROM OV]CR[D+4 ,AT JUNCTIONS CR[DS ( PASS5G]S & SOLDI]S SP5T :OLE DAYS & NI<TS1 & !RE WAS A CRU% ON DISEMB>KATION ?AT C\LD SC>CELY BE CONTROLL$ BY ! G5D>MES & RAILWAY POLICE4 ,! CONV]SATION ( ! M5 & WOM5 TRAVEL+1 MA9LY ,RUSSIAN C\NTRY FOLK & MOBILIZ$ SOLDI]S1 REVOLV$ >\ND ! UNIV]SAL SORR[1 ! W>4 

,I >RIV$ 9 ,NIZHNI E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,I LEFT MY BAGS AT ! LEFT LUGGAGE (FICE & SET \T 9 SE>* ( COMRADES4 ,AT ONCE ! NEGLECT ( ! /REETS1 ) A LOT ( UNSWEPT SN[1 /RUCK ME3 ?IS WAS AN EFFECT ( ! W>4 ,! HUGE MILLS ?AT GR\ND 0:EAT-FL\R0 = ALL ( C5TRAL ,RUSSIA /OOD LIFELESS4 ,NEW PLANTS W]E GO+ UP & RUMBL+ TO PRODUCE ONLY MUNITIONS & O!R EQUIPM5T4 ,IT WAS /ILL ONLY ,JANU>Y #aiaf BUT ! %ORTAGE ( GRA9 C\LD ALREADY BE FELT3 HO>D]S W]E BEG9N+ TO PR(ITE]4 

,I QUICKLY F\ND ! CONTACTS4 ,ONE WAS WORK+ 9 AN (FICE1 & COMRADE ,SAVELIEV WAS EMPLOY$ 9 ! /ATI/ICAL SECTION ( ! ZEM/VO ADM9I/RATION4 ,! ORGANIZATION 9 ,NIZHNI WAS WEAK4 ,ALL ! WORK WAS *IEFLY C>RI$ \T 9 ,KANAV9O1 :]E !RE US$ TO BE L>GE OLD PLANTS & FACTORIES :I* HAD BE5 EVACUAT$4 ,!RE WAS A 0WORK]S' CLUB04 ,I GOT TO KN[ SEV]AL ,KANAV9ANS AT COMRADE ,LEVIT'S1 A SMALL MA/] C>P5T]4 ,LEAD+ ! ,KANAV9O WORK WAS COMRADE ,KOZ91 :O KEPT 9 CONTACT ) ! ,SORMOVANS4 ,WORK WAS PUT 9 H& BUT AT ONCE WE 5C\NT]$ & HAD TO FI<T A BATTLE AGA9/ ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS4 ,FROM ! ,NIZHNI-,NOVGORODIANS ,I OBTA9$ AN ADDRESS 9 ,SORMOVO4 

,ON ONE ( ! DAYS OV] ! ,NEW ,YE> HOLIDAY ,I HEAD$ = ,SORMOVO BY ! RAILWAY ?AT CONNECTS ! 9DU/RIAL ZONE & ! VILLAGE & REA*ES \T AS F> AS NOISY1 SPRAWL+ ,KANAV9O4 ,I HAD WORK$ 9 ,SORMOVO 9 #ai 9 A ROLL+ MILL4 ,! PLANT !N BELONG$ TO ! ,B5>DAK BRO!RS4 ,A DECADE & A HALF LAT] ! SETTLEM5T & ! PLANT HAD GR[N CONSID]ABLY1 DEMOLI%+ MANY RESID5TIAL QU>T]S ALONG ! 0DIT*0 7,KANAVA7 & SPREAD+ T[>DS ! OLD WOOD5 RAILWAY /ATION4 ,FROM \TW>D APPE>ANCE IT WAS EVID5T ?AT BUS9ESS WAS DO+ F9E4 

