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,SC&9AVIA & ,AM]ICA 

,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,9 ,H,E,L,S,9,K,I ,I F\ND MY OLD FRI5DS1 COMRADES ,WIIK & ,ROVIO4 ,!Y W]E OV]JOY$ AT MY SAFE RETURN & DISPLAY$ GREAT 9T]E/ 9 ! WORK & /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ,F9NI% ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY DECID$ TO HE> A REPORT1 :I* ,I MADE ) ,ROVIO AS 9T]PRET]4 ,MY CONCLUSIONS ON ! 9EVITABILITY ( REVOLUTION 9 ,RUSSIA 9 ! NE> FUTURE GREATLY 5C\RAG$ ! ,F9NI% COMRADES1 :O W]E UND] PRESSURE FROM CZ>I/ REACTION4 

,!RE WAS NO PO9T 9 SETTL+ D[N = LONG 9 ,HELS9KI3 IT WAS DANG]\S1 AS AG5TS W]E V]Y ACTIVE4 ,MY FRI5D ,USKILA WAS EXPECT$ FROM ,\LU1 & HE WAS TO ACCOMPANY ME !RE4 ,I DID NOT HAVE LONG TO WAIT4 ,TWO DAYS LAT]1 HAV+ SAID GOODBYE TO MY ,F9NI% FRI5DS & AGRE$ PLANS = FUR!R WORK ON SETT+ UP COMMUNICATIONS & DISPAT* ( LIT]ATURE1 ,I SET \T = ,F9L&'S NOR!RN BORD]S4 

,WE GOT (F AT ,KEMPELE /ATION & TRAVEL$ ON TO ,\LU BY HORSE4 ,\R CAUTION PROV$ NOT TO BE MISPLAC$4 ,MY ,F9NI% COMRADES HAD LE>N$ ?R\< !IR CONTACTS ?AT ,I HAD BE5 NOT$1 & ?AT AN ,OKHRANA MAN HAD >RIV$ 9 ,\LU FROM ,PET]SBURG4 ,I DECID$ TO TRAVEL BY HORSE DIRECT TO ! ,SW$I% FRONTI]4 ,COMRADE ,USKILA F\ND ME A MAN :O KNEW ! R\TE WELL4 ,BUT HE HAD NO HORSE4 ,AT ?AT TIME A HORSE CO/ #b-#c ,F9NI% M>KS4 ,MY GUIDE WAS MO/ PLEAS$ AB\T MY DECISION TO ACQUIRE ONE & HAD ! IDEA ( MAK+ A BIT \T ( IT BY SELL+ IT = #g-#h M>KS ON ! ,SW$I% SIDE4 ,SO ,I HAD UN9T5TIONALLY SUCCE$$ 9 GIV+ MY ESCORT AN 9T]E/ 9 ! SUCCESS ( ! TRIP4 ,WE DECID$ TO LEAVE ,\LU AT NI<T4 

,ONE ,FEBRU>Y EV5+ WE HEAD$ 9TO ! POL> NOR? 9 A LITTLE PEASANT'S SL$GE4 ,A SN[/ORM OV]TOOK US1 BUT ! HORSE PROV$ TO BE V]Y H>DY & ?\< GETT+ BOGG$ D[N 9 DEEP SN[DRIFTS1 WE REA*$ A F>M/EAD :]E WE SP5T ! RE/ ( ! NI<T4 ,& !N WOND]FULLY MILD WEA!R SET 94 ,! RE/ ( ! J\RNEY1 :I* TOOK EI<T DAYS1 WAS PURE RELAXATION & PLEASURE4 ,WE TRAVEL$ MO/LY DUR+ ! EV5+S1 NI<TS & MORN+S & RE/$ DUR+ ! AFT]NOONS ) POOR ,F9NI% CR(T]S4 ,! LATT] LIV$ REM>KABLY POORLY & 5GAG$ 9 WOODCUTT+ & RELAT$ TRADES1 BE+ RU?LESSLY EXPLOIT$ BY ! L&[N]S4 

,! NOR? WAS BLOSSOM+ 9 ITS MAJE/Y & BEAUTY4 ,F9D+ \R WAY ALONG DISUS$ ROADS1 WE 5D$ UP 9 A MAGICAL REALM ( VIRG9 SN[S4 ,\R LITTLE PONY & SL$GE W]E HIDD5 B5EA? ! >*$ =E/ TRACKWAY1 ILLUM9AT$ BY ! MIRACUL\S PATT]NS ( ! ,NOR!RN ,LI<TS4 ,! SN[-:ITE PAWS ( B\<S OV]:ELM$ BY ! BLIZZ>D B5T D[N OV] US4 ,AS WE W5T DEEP] 9TO ! F> NOR? ! HI< =E/ DISAPPE>$2 IT GAVE WAY TO DW>F BIR* WOODS & MOSSY SWAMPS4 

,PEASANTS1 & SOMETIMES EV5 ,RUSSIAN SOLDI]S1 W\LD RUN ACROSS US ALONG ! WAY1 BUT EV]Y?+ AB\T US WAS SO ORD9>Y ?AT NO?+ CAU<T !IR EYE4 ,N[ & AGA9 MY DRIV] PO9T$ \T DI/ANT FIRES ( ,F9NI% VILLAGES ) HIS :IP-H&LE4 ,WE TRAVEL$ F> TO ! EA/ ( ,KEMI4 ,FROM ,TORNIO1 ! FRONTI] T[N1 ONLY DOGS C\LD BE HE>D4 ,MY ESCORT DECID$ TO HEAD NOR?W>DS TW5TY OR ?IRTY V]/S BEYOND ,K>UNKI TO :]E HE HAD A PEASANT ACQUA9TANCE1 :OSE F>M/EAD /OOD NOT F> FROM ! ,SW$I% BORD]4 ,WE >RIV$ !RE 9 ! MORN+4 ,WE W]E RECEIV$ GLADLY & GIV5 A SEP>ATE1 TIDY ROOM4 ,TO MY QUE/IONS AB\T CROSS+ ! FRONTI] ! L&LORD & L&LADY1 :O SPOKE ONLY ,F9NI% & ,SW$I%1 REPLI$ 9 SIGN LANGUAGE ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE4 ,! DRIV] TOO WAS CONT5T1 AS ! DEM& = HORSES WAS GREAT4 ,UPON SELL+ IT HE WAS SUPPOS$ TO REFUND ME P>T ( MY EXP5SES & PAY MY ESCORTS OV] ! BORD] & ALSO = ! LODG+1 BUT HE />T$ COMPLA9+ AB\T ! DIFFICULTIES ( ! M>KET = HORSES & SO =?4 ,! 0ECONOMIC0 PSY*OLOGY ( ! MUZHIK OV]TOOK ! R5[N$ ,F9NI% HONOR4 

,AT DUSK NEXT DAY WE SET \T4 ,!RE W]E ?REE ( US3 ONE C>RY+ ! TRUNK & ! O!R ) HIS H&S FREE4 ,WE HAD TO GO ON SKIS4 ,ONLY AS A *ILD HAD ,I BE5 FAMILI> ) ! >T ( SKAT+ & SL$G+1 BUT NEV] ON SKIS4 ,9 ALL =MS ( SLID+1 H[EV]1 ! MA9 ?+ IS TO KN[ H[ TO KEEP Y\R BALANCE1 & ,I PUT ON ! SKIS )\T A MOM5T'S ?\<T4 ,A /EEP SLOPE D[N TO ! PLA9 />T$ A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ PACES F>!R ON4 ,I DID NOT ESCAPE )\T A FALL4 ,! ,F9NS MOV$ LI<TLY & SWIFTLY BUT ,I 9 MY HEAVY CITY OV]COAT F\ND IT H>D GO+4 ,I C\LD SC>CELY KEEP UP ) !M & WAS SO 5GROSS$ ?AT ,I DID NOT NOTICE ! FRONTI] M>K+S4 ,WE ADMIR$ ! LI<T$ G5D>ME PO/ :5 ALREADY ON ! ,SW$I% SIDE4 ,WE WALK$ 9TO A SMALL ,SW$I% VILLAGE & DECID$ TO DR9K SOME C(FEE TO CELEBRATE ! SAFE CROSS+1 AS IS ! CU/OM !RE4 ,WE F\ND A WELL-MEAN+ OLD PEASANT :O HAD AT ONE TIME LIV$ 9 ,AM]ICA & KNEW SOME ,5GLI%4 ,HE AGRE$ TO PUT US UP & WE GOT TALK+4 ,I F\ND \T FROM BO? HIM & MY ESCORTS ?AT ALL ALONG ! BORD] FROM ,TORNIO TO ,K>UNKI !RE WAS CONTRAB& 9' GOODS1 HORSES ETC4 ,9 ADDITION1 ,G]MAN PRISON]S-(-W> ESCAP+ FROM ,RUSSIA W\LD PASS ?R\<4 ,! BORD] >EA AS A :OLE HAD DESPITE ITS APP>5T EMPT9ESS BECOME QUITE BUSY4 ,ALL MY 9T]LOCUTORS W]E HO/ILE T[>DS ! RUL]S ( ,RUSSIA & W]E EVID5TLY R5D]+ ALL SORTS ( ASSI/ANCE TO ,F9NI% & ,SW$I% ACTIVI/S4 

,HAV+ SETTL$ UP ) \R K9D L&LORD & ALSO ) ! GUIDES1 9/RUCT+ !M TO OBTA9 EXTRA = ESCORT+ ME FROM MY DRIV]1 ,I W5T TO ! RAILWAY /ATION4 ,! TRA9 TOOK ME TO ,HAP>&A4 ,!RE ,I F\ND MY COBBL] COLLABORATOR & LE>N$ FROM HIM AB\T ! MISADV5TURES ( MY GOOD COMRADE 0,VOICE 9 ! ,WILD]NESS0 & ! REASON = ! HALT 9 DISPAT*ES4 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT 9 ,JANU>Y 0,VOICE 9 ! ,WILD]NESS0 HAD FALL5 9TO ! H&S ( CU/OMS GU>DS :ILE F]RY+ LIT]ATURE OV] BY NI<T1 & WAS H&$ OV] TO ! POLICE4 ,HE HAD >RIV$ ONE EV5+ AT ! LIT]ATURE DUMP 9 ,HAP>&A4 ,TAK+ \T AB\T TWO POODS ( PAMPHLETS & NEWSPAP]S1 HE ?REW A :ITE %EET OV] HIS %\LD]S & MOV$ (F ?R\< ! SN[ TO ,TORNIO4 ,ON ! WAY HE NOTIC$ A CU/OMS GU>D ON HORSEBACK & LAY D[N FLAT 9 ! SN[ ) ! P>CELS1 COV]+ HIMSELF ) ! %EET4 ,! CAM\FLAGE SUCCE$$ SPL5DIDLY3 ! GU>D DID NOT NOTICE HIM1 BUT ! HORSE EVID5TLY TOOK FRI<T AT ! %EET RIPPL+ 9 ! W9D & %I$4 ,! GU>D !N />T$ TO %OOT T[>DS ! SPOT4 0,VOICE 9 ! ,WILD]NESS0 HAD TO DECL>E HIMSELF4 ,! GU>D S5T HIM ) ALL HIS GOODS TO ! LOCK-UP AT ,TORNIO4 ,! COMRADE LAY !RE AB\T TWO DAYS & !N1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! GU>D'S NEGLIG5CE1 ESCAP$ AT NI<T /RAI<T TO ,SW$I% ,HAP>&A B>EFOOT & 9 HIS UND]WE>4 ,! AL>M WAS RAIS$1 AG5TS & G5D>MES RU%$ \T1 BUT IT WAS ALREADY TOO LATE4 ,TO AVOID BECOM+ ! VICTIM ( ANY TREA*]Y BY ! ,SW$I% FRONTI] POLICE1 0,VOICE 9 ! ,WILD]NESS0 TRAVEL$ (F TO WORK DEEP 9SIDE ,SW$51 9 ! M9ES4 ,!RE W]E MASS SE>*ES 9 ,TORNIO BUT \R COMRADES MANAG$ TO EVADE CAPTURE4 

,! R\TE HAD TO BE REBUILT FROM SCRAT*4 ,?IS =TUNATELY PROV$ FEASIBLE4 ,SOME TW5TY V]/S (F ,TORNIO 9 ! ,GULF ( ,BO?NIA IS ! LITTLE ISL& ( ,SESK>O :]E LIV$ COMRADE ,LOTEB]G1 :OM ,I KNEW ?R\< ! *AIRMAN ( ! ,SW$I% ,TRANSPORT ,WORK]S' ,UNION4 ,FROM !RE IT WAS POSSIBLE TO SKI OV] ! ICE TO ,KEMI1 :]E COMRADES TOOK ON ?IS HAZ>D\S JOB4 ,DISPAT*ES W]E ONCE AGA9 MOV+ & ,I SET (F = ,/OCKHOLM4 ,!RE COMRADES ,BUKH>91 ,PYATAKOV & O!RS W]E AWAIT+ ME4 ,! DOCUM5TS & MY REPORTS ON ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ,RUSSIA =M$ ! TOPIC ( L5G?Y DISCUSSIONS4 ,I S5T (F MY REPORTS TO \R C5TRAL ORGAN1 ,SOTSIAL-,DEMOKRAT1 ,MY COMMUNICATIONS ON ! /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ,RUSSIA W5T R\ND A CONSID]ABLE PROPORTION ( ! SOCIALI/ PRESS 9 ,SC&9AVIA4 ,BRANT+ WAS MO/ 9T]E/$ & SURPRIS$ ?AT ,RUSSIAN WORK]S W]E DISPLAY+ SO LITTLE CONC]N = ! FATE ( !IR FA!RL& & !IR ALLIES' FA!RL&S2 BUT HE DID NOT CONCEAL HIS ADMIRATION = !IR H]OISM & TRI$ TO 9T]PRET \R ATTITUDE TO ! W> AS A RESULT ( ! B>B>IC POLICY ( CZ>ISM4 
  