,AN UNP>DONABLE MIX-UP OCCURR$1 ,! ,NIZHNI-,NOVGORODIANS HAD GIV5 ME ! WRONG PASSWORD1 :I* DELAY$ \R MEET+ TILL ! NEXT DAY :5 ! ,SORMOVANS HAD *ECK$ BACK ) ,NIZHNI4 ,A BRAKE HAD BE5 PLAC$ UPON WORK 9 ,SORMOVO BY >RE/S4 ,ON ! V]Y DAY ( MY VISIT MASS SE>*ES & >RE/S W]E TAK+ PLACE4 ,! P>TY WORK]S W]E Y\NG & HAD LITTLE EXP]I5CE4 ,NO ONE WAS LEFT FROM ! OLD TE/$ WORK]S4 ,WE HELD A SMALL MEET+ :]E ,I MADE A REPORT TO ! COMRADES ON ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ! P>TY1 WORK 9 ,PET]SBURG & ,MOSC[ & ! SITUATION 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,! ,SORMOVANS = !IR W]E 9=M$ ME ?AT WORK WAS GETT+ UND] WAY3 CIRCLES HAD BE5 ORGANIZ$ & MEET+S >RANG$4 ,!Y SUFF]$ FROM A LACK ( LEAD]S1 ESPECIALLY :5 !Y HAD TO SPEAK \T AGA9/ ! LOCAL DEF5SI/S :O HAD PLANT$ !MSELVES 9 ! HOSPITAL FUND4 ,! NEWLY >RIV$ FOLK FROM ! C\NTRYSIDE :O WORK$ !RE 9 L>GE NUMB]S 9 W>TIME FELL UND] !IR 9FLU5CE4 ,!RE WAS A GREAT NE$ = LIT]ATURE & ! COMRADES W]E GLAD ( :AT ,I HAD S5T4 ,9 ,SORMOVO ,I LOOK$ UP ONE ( ! OLD SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WORK]S ) :OM ,I HAD WORK$ 9 #a#i4 #a F\ND HIM ) HIS FAMILY 9 HIS [N LITTLE H\SE & N[ GR[N OLD4 ,M4 ,GROMOV1 AN 5]GETIC COMRADE1 HAD GONE ?R\< MU* 9 HIS TIME4 ,HE HAD (T5 BE5 DRIV5 \T ( HIS FACTORY = SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC WORK1 IMPRISON$ & EXIL$4 ,HIS PRIVATIONS HAD :IT5$ HIS HEAD BUT HAD ALSO MADE HIM A :OLEHE>T$ 0SYMPA?IZ]0 ) ! Y\NG1 FRE% =CES4 

,ANO!R COMRADE1 ,GRIGORII ,KOZ91 LIV$ 9 ,NIZHNI 9 ! CELEBRAT$ ,PE*ORI4 ,I HAD SP5T A YE> & A HALF 9 JAIL ) HIM BACK 9 #aid BUT HAD NEV] MET HIM S9CE4 ,! OLD ACTIVI/ HAD BE5 GR\ND D[N BY LIFE3 FAMILY WORRIES1 UNEMPLOYM5T & HUNG]4 ,A TAL5T$ PROPAG&I/ & A GOOD ORGANIZ]1 HE HAD COMPLETELY DROPP$ \T1 TORM5T+ HIMSELF ) REGRETS & SEE+ ! ONLY SOLUTION 9 AN 9FLUX ( FRE% =CES4 ,!SE W]E QUICK TO COME4 ,! R$ BANN] ( ! WORK]S' MOVEM5T PASS$ \T ( ! WEAK5+ H&S ( ! OLD M5 TO A Y\NG] & MORE 5]GETIC G5]ATION ( WORK]S4 

,>RE/S 9 ,NIZHNI 9T5SIFI$4 ,! ,KANAV9O WORK]S' CLUB WAS WRECK$ 9 A RAID BY G5D>MES4 ,IT WAS PROPOS$ ?AT ,I DISAPPE> AS !RE WAS NOT A SUFFICI5TLY 0CLEAN0 LODG+ = ME4 ,HAV+ COLLECT$ A FEW REPORTS & ADDRESSES & AGRE$ UPON PASSWORDS1 ,I SET (F = ,PET]SBURG4 
  

,9SURANCE ,WORK & ! ,*]NOMAZOV ,BUS9ESS 

,/&+ SOME:AT REMOV$ FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WAS ! WORK]S' 9SURANCE GR\P HEAD$ BY *AIRMAN ,G4,I4 ,OSIPOV1 CONTRIBUTORS TO ! MAGAZ9E ,VOPROSY ,/RAKHOVANIYA 7,QUE/IONS ( ,9SURANCE71 & ! HOSPITAL FUND ORGANIZ]S2 ,A4,N4 ,V9OKUROV1 ,GNEVI*1 ,N4,I4 ,PODVOISKY1 ,K4,S4 ,]EMEEV1 ,N4,I4 ,MILYUT91 ,K4,M4 ,SUNDUKOV1 ,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV1 ,A4,I4 ,ELIZ>OVA & O!RS4 ,! ANOMAL\S SITUATION BETWE5 ! 9SURANCE ORGANIZ]S & ! WORK]S' 9SURANCE GR\P ON ! ONE H& & ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ON ! O!R SOON DEVELOP$ 9TO OP5 CONFLICT4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE =M$ ITS 0[N0 GR\P ( 9SURANCE ORGANIZ]S FROM ! HOSPITAL FUND SECRET>IES4 ,! GUID+ SPIRIT BEH9D ?IS NEW ORGANIZATION WAS ! SECRET>Y ( ! HOSPITAL FUND AT ,LESSN]S1 ,MIRON1 ALIAS ,*]NOMAZOV4 ,HE WAS POPUL> & DID 5JOY SUPPORT AMONG C]TA9 WORK]S 9 ! ,VYBORG DI/RICT4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE TRU/$ HIM2 ,L4 ,/>CK1 ,S4 ,BAGDATIEV1 ,V4 ,S*MIDT & O!RS /OOD SQU>ELY BEH9D HIM4 ,COLLABORATORS ON \R =M] ,PRAVDA ( #a#i#a#d1 OLD] 9SURANCE ORGANIZ]S & ALL ! COMRADES :O KNEW HIM CLOSELY H>BOR$ A UNANIM\S DI/RU/ = ,*]NOMAZOV4 ,! DIVORCE ( ! 9SURANCE COMRADES FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WAS AN \TCOME ( ?IS DI/RU/ & DISAGREEM5T ) HIS DEMAGOGIC ACTIVITIES4 ,ALL ! OLD 9SURANCE WORK]S DECL>$ ?AT !Y W]E UNABLE TO WORK ) HIM4 

,FROM ! FIR/ DAYS ( MY >RIVAL ,I L&$ MYSELF 9 ! QU>REL4 ,I SOON MANAG$ TO E/ABLI% ?AT ,MIRON WAS A SUSPICI\S 9DIVIDUAL4 ,FROM !N ON ,I :OLLY TOOK ! SIDE ( ! OLD 9SURANCE ORGANIZ]S4 ,!Y 9SI/$ ?AT ,I TAKE MEASURES AGA9/ ,MIRON2 BUT IT WAS V]Y H>D TO 9/ITUTE ANY?+ AS !RE WAS NO DOCUM5T>Y EVID5CE AGA9/ HIM AP>T FROM MY P]SONAL CONVICTION ( ! MAN'S DI%ONE/Y4 

,! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,MIRON'S 9FLU5CE 9 ! ORGANIZATION DRAGG$ ON1 AS ,I WAS ! ONLY ILLEGAL P>TY WORK] TO CONDUCT A /RUGGLE AGA9/ HIM & HIS FOLL[]S ON ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 

,ALL MY D\BTS AB\T ,*]NOMAZOV1 :I* ,I HAD EXPRESS$ TO ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMISSION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE1 HAD >\S$ PROTE/S & DEM&S = PRO(4 ,A RA!R AMBIGU\S ROLE 9 ?IS MATT] WAS PLAY$ BY ,V4 ,S*MIDT :O W\LD SUPPORT ALL MY SUSPICIONS AB\T ,*]NOMAZOV 9 PRIVATE MEET+S ) MYSELF BUT W\LD SUPPORT HIM 9 ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE MEET+S OR BEH9D MY BACK4 

,ALONGSIDE \R P>TY'S USUAL COLLEGES & DI/RICT ASSOCIATIONS !RE W]E ALSO ATTA*$ TO ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE V>I\S NON-T]RITORIAL GR\PS1 SOMETIMES ) CRAFT NAMES SU* AS 0,! ,M>XI/ ,BUILD+ ,WORK]S0 OR 0,! ,PET]SBURG ,RAILWAY ,ORGANIZATION ( ! ,R,S,D,L,P04 ,!SE GR\PS ALSO ISSU$ LEAFLETS & C>RI$ \T P>TY WORK 9 !IR [N SPH]ES4 

,AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE ) MY P]SONAL P>TICIPATION TO ORGANIZE ! TEA*]S1 )\T BIG RESULTS4 ,! TEA*]S HAD BECOME PETTY-B\RGEOISIFI$ & DID NOT RESPOND TO CALLS TO REVOLUTION>Y WORK4 ,AMONG /UD5TS 9 HI<] $UCATION WORK PROCE$$ ) SUCCESS3 S]I\S ORGANIZATIONS W]E =M$ :I* HELP$ 9 ! WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS4 ,AS BE=E1 Y\NG PEOPLE W]E REVOLUTION>Y-M9D$4 ,AFT] ! ELECTION CAMPAIGN & )\T D\BT AS A DIRECT RESULT ( \R SUCCESS AT ! ELECTORS' MEET+ = ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES1 ! ,OKHRANA EXHIBIT$ AN UNUSUAL ZEAL 9 TRAIL+ & H\ND+ ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,>RE/S TOOK PLACE ?R\<\T ! CITY & 9 ! WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS 9 P>TICUL>4 ,SPECIAL ATT5TION WAS PAID TO ! HOSPITAL FUNDS4 ,!RE W]E FREQU5TLY SWOOPS ON ! ,PUTILOV HOSPITAL FUND4 ,!RE W]E C]TA9 PO9T]S TO ,*]NOMAZOV'S 9VOLVEM5T 9 !SE >RE/S4 ,H[EV]1 ALL EVID5CE WAS ( A 0SUGGE/IVE0 NATURE4 ,SOME RUMORS CAME FROM ! PRISON1 BUT 9 NO MORE DEF9ITE =M4 ,*]NOMAZOV'S S*EM+ AGA9/ ,VOPROSY ,/RAKHOVANIYA & HIS DESIRE TO S[ DISCORD BETWE5 MYSELF & ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE CONV9C$ ME ?AT ?IS 0,MIRON0 WAS HI<LY SUSPECT4 ,HIS URGE TO WORM HIS WAY 9 EV]Y:]E1 TO KN[ EV]Y?+ & BE ! REPRES5TATIVE = EV]Y?+1 CONV9C$ ME ?AT ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WAS DEAL+ ) A PROVOCATEUR4 ,/>CK KEPT UP A FRI5D%IP ) HIM3 !Y JO9TLY ORGANIZ$ A PUBLI%+ H\SE CALL$ 0,VOLNA01 AT A TIME :5 0,PRIBOI0 & 0,PROSVE%*5IE0 HAD /ILL NOT BE5 W\ND UP4 