,AMONG ! ,P>TY ,EXILES 

,DUR+ MY /AY 9 ,RUSSIA MAJOR DISAGREEM5TS HAD DEVELOP$ AMONG \R =EIGN GR\P ( P>TY WORK]S4 ,! =M] ,KOMMUNI/ $ITORIAL BO>D HAD FALL5 AP>T OV] ! NATIONAL QUE/ION4 ,AS ALWAYS 9 CONDITIONS ( EXILE1 !SE DISAGREEM5TS S[$ SU* HO/ILITY ?AT BY ! TIME ( MY >RIVAL RELATIONS BETWE5 \R COMRADES 9 ,SWITZ]L& 7,V4,I4 ,L591 ,G4 ,Z9OVIEV & O!RS7 ON ! ONE H& & ?OSE LIV+ 9 ,SW$5 7COMRADES ,N4,I4 ,BUKH>91 ,G4 ,PYATAKOV & O!RS7 W]E EXTREMELY /RA9$4 ,CONTACTS ) & WORK = ,RUSSIA W]E ! FIR/ TO SUFF]1 & !SE = ME C\NT$ ABOVE ALL ELSE4 ,I HAD IMAG9$ ?AT Y\ C\LD KEEP Y\R [N OP9ION ON ?IS OR ?AT PO9T ( \R PROGRAM & FI<T = ITS ADOPTION1 BUT ,I C\LD NOT SEE ! NE$ = ANIMOSITY & LEA/ ( ALL = DAMAG+ ! WORK]S' CAUSE ITSELF ) SU* ANIMOSITY4 ,?IS PH5OM5ON IS1 H[EV]1 5DEMIC 9 \R 9TELLIG5TSIA1 :I* IS SO DOCTR9AIRE 9 DEF5SE ( ITS 0PR9CIPLES0 ?AT IT WILL EV5 AB&ON ! WORK 9 H&4 

,I F\ND MYSELF GETT+ DRAWN 9TO !SE DISPUTES AS A SORT ( BUFF]1 ATTEMPT+ TO RECONCILE ! P>TIES 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! PUBLICATION ( COLLECTIONS ( >TICLES = ,RUSSIA BE+ DELAY$ SIMPLY BECAUSE ( ! UTT]ANCES ?AT HAD >IS54 ,= A GOOD TWO MON?S ,I PURSU$ A ''CONCILIATOR0 L9E BUT WAS COMPELL$ TO AB&ON IT AS ! P>TIES />T$ TO EXHIBIT PETT9ESS4 ,KOMMUNI/ WAS REPLAC$ BY ,SBORNIK ,SOTSIALA-,DEMOKRATA4 

,9 ! ,/OCKHOLM GR\P WORK+ ON ! DISPAT* ( LIT]ATURE TO ,RUSSIA1 ONE WORK]1 ,BOGROVSKY1 PROV$ UNWOR?Y ( ! TRU/ PLAC$ 9 HIM & HAD COME 9TO CONTACT ) A SUSPICI\S GR\P ( ,E/ONIANS & 9 P>TICUL> ONE ,KESKULA1 RECEIV+ MONEY FROM HIM 0= P>TY PURPOSES01 GIV+ HIM RECEIPTS ON ! HEAD$ PAP] ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,R,S,D,L,P ?AT ,I HAD LEFT HIM & US+ MY /AMP ( REPRES5TATIVE ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,R,S,D,L,P 9 ,FR5*4 ,?IS WAS DISCOV]$ ACCID5TALLY BY ,BUKH>94 ,BOGROVSKY WAS EXPELL$ FROM ! P>TY & ! ,SW$I% COMRADES W]E 9=M$ AB\T HIM4 ,BUKH>9 CONDUCT$ 9VE/IGATIONS & /UMBL$ UPON ! TRAIL ( AN ORGANIZATION ( PROVOCATEURS :I* WAS AIM+ TO 5SN>E ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES & ,SW$I% Y\NG SOCIALI/S4 ,KESKULA PROV$ TO BE AN AG5T ( ! ,G]MAN ,G5]AL ,/AFF4 ,ALSO AN AG5T WAS HIS FRI5D :O WAS 9 *>GE ( ONE ( ! SECTIONS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,9SURANCE ,SOCIETY 9 ,/OCKHOLM4 ,APP>5TLY ! 9VE/IGATION BY ,BUKH>9 & ,PYATAKOV SO P]TURB$ ! ,SW$I% POLICE ?AT ! >RE/ & DEPORTATION ( ,BUKH>9 7:O WAS LIV+ ON ! PASSPORT ( ,MO%E ,DOLGOLEVSKY7 & ,PYATAKOV FOLL[$ ALMO/ IMM$IATELY4 ,!SE W]E JU/IFI$ BY \R COMRADES' 0P>TICIPATION0 9 ! CONGRESS ( ! ,SW$I% SOCIALI/ Y\?4 ,ACTUALLY !Y ATT5D$ ! CONGRESS ONLY AS VISITORS4 ,I WAS !RE TOO1 BUT ! POLICE DID NOT F9D \T AB\T ME4 

,POLICE T]ROR 9 ,SW$5 HAD REA*$ A REM>KABLE LEVEL4 ,RUSSIANS W]E BE+ DEPORT$ UPON ! SLI<TE/ SUSPICION1 & ,I /OPP$ 9 ,*RI/IANIA AS A PRECAUTION4 ,FROM ,*RI/IANIA ,I GOT 9 T\* ) ,BRANT+ OV] ! >RE/ ( MY COMRADES1 MAK+ AT ! SAME TIME SOME 9QUIRIES AB\T ! FIRMNESS ( ,SW$5'S NEUTRALITY4 

,!SE >RE/S CAUS$ PANIC NOT ONLY AMONG ,RUSSIAN EXILES BUT ALSO AMONG ,SW$I% Y\NG SOCIALI/S4 ,PROCE$+S = 0HI< TREASON0 W]E 9/ITUT$ AGA9/ ,HOGLUND & O!RS4 ,SE>*ES W]E MADE ( MANY LEAD+ FIGURES & ! NEWSPAP] ,/ORMKLOCKAN4 ,! POLICE ASSIDU\SLY S\<T \T ! CONTACTS BETWE5 Y\NG SOCIALI/S & ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES4 ,?IS L$ TO US DE/ROY+ P>T ( \R LIT]ATURE1 BUT SOME WAS CONFISCAT$4 ,! SECRET S]VICE ( ! ,G]MAN ,G5]AL ,/AFF REPRES5T$ US ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES1 ! OPPON5TS ( W>1 AS AG5TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,G5]AL ,/AFF4 ,! OPPORTUNI/ SOCIALI/S LIKEWISE LOOK$ UPON US ) MALICE = \R WORK AMONG ! Y\NG SOCIAL DEMOCRATS4 ,BUT TO ! GOV]NM5T WE W]E ALL DANG]\S1 & !Y TRI$ ALL WAYS TO GET RID ( US4 ,FOLL[+ ,BUKH>9 YET ANO!R ( \R PEOPLE1 ! PR9T] & ,BUNDI/1 ,GORDON1 WAS DEPORT$4 ,MANY ( US W]E PLAC$ UND] SURVEILLANCE & MAIL SUBJECT$ TO 9SPECTION4 

,SOON AFT]W>DS ! :OLE ,/OCKHOLM GR\P1 COMRADES ,BUKH>91 ,PYATAKOV & ,KOLLONTAI1 MOV$ TO ,*RI/IANIA4 ,AT FIR/ ! POLICE GOT WORRI$1 BUT AFT] ! 9T]V5TION ( ,NORWEGIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY !Y LEFT US ALL 9 PEACE4 ,H]E TOO COMRADES TOOK A CAUTI\S P>T 9 ! LIT]ATURE ( ! Y\? MOVEM5T1 BUT DESPAIR PREVAIL$ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN WORK4 ,! LETT]S FROM ! $ITORIAL BO>D ( ! C5TRAL ORGAN BECAME MORE & MORE %ATT]+1 & DREAMS ( EMB>K+ ON PUBLICATIONS ) ! P>TICIPATION ( ,BUKH>9 & ,PYATAKOV HAD TO BE AB&ON$4 

,RELATIONS ) ! ,NORWEGIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS W]E AS BE=E GOOD1 BUT IT WAS H>D TO EXPECT ANY ASSI/ANCE FROM !M = ,RUSSIAN WORK4 ,ALL !SE ,SC&9AVIAN SOCIALI/S W]E1 NOT)/&+ !IR V]BAL 9T]NATIONALISM1 LITTLE 9T]E/$ 9 O!R C\NTRIES4 ,!Y W\LD LI/5 EAG]LY TO ! UNUSUAL ?+S AB\T ! LIVES ( ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>IES & CONSPICU\SLY PUBLI% S5SATIONAL REPORTS FROM ,RUSSIA & ?AT WAS IT4 ,BEYOND ?AT !IR HELP DID NOT GO4 

,9 ,NORWAY1 AT ,*RI/IANIA1 ,I MET AN 9T]NATIONALI/ ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>Y1 ,PI]RE ,ORAGE 7,ALEKS&ROVI*71 :O HAD COME VIA ,MURMANSK FROM ! ,SIB]IAN TAIGA4 ,ABROAD HE E/ABLI%$ CONTACT ) ,*]NOV & O!R LEFTI/S4 ,HE >RANG$ ! SUPPLY ( LIT]ATURE AGA9/ ! W>1 :I* AT HIS REQUE/ & = 9=MATION ,I S5T (F TO ,RUSSIA TOGE!R ) \R [N4 ,9 ! SUMM] ( #aiaf COMRADE ,ALEKS&ROVI* US$ MY CONTACTS TO GET TO ,RUSSIA4 
  

,A ,TRIP TO ,AM]ICA 

,! MAT]IAL AB\T ! CONDITIONS ( ,JEWS 9 ,RUSSIA DUR+ ! W> :I* ,I HAD BR\<T FROM ,PET]SBURG GREATLY 9T]E/$ ,/OCKHOLM ,JEWS & !Y (F]$ TO PUR*ASE IT1 BUT ,I DID NOT WANT TO SELL IT AS ,I WAS AFRAID ?AT IT W\LD FALL 9TO ! H&S ( AG5TS ( ! ,G]MAN ,G5]AL ,/AFF = !IR [N /RATEGIC 5DS4 ,SO ,I DEM&$ ?AT ! ,JEWS DONATE MONEY = A PUBLI%+ H\SE :I* ,I PROPOS$ TO CREATE ) MY COMRADES1 BUT !Y PREV>ICAT$ AS !Y WANT$ TO ACQUIRE ! MAT]IAL \TRI<T4 

,MONEY = TRANSPORT HAD DRI$ UP2 \R =EIGN C5T] WAS ITSELF POOR & ,I WAS C\NT+ PR9CIPALLY UPON MY [N RES\RCES4 ,NOT WANT+ TO AB&ON WORK 9 ,RUSSIA OR TO VEGETATE 9 ! 9ACTIVITY ( EXILE1 ,I DECID$ TO TAKE ! MAT]IAL ON ! ,JEWS TO ,AM]ICA & H& IT OV] TO ONE ( ! ,JEWI% SOCIALI/ SOCIETIES4 

,AFT] L5G?Y CORRESPOND5CE ) ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE'S =EIGN GR\P1 ,I OBTA9$ !IR CONS5T & A SMALL SUM ( MONEY = ! TRIP4 ,AT ! 5D ( ,JUNE ,I SET \T ON ! ,NORWEGIAN VESSEL ,KRI/IANIAFJORD4 ,I HAD A ?IRD-CLASS B]? 9 A /UFFY CAB9 BEL[ DECKS1 BUT SECRET DOCUM5TS W]E LOOK$ AFT] BY A COMRADE 9 ! 5G9E-ROOM4 ,I HAD NO LEGAL PASSPORT SO ,I DECID$ TO GET BY ) MY MEMB]%IP C>D ( ! ,BRITI% TRADE UNION1 ! ,AMALGAMAT$ ,SOCIETY ( ,5G9E]S1 & AN OLD ,FR5* PASSPORT4 ,! DIFFICULT P>T ( ! PASSAGE WAS ! ,BRITI% BLOCKADE & MILIT>Y CONTROL4 

,IT WAS A GOOD TIME = ! VOYAGE4 ,! SEA FROM ,*RI/IANIA TO ,B]G51 A PASSAGE ( AB\T TW5TY-F\R H\RS1 WAS CALM & ! WEA!R SUNNY4 ,! /EAM%IP R\ND$ ! BEAUTIFUL S\!RN P>T ( M\NTA9\S ,NORWAY4 ,H]E & !RE Y\ C\LD SEE SN[Y PEAKS 9 ! DI/ANCE & ON ! ROCKY %ORES FI%+ SETTLEM5TS ) ALL ! CONQUE/S ( TE*NOLOGY3 TELEPHONES1 PO/AL S]VICE & ELECTRICITY SUPPLY4 

,AMONG ! PASS5G]S W]E MANY BUS9ESSM54 ,!RE W]E ALSO ,RUSSIAN (FICIALS & TE*NICIANS TRAVEL+ TO ,AM]ICA 9 CONNECTION ) W> CONTRACTS & LADIES ( ALL NATIONS (F TO SEE ! HUSB&S :O W]E PR(ITE]+ FROM ! W>4 ,?IS CLI5TELE WAS LUXURI\SLY E/ABLI%$ 9 ! FIR/- & SECOND-CLASS CAB9S4 ,! ?IRD CLASS HAD A FEW HUNDR$ PASS5G]S GO+ \T TO 0TRY !IR =TUNE01 V>I\S NATIONALITIES1 *IEFLY ,SC&9AVIANS4 ,!RE W]E SOME ,RUSSIAN ,JEWS FLEE+ FROM ,LONDON & CONSCRIPTION1 & ! WIVES ( SOME ,RUSSIANS :O HAD SETTL$ 9 ! 0,NEW ,WORLD04 ,IT WAS A HAPPY TRIP3 A B& W\LD (T5 BE PLAY+ ON DECK1 & Y\NG PEOPLE QUICKLY GOT TO KN[ EA* O!R & DANC$ GAILY4 

,!RE WAS A TW5TY-F\R-H\R CALL AT ,B]G5 & !N ! %IP HEAD$ D[N ! FJORD 9TO ! ,ATLANTIC4 ,!RE WAS AN OBLIGATORY CALL AT A NOR!RN ,BRITI% PORT1 ,KIRKWALL4 ,TUGS >M$ ) HI<-VELOCITY GUNS CAME \T TO MEET US4 ,!Y ACT$ AS ESCORTS ?R\< ! M9EFIELDS & BR\<T ! %IP 9TO A NATURAL H>BOR ON :OSE %ORES SPREAD ! SMALL BUT ANCI5T T[N4 ,MANY VESSELS L>GE & SMALL1 FLY+ ! FLAGS ( ALL ! ,SC&9AVIAN /ATES1 LAY 9 ! BAY4 ,MANY HAD BE5 LY+ !RE = MON?S1 SUFF]+ ALL SORTS ( ORDEALS FROM ! RAPACI\S ,BRITI%4 ,ALL ?IS WAS CLOAK$ 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! W>4 

,=TUNATELY = US ! 9SPECTION ( ! %IP DID NOT LA/ LONG4 ,WE ?IRD-CLASS]S W]E NOT BO!R$ AT ALL & AFT] AB\T TWELVE H\RS' MOORAGE WE SAIL$ ON4 

,AS WE SAIL$ NOR?W>DS ! OCEAN BECAME MORE M5AC+4 ,A COLD W9D BLEW1 & SUNNY DAYS GAVE WAY TO BAD WEA!R4 ,ONLY (F ! %ORES ( ,AM]ICA DID WE AGA9 FEEL ! SUMM]4 ,ONCE )9 SI<T ( ! LI<?\SES & PILOT BOATS ON ! ,NEW ,YORK ROADS ! PASS5G]S MILL$ ON TO ! N[ W>M DECKS1 WAIT+ TO SEE ! %ORES ( ?AT LEG5D>Y L&4 

,WE TOOK ON A PILOT & LAT]1 UPON 5T]+ ! H>BOR1 !RE WAS A /OP = A SUP]FICIAL M$ICAL EXAM9ATION RI<T !RE ON DECK4 ,!Y LOOK$ AT \R EYES & H&S4 ,WE 5T]$ ! H>BOR BE=E SUNSET & ! %IP DOCK$4 ,!Y LET ! FIR/- & SECOND-CLASS PASS5G]S (F )\T ANY SPECIAL *ECKS4 ,BUT ! ?IRD CLASS W]E LEFT TO ! NEXT DAY4 ,AHEAD ( !M WAS A TRIP TO ! 0,ISL& ( ,TE>S0 = ! 9T]ROGATION & EXAM9ATION ( POOR EMIGRANTS4 ,IT WAS H>D LUCK ON ! SICK & PEOPLE ) NO PROP]TY1 ACQUA9TANCES OR RELATIVES 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,!Y W\LD NOT BE ALL[$ 9 ?AT 0L& ( ! FREE01 & AT BE/ W\LD BE QUICKLY S5T BACK2 !RE W]E CASES ( A MON?'S =C$ DET5TION4 

,\R BIG T5-?\S&-TON %IP SEEM$ T9Y AMONG ! GIGANTIC 9/ALLATIONS ( ! PORT ( ,NEW ,YORK4 ,! HEAT WAS UNBE>ABLE4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO REMA9 9 ! CAB9S EV5 AT NI<T1 & ! PASS5G]S W5T UP ON DECK4 ,BY SUNSET ! H>BOR WAS LIKE AN OV5 BREA?+ FIRE4 

,9 ! MORN+ AFT] BREAKFA/ DISEMB>KATION ( ?IRD-CLASS PASS5G]S COMM5C$4 ,TICKETS W]E GIV5 UP & WE W5T D[N TO A QUAYSIDE %$ :]E SCRUFFY BAGS W]E SET \T READY = ! CU/OMS (FIC]S4 ,AFT] ! EXAM9ATION1 EMB>KATION ON A SMALL /EAM] & A TRIP TO ! 0,ISL& ( ,TE>S04 ,! HALF-H\R VOYAGE ?R\< ! H>BOR AMONG ! /EEL & /ONE MON/]S HAD AN OPPRESSIVE EFFECT4 ,F9ALLY WE DISEMB>K$ & PASS$ ONE BY ONE ?R\< ! M$ICAL EXAM9ATION4 ,! SUSPECT ONES W]E S+L$ \T & ! HEAL?Y ONES ALL[$ ON )\T DELAY4 ,WE F\ND \RSELVES 9 A HUGE HALL SET AB\T ) B5*ES = VISITORS & DESKS = ! (FICIALS4 ,QUE/ION+3 ,:]E'RE Y\ FROM8 ,:]E'RE Y\ GO+8 ,HAVE Y\ FUNDS8 ,MY TRADE AS A TURN] PROV$ SUFFICI5T4 ,?IS WAS ADEQUATE GR\NDS = IMM$IATE 5TRY & ,I WAS GIV5 A P]MIT4 ,I WALK$ ALONG A LONG GRILL$ CORRIDOR1 REM9ISC5T ( A M5AG]IE4 ,ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! GRILLES W]E ! PUBLIC1 APP>5TLY AWAIT+ !IR FAMILIES & FRI5DS4 ,AGA9 ON TO A /EAM]1 BUT N[ TO ! V]Y C5T] ( ,NEW ,YORK4 ,I REA*$ MY FRI5DS' FLAT ON ! OV]HEAD RAILWAY4 

,! ,RUSSIAN COLONY 9 ! CITY WAS 5ORM\S4 ,TWO DAILY PAP]S W]E PUBLI%$ 79CLUD+ A SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ONE 9 ,RUSSIAN7 & SEV]AL O!R PAP]S 9 ,YIDDI% & O!R LANGUAGES4 ,9 ,NEW ,YORK P]IODICALS & MAGAZ9ES W]E PUBLI%$ 9 ALL ! LANGUAGES ( ! WORLD4 ,I MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ! COLONY & ITS REPRES5TATIVES4 ,ALL ! ,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/S W]E GR\P$ >\ND ! NEWSPAP] ,NOVY ,MIR4 ,! LEAD] ( ?IS GR\P WAS ,DR ,+]MAN1 A ,M5%EVIK4 ,HE WAS ALSO 9 *>GE ( ,NOVY ,MIR ITSELF AL?\< ! =M] ,BOL%EVIK1 ,N4 ,NAKORYAKOV1 LIV+ UND] ! NAME ( ,ELL]T1 WAS ! $ITOR4 ,AMONG ! PAP]'S P]MAN5T /AFF W]E ,VOLOD>SKY1 ,LISOVSKY1 ,VOSKOV1 ,ZOR91 ,MELNI*ANSKY & ,M5SON1 :O WAS 9 *>GE ( ! TE*NICAL SIDE & ACT$ AS COMPOSITOR4 ,! PR9T%OP HAD TWO TYPESETT+ MA*9ES 9 SLUM PREMISES4 ,! PAP] WAS QUITE POOR MAT]IALLY4 

,I MADE SEV]AL REPORTS ON ! SITUATION 9 ,RUSSIA & ,EUROPE & ON ! ATTITUDE TO ! W>1 :I* PROVOK$ MAJOR >GUM5TS AMONG ! ,NOVY ,MIR SOCIALI/S4 ,+]MAN DEF5D$ ! ,EUROPEAN OPPORTUNI/S1 BUT ?IS DEF5SE DID NOT 5C\NT] SYMPA?Y AMONG WORK]S' EXILE GR\PS4 ,A SMALL GR\P ( ,BOL%EVIKS HEAD$ BY COMRADE ,M9K9-,M5SON WAS =M$ &1 RELY+ ON VACILLAT+ EXILES LIKE ,VOLOD>SKY1 ,MELNI*ANSKY1 ,ZOR9 & O!RS1 CAMPAIGN$ = ! REMOVAL ( ,+]MAN & HIS FRI5DS FROM ! LEAD]%IP ( ! NEWSPAP] & ! GR\P4 ,BUT ! O!R SIDE WAS NOT ASLEEP & WAG$ A /RUGGLE 9 ! ,AM]ICAN /YLE1 9TRODUC+ P]SONAL & S5SATIONAL ISSUES1 HY/]IA & ABUSE4 

,VICTORY NEV]!LESS W5T TO \R BLOC2 BUT IT C\LD NOT BE C>RI$ ?R\< TO ! 5D AS ! ,BOL%EVIKS HAD 9SUFFICI5T COMPET5T P>TY & NEWSPAP] WORK]S4 

,) REG>D TO MY [N BUS9ESS1 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ,I HAD NOT *OS5 ALTOGE!R ! MO/ PROPITI\S TIME TO >RIVE4 ,ALL ! RI* ,JEWI% COMMUNITY HAD GONE (F = ! SUMM] TO !IR C\NTRY HOMES OR W]E T\R+ ,AM]ICA4 ,H[EV]1 )\T LOS+ HOPE1 ,I E/ABLI%$ CONTACTS4 ,I WAS 9TRODUC$ TO ! $ITOR ( A ,JEWI% SOCIALI/ PAP] ,VORW>TS :O AGRE$ TO USE SOME ( ! MAT]IAL1 BUT HE WAS AN >D5T ,G]MANOPHILE & ,I WAS MO/ RELUCTANT TO PASS ! MAT]IAL TO HIM4 ,I ALSO MET SOME ,JEWI% S*OL>S :O UND]TOOK TO F9D A PUBLI%]4 ,MY CONDITION WAS3 PASS ! MAT]IAL TO ANY ,JEWI% ORGANIZATION = ! LATT] TO PUBLI% 9 ,5GLI% & O!R LANGUAGES4 ,!RE W]E QUITE A FEW PRIVATE SPECULATORS AB\T1 BUT ,I DID NOT HAVE ANY DEAL+S ) !M4 ,H[EV]1 MY S*OL>S SO DRAGG$ ?+S \T ?AT ,I HAD TO *ASE !M UP4 ,JULY PASS$1 ,AUGU/1 & /ILL !Y W]E 0DISCUSS+0 IT4 ,I WAS DEM&+ MONEY = REVOLUTION>Y WORK 9 ,RUSSIA1 SETT+ A M9IMUM PRICE ( #e DOLL>S 7C>RIAGE \T ( ,RUSSIA1 ! PASSAGE TO ,AM]ICA & ! RETURN TO ,RUSSIA71 BUT /AT+ ?AT ,I WANT$ MORE4 ,BUT !Y REF]R$ TO ! ABS5CE ( RI* REPRES5TATIVES ( !IR SOCIETY & AGRE$ TO GIVE #e DOLL>S FROM !IR [N POCKETS4 ,TIME WAS PRECI\S1 SO ,I TOOK ! #e DOLL>S TO GET BACK TO ,RUSSIA MORE QUICKLY4 ,LIV+ & ! J\RNEY HAD CO/ AB\T HALF ?AT AM\NT1 SO ! RE/ C\LD GO T[>DS REVOLUTION>Y WORK 9 ,RUSSIA4 

,9 ! TWO MON?S ( MY /AY 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,I HAD TIME TO ACQUA9T MYSELF ONLY SUP]FICIALLY ) ! LIFE ( ?AT MON/R\S CITY1 RESEMBL+ A HUGE WORK%OP4 ,AM]ICAN LIFE IS /EEP$ 9 H>DHEAD$NESS AB\T BUS9ESS4 ,! :OLE ,AM]ICAN WAY ( LIFE IS COLOR$ BY AN EXTREME SELFI%NESS4 ,EV]YONE LIVES ONLY TO GET RI* QUICK OR TO DREAM ( DO+ SO4 

,NEW ,YORK ,CITY IS SITUAT$ ON A P59SULA WA%$ BY ! ,HUDSON ,RIV] & ! ,ATLANTIC ,OCEAN1 DIVID$ BY A CANAL & A RIV] 9TO SEV]AL P>TS1 & ) WELL-PLANN$ MA9 /REETS /RET*+ ! L5G? ( ! P59SULA & TRANSECT+ IT4 ,9 ! S\!RN P>T WORKS1 (FICES & W>EH\SES >E CONC5TRAT$ :ILE 9 ! NOR!RN P>T >E ! DWELL+S ( ! BE/-PAID SECTION ( FACTORY & (FICE WORK]S4 ,9 ! MORN+ ALL TRAMS & UND]GR\ND OV]HEAD RAILWAY TRAFFIC HEADS S\?W>DS 9 =CE1 BUT 9 ! EV5+ UPT[N TO ! NOR?4 ,EV]Y DAY HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( PEOPLE RU% BACK & =? FROM ONE 5D ( ! CITY TO ! O!R4 ,! ,NEW ,YORK WORK] DRESSES SM>TLY & LIVES & EATS CONSID]ABLY BETT] ?AN HIS ,EUROPEAN C\NT]P>T4 