,/>CK W\LD BEHAVE 9 AN AMAZ+LY FRIVOL\S & SUSPICI\S FA%ION4 ,ABOVE ALL HE BROKE AN ELEM5T>Y REQUIREM5T ( UND]GR\ND WORK3 HE TRI$ TO WORK = ! ILLEGAL ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE AS WELL AS 9 ! PUBLI%+ H\SE1 ON ,VOPROSY ,/RAKHOVANIYA ETC41 IGNOR+ ! MO/ ELEM5T>Y PRECAUTIONS4 ,HE DRAGG$ SLEU?S BEH9D HIM TO ALL ! R5DEZV\S KN[N TO HIM4 ,BECAUSE ( ?IS HE TOO FELL UND] \R SUSPICION4 

,AT MY V]Y FIR/ MEET+ ) MEMB]S ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE ,I REPORT$ ! ,MUSCOVITES' SUSPICIONS AB\T ,MIRON2 ,K4,M4 ,%V$*IKOV1 :O DEALT ) DISPAT*ES & LIT]ATURE /ORAGE1 MADE A PROTE/ AB\T ,/>CK4 ,/>CK SY/EMATICALLY HAD BROK5 ,K4,M4'S BAN ON VISIT+ HIM OR S5D+ PEOPLE TO HIM :O W]E KN[N TO BE UND] OBS]VATION BY AG5TS4 ,! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMISSION DECID$ TO BR+ IT TO ! ATT5TION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,I DEM&$ TO BE 9VIT$ TO ?IS SESSION ( ! ,COMMITTEE4 

,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,JANU>Y #aiaf ,I MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ! =M] DEPUTY TO ! ,?IRD ,/ATE ,DUMA1 ,%URKANOV1 :O WAS WORK+ AT ! ,EIWAS FACTORY4 ,!RE W]E ALWAYS R5DEZV\S & MEET+S ( P>TY WORK]S AT ,%URKANOV'S4 ,COMRADE 0,YURII0 7,LUTOV9OV7 W\LD 9V>IABLY /AY ) HIM :5 WORK+ 9 ,PET]SBURG4 ,SOMETIMES !RE W]E SE>*ES1 & (T5 SURVEILLANCE4 ,H[EV]1 ! H\SE'S CONV5I5T SITUATION ALL[$ COMRADES TO LOOK 9 DESPITE ! RISK1 & USE HIS S]VICES4 ,ONCE1 ON MY WAY TO MEET ,ORLOV ,I MET ,ALEKSEI ,GOR9 7ALIAS ,VOLKOV1 ,VOROBIEV ETC47 !RE2 9 AN ODD FA%ION HE W>N$ ME AGA9/ US+ ,%URKANOV'S FLAT1 SAY+ IT WAS 0A BEACON = ! ,OKHRANA0 PROMIS+ TO GIVE MORE DETAILS LAT]1 ,BUT ,ALEKSEI ,GOR9 DID NOT MANAGE TO GIVE ME ! 9=MATION AB\T ,%URKANOV'S FLAT4 ,SOON AFT]W>DS !RE WAS A L>GE-SCALE R\ND-UP ( ELEV5 OLD P>TY WORK]S :O HAD GA!R$ ON ,ALEKSEI ,GOR9'S 9ITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE ! ,NEW ,YE> AT ONE ( ! RE/AURANTS ON ! ,PET]SBURG BANK4 ,! GA!R+ WAS HELD AGA9/ MY ADVICE & P]SONAL REFUSAL TO TAKE P>T 9 A SOCIAL GET-TOGE!R4 ,?R\< !IR FRIVOL\SNESS !SE COMRADES SEEM$ TO BE MEET+ !IR >RE/ HALFWAY4 