,DUR+ MY BRIEF 9T]LUDE 9 ,NEW ,YORK ,I OBS]V$ TWO /RIKES3 ONE BY TRAMWAY EMPLOYES1 ! O!R ON ! BUSSES4 ,! ACTION WAS L$ BY ! TRADE UNIONS4 ,! EMPLOY]S MOBILIZ$ /RIKEBREAK]S & ! REPUBLICAN & EV5 DEMOCRATIC AU?ORITIES PROVID$ POLICE TO PROTECT ! 0RI<T TO WORK04 ,! WORK+ POPULATION DECL>$ A BOYCOTT ( ! TRAMS & ?OSE OP]AT+ !M4 ,! /RIK]S TOOK TO PHOTOGRAPH+ ! /RIKEBREAK]S1 CLA%ES OCCURR$1 ! POLICE TOOK ! /RIKEBREAK]S' SIDE & FIR$ ON ! /RIK]S4 ,! SYMPA?IES ( ! WORK+ POPULATION1 9CLUD+ EV5 ! *ILDR51 W]E ON ! SIDE ( ! /RIK+ WORK]S & /RIKEBREAK]S :O DROVE !IR TRAMS ?R\< WORK+-CLASS DI/RICTS HAD A H>D TIME4 ,LITTLE BOYS SME>$ ! RAILS ) SOAP & PELT$ ! SCAB DRIV]S ) /ONES1 :ILE ! ADULTS ?REW !M \T ( !IR CABS4 ,! POLICE FIR$ 9 ! AIR1 WAIT+ = RE9=CEM5TS2 A SCUFFLE W\LD TAKE PLACE4 ,DISPUTES BETWE5 LABOR & CAPITAL 9 ,AM]ICA >E BELLICOSE4 ,SCABS1 SPIES & PROVOCATEURS FROM ALL K9DS ( ,P9K]TON-TYPE BUREAUX JO9 9 ON ! EMPLOY]S' SIDE4 ,IT IS R>E ?AT A MAJOR /RIKE PASSES (F )\T PROVOCATIONS1 >RE/S ( UNION LEAD]S & SOME BLOOD%$4 

,9 ,NEW ,YORK ,I MADE ! ACQUA9TANCE ( ! $ITOR ( ! SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAP] ,! ,NEW ,YORK ,PEOPLE'S ,NEWS1 PUBLI%$ 9 ,G]MAN = ,G]MAN-SPEAK+ SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 ,I GAVE !M A PIECE ON ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,! COMRADES TOOK AN 9T]NATIONALI/ POSITION )9 ! LEFT W+ ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,SOCIALI/ ,P>TY1 :I* WAS ?OR\<LY OPPORTUNI/4 

,AM]ICA HAD NOT YET BE5 DRAWN 9TO ! W> & WAS PRES]V+ ITS NEUTRALITY BY FULFILL+ CONTRACTS = ! ,FRANCO-,BRITI%-,RUSSIAN COALITION4 ,! GOLD FROM W> CONTRACTS FL[$ B\NTIFULLY 9TO ! POCKETS ( ,AM]ICAN BUS9ESSM54 ,! NEWSPAP]S W]E CONDUCT+ A P]SI/5T CAMPAIGN = ,AM]ICA'S 5TRY1 BUT ,WILSON CONF9$ HIMSELF TO PEACEMAK+ = ! MOM5T4 ,EV5 AT ?AT TIME1 H[EV]1 IT WAS CLE> TO EV]YONE :O WANT$ TO SEE ?AT ,AM]ICAN CAPITALI/S W]E PREP>+ = W>4 ,!Y W]E CLEV]LY WORK+ ON SO-CALL$ 0PUBLIC OP9ION01 FO/]+ MILIT>I/ S5TIM5T & PREP>+ = CONSCRIPTION4 ,*UR*ES1 DEMON/RATIONS1 NEWSPAP]S1 P>LIAM5T1 ! ,/>S & ,/RIPES1 !AT]S1 S*OOLS1 C9EMAS1 W]E ALL US$ TO PREA* ! DEF5SE ( ! 0,AM]ICAN HOMEL&0 & TO DEM& ! =MATION ( AN >MY & NAVY4 

,AL?\< OLD IMMIGRANTS FROM O!R C\NTRIES W]E LITTLE CONC]N$ AT ! FATE ( ! 0,AM]ICAN HOMEL&01 ! G5]ATION ?AT HAD GR[N UP 9 ,AM]ICA1 ?OSE ( PRES*OOL AGE 9CLUD$1 RESPOND$ VIGOR\SLY TO ?IS *AUV9I/ BALLYHOO4 ,9 ONE WORK+-CLASS DI/RICT ,I SAW AN ,AM]ICAN W9D[ DISPLAY1 ,D[NFALL ( A ,NATION1 :I* %[$ ! 9VASION BY UNNAM$ 5EMIES1 ! DE/RUCTION ( CITIES & O!R SU* HORRORS1 & *ILDR5 W\LD ALWAYS GREET ! ,AM]ICAN FLAG ) WILD 5?USIASM4 

,AM]ICAN ORGANIZ$ CAPITAL KEPT FIRM CONTROL ( ! PEOPLE4 ,IT ALSO KNEW H[ TO BUY (F ! LABOR LEAD]S4 ,! PRESID5T ( ! ,AM]ICAN ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR1 ,SAMUEL ,GOMP]S1 REG>D$ HIMSELF AS A FRI5D ( ,WILSON & WAS HIS ACCOMPLICE 9 HOODW9K+ ! WORK]S4 

,! CORRUPTION ( WORK]S' REPRES5TATIVES BY BRIB]Y & O!R MEANS HAD BECOME A REGUL> EMPLOY]S' TACTIC & DID 5ORM\S DAMAGE TO ! WORK]S' CAUSE4 

,H[EV] ALLUR+ MY COMRADES' PROPOSAL = ME TO REMA9 9 ,AM]ICA & GET TO KN[ ITS WORK+-CLASS LIFE1 ,I OV]CAME ALL TEMPTATION & MADE PREP>ATIONS = MY DEP>TURE4 ,AGA9 A PASSPORT WAS REQUIR$4 ,AS ,I HAD ALREADY US$ ALL MY PAP]S ,I HAD TO REAPPLY TO ! LOCAL CONSULATE4 ,!RE A CL]K ADVIS$ ME TO OBTA9 A REF]5CE FROM A RELIGI\S COMMUNITY1 AGA9/ :I* ! CONSULATE W\LD BE OBLIG$ TO ISSUE ME A PASSPORT = ! J\RNEY TO ,RUSSIA4 ,! DIFFICULTY WAS ?AT ,I WAS NOT A MEMB] ( ANY ( ! COMMUNITIES & HAD NO CONTACTS ) PRIE/S4 ,BUT ,I PRESUM$ ?AT 9 ,AM]ICA PRIE/S ALSO W\LD ABOVE ALL BE 0BUS9ESSM501 & ,I BANK$ ON ! DOLL> DO+ ITS JOB4 ,MY SUPPOSITION WAS JU/IFI$4 ,= TWO DOLL>S ! CL]GYMAN GAVE ME A REF]5CE4 ,I AFFIX$ A PICTURE TO IT1 H&$ IT 9 AT ! CONSULATE & >RANG$ TO COLLECT ! PASSPORT AT ! QUAYSIDE :5 ! %IP SAIL$4 

,! ,NEW ,YORK COMRADES >RANG$ A SMALL S5D(F1 & ON #ad ,SEPTEMB] #aiaf ,I LEFT ! %ORES ( ,AM]ICA ON ! ,DANI% VESSEL ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,! COMRADES ASK$ ME TO S5D SOME P>TY FRI5DS TO ,AM]ICA :O C\LD DIRECT ! WORK & ! NEWSPAP]1 & GAVE ME MONEY = ! PURPOSE4 

,?IS TIME ,I HAD A SECOND-CLASS TICKET & WAS REGI/]$ ON ! PASS5G] LI/ AS A J\RNALI/4 ,IT WAS /UFFY 9 ! CAB9 & ,I C\LD HE> ! NOISE ( ! 5G9ES4 ,I COMPLA9$1 & WAS GIV5 AN 9DIVIDUAL CAB9 9 ! FIR/ CLASS4 ,MY ISOLATION WAS MO/ CONV5I5T1 AS ,I WAS C>RY+ >TICLES & LETT]S FROM V>I\S ,AM]ICAN COMRADES & HAD QUITE A FEW DOCUM5TS ON ME :I* MI<T ATTRACT ! 9T]E/ ( ! ,BRITI% POLICE4 ,I MANAG$ TO HIDE !M 9 ! CAB94 

,AB\T EI<T DAYS LAT] WE W]E BACK 9 ,KIRKWALL4 ,A /]N RECEPTION AWAIT$ US !RE4 ,! %IP WAS HELD = =TY-EI<T H\RS & A P]SONAL SE>* MADE ( ALL PASS5G]S4 ,WOM5 TRAVEL+ TO ,G]MANY W]E SE>*$ ESPECIALLY RIGOR\SLY4 ,I /ILL MANAG$ TO GET ?R\< )\T BE+ SE>*$1 :ILE MY MEMB]%IP C>D = ! ,AMALGAMAT$ ,SOCIETY ( ,5G9E]S1 ( :I* ,I WAS A MEMB]1 S]V$ AS A PASSPORT1 S9CE MY ,RUSSIAN PASSPORT HAD BE5 0=GOTT50 AT ! CONSULATE4 

,WE W]E ALL V]Y RELIEV$ TO GET BEYOND ! ,BRITI% BLOCKADE4 ,TW5TY-F\R H\RS LAT] ! COA/ ( ,NORWAY APPE>$1 & AFT] ANO!R TW5TY-F\R H\RS WE W]E AT ,*RI/IANIA1 HAV+ SP5T TWO :OLE WEEKS FROM ,NEW ,YORK4 ,MY FRI5DS W]E NO LONG] 9 ,*RI/IANIA 7,BUKH>9 WAS LIV+ 9 ,COP5HAG571 & ,I CONT9U$ TO ,D5M>K ON ! SAME %IP4 ,I /OPP$ SEV]AL DAYS 9 ,COP5HAG5 TO CONTACT ! =EIGN C5T] ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE & AGREE PLANS AB\T WORK 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,& !RE TOO ,I F\ND MY OLD ,RUSSIAN PALS4 
  

,RETURN FROM ,AM]ICA 

,!RE W]E MANY ,RUSSIANS 9 ,COP5HAG5 ?AT AUTUMN4 ,H]E W]E GA!R$ ALL ! W>TIME SPECULATORS & M>AUD]S4 ,!Y W]E MO/LY SPECULAT+ 9 FOOD & ,G]MAN MANUFACTURES 7DYE/UFFS1 M$IC9ES1 (FICE MAT]IALS ETC474 ,A LAY] ( WEAL?Y 0G\LA%]S0 APPE>$1 A PECULI> V>IETY ( SPECULATOR 9 0MILIT>Y0 T9N$ FOOD :O KNEW H[ TO DISPOSE ( IT 9 ,G]MANY4 0,SOCIALI/S0 DID NOT HANG BACK FROM W> PR(ITS EI!R4 ,P>VUS1 A ,G]MAN SOCIALI/ WELL KN[N 9 ,RUSSIA 9 HIS DAY1 HAD ALREADY MADE MORE ?AN A MILLION & HAD BEGUN TO F9ANCE & E/ABLI% BUS9ESSES4 ,SOME ,RUSSIAN SOCIAL DEMOCRATS HAD NO QUALMS AB\T PR(ITE]+ 9 P5CILS1 M$IC9ES & O!R SU* TRIFLES REQUIR$ BY ! ,RUSSIAN & ,SC&9AVIAN M>KETS4 ,SOME PAID = ?IS ) DEPORTATION FROM ,D5M>K1 BUT ! *ANGE ( DOMICILE DID NOT H9D] BUS9ESS4 ,IT WAS G5]ALLY A NA/Y SC5E4 

,ALREADY MANY COMRADES HAD GA!R$ 9 ! ,RUSSIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC CIRCLE4 ,AT A MEET+ 9 ! AUTUMN ( #aiaf ,I MET ! LIQUIDATORS1 ,SAZONOV-,ROZANOV1 ,PILETSKY & ,DAL92 ! ,NA%E ,SLOVO PEOPLE1 ,*UDNOVSKY1 ,URITSKY & ,ZURABOV2 & ,BUKH>91 ,GORDON & O!RS FROM ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 

,LACK ( ACTIVITY OPPRESS$ ,BUKH>91 & ,I SUGGE/$ HE TRAVEL TO ,AM]ICA = P>TY WORK4 ,N4,I4 AGRE$ & F\ND HIMSELF A COMPANION1 ,*UDNOVSKY4 ,SOME ?\<T HAD TO BE GIV5 TO TRAVEL >RANGEM5TS3 & ?IS WAS FAIRLY COMPLICAT$ AS ! ,BRITI% BLOCKADE WAS BECOM+ /RICT]4 ,BUKH>9 WAS ! TYPE ( IMPRACTICAL ,RUSSIAN 9TELLECTUAL = :OM ,I HAD TO ?9K \T EV]Y DETAIL ( ! TRIP4 ,BE=E HIS DEP>TURE HE ?\<T ( 0LEGALIZ+0 HIMSELF 9 ,D5M>K & GO+ TO ,AM]ICA NOT AS ,MO%E ,DOLGOLEVSKY BUT UND] HIS [N NAME2 BUT BE=E CONFIRM+ ! POSSIBILITY ( LEGALIZATION HE HAD ALREADY BOOK$ A TICKET TO ,AM]ICA 9 HIS [N NAME4 ,ALL HIS LEGALIZATION MOVES FAIL$3 ,/AUN+1 ! SOCIALI/ M9I/]1 C\LD NOT & W\LD NOT HELP ) IT4 

,NIKOLAI ,IVANOVI* HAD TO REMA9 ,MO%E1 BUT ?IS COMPLICAT$ HIS PASSAGE4 ,! /EAM%IP (FICE HAD ALREADY BE5 PAID ! MONEY & ! NAME ( ,BUKH>9 WAS BY N[ FAMILI>2 !Y KNEW HIS FACE !RE4 ,I AGA9 HAD TO DEVISE WAYS ( GETT+ \T ( AN ABSURD SITUATION4 ,! TR\BLE AB\T CANCEL+ ! /EAM%IP BOOK+ 9 ,BUKH>9'S NAME WAS ONE ( MONEY2 & ANYWAY !RE W]E NO SP>E PLACES LEFT4 ,I DECID$ TO TAKE ,NIKOLAI ,IVANOVI* AS F> AS ,*RI/IANIA & EMB>K HIM !RE AS ,MO%E ,DOLGOLEVSKY4 ,I W\LD ASK ! /EAM%IP (FICE = ,BUKH>9'S RES]VATION TO BE =W>D$ TO ,DOLGOLEVSKY 9 ,*RI/IANIA1 S9CE 0,BUKH>90 HAD SUPPOS$LY CANCEL$ IT4 ,?IS WORK$4 ,*UDNOVSKY EMB>K$ AT ,COP5HAG51 :ILE 0,DOLGOLEVSKY0 WAS TO EMB>K AT ,*RI/IANIA4 ,BUT \R R\TE !RE LAY ?R\< ,SW$51 5TRY 9TO :I* WAS B>R$ TO HIM ON PA9 ( A SIX-MON? /AY 9 PRISON4 

,WE DECID$ TO GO BY /EAM] TO AVOID >RE/4 ,WE B\<T TICKETS & MADE /RAI<T = ! VESSEL ) \R LUGGAGE & ESCORTS4 ,IT TURN$ \T TO BE SMALL TUB LAD5 ) FOOD/UFFS1 & ! SEA WAS RUNN+ HI<4 ,IT EM]G$ ?AT ! /EAM] W\LD BE CALL+ AT O!R T[NS & SETTLEM5TS ) PROLONG$ /OPS & W\LD NOT REA* ,*RI/IANIA 9 UND] =TY-EI<T H\RS4 ,! VOYAGE W\LD NOT BE COZY2 TOSS+ AB\T ON ! WAVES W\LD NOT BE MU* FUN & A LOT ( PRECI\S TIME W\LD BE WA/$1 SO ,I />T$ TO ?9K AB\T H[ TO GET RID ( ! TICKET & GO BY RAIL4 ,I ASK$ ! CAPTA9 :E!R WE W]5'T RUNN+ A RISK ( BE+ CAU<T BY ! ,G]MANS ABO>D ?AT OLD /EAMBOAT4 ,HE /AT$ ?AT SU* OCCURR5CES DID HAPP51 & ?AT HE C\LD PROVIDE NO GU>ANTEES ?AT IT W\LDN'T HAPP5 TO US4 ,I GRADUALLY BR\<T ,N4,I4 >\ND TO TRAVEL+ BY RAIL2 ,I PROPOS$ ?AT HE BECAME MY BRO!R = ! TIME BE+ & TRAVEL VIA ,HELS+OR & ,HALS+BORG :5CE ! TRIP ACROSS ! ,ORESUND TAKES ONLY A FEW M9UTES4 ,N4,I4 AGRE$1 & WE W]E LEFT ) ! JOB ( WORK+ \T H[ TO DIT* ! /EAMBOAT4 ,I W5T TO ! (FICE & ASK$ ! MANAG]3 >E Y\ ABLE TO GU>ANTEE US AGA9/ SEIZURE BY ! ,G]MANS8 ,WELL1 ( C\RSE1 ! MANAG] GOT CROSS & C\LD GIVE US NO GU>ANTEE4 ,!N ,I ASK$ HIM TO HELP UNLOAD \R ?+S & EX*ANGE \R TICKETS = TRA9 TICKETS4 ,HE K9DLY AGRE$1 & A C\PLE ( H\RS LAT] WE W]E ALREADY ON \R WAY4 ,WE CROSS$ SAFELY OV] ! ! ,SW$I% SIDE1 CAU<T A QUICK GLIMPSE ( SOME SLEU?S1 GOT 9TO A C>RIAGE & A FEW M9UTES LAT] MOV$ (F4 ,9 ! MORN+ WE W]E 9 ,*RI/IANIA1 :]E WE AWAIT$ ! >RIVAL ( ! OCEAN L9]4 ,A C\PLE ( DAYS LAT] ,I SAW COMRADES ,BUKH>9 & ,*UDNOVSKY (F ON !IR 0CONQUE/ ( ,AM]ICA01 !N ,I MADE = ,/OCKHOLM1 9T5D+ TO SET (F = ,RUSSIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 

,DUR+ MY ABS5CE FROM ,SW$5 WORK ON ! DISPAT* ( LIT]ATURE HAD COMPLETELY FIZZL$ \T4 ,CONTACTS W]E KEPT UP1 BUT ! COMRADES 9 *>GE ( ?IS WORK HAD NO MONEY4 ,IT WAS ESS5TIAL TO GET MOV+ AS MU* LIT]ATURE AS POSSIBLE IMM$IATELY SO ?AT IT C\LD CROSS ! FRONTI] AS ,I TRAVEL$4 ,MORE ?AN T5 POODS W]E S5T TO ,TORNIO & ,K>UNKI1 PRESUPPOS+ >RANGEM5TS = F]RY+ IT OV] 9 V>I\S PLACES4 

,I HAD MEET+S ) ALL ! COMRADES FROM ! ,SW$I% LEFT SOCIAL DEMOCRATS3 ,HOGLUND1 ,/ROM1 ,KILBOM & O!RS4 ,9 ?IS P]IOD AN EV5T ( 5ORM\S IMPORTANCE TOOK PLACE 9 ! ,SW$I% P>TY3 A SPLIT OCCURR$4 ,! Y\NG OR 0LEFT0 SOCIAL DEMOCRATS LEFT ! UNIT$ P>TY & F\ND$ !IR [N C5TRAL ORGAN & P>TY ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 

,BRANT+ TOOK ADVANTAGE ( HIS POSITION TO CRITICIZE & SL&] ! 0Y\?04 ,! B\RGEOIS PRESS WELCOM$ ! CRITICAL ONSLAU<TS ( ! OLD C5TRAL ORGAN ,SOCIAL-,DEMOKRAT54 ,BUT PROBABLY BECAUSE ( ?IS CRITICISM1 ! Y\NG SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION GREW & TORE ! ,SW$I% PROLET>IAT \T ( OPPORTUNISM'S EMBRACES4 

,MY MEET+S ) ,BRANT+ W]E ( A PURELY WORK+ NATURE4 ,BE>+ 9 M9D ! MILIT>Y SITUATION 9 ! NOR? & ! V>IETY ( =TIFICATIONS & G>RISONS 9 ! FRONTI] ZONE1 ,I W\LD NOTIFY HIM ( MY J\RNEYS ON ! FRONTI] & AB\T MY WORK4 ,?IS WAS NECESS>Y 9 ! EV5T ( ANY MISUND]/&+ AT ! BORD]1 SUSPICION ( ESPIONAGE OR MY >RE/4 ,WE AGRE$ ?AT ,I C\LD 9=M ! LOCAL AU?ORITIES 9TO :OSE H&S ,I MI<T FALL ?AT ,BRANT+ KNEW AB\T MY TRIP2 & UPON RECEIV+ SOME COMMUNICATION AB\T MY MISADV5TURE HE W\LD CONTACT ! APPROPRIATE M9I/]4 ,BUT ,I MANAG$ ?+S SO C>EFULLY ?AT DUR+ MANY TRIPS >\ND BORD] VILLAGES ,I DID NOT ONCE ATTRACT ! ATT5TION ( ! AU?ORITIES4 

,HAP>&A1 ! BORD] T[N ( ,SW$51 WAS AT ?AT TIME A C5T] = ESPIONAGE & SNOOP+4 ,NATIVE ,F9NS & ,G]MANS :O HAD LIV$ 9 ,RUSSIA & ,F9L& BE=E ! W>1 ,BRITI%1 ,FR5* & ,RUSSIAN & O!R 9TELLIG5CE AG5TS & C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE AG5TS W]E REGUL>S AT ! HOTELS & RE/AURANTS1 9 B>B]S' %OPS & O!R PUBLIC PLACES4 ,EV]Y WORD TRAVEL+ 9 OR \T ( ,RUSSIA WAS SEIZ$ & CONVEY$ TO ! RI<T QU>T]4 

,BUT 9 ,HAP>&A A SECRET ,F9NI% 0ACTIVI/0 MEET+-PO9T HAD BE5 ORGANIZ$4 ,IT HAS A WELL-EQUIPP$ PASSPORT (FICE ?AT SUPPLI$ ITS SUPPORT]S & ,G]MAN AG5TS ) ! RELEVANT PAP]S CON=M+ TO W>TIME REQUIREM5TS4 ,!Y HAD !IR [N F]RY = PEOPLE1 LIT]ATURE & >MS4 ,! ORGANIZATION WAS AMPLY FITT$ \T4 ,I HAD MANAG$ TO OBTA9 9=MATION AB\T ?IS FROM MY ,SW$I% ACQUA9TANCES LIV+ ON ! BORD]1 :OM ,I HAD TO DEAL ) OV] ORGANIZATION & TRANSPORT4 

,MILIT>Y ESPIONAGE WAS LIKEWISE MAK+ EXCELL5T USE ( ! 0SYMPA?IES0 ( V>I\S V>IETIES ( SOCIALI/ :O HAD TURN$ 9TO SUPPORT]S ( EI!R ! ,5T5TE OR ! ,C5TRAL ,P[]S4 ,G]MAN ESPIONAGE HAD F\ND AG5TS FROM AMONG ! SOCIALI/S ( ! SMALL NATIONALITIES LIKE ! ,E/ONIANS & ,F9NS4 ,ONE ,DANI% SOCIALI/ J\RNALI/1 ,KRUSE1 MADE A TRIP TO ,RUSSIA ON UNSPECIFI$ BUS9ESS1 HOV]+ >\ND \R EXILES TO OBTA9 FROM !M P]SONAL CONTACTS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!N HE W\LD TURN UP 9 ,RUSSIA TO MEET SOCIAL DEMOCRATS1 PURPORT$LY BR++ ASSIGNM5TS FROM ORGANIZATIONS OR 9DIVIDUALS ABROAD4 ,HIS L9K ) ! ,G]MAN SPY ,KESKULA WAS QUICKLY DISCOV]$ & ! EXIL$ COMRADES ?REW HIM \T ( !IR CIRCLES4 

,WE HAD TO BE MO/ C>EFUL & AL]T TO ANY DIRTY DEAL+S FROM ! MILIT>Y3 PROVOCATION & ESPIONAGE4 ,! DIS9TEGRATION ( ! SOCIALI/ CIRCLES & !IR DIVISION 9TO EV]Y CONCEIVABLE 0ORI5TATION0 CREAT$ A COV] = %E] GRAFT & ! PASSAGE ( C]TA9 MEMB]S ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA 9TO ! S]VICE ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 ) ! APPE>ANCE ( S]V+ AN IDEA4 

,:5 ,I SET \T = ! ,SW$I% FRONTI]1 ,I TOOK AN 9T]PRET]1 A WORK] :O HAD A GOOD COMM& ( ,SW$I%1 ! EXILE ,A4 ,KHAVK94 ,5 R\TE WE CALL$ AT ,LULEA1 & MET LOCAL SOCIAL DEMOCRATS TO OBTA9 A FEW CONTACTS AT ! F> 5D ( ! ,SW$I%-,F9NI% FRONTI]4 ,FROM !RE WE SET (F = ,HAP>&A4 

,MY OLD FRI5D1 ! MA/] COBBL]1 HAD DUR+ ! W> TURN$ 9TO A /AID 5TREPR5EUR & PROP]TY [N]1 N[ WEAL?Y FROM HIS %OE BUS9ESS & ) HIS [N H\SE4 ,HIS VIEWS HAD ALSO UND]GONE A C]TA9 MODIFICATION4 ,9 HIS >GUM5TS HE WAS BECOM+ MORE RESPECTABLE & APPROV$ ( ! RI<T-W+ /&4 ,HE NO LONG] EXHIBIT$ ANY SPECIAL 9T]E/ 9 MY WORK & HE WAS OBVI\SLY AFRAID ( BE+ COMPROMIS$ 9 ! EYES ( ! AU?ORITIES & HIS CU/OM]S4 ,BUT ?AT DID NOT HURT ME1 AS !RE W]E 5\< COMRADES PREP>$ TO HELP ON ! ,SW$I% BORD]4 ,P>T ( ! LIT]ATURE WAS S5T OV] TO ,SESK>O1 ! ISL& 9 ! ,GULF ( ,BO?NIA1 TO COMRADE ,LOTEB]G4 ,ANO!R P>T WE TOOK ) US 9 A WOOD5 TRUNK TO AN ADDRESS GIV5 BY ! $ITORS ( ,NORSK5FLYAMM51 AT A HAMLET SOME FIFTY KILOMET]S NOR? ALONG ! FRONTI] FROM ,HAP>&A4 