,Y\ C\LD OBS]VE AN ALL-R\ND DECL9E 9 ! OLD PRECEPTS ( CONSPIRATORIAL WORK4 ,!RE W]E OCCASIONS :5 ON MEET+ COMRADES 9 ! /REETS ( ,PET]SBURG1 ,I NOTIC$ AG5TS BEH9D !M2 ,I W\LD W>N !M1 & GIVE ADVICE ON H[ TO %AKE !M (F4 ,I P]SONALLY HAD DEVELOP$ AN 9CR$IBLE S5SITIVITY TO BE+ TAIL$4 ,BUT DESPITE ! CAUTION ) :I* ,I W\LD VISIT COMRADES1 ,I C\LD NOT AVOID IT4 ,!RE W]E SO MANY JOBS TO BE DONE & ,I HAD TO VISIT SO MANY PEOPLE ?AT IT WAS H>D TO ELUDE OBS]VATION4 ,I S5S$ 9/9CTIVELY NOT ONLY SLEU?S FOLL[+ ME BUT ALSO PEOPLE WAT*+ ME AT P>TICUL> PO9TS SU* AS TRAM /OPS & ! BRIDGES & ALLEYS ( ! ,VYBORG DI/RICT1 SO ,I NEV] L$ !M TO ! FLAT :]E ,I WAS GO+4 ,I HAD TO RESORT TO ALL SORTS ( RUSES3 US+ BACK Y>DS1 SLIPP+ D[N O!R PEOPLE'S /AIRWAYS & Y>DS1 ETC4 ,BY N[ ,I HAD MY [N RULES3 DON'T SP5D TWO NI<TS 9 A R[ 9 ONE FLAT2 DON'T WALK ALONG ONE ROAD MORE ?AN ONCE2 KEEP *ANG+ Y\R HAT & COAT4 ,KN[L$GE ( ,PET]SBURG'S WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS HELP$ ME GREATLY4 ,BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO EXI/ = A LONG TIME 9 SU* CONDITIONS4 ,LODG+ EA* DAY AMONG NEW PEOPLE & 9 NEW CONDITIONS BECAME T]RIBLY WE>+4 ,:5 ,I HAD GR[N TIR$ ( /UMP+ R\ND O!R PEOPLE'S FLATS1 ,I W\LD HEAD = MY SI/]S' ON ! ,/EKLYANNY4 ,I C\LD /ILL RELAX BETT] !RE1 :]E ! ,OKHRANA C\LD F9D ME IF ORD]$ TO1 ?AN ELSE:]E4 ,=TUNATELY MY SI/]S LIV$ NOT F> AP>T FROM EA* O!R4 ,:5 GO+ = A 0RE/0 = A DAY OR TWO1 ,I W\LD TAKE GREAT PRECAUTIONS3 ,I W\LD *OOSE R\TES :]E IT WAS EASY TO *ECK :E!R !RE WAS ANY OBS]VATION4 ,:5 GO+ TO ! HOME ( ONE BRO!R-9-LAW1 ,I4,P4 ,TYUT]EV1 ,I W\LD USE MY SI/]S1 NEPHEWS & NIECES TO M\NT C\NT]-OBS]VATION ON ! AG5TS4 ,I W\LD VISIT ONE H\SE BY DAY & MOVE TO ANO!R = ! NI<T1 & W\LD COME \T ONLY 9 ! EV5+4 ,I KNEW MANY ( ! SLEU?S BY !IR FACES & DRESS4 ,A P>TICUL>LY CONV5I5T FLAT WAS ,I4,I4 ,KOVAL5KO'S PHOTOGRAPHIC /UDIO BY ! ,SKORBYA%*II ,*UR* ON ! ,/EKLYANNY4 ,! BUILD+ DID NOT HAVE A DOORKEEP]1 ! DOOR WAS NOT BOLT$1 & MANY CALL]S CAME TO ! /UDIO1 :ILE ! TRAM /OP & ! PROXIMITY ( ! *UR* MEANT ,I C\LD LOSE MYSELF 9 ! CR[D :5 ,I W5T \T4 

,I HAD A NICE LODG+ & RE/+ PLACE AT ,D4,A4 ,PAVLOV'S4 ,H]E ,I C\LD TAKE A RE/ & >RANGE MEET+S ) ANY ( ! COMRADES & ALSO LE>N AB\T ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ! :OLE DI/RICT4 ,I C\LD GO TO ?AT FLAT AT ANY H\R ( ! NI<T4 ,9 A TI<T SPOT AT NI<TTIME1 IF ,I WAS OV]:ELM$ BY AG5TS1 ,I W\LD F9D REFUGE AT ,N4,I4 ,NAZ>OV'S1 AN ,EIWAS WORK] :O LIV$ ON ! ,GRAZHDANKA BEH9D ! ,POLYTE*NICAL 9/ITUTE4 ,(T5 SLEU?S W\LD PURSUE ME REL5TLESSLY1 TRAIL+ AT MY HEELS TILL LATE AT NI<T4 ,!N LIKE A H\ND$ BEA/ ,I W\LD MAKE = A SAFE REFUGE1 ,NIKOLAI ,IVANOVI*'S PLACE4 ,! WAY !RE LAY ?R\< AN OR*>D :]E MY FOLL[]S DID NOT D>E 5CROA*4 
  