,NOT F> FROM ! RAILWAY /ATION WE F\ND A SMALL F>M/EAD & ITS Y\NG [N]4 ,HE WELCOM$ US 9 >ID1 AFT] READ+ ! LETT] FROM ! COMRADES 9 ,LULEA1 AGRE$ TO HELP US4 ,I DECID$1 ) ! COMRADE'S HELP1 TO MAKE = ,RUSSIA FROM !RE1 & LAT] TO HAVE LIT]ATURE S5T BY ! SAME R\TE4 ,! F>M] ASK$ = TWO DAYS TO SET UP & PREP>E ! R\TE4 ,A P>TICUL> NUISANCE WAS ! ,TORNIO RIV]1 :I* WAS RESI/+ ! MILD FRO/S & HAD FROZ5 ONLY 9 ONE OR TWO PLACES4 ,WE HAD BR\<T SOME REFRE%M5T & PLI$ \R NEW ACQUA9TANCE ) IT4 ,HAV+ SETTL$ UPON A R\TE1 HE W5T (F TO SC\T4 

,A C\PLE ( DAYS LAT] ! F>M] RETURN$ & JOYFULLY ANN\NC$ ?AT ALL WAS READY4 ,HE HAD F\ND A R\TE & A HORSE ?AT W\LD GET US AWAY4 ,MY MA9 REQUIREM5T WAS TO BE TAK5 TO ,\LU4 ,IF ONE P]SON C\LD NOT DO ?IS HE MU/ H& ME OV] TO ANO!R DRIV] SO ?AT ,I W\LD NOT HAVE TO LOOK = HORSES MYSELF4 ,I PROMIS$ TO PAY ONE M>K = EA* KILOMET]'S TRAVEL & C\LD PAY MORE IF NECESS>Y4 ,BUT ! ,F9NS R>ELY EXPLOIT$ ?IS4 

,WE DECID$ TO SET \T AT MIDNI<T4 ,IT WAS ! SECOND HALF ( ,OCTOB] #a#i#a#f4 ,I *ANG$ 9TO CLO!S APPROPRIATE TO A ,F9N1 TOOK A BAG = ! J\RNEY1 UND]WE> & LIT]ATURE & SAID F>EWELL4 ,WE W5T CAUTI\SLY ACROSS ! FIELDS TO ! RIV]1 (T5 /UMBL+ 9TO HOLES4 ,! ,>CTIC NI<T WAS NOT D>K1 & AL?\< ! SKY WAS COV]$ ) LI<T CL\DS Y\ C\LD /ILL SEE A LONG WAY OV] ! SN[4 ,WE CROSS$ ! RIV] WELL AP>T FROM EA* O!R HOLD+ ON TO ! 5DS ( A LONG ROPE1 AS MY GUIDE DID NOT TRU/ ! ICE4 ,WE WALK$ ALONG ! RIV] = A LONG TIME4 ,F9ALLY WE REA*$ ! BANK2 A TRACK RAN ALONGSIDE ?R\< ! SN[4 ,MY GUIDE PO9T$ \T ?AT ! TRACK HAD BE5 TRODD5 BY ! FRONTI] GU>DS & G5D>MES4 ,WE WALK$ ON UND] ! COV] ( RE$S & ?ICKETS & CAME \T ON TO ! MA9 ROAD TO ,TORNIO4 ,AFT] WALK+ ALONG IT = A C\PLE ( KILOMET]S WE HEAD$ = A SOLIT>Y F>MH\SE & R\S$ ! [N]4 ,AS WE RE/$1 A HORSE WAS H>NESS$ & (F ,I WAS TAK54 ,:]E & TO :OM ,I NO LONG] C>$1 TRU/+ 5TIRELY TO ! ,F9N'S PRUD5CE & HONE/Y4 
  

,! ,RETURN TO ,RUSSIA 

,WE DID NOT DRIVE F> ALONG ! PAV$ ROAD BUT TURN$ (F D[N A C>T-TRACK 9 AN EA/]LY DIRECTION4 ,!RE WAS A LITTLE SN[ & ! SL$GE LEAP$ OV] ! HUMMOCKS & DIPP$ 9TO ! HOLL[S1 TIR+ \T ! HORSE4 ,BY D9N]-TIME WE HAD REA*$ ! F>MH\SE & /AY$ ) A BUS9ESS-LIKE ,F9N4 ,! F>M WAS ON ! =E/ FR+E & HAD MANY \TBUILD+S & MU* LIVE/OCK4 ,! LADS W]E \T %OOT+ H>E >\ND ! H\SE4 ,!Y DID NOT KN[ ANY LANGUAGES O!R ?AN ,F9NI% & WE HAD TO PASS ! TIME 9 SIL5CE4 ,WE W]E TREAT$ TO C(FEE1 MILK & SOME?+ RECALL+ \R ,RUSSIAN YOGURT BUT A LOT ?ICK]4 

,A FEW H\RS LAT] WE SET \T BUT N[ ) A DIFF]5T DRIV]4 ,I DID NOT ASK :I* ROAD IT WAS - ,I W\LDN'T HAVE BE5 UND]/OOD1 BUT ,I C\LD SEE ?AT !Y KNEW :]E !Y W]E TO GO4 ,! ROAD RAN ?R\< A WOOD & WAS LITTLE US$4 ,! ,F9NS HAD OBVI\SLY SELECT$ ! MO/ SECLUD$ R\TES ON PURPOSE4 ,FROM ! BORD] ONW>DS ,I HAD NOT MET A S+LE HORSE OR P$E/RIAN4 ,?IS DRIV] DID NOT TAKE ME F> BUT /OPP$ AT A F>M TOO4 ,! BUILD+ WAS OLD BUT /URDY2 & :ILE ! =E/ WAS NOT F> AWAY1 PL[$ L& LAY ALL >\ND4 ,I C\LD NOT UND]/& H[ 9 ! F> NOR? IT C\LD YIELD A CROP4 ,! H\SEHOLD] WELCOM$ US 9 CORDIALLY 9 ,SW$I% & EXPLA9$ US+ HIS F+]S ?AT HE HAD BE5 EXPECT+ ME = TWO DAYS4 ,?AT RA!R SURPRIS$ ME1 BUT AS ,I DID NOT COMM& SUFFICI5T VOCABUL>Y C\LD NOT 9QUIRE H[ HE HAD BE5 9=M$4 ,HE TOOK US 9TO A LOG H\SE4 ,! 9T]IOR REM9D$ ME ( \R [N PEASANT HOME/EADS4 ,! SAME L>GE LIV+ >EA ) ! HUGE /OVE1 B5*ES >\ND ! WALLS & CLO?+1 HORSE-H>NESSES & O!R TACKLE HANG+ ON ! WALL4 ,BUT 9 SOME F>MH\SES !RE W\LD BE ANO!R SECTION :I* WAS CLEAN & :]E Y\ W\LD F9D B5TWOOD *AIRS1 A SEW+-MA*9E1 A MIRROR & EV5 A GRAMOPHONE OR ACCORDION4 ,! ,F9NS >E GREAT C(FEE-LOV]S AS WE ,RUSSIANS >E TEA-LOV]S2 SO EV]Y:]E ,I W\LD BE TREAT$ TO SOME1 BUT ,I PREF]R$ BREAD & MILK AS ,I WANT$ TO HAVE SOME N\RI%M5T4 

,WE LEFT ! F>M AT AB\T SIX 9 ! EV5+4 ,IT WAS COM=TABLE TO RELAX 9 A GOOD SLEI< AFT] ! RUTS ( ! PREVI\S TRACK4 ,! DRIV] DID NOT ASK :]E HE HAD TO GO BUT FOLL[$ HIS [N R\TE AVOID+ ! MA9 ROADS4 ,WE DROVE OV] ! WEAK ICE ( A RIVULET1 SP>SELY ,VEGETAT$ R\< L& & C>T-TRACKS4 ,IT BEGAN TO GR[ D>K4 ,! AUTUMN NI<T WAS QUICKLY COM+ ON4 ,LI<TS APPE>$ 9 ! DI/ANCE2 ?AT WAS ! LITTLE T[N ( ,ROVANIEMI TW9KL+4 ,WE KEPT /RAI<T T[>DS IT4 ,! CLOS] ! LI<TS TW9KL$1 ! CLE>] BECAME ! MUFFL$ NOISE ( A RIV]4 ,IT WAS V]Y D>K1 !RE WAS A LITTLE SN[ BUT ! CLEV] HORSE KNEW ! WAY & CAUTI\SLY DESC5D$ ! /EEP BANK AS IT MADE T[>DS ! S\ND ( ! WAT]4 ,AFT] IT HAD GONE A C\PLE ( HUNDR$ PACES ! HORSE SNORT$ & /OPP$4 ,! DI/ANCE WAS S9I/] & BLACK4 ,! DRIV] GOT (F & WALK$ ON AHEAD4 ,I SOON HE>D HIS :IP-H&LE /RIK+ ! WAT]4 ,! ICE DID NOT /RET* ! FULL WID? ( ! RIV]4 ,HE %\T$ ONCE & !N AGA91 EVID5TLY CALL+ = A BOAT4 ,AN ANSW] WAS HE>D \T ( ! DI/ANT GLOOM4 ,) A SIGN MY GUIDE TOLD ME TO ALI<T4 ,! APPROA*+ SPLA% ( O>S WAS SOON AUDIBLE & 9 A FEW M9UTES ! B[ ( A L>GE BOAT CAME UP ON TO ! ICE BESIDE US4 ,ONE ( ! M5 GOT \T & /AY$ ) ! HORSE :ILE ! F>M] CAME ) ME TO ! O!R BANK4 ,A FEW M9UTES LAT] ! BOAT HAD CROSS$ ! NOISY RIV] & PULL$ 9TO A L&+-/AGE4 

,WE WALK$ UP ! BANK & CAME \T 9TO A SMALL /REET4 ,WE W5T 9TO A L>GE H\SE1 :]E A FEW PEOPLE W]E SITT+ AT A TABLE4 ,CONV]SATION WAS PALELY LIT BY A P>AFF9 LAMP4 ,!Y ALL TURN$ T[>DS US3 ! F>M] WAS OBVI\SLY TALK+ AB\T ME4 ,I WAS GIV5 A *AIR & !Y WAT*$ 9 ANTICIPATION & DISCUSS$ AMONG !MSELVES4 ,A Y\NG MAN >RIV$1 DRESS$ 9 T[N CLO!S1 & PUT SOME QUE/IONS TO ME 9 ,F9NI% & ,SW$I%4 ,I REPLI$ 9 ,SW$I% ?AT ,I C\LD SPEAK & UND]/& ONLY ,RUSSIAN1 ,FR5*1 ,G]MAN & ,5GLI% & KNEW NO O!R LANGUAGES4 ,!N HE ASK$ ME 9 ,G]MAN = ! PASSWORD2 ANO!R APPROA*$ ME & FLICK$ BACK HIS JACKET LAPEL TO REVEAL A BADGE4 ,I SAID ,I HADN'T A PASSWORD OR A BADGE4 ,MY WORDS :5 TRANSLAT$ /UNN$ !M ALL & ,I WAS QUE/ION$3 :]E WAS ,I GO+8 ,H[ HAD ,I GOT !RE8 ,& :O WAS ,I8 ,I QUICKLY GA!R$ ?AT ,I HAD L&$ MYSELF ON ! PREMISES ( SOME ORGANIZATION ?AT SEEM$ TO ME CONSPIRATORIAL 9 NATURE4 ,?\S&S ( POSSIBILITIES FLA%$ ?R\< MY M9D BUT TWO W]E MO/ LIKELY3 ,I HAD L&$ EI!R AMONG ,G]MAN SPIES OR ,F9NI% REVOLUTION>IES BY C\RTESY ( ! B\RGEOISIE - ! SO-CALL$ 0ACTIVI/S04 ,I DECID$1 H[EV]1 NOT TO MANIFE/ ANY ( MY SUSPICIONS4 ,TO ! QUE/IONS ,I REPLI$ ?AT ,I WAS A ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y1 A MEMB] ( ! ,R,S,D,L,P & MY NAME WAS ,BEL594 ,I WAS TRAVEL+ TO ,RUSSIA ON P>TY BUS9ESS & ,I HAD >RANG$ DRIV]S & ! R\TE ?R\< A ,SW$I% COMRADE ON ! FRONTI]4 0,I HOPE ?AT ?IS WILL NOT GO BEYOND ! PEOPLE PRES5T H]E & ?AT ,I %ALL NOT BE S5T TO ! POLICE10 ,I ADD$4 

,!Y LI/5$ TO IT ALL1 9T]PRET$1 DISCUSS$ & !N ANN\NC$ ?AT !Y W\LD MAKE A SE>* ( MY BELONG+S4 ,I (F]$ !M MY BAG ) MY ?+S & LIT]ATURE & ! POCKETS ( MY CLO!S4 

,!Y LOOK$ = M>KS ON MY UND]WE> & ON MY \T] CLO?+ AS WELL4 ,BUT EV]Y?+ ON ME WAS =EIGN & !Y ATTA*$ NO IMPORTANCE TO ! NEWSPAP]S & PAMPHLETS4 ,ANYWAY1 NO?+ SUSPICI\S HAD EVID5TLY BE5 F\ND ON ME & ,I RE-PACK$ EV]Y?+4 ,! ,F9N :O SPOKE ,G]MAN (F]$ TO LOOK AFT] ME4 ,WE LEFT ! MY/]I\S H\SE & W5T TO ANO!R1 SMALL] & FAIRLY NEW ONE4 ,HE /AT$ ?AT ?IS WAS HIS QU>T]S4 ,A FEW MORE QUE/IONS W]E ASK$ !RE AB\T :AT ,F9NS ,I KNEW4 ,\T ( CAUTION ,I NAM$ TWO OR ?REE KN[ TO ME ONLY AS ,SEJM DEPUTIES4 ,MY 9T]LOCUTOR PROV$ TO BE AN 5G9E] :O WORK$ AT A LOCAL SAWMILL4 ,! CONV]SATION MOV$ ON TO ! W>4 ,! 5G9E] WAS ON ,G]MANY'S SIDE ON ?IS QUE/ION4 ,HE WI%$ = H] VICTORY & EXPECT$ GOOD =TUNE FROM ?IS = ,F9L& TOO4 ,I DID NOT HAVE 5\< ,G]MAN TO 5T] 9TO A LONG >GUM5T2 BUT ,I DID EXPRESS MY CONVICTION ?AT ! ,F9NI% PEOPLE W\LD GA9 !IR FRE$OM ONLY ?R\< ! OV]?R[ ( CZ>ISM4 ,! ORI5TATION T[>DS ,G]MANY WAS ONLY TO REPLACE ONE YOKE BY ANO!R4 ,F9L&'S :OLE FATE WAS TI$ UP ) ! SUCCESS ( ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE ( ! WORK+ CLASS 9 ,RUSSIA & NOT ) ! VICTORY ( ONE OR O!R ( ! COALITIONS4 

,! LADY ( ! H\SE TREAT$ US TO C(FEE4 ,I LE>N$ FROM ! 5G9E] ?AT ,I WAS FREE & HE EXPLA9$ HIS ORIG9AL BEHAVIOR BY ! FACT ?AT !Y W]E W>Y ( ESPIONAGE4 ,I ASK$ HIM TO F9D ME A HORSE ) ! /IPULATION ?AT DRIV] W\LD TAKE ME TO ,\LU1 TRANSF]R+ ME TO ANO!R ONLY ) ! CLE> UND]/&+ ?AT ,I WAS TO BE DRIV5 TO ,\LU4 ,! 5G9E] CALL$ HIS L&LORD1 :O AGRE$ TO ACCOMPANY ME ) HIS HORSE = SOME TW5TY KILOMET]S4 ,AFT] MIDNI<T WE REA*$ A F>M/EAD :I* EVID5TLY S]V$ AS A PO/ & COA*+ /ATION4 ,I WAS GIV5 A LITTLE ROOM4 

,9 ! MORN+ A Y\NG MAN CAME TO ME & 9TRODUC$ HIMSELF AS A /UD5T4 ,HE SPOKE ,RUSSIAN WELL & HAD LE>N$ ( MY EXPLOITS FROM ! DRIV]4 ,I *ATT$ = A LONG :ILE ) HIM AB\T WORLD AFFAIRS4 ,HE ALSO PROV$ TO BE SUPPORT] ( ! ,G]MAN ORI5TATION1 ?\< HE CALL$ HIMSELF A ,F9NI% REVOLUTION>Y & DEMOCRAT4 ,HE REACT$ CONTEMPTU\SLY TO M5TION ( ,F9NI% SOCIAL DEMOCRACY AS HE DID NOT REG>D IT AS REVOLUTION>Y4 

,I ALSO LE>N$ FROM HIM ?AT A CONSID]ABLE SECTION ( ,F9NI% /UD5T Y\? & 9TELLECTUALS HAD DECL>$ W> ON ! ,RUSSIAN GOV]NM5T4 ,SOME ( !M HAD GONE (F TO ,G]MANY TO FI<T = ,F9L&'S LIB]ATION2 O!RS LIKE HIMSELF HAD /AY$ ON TO ORGANIZE A ,F9NI% >MY \T ( Y\NG PEASANT VOLUNTE]S & VET]ANS ( ! =M] ,F9NI% >MY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! /UD5T !Y W]E WELL ORGANIZ$ & HAD AG5TS & CL&E/9E QU>T]S ?R\<\T ,F9L&4 ,!Y OBTA9$ WEAPONS FROM ,SW$54 ,!Y HAD FIX$ UP A SPECIAL R\TE1 9 W9T] BY SL$GE & 9 SUMM] BY MOTORBIKES & BICYCLES1 FROM ! ,SW$I% BORD] TO ,VYBORG4 ,?IS R\TE WAS US$ = TRANSPORT1 PEOPLE & MAIL4 ,ACCORD+ TO HIM1 !Y W]E P>TICUL>LY WELL ORGANIZ$ 9 ! NOR? - ! REGION :]E WE !N W]E4 

,DUR+ MY /AY AT ! F>M V>I\S PEOPLE CAME TO SEE HIM :O SEEM$ LIKE TEA*]S4 ,!Y %[$ !IR BADGES1 GAVE ! PASSWORD & GOT !IR 9/RUCTIONS FROM HIM4 ,HE 9=M$ ME ?AT HE WAS ! ZONE *IEF & %[$ ME A MAP ( ,\LU PROV9CE ON :I* ! R\TES & LOCATIONS ( !IR AG5TS W]E P5CIL$ 94 ,I WAS 9VOLUNT>ILY TAK5 ABACK BY SU* A RA% EXHIBITION ( !IR :OLE ORGANIZATION1 & MY *ANCE ACTIVI/ ACQUA9TANCE SP5T ! :OLE DAY RUBB+ ! M>K+S (F ! MAP4 

,WE SP5T ! :OLE DAY AT ! 9N )\T GO+ \T4 ,I WAS ADVIS$ NOT TO LEAVE AS ! ,F9NI% POLICE W]E PATROLL+ ! ROADS4 ,! NEXT DAY HE (F]$ TO ACCOMPANY ME = TWO DAYS AS HE NE$$ TO MAKE A T\R ( HIS DI/RICT & \R R\TES CO9CID$4 

,! FOLL[+ DAY WE SET \T ON ! ROAD E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,I WAS REALLY GLAD ?AT ,I HAD A FELL[-TRAVEL] & 9T]PRET]4 ,WE >RIV$ AT A COA*+ /ATION 9 ! EV5+ :]E WE W]E ALLOTT$ TWO ROOMS & GIV5 A GOOD SUPP]4 ,MY COMPANION SAID HE HAD HAD A REPORT FROM HIS PEOPLE ?AT ,F9NI% POLICE & ,RUSSIAN G5D>M]IE W]E AT L>GE 9 ! VIC9ITY ( \R LODG+S4 ,:5 WE W5T TO B$ HE W>N$ ME ?AT %\LD ! POLICE SWOOP ON ! HOTEL HE W\LD FIRE4 ,HE LAID \T REVOLV]S BESIDE HIMSELF = ! NI<T & BOLT$ ! DOOR4 

,! POLICE DID NOT DI/URB \R SLEEP1 H[EV]1 & WE SET (F AGA94 ,AS WE PROGRESS$ S\?W>DS ! SN[ BECAME LESS4 ,BY NI<TFALL WE HAD REA*$ A SMALL SETTLEM5T & /OPP$ AT ! LOG CAB9 ( AN OLD ,F9N1 A SOLDI]4 ,! SOLDI] WAS A GREAT PATRIOT - HE RETA9$ HIS OLD UNI=M & WORK$ ) ! ACTIVI/S4 

,FROM 9DIVIDUAL CONV]SATIONS & PASS+ 5C\NT]S ,I WAS BECOM+ CONV9C$ ?AT SOME CUNN+ H& WAS SKILLFULLY EXPLOIT+ ! NOBLE/ S5TIM5TS & REVOLUTION>Y MOODS ( ,F9NI% Y\?3 ! H& ( ROBB] IMP]IALISM4 ,I TRI$ BY EV]Y MEANS TO PROVE ! 9CORRECTNESS ( ! PA? ?AT ! ACTIVI/S HAD EMB>K$ ON4 ,MY REM>K TO ! /UD5T ?AT !Y W]E WORK+ NOT = ! GOOD ( ! ,F9NI% PEOPLE BUT 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM WORRI$ HIM4 

,I LE>N$ ?AT AFT] F9I%+ UNIV]SITY HE HAD GONE TO WORK AT ! CU/OMS H\SE AT ,BELOO/ROV4 ,DUR+ ! W> HE HAD BE5 9 ,VYBORG & 9 ,PET]SBURG ALSO1 :]E HE HAD ACQUA9TANCES 9 ! H\SEHOLD ( ,PR9CE ,OLD5BURG'S FAMILY4 ,IT WAS CLE> ?AT !IR SECRET S]VICE /RET*$ RI<T 9TO ! CZ>'S C\RT4 ,HE DREAM$ ( =M+ UNITS 9 ! NOR? :I* C\LD />T !N & !RE AN >M$ /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! SUPPORT]S ( ! CZ>I/ REGIME 9 ,F9L&4 

,! MORN+ FOLL[+ ! NI<T AT ! SOLDI]'S H\SE WE P>T$4 ,HE P]SUAD$ ! SOLDI] TO TAKE ME TO A P>TICUL> SPOT & H& ME OV] TO SOMEONE ELSE :O W\LD TRANSF] ME TO ! NEXT & SO ON RI<T TO ,\LU4 ,! SOLDI] FULFILL$ HIS MISSION PUNCTILI\SLY & H&$ ME OV] TO ANO!R MAN BE=E D9N]4 ,! LATT] 9 HIS TURN TOOK ME TO A HAMLET ON ! BANK ( ! RIV] ,II ,YEKI4 ,! L&LORD WAS NOT 9 AT ! H\SE ?AT ?IS DRIV] HAD BR\<T ME TO4 ,I ?\<T HE W\LD >RIVE & SO ,I WAIT$ AN H\R & !N ANO!R1 BUT NO ONE APPE>$4 ,I ASK$ ! L&LADY 9 SIGN LANGUAGE :5 WE W\LD BE GO+ TO ,\LU1 & 9 REPLY %E GAVE ME A NEWSPAP] & PO9T$ TO ! RAILWAY TIMETABLE4 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT NOT F> AWAY1 9 ALL SOME TWELVE KILOMET]S1 !RE WAS ! RAILWAY /ATION ( ,II ,YEKI FROM :]E %E RECOMM5D$ ?AT ,I LEAVE = ,\LU4 ,BUT ?IS DID NOT 5T] MY PLANS1 AS ,I DID NOT C>RY ! DOCUM5TS NECESS>Y = RAIL TRAVEL4 

,HAV+ WAIT$ TILL AB\T F\R O'CLOCK 9 ! AFT]NOON1 ,I DECID$ TO LEAVE ! %ACK & F9D A HORSE MYSELF4 ,I TOOK MY HAG1 BADE F>EWELL TO ! L&LADY & MADE (F ?R\< ! VILLAGE4 ,AT ! EXIT ,I MET A GR\P ( PEASANTS BY A LOG HUT4 ,I 9QUIR$ :E!R ANY ( !M SPOKE ,RUSSIAN4 ,ONE PUT HIMSELF =W>D BUT HE UND]/OOD V]Y LITTLE & BADLY TOO4 ,I ASK$ :E!R HE WAS AGREEABLE TO TAK+ ME AS F> AS ,\LU4 ,HE WAS SURPRIS$ AT MY WI% & ADVIS$ ME TO GO BY TRA9 AS IT W\LD BE *EAP] & QUICK]4 ,SEE+ ?AT ,I WAS GETT+ NO:]E ,I ASK$ :]E ! ROAD TO ! /ATION WAS & HEAD$ ?AT WAY4 