,*]NOMAZOV & ,CO4'S ,PROVOCATIVE ,ACTIVITY 

,A4,M4 ,GORKY GAVE ME GREAT ASSI/ANCE ) MY WORK4 ,AT HIS PLACE ,I C\LD GLEAN NEWS FROM ! WORLD ( ! RUL]S & ALSO AB\T ! WORK & ?\<TS ( ! DEMOCRATIC 9TELLIG5TSIA1 :OM ,ALEKSEI ,MAKSIMOVI* WAS TRY+ TO DRAW 9TO REVOLUTION>Y ANTI-CZ>I/ WORK1 & ,I C\LD SOMETIMES HOLD MEET+S ) !SE 9DIVIDUALS4 ,I CAME TO KN[ ,IVAN ,PAVLOVI* ,LADYZHNIKOV ?R\< :OM1 TO AVOID ! SPIES1 ,ALEKSEI ,MAKSIMOVI* PASS$ ME 9=MATION1 DOCUM5TS & SOMETIMES MONEY4 ,I (T5 TOOK %ELT] AT ,I4,P4'S FLAT4 ,AT ,GORKY'S ,I GOT TO KN[ ! 9T]NATIONALI/ ,SUKHANOV4 ,?R\< MEET+S H]E ,I MANAG$ TO BR+ BACK MANY WORK]S & VALUABLE P>TY ORGANIZ]S :O HAD DROPP$ \T ( REVOLUTION>Y WORK4 ,I ALSO RECEIV$ FROM HIM EXTREMELY VALUABLE & EXT5SIVE MAT]IAL ON ! POGROMS & H>ASSM5T ( ,JEWS DUR+ ! W>1 :I* ,I SUCCE$$ 9 =W>D+ ABROAD 9 FULL4 ,I WAS (T5 AT ,N4,D4 ,SOKOLOV'S4 ,AL?\< NOT 9 AGREEM5T ) \R POSITION1 HE DID R5D] VALUABLE S]VICES TO MY WORK4 ,HE GAVE ME 9=MATION AB\T ! LEGAL WORLD1 & COMRADES W\LD GO /RAI<T TO HIM OV] LEGAL MATT]S4 ,H]E ,I ALSO HAD 5C\NT]S ) ,*KHEIDZE1 ,K]5SKY & O!RS4 ,*KHEIDZE SPOKE AB\T HIS SOLID>ITY ) ,ZIMM]WALD1 PROTE/$ AGA9/ ,L>9'S MA*9ATIONS & DECL>$ ?AT HE HAD NO COMMON GR\ND ) ! 0,ORGANIZATION ,COMMITTEE04 ,HIS ATTITUDE T[>DS ! ,GVOZDEVITES & ! ,W> ,9DU/RIES ,COMMITTEES WAS ?AT ONE %\LD 0USE ! LEGAL OPPORTUNITIES04 ,HE DID NOT APPROVE ( ! ME?ODS ( ,GVOZDEV & CO4 

,OCCASIONALLY ,I W\LD POP R\ND = ! NI<T TO SEE SOME ( MY C\NTRYM5 AT ! HOME ( ,ANATOLII ,NIKOLAI ,RYAB991 A ,MUROM MAN1 A GEOLOGI/ & ,PRAVDA-I/4 ,! W> HAD KNOCK$ HIM (F HIS ,PRAVDA-I/ RAILS1 & HIS HORIZONS W]E LIMIT$ TO ! /RATEGIC P]SPECTIVES ( AN ALLI$ VICTORY OV] ! ,G]MANS3 A =M]LY GOOD COMRADE HAD BECOME A TYPICAL PATRIOTIC 9TELLECTUAL4 ,& HE WAS NOT ALONE4 ,!RE W]E MANY :O HAD LEFT SOCIALISM = PATRIOTISM & WORK$ 9 ALL TYPES ( ORGANIZATIONS AT ! FRONT & ! RE>4 

,DUR+ ?IS P]IOD ( ILLEGAL RESID5CE ,I CAME 9TO CONTACT ) MANY EXTREMELY 9T]E/+ ,BOL%EVIK WORK]S4 ,FROM SOME Y\ C\LD OBTA9 REPORTS ON WORK 9 !IR CITY DI/RICTS4 ,I MANAG$ TO S5D MU* ( !IR LIT]ATURE ABROAD4 ,ONE ,EIWAS WORK]1 0,YURII0 7,LUTOV9OV71 :O LIV$ AT EX-DEPUTY ,%URKANOV'S1 GAVE ME 5ORM\S HELP 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,MIRON ,*]NOMAZOV & ALSO SORT$ \T CONTACTS 9 ! S\?4 ,COMRADE ,YURII WAS DELEGATE TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ,BUREAU = ! S\? ( ,RUSSIA1 *IEFLY ! ,DONETS ,BAS91 :]E HE />T$ TO ORGANIZE & WAS SEV]AL TIMES >RE/$4 