,I DID NOT KN[ :Y BUT IT WAS OBVI\S ?AT ,I 9TRIGU$ ! PEASANTS4 ,TWO ( ! GR\P FOLL[$ BEH9D ME AT A DI/ANCE4 ,I S5S$ ?AT ,I HAD COME UND] OBS]VATION1 BUT ,I DECID$ ?AT BOLDNESS & CONFID5CE W\LD DE/ROY ALL SUSPICIONS4 ,!RE WAS NO O!R WAY \T = ME4 ,AB\T TWO H\RS LAT] ,I HAD REA*$ ! /ATION4 ,TO APPROA* IT Y\ HAD TO CROSS A RAILWAY BRIDGE OV] ! RIV] ,II ,YEKI2 !RE WAS A FOOTWAY = HORSES & PEOPLE4 ,! BRIDGE WAS GU>D$ BO? ABOVE & BEL[ BY S5TRIES4 ,!RE WAS NO ROOM = DI!R+ N[4 ,I SET (F T[>DS ! /ATION4 ,IT TURN$ \T ?AT ,I HAD >RIV$ TOO E>LY4 ,!RE W]E NOT MANY PEOPLE AB\T & !RE W]E NO G5D>MES ON ! /ATION4 ,IT />T$ TO GET D>K & ! LAMPS W]E LIT4 ,! /ATION BEGAN TO FILL UP4 ,I B\<T A TICKET & LE>N$ FROM ! BOOK+ CL]K ?AT AN EXPRESS WAS DUE FIR/ :I* /OPP$ ONLY AT ,\LU BUT ?AT AFT] IT CAME A LOCAL TRA9 CALL+ AT ALL /ATIONS4 ,?IS WAS ! ONE ,I NE$$4 ,IT W\LD BE DANG]\S TO TRAVEL BY ! EXPRESS AS A *ECK ( ! DOCUM5TS :I* ,I DID NOT HAVE W\LD BE MADE AT ,\LU4 ,) ! LOCAL TRA9 ,I W\LD BE ABLE TO GET (F A /OP E>LI] & GO ON TO ! T[N ON FOOT4 ,:ILE WAIT+ = ! TRA9 TO >RIVE ,I DECID$ TO FAMILI>IZE MYSELF ) ! /ATION'S LAY\T4 ,ALL R\ND WAS =E/4 ,! 5TRANCE TO ! /ATION WAIT+ ROOMS WAS FROM ! PLAT=M ONLY4 ,A FEW M9UTES BE=E ! >RIVAL ( ! FIR/ TRA9 A SOLDI] ) A RIFLE APPE>$4 ,FROM HIS %\LD]-TABS ,I C\LD TELL ?AT HE WAS FROM ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE BRAN*4 ,HE W5T 9TO ! /ATION4 ,I WALK$ R\ND ! /ATION &1 CONCEAL+ MYSELF ON ! FIRE-ESCAPE SET AGA9/ ! RO(1 />T$ TO WAT* ! SOLDI]4 ,HE BEGAN TO *ECK PASSPORTS4 ,! TWO PEASANTS :O HAD BE5 FOLL[+ ME W]E 9 ! HALL4 ,I DECID$ NOT TO %[ MYSELF :5 ! EXPRESS >RIV$ & NOT TO CAT* ! SOLDI]'S EYE AT ALL4 ,! EXPRESS >RIV$ & NOISY PASS5G]S RU%$ \T TO ! BUFFET4 ,! (FIC]S & G5D>MES TRAVEL+ ON ! TRA9 APPE>$4 ,! /ATION SPRANG QUICKLY TO LIFE4 ,A :I/LE & IT JU/ AS QUICKLY EMPTI$4 

,A LITTLE :ILE LAT] ! LOCAL TRA9 WAS DUE TO >RIVE ,I W5T UP CLOS] TO ! /ATION4 ,! SOLDI] WAS WALK+ UP & D[N ! PLAT=M1 NOTIC$ & />T$ TO OBS]VE ME4 ,HE WAS WAT*+ ATT5TIVELY & WAS TRY+ AS HE PASS$ TO $GE NE>]4 ,I FELT ?AT ?+S W]E NOT SO BRI<T BUT ,I DECID$ TO WAIT & SEE :AT WAS TO FOLL[4 ,HE F9ALLY MADE AN AB\T TURN & MADE T[>DS ME4 ,AS HE CAME OV]1 HE ADDRESS$ A QUE/ION TO ME 9 ,F9NI%3 :]E WAS ,I GO+8 ,I REPLI$ 9 ,RUSSIAN ?AT ,I WAS GO+ TO ,\LU4 ,HE WAS SURPRIS$ AT MY KN[L$GE ( ! LANGUAGE & />T$ ASK+ :]E ,I HAD LE>N$ ,RUSSIAN TO :I* ,I REPLI$1 AGA9 9 ,RUSSIAN1 09 ,PET]SBURG0 OV]LOOK+ ! FACT ?AT BY !N IT HAD BE5 R5AM$ 0,PETROGRAD04 ,9 ! 5D ( C\RSE ?IS W>RIOR DEM&$ MY PASSPORT & REQUE/$ ME TO GO 9TO ! WAIT+ ROOM4 ,WE W5T 9TO ! FIR/-CLASS ONE - IT WAS EMPTY4 ,I DID NOT LOOK AS IF ,I DID NOT HAVE A PASSPORT BUT RUMMAG$ ?R\< MY POCKETS & BAG1 BUT ( C\RSE C\LD NOT F9D IT4 ,I /AT$ ?AT ,I HAD =GOTT5 IT AT A FLAT ONLY T5 KILOMET]S AWAY4 ,AS A LOCAL RESID5T ,I DID NOT REQUIRE A PASSPORT ANYWAY4 ,?IS H[EV] DID APPE> SOME:AT IMPLAUSIBLE TO A REPRES5TATIVE ( ! C\NT]-9TELLIG5CE S]VICE & ! SOLDI] DECL>$ ME UND] >RE/ & REQUE/$ ME TO FOLL[ HIM 9TO ! ?IRD-CLASS WAIT+ ROOM4 ,!RE W]E MANY PEOPLE 9 !RE4 ,IT W\LD HAVE BE5 EASY TO CALL SOMEONE TO HIS AID & SO ,I DECID$ NOT TO LEAVE ! FIR/-CLASS ONE4 ,A DET]M9ATION TO ESCAPE QUICKLY CRY/ALLIZ$ 9 MY M9D4 ,SEE+ MY OB/9ACY ! SOLDI] OP5$ ! DOOR 9TO ! ?IRD-CLASS1 /UCK HIS HEAD ?R\< & />T$ TO CALL SOMEONE1 BUT ,I HAD QUIETLY PU%$ OP5 ! \TSIDE DOOR ( ! FIR/-CLASS1 SLIPP$ SM>TLY \T ON TO ! PLAT=M1 RAN R\ND ! /ATION1 LEAP$ OV] A F5CE & HID MYSELF 9 ! D>KNESS ( ! =E/4 ,AT ?AT V]Y MOM5T ! TRA9 ,I HAD BE5 WAIT+ = >RIV$4 ,! (FIC] HAD EVID5TLY DECID$ ?AT ,I HAD HIDD5 ON ! TRA91 BUT BY !N ,I WAS ALREADY RUNN+ ?R\< ! =E/4 

,:5 ,I CAME \T ( ! =E/ ,I DID NOT KN[ 9 :I* DIRECTION IT WAS BE/ TO GO4 ,! SKY WAS OV]CA/ & IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DET]M9E DIRECTIONS BY IT4 ,I /RAY$ 9TO ! =E/ TO EXAM9E :I* SIDE ( ! TREES W]E OV]GR[N ) MOSS FROM ! COLD NOR!RN GU/S2 BUT IT WAS H>D TO E/ABLI% 9 ! D>K4 ,I DECID$ TO LIE D[N = A :ILE 9 A CULV]T UND] ! TRACK & WAIT = ! TRA9 TO PASS4 ,IF IT PASS$ BY 9 MY DIRECTION !N MY PA? WAS C]TA94 ,BUT IF IT DID NOT1 ,I W\LD HAVE TO GO BACK 9 ! O!R DIRECTION4 ,I HAD TO WAIT A LONG :ILE4 ,!Y W]E OBVI\SLY SE>*+ ! TRA9 = ME4 ,BUT !N AT LA/ ,I HE>D A :I/LE4 ,A FEW M9UTES LAT] TWO %9+ EYES />T$ TO GLEAM 9 ! DI/ANCE & ! TRA9 RU%$ PA/ 9 ! SAME DIRECTION ?AT ,I WAS WALK+ 94 ,I HAD F\ND MY ESCAPE R\TE & BECAME SO OV]JOY$ ?AT ,I WANT$ TO MAKE ! =E/ EXPANSES RES\ND ) SONG4 

,IT WAS SOME SEV5TY KILOMET]S TO ,\LU ALONG W9D+ ROADS4 ,ASSUM+ ! POSSIBILITY ( A HOT PURSUIT ,I DECID$ TO KEEP WALK+ ALL NI<T )\T A HALT4 ,I SET \T ALONG ! RAILWAY TRACKSIDE4 ,!RE WAS LITTLE SN[ & ! FRO/ WAS V]Y LI<T4 ,IT WAS UNCOM=TABLE TO WALK 9 ,F9NI% BOOTS )\T SOLES4 ,I WAS TORTUR$ BY ?IR/ AFT] ! RUNN+1 & HUNG] SET 94 ,IT HAD BE5 TW5TY-F\R H\RS S9CE ,I HAD HAD ANY?+ TO EAT AP>T FROM BE+ 0TREAT$0 TO ,F9NI% C(FEE4 ,I DECID$ TO KNOCK ON ! DOOR ( A TRACKM5'S HUT 9 ! HOPE ( BUY+ BREAD & MILK BUT ! TRACKM51 TIR$ AFT] A H>D DAY'S WORK1 SLEPT ?R\< MY APPEALS4 ,TORTUR$ BY HUNG] & ?IR/ ,I CRAWL$ 9TO B>NS & /OREH\SES BUT F\ND NO?+1 SO ,I QU5*$ MY ?IR/ & HUNG] ) SN[4 

,BEH9D ,HAUKIPUDAS /ATION MY WAY WAS BLOCK$ BY A BRIDGE4 ,GO+ ACROSS IT PA/ ! S5TRIES AT MIDNI<T WAS RISKY & ,I />T$ TO LOOK = O!R WAYS4 ,I W5T ALONG PA?S1 ?R\< BACK G>D5S1 PA/ & OV] \TBUILD+S & F9ALLY RAN ACROSS A MA9 ROAD ( SORTS4 ,:]E ! ROAD =K$ ,I TOOK ! BRAN* ?AT VE]$ BACK T[>DS ! RAILWAY4 ,?IS ROAD BR\<T ME TO A BIG RIV]1 ! SAME ONE ?AT ! BRIDGE W5T OV]4 ,BY ! BANK !RE LAY F]RY BOATS4 ,!RE WAS A BROAD UNFROZ5 /RET* ALONG ! BANK BUT BEYOND WAS A SOLID %EET ( ICE4 ,I DECID$ TO WAIT UNTIL MORN+ TO F9D A BOATMAN1 & = ! MOM5T TO SETTLE D[N 9 SOME B>N4 ,I F\ND A /RAW /ORE :]E ,I SLUMP$ D[N TILL DAYBREAK1 :5 ,I W5T D[N TO ! F]RYMAN'S HUT4 ,A LI<T WAS ALREADY TW9KL+ 9SIDE4 ,PEOPLE W]E GETT+ UP4 ,AN OLD MAN REPLI$ TO MY REQUE/ AB\T H[ TO CROSS BY PO9T+ TO HIS FEET1 I4E4 Y\ C\LD WALK ACROSS4 ,I ASK$ HIM TO %[ ME ! WAY & ! OLD MAN TOOK ME D[N TO ! RIV]1 ?REW A BO>D ACROSS ! UNFROZ5 /RIP & W5T ACROSS IT TO ! FIRM ICE4 ,:5 WE HAD CROSS$ TO ! O!R BANK HE 9DICAT$ ! ,\LU ROAD1 & HE WAS MO/ PLEAS$ ) ! M>K ,I GAVE HIM = ! CROSS+4 

,A W>M DAY SET 94 ,! SN[ WAS MELT+1 MY BOOTS SWELL$ ) WAT] & !IR PO9T$ TOES CURL$ UPW>DS4 ,IT WAS V]Y H>D TO WALK & FATIGUE BEGAN TO TAKE OV]4 ,I AVOID$ 5C\NT]S ALONG ! WAY1 HID+ 9 ! =E/ AT ! SI<T ( GR\PS ( PEOPLE1 RID]S & C>TS4 ,AT ONE SMALL HAMLET ,I F\ND A %OP1 & B\<T SOME BUNS & APPLES4 

,IT WAS ONLY AT TWO 9 ! AFT]NOON ?AT ,I REA*$ ! (FICES ( ! ,\LU SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAP]1 AFT] BE+ ON ! ROAD FROM EI<T O'CLOCK 9 ! EV5+ ( ! DAY BE=E4 ,I F\ND MY ACQUA9TANCES 9 ! $ITORIAL (FICES 9 GOOD SPIRITS & AFT] SITT+ D[N = A C\PLE ( H\RS :ILE !Y F\ND ME SOME SUITABLE LODG+S ,I WAS NO LONG] 9 ANY /ATE TO WALK4 ,MY LEGS HAD BECOME HEAVY & MY TOES W]E COV]$ 9 BLOOD BLI/]S4 ,! COMRADES DECID$ TO HIDE ME \TSIDE ! T[N ON A F>M ) SOME SOCIAL DEMOCRATS = A C\PLE ( DAYS4 

,ONLY AFT] FIVE DAYS C\LD ,I CONTROL MY LEGS FREELY & RELATIVELY PA9LESSLY4 ,WE !N DECID$ TO TRAVEL ON4 ,COMRADE ,USKILA F\ND A DOCUM5T TO :I* MY PHOTOGRAPH HAD TO BE /UCK & A LOCAL PHOTOGRAPH] PRODUC$ A PR9T AS A MATT] ( URG5CY & DE/ROY$ ! NEGATIVE1 

,I REA*$ ,HELS9KI SAFELY4 ,I F\ND ,WIIK1 ,ROVIO & ! O!R COMRADES4 ,ROVIO OBTA9$ A ,F9NI% PASSPORT = ME & A FEW DAYS LAT] ,I SET (F = ,PET]SBURG4 ,! TRA9 WAS FULL ( MILIT>Y P]SONNEL & B\RGEOIS4 ,WE PASS$ SAFELY ?R\< ,BELOO/ROV3 ,I WAS BACK 9 ,PET]SBURG BY ! LATT] HALF ( ,OCTOB]4 

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