,MIRON ,*]NOMAZOV & ,/>CK1 BECOM+ AW>E ( ! FIRM MEASURES ,I WAS TAK+ TO CLEAN UP ! ,PET]SBURG ORGANIZATION1 W5T OV] TO ! (F5SIVE4 ,!Y CALL$ TOGE!R !IR 0,LITTLE0 ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE & C>RI$ A MOTION AGA9/ ! $ITORIAL BO>D ( ,VOPROSY ,/RAKHOVANIYA1 

,FROM />T TO F9I% ?IS RESOLUTION WAS FALSE & HAD BE5 PU%$ ?R\< AN 9COMPLETE MEET+ ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE BY ! ,MIRONITES4 ,IT BORE ! IMPR9T ( ! ,*]NORNAZOVIAN 0SPECIAL 9SURANCE POLICY01 ) :I* NO ONE FROM ! 9SURANCE GR\P OR ! ,PRAVDA-I/S W]E 9 AGREEM5T4 ,ALL ! 0,BOL%EVIK 9SURANCE ACTIVI/S0 TO :I* ! RESOLUTION REF]S W]E Y\NG1 9EXP]I5C$ /UD5TS :O FREQU5TLY *ANG$1 SECRET>IES ( HOSPITAL FUNDS & ,MIRON'S [N H5*M54 ,! LATT] W]E DREAM+ ( BR++ ,VOPROSY ,/RAKHOVANIYA UND] HIS COMPLETE CONTROL & 5TR5*+ HIMSELF !RE4 ,H[EV]1 HE RECEIV$ A REBUTTAL1 & ! OLD $ITORIAL BO>D'S RESOLUTION ( #ai ,JANU>Y 9 REPLY REFUT$ ALL ! ,MIRONITES' 0FACTUAL0 PO9TS4 

,) ! SUPPORT ( MANY COMRADES ,I CALL$ TOGE!R ! ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMISSION ( ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE :]E ! F> FROM REGUL> CONDUCT ( ,/>CK & C]TA9 O!RS WAS BR\<T TO LI<T & !Y W]E SUBJECT$ TO C5SURE4 ,I PRESS$ = ,MIRON & ,/>CK TO BE REMOV$ FROM ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE4 ,FRE% >RE/S QUICKLY FOLL[$ :I* DEVA/AT$ ! RANKS ( ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WORK]S4 0,S]GEI0 7,BAGDATIEV7 WAS >RE/$ FIR/1 FOLL[$ BY 0,VLADIMIR0 7,ZALEZHSKY7 & O!RS4 ,! WORK W5T TO NEW PEOPLE & RELATION%IPS *ANG$ M>K$LY = ! BETT]4 

,) ! APPROA* ( SPR+ ! USUAL GR[? ( REVOLUTION>Y FEEL+ C\LD BE FELT4 ,! CZ>I/ GOV]NM5T /ROVE TO SOLVE ! LABOR QUE/ION BY 9/ITUT+ C\NCILS ( ELD]S 9 ACCORDANCE ) ! ACT ( #a#i#c4 ,\R ORGANIZATIONS W]E AGA9/ ?IS1 & H[EV] MU* IT WAS PRAIS$ BY ! ,GVOZDEVITES1 ?IS GOV]NM5T RUSE DID NOT SUCCE$4 ,! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ?IS ACT = AGITATION &1 9 ONE OR TWO PLACES1 TO ORGANIZE WORK]S4 ,! RESOLUTION ON ?IS QUE/ION BY WORK]S AT ,NEW ,LESSN] IS TYPICAL & REFLECTS ?AT ATTITUDE ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MASSES TO ! GOV]NM5T'S S*EM+4 ,?IS RESOLUTION WAS APP>5TLY ADOPT$ NOT LONG BE=E ! /RIKE AT ?AT WORKS 9 ,M>*4 ,I QUOTE IT FROM A COPY 9 MY POSSESSION3 

,?IS G5]AL MEET+ ( WORK]S AT ! ,NEW ,LESSN] WORKS1 HAV+ DISCUSS$ ! MANAGEM5T'S PROPOSAL TO ORGANIZE AN 9/ITUTE ( ELD]S ON ! BASIS ( ! ACT ( #a#i#c1 DECL>ES ?AT ?IS ACT WAS CREAT$ BY A BASE S]VANT ( CZ>ISM1 M9I/] ,PLEHVE1 EXCLUSIVELY TO OPPOSE ! RIS+ REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ?OSE YE>S4 

,! AU?OR ( ?IS POLICEM5'S ACT HAD ! 9T5TION ( =M+ A P]MAN5T CELL AMONG ! WORK]S ?R\< :I* IT W\LD BE ABLE TO FI% \T ! MO/ ACTIVE ORGANIZ]S4 

,! ACT HAD ! AIM ( P>ALYZ+ ! REVOLUTION>Y 9ITIATIVE ( ! MASSES & REPLAC+ IT BY A LEGAL & AMICABLE COMMUNITY ) ! 5EMIES ( ! PROLET>IAT1 CAPITAL & ITS ACCOMPLICE1 ! GOV]NM5T4 

,! WORK+ CLASS HAS UND]/OOD ?IS ) ITS S\ND 9/9CT AS ! F\L FRAUD ( ! POLICEM5'S LAWY]S & ?R[S \T ! DEAL (F]$ ) A FIRM PROTE/4 

,SO N[ IT IS ?AT ?IRTE5 YE>S LAT] :5 ! WORK+ CLASS IS AGA9 GA!R+ ITS /R5G? TO SETTLE ACC\NTS ) A GOV]NM5T ?AT HAS RU9$ IT1 ?IS SAME ACT HAS CRAWL$ \T ON TO ! /AGE4 

,! WORK+ CLASS WILL NOT ALL[ ITSELF TO BE DUP$ ?IS TIME EI!R4 

,:ILE DECISIVELY REJECT+ ! MANAGEM5T'S PROPOSAL1 WE AT ! SAME TIME PROTE/ AGA9/ ! SUPPOS$ FRI5DS ( ! WORK]S :O >E TRY+ TO JU/IFY ?IS CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ! PAGES ( ! B\RGEOIS PRESS & FROM ! TRIBUNE ( ! ,/ATE ,DUMA4 

,WE DEM& TRADE UNIONS & FRE$OM = O!R CLASS ORGANIZATIONS ( ! PROLET>IAT1 ! RE/ORATION ( ! WORK]S' PRESS & RECOGNITION ( ! WORKS COMMISSIONS ELECT$ ON BROAD DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES4 

,! WORKS COMMISSIONS ( :I* ! RESOLUTION SPEAKS EXI/$ SEMI-LEGALLY 9 MANY MAJOR 5T]PRISES & W]E COMPOS$ ( REPRES5TATIVES FROM ! SECTIONS & WORK%OPS4 ,ALL MATT]S RELAT+ TO ! 9T]NAL REGIME ( ! %OPS W]E SUBJECT TO ! PURVIEW ( !SE COMMISSIONS4 ,! FUNCTION ( REPRES5TATION FELL TO !M 9 ANY CONFLICT BETWE5 WORK]S & MANAGEM5T4 

,FEBRU>Y PASS$ & ,I HAD BE5 9 ,RUSSIA EXACTLY F\R MON?S4 ,WORK WAS GR[+ H>D] EA* DAY4 ,I C\LD GO \T ONLY AT DUSK1 MEET+ REPRES5TATIVES ( ! ORGANIZATION & COMRADES ( ! ,BUREAU ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE UND] COV] ( NI<T4 ,I HAD BY N[ SP5T MANY NI<TS B5EA? ! OP5 SKY1 ELUD+ AG5TS 9 BACK G>D5S1 OR*>DS & O!R PEOPLE'S BACK Y>DS4 ,(T5 ,I W\LD ONLY REA* A RE/+-PLACE BY DAYBREAK1 BY :I* TIME ,I WAS FROZ5 /IFF & TIR$ \T4 ,ALL ! COMRADES FROM ! ,BUREAU ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE & ! ,PET]SBURG ,COMMITTEE WORK]S W]E 9SI/+ ON MY SPE$Y RETURN ABROAD4 ,I HAD COLLECT$ A WEAL? ( MAT]IAL & DOCUM5TS & SET AB\T ORGANIZ+ MY DEP>TURE4 ,I F\ND A TRANSIT PASSPORT ?R\< ,BELOO/ROV4 ,= MY DEP>TURE ,I US$ ! FLAT ( ,M4,G4 ,PAVLOVA ON ,S]DOBOLSKY ,/REET & ,I SELECT$ ,LANSKAYA /ATION TO ALI<T AT & A TRA9 GO+ JU/ AS F> AS ,T5JOKI4 ,MY ?+S TRAVEL$ ) COMRADE ,M4,I4 ,/ETSKEVI*1 TO BE ON ! SAFE SIDE4 ,HAV+ WAIT$ AB\T ?REE H\RS AS ,T]IJOKI ,I B\<T A TICKET = ,HELS9KI :]E1 HAV+ PASS$ ?R\< A TI<T =MATION ( G5D>MES & AG5TS1 ,I >RIV$ E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 

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