,%AME6 #ahie ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY ,TRANSLATOR 3 ,NA?AN ,HASKELL ,DOLE ,TEXT 3 ,!RE WAS A TIME BETWE5 #ahb & #ahc :5 ! (FIC]S ( ! ,SEM5( REGIM5T ! FL[] ( ! Y\? AT ?AT TIME2 M5 :O W]E = ! MO/ P>T ,FREEMASONS1 & SUBSEQU5TLY ,DECEMBRI/S.<#a.>--DECID$ NOT TO USE CORPORAL PUNI%M5T 9 !IR REGIM5T1 &1 NOT)/&+ ! /R+5T DISCIPL9E !N REQUIR$1 !IRS CONT9U$ TO BE A MODEL REGIM5T )\T CORPORAL PUNI%M5T4 ,! (FIC] 9 *>GE ( ONE ( ! COMPANIES ( ?IS SAME ,SEM5( REGIM5T1 MEET+ ,S]GE ,IVANOVIT* ,MURAVIEF--ONE ( ! BE/ M5 ( HIS1 OR 9DE$ ( ANY1 TIME1--SPOKE ( A C]TA9 SOLDI]1 A ?IEF & A DRUNK>D1 SAY+ ?AT SU* A MAN CAN ONLY BE TAM$ ) RODS4 ,S]GE ,MURAVIEF DID NOT AGREE ) HIM1 & PROPOS$ TO TRANSF] ! MAN 9TO HIS [N COMPANY4 ,! TRANSF] WAS MADE1 & ALMO/ ! NEXT DAY ! SOLDI] /OLE A COMRADE'S BOOTS1 SOLD !M = DR9K1 & MADE A DI/URBANCE4 ,S]GE ,IVANOVIT* MU/]$ ! COMPANY1 CALL$ \T ! SOLDI]1 & SAID TO HIM3 0,Y\ KN[ ?AT 9 MY COMPANY WE NEI!R /RIKE M5 NOR FLOG !M1 & ,I AM NOT GO+ TO PUNI% Y\4 ,I %ALL PAY1 ) MY [N MONEY1 = ! BOOTS Y\ /OLE2 BUT ,I ASK Y\1 NOT = MY SAKE1 BUT = Y\R [N1 TO ?9K OV] Y\R WAY ( LIFE1 & TO AM5D IT40 ,& AFT] GIV+ ! MAN SOME FRI5DLY C\NSEL1 ,S]GE ,IVANOVIT* LET HIM GO4 ,! MAN AGA9 GOT DRUNK & F\E DO+ Y\RSELF GREAT H>M4 ,IF Y\ WILL AM5D1 Y\ Y\RSELF WILL BE ! BETT] = IT4 ,!RE=E ,I ASK Y\ NOT TO DO !SE ?+S ANY MORE40 ,! MAN WAS SO /RUCK BY ?IS NEW K9D ( TREATM5T ?AT HE COMPLETELY ALT]$1 & BECAME A MODEL SOLDI]4 ,?IS 9CID5T WAS RELAT$ TO ME BY ,S]GE ,IVANOVIT*'S BRO!R1 ,MAT!W ,IVANOVIT*1 :O1 LIKE HIS BRO!R1 & ALL ! BE/ M5 ( HIS DAY1 CONSID]$ CORPORAL PUNI%M5T A %AMEFUL RELIC ( B>B>ISM1 DISGRACEFUL TO ?OSE :O 9FLICT IT1 RA!R ?AN TO ?OSE :O 5DURE IT4 ,:5 TELL+ ?IS /ORY HE C\LD NEV] REFRA9 FROM TE>S ( EMOTION & DELID HIM TELL IT1 IT WAS H>D NOT TO FOLL[ HIS EXAMPLE4 ,?AT IS H[ $UCAT$ ,RUSSIANS1 SEV5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO1 REG>D$ CORPORAL PUNI%M5T4 ,& 9 \R DAY1 SEV5TY-FIVE YE>S HAV+ GONE BY1 ! GR&SONS ( !SE M5 TAKE !IR PLACES AS MAGI/RATES AT SESSIONS1 & CALMLY DISCUSS :E!R SU* & SU* A FULL-GR[N MAN 7(T5 ! FA!R ( A FAMILY1 OR SOMETIMES EV5 A GR&FA!R7 %\LD OR %\LD NOT BE FLOGG$1 & H[ MANY /ROKES ( ! ROD HE \ATIONS1 ADDRESSES1 & PETITIONS1 TO ! EFFECT ?AT1 ON C]TA9 HYGI5IC OR P$AGOGIC GR\NDS1.<#b.> IT W\LD BE BETT] NOT TO FLOG ALL ! MUZHIKS 7PEOPLE ( ! PEASANT CLASS71 BUT ONLY ?OSE :O HAVE NOT PASS$ ALL ! CLASSES ( ! NATIONAL S*OOLS4 ,EVID5TLY A GREAT *ANGE HAS OCCURR$ 9 :AT WE CALL ! $UCAT$ UPP] CLASSES4 ,! M5 ( ! TW5TIES1 CONSID]+ ! 9FLICTION ( CORPORAL PUNI%M5T TO BE DISGRACEFUL TO !MSELVES1 W]E ABLE TO GET RID ( IT EV5 9 ! MILIT>Y S]VICE :]E IT WAS DEEM$ 9DISP5SABLE2 BUT ! M5 ( \R DAY CALMLY APPLY IT1 NOT TO SOLDI]S ONLY1 BUT TO ANY MAN ( ONE SPECIAL CLASS ( ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 & CAUTI\SLY1 DIPLOMATICALLY1 9 !IR COMMITTEES & ASSEMBLIES1 DRAW UP ADDRESSES & PETITIONS TO ! GOV]NM5T1 ) ALL SORTS ( RES]VATIONS & CIRCUMLOCUTIONS1 SAY+ ?AT !RE >E HYGI5IC OBJECTIONS TO PUNI%M5T BY FLOGG+1 & !RE=E ITS USE %\LD BE LIMIT$2 OR ?AT IT W\LD BE DESIRABLE ONLY TO FLOG ?OSE PEASANTS :O HAVE NOT GONE ?R\< A C]TA9 S*OOL C\RSE2 OR NOT TO FLOG PEASANTS REF]R$ TO 9 ! MANIFE/O ISSU$ ON ! OCCASION ( ! ,CZ>'S M>RIAGE4 ,EVID5TLY A T]RIBLE *ANGE HAS TAK5 PLACE AMONG ! SO-CALL$ UPP] CLASSES ( ,RUSSIAN SOCIETY4 ,& :AT IS MO/ A/ONI%+ IS1 ?AT IT HAS COME AB\T JU/ :ILE1--9 ! V]Y CLASS :I* IT IS CONSID]$ NECESS>Y TO EXPOSE TO ?IS REVOLT+1 CO>SE1 & /UPID TORTURE BY FLOGG+1--DUR+ !SE SAME SEV5TY-FIVE YE>S1 & ESPECIALLY DUR+ ! LA/ ?IRTY-FIVE YE>S 7S9CE ! EMANCIPATION ( ! S]FS71 AN EQUALLY IMPORTANT *ANGE HAS TAK5 PLACE 9 ! CONTR>Y DIRECTION4 ,:ILE ! UPP]1 GOV]N+ CLASSES HAVE SUNK TO A PLANE SO CO>SE & MORALLY DEGRAD$ ?AT !Y HAVE LEGALIZ$ FLOGG+1 & CAN CALMLY DISCUSS IT1 ! M5TAL & MORAL PLANE ( ! PEASANT CLASS HAS SO RIS51 ?AT CORPORAL PUNI%M5T HAS BECOME = !M1 NOT ONLY A PHYSICAL1 BUT ALSO A MORAL TORTURE4 ,I HAVE HE>D & READ ( CASES ( SUICIDE COMMITT$ BY PEASANTS S5T5C$ TO BE FLOGG$1 & ,I CANNOT D\BT ?AT SU* CASES OCCUR1 = ,I HAVE MYSELF SE5 A MO/ ORD9>Y Y\NG PEASANT TURN :ITE AS A %EET1 & LOSE CONTROL ( HIS VOICE1 AT ! M]E M5TION1 9 ! ,DI/RICT ,C\RT1 ( ! POSSIBILITY ( IT BE+ 9FLICT$ ON HIM4 ,I HAVE SE5 H[ ANO!R PEASANT1 =TY YE>S OLD1 :O HAD BE5 CONDEMN$ TO CORPORAL PUNI%M5T1 WEPT1 :5--9 REPLY TO MY 9QUIRY :E!R ! S5T5CE HAD BE5 EXECUT$--HE HAD TO REPLY ?AT IT HAD BE54 ,I KN[1 TOO1 ! CASE ( A RESPECT$1 ELD]LY PEASANT ( MY ACQUA9TANCE1 :O WAS S5T5C$ TO FLOGG+ BECAUSE HE HAD QU>REL$ ) ! />O/A1 NOT NOTIC+ ?AT ! />O/A WAS WE>+ HIS BADGE ( (FICE4 ,! MAN WAS BR\M5 ,]MIL'IT*1 Y\ KN[ ,I HAVE A M>RI$ SON10 SAID ! PEASANT1 ADDRESS+ ! />%9A1 OR ELD]1 & TREMBL+ ALL OV]4 0,CAN'T ?IS BE AVOID$8 ,Y\ KN[ IT'S A S940 0,IT'S ! AU?ORITIES1 ,PETROVIT*2 ,I %\LD BE GLAD 5\< MYSELF1--BUT !RE'S NO HELP = IT10 REPLI$ ! ELD]1 ABA%$4 ,PETROVIT* UNDRESS$ & LAY D[N4 0,*RI/ SUFF]$ & TOLD US TO10 SAID HE4 ,! CL]K1 AN EYE-WITNESS1 TOLD ME ! /ORY1 & SAID ?AT EV]Y MAN'S H& TREMBL$1 & NONE ( ?OSE PRES5T C\LD LOOK 9TO ONE ANO!R'S EYES1 FEEL+ ?AT !Y W]E DO+ SOME?+ DREADFUL4 ,& !SE >E ! PEOPLE :OM IT IS CONSID]$ NECESS>Y1 & PROBABLY = SOME REASON ADVANTAGE\S1 TO BEAT ) RODS LIKE ANIMALS--?\< IT IS =BIDD5 TO TORTURE EV5 ANIMALS4 ,= ! B5EFIT ( \R ,*RI/IAN & 5LIY TO SUBJECT TO ?IS MO/ /UPID1 MO/ 9DEC5T1 & MO/ DEGRAD+ PUNI%M5T1 NOT ALL ! 9HABKANTS ( ?IS ,*RI/IAN & 5LI ,& PEOPLE1 :O CONSID] !MSELVES MO/ ADVANC$1 & :O >E GR&SONS ( ?OSE :O1 SEV5TY-FIVE YE>S AGO1 GOT RID ( CORPORAL PUNI%M5T1 N[1 9 \R DAY1 MO/ RESPECTFULLY1 & QUITE S]I\SLY1 PETITION HIS EXCELL5CY ! M9I/]1 OR :OEV] IT MAY BE1 ?AT !RE %\LD NOT BE SO MU* FLOGG+ ( GR[N-UP ,RUSSIANS1 BECAUSE ! DOCTORS >E ( OP9ION ?AT IT IS UNHEAL?Y2 OR ?AT ?OSE :O HAVE A S*OOL DIPLOMA %\LD NOT BE :IPP$2 OR ?AT ?OSE :O W]E TO BE FLOGG$ AB\T ! TIME ( ! EMP]OR'S M>RIAGE %\LD BE LET (F4 ,& ! WISE GOV]NM5T MEETS SU* FRIVOL\S PETITIONS ) PR(\ND SIL5CE1 OR EV5 PROHIBITS !M4 ,CAN ONE S]I\SLY PETITION ON ?IS MATT]8 ,IS !RE REALLY ANY QUE/ION8 ,SURELY !RE >E SOME DE$S :I*1 :E!R P]PETRAT$ BY PRIVATE 9DIVIDUALS OR BY GOV]NM5TS1 ONE CANNOT CALMLY DISCUSS1 & CONDEMN ONLY UND] C]TA9 CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,& ! FLOGG+ ( ADULT MEMB]S ( ONE P>TICUL> CLASS ( ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE1 9 \R TIME1 & AMONG \R MILD & ,*RI/IANLY 5LIE LIT]ATE %\LD BE EXEMPT FROM BE+ BEAT5 ON !IR B>E BUTTOCKS1 IS AS IF1 9 A L& :]E ! LAW DECRE$ ?AT UNFAI?FUL WIVES %\LD BE PUNI%$ BY BE+ /RIPP$ & EXPOS$ 9 ! /REETS1 PEOPLE W]E TO PETITION ?AT ?IS PUNI%M5T %\LD ONLY BE 9FLICT$ ON SU* AS C\LD NOT KNIT /OCK+S1 OR DO SOME?+ ( ?AT K9D4 ,AB\T SU* DE$S ONE CANNOT 0MO/ HUMBLY PRAY10 OR 0LAY \R PETITION AT ! FOOT ( ! ?RONE10 ETC42 SU* DE$S MU/ ONLY1 & CAN ONLY1 BE D5\NC$4 ,& SU* DE$S %\LD BE D5\NC$1 BECAUSE :5 AN APPE>ANCE ( LEGALITY IS GIV5 TO !M1 !Y DISGRACE ALL ( US :O LIVE 9 A C\NTRY 9 :I* !Y >E COMMITT$4 ,= IF IT IS LEGAL TO FLOG A PEASANT1 ?IS HAS BE5 5ACT$ = MY B5EFIT ALSO1 TO SECURE MY TRANQUILITY & WELL-BE+4 ,& ?IS IS 9TOL]ABLE4 ,I WILL NOT1 & ,I CANNOT1 ACKN[L$GE A LAW :I* 9FR+ES ALL LAW1 HUMAN & DIV9E2 & ,I CANNOT IMAG9E MYSELF CONF$]ATE ) ?OSE :O 5ACT & CONFIRM SU* LEGALIZ$ CRIMES4 ,IF SU* ABOM9ATIONS MU/ BE DISCUSS$1 !RE IS BUT ONE ?+ TO SAY1 VIZ41 ?AT NO SU* LAW CAN EXI/2 ?AT NO UKASE1 OR 9SIGNIA1 OR SEALS1 OR IMP]IAL COMM&S1 CAN MAKE A LAW \T ( CRIME4 ,BUT ?AT1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 ! DRESS+ UP 9 LEGAL =M ( SU* CRIMES 7AS ?AT ! GR[N M5 ( ONE--ONLY ONE--CLASS1 MAY AT ! WILL ( ANO!R1 A WORSE1 CLASS1--! NOBLES & ! (FICIALS1--BE SUBJECT$ TO AN 9DEC5T1 SAVAGE & REVOLT+ PUNI%M5T7 %[S1 BETT] ?AN ANY?+ ELSE1 ?AT :]E SU* %AM LEGALIZATION ( CRIME IS POSSIBLE1 !RE EXI/ NO LAWS AT ALL1 BUT M]ELY ! SAVAGE LIC5SE ( BRUTE =CE4 ,IF ONE HAS TO SPEAK ( CORPORAL PUNI%M5T 9FLICT$ ON ! PEASANT ALONE1 ! NE$FUL ?+ IS1 NOT TO DEF5D ! RITICIPATE 9 IT4 ,PETROVIT*1 :O LAY D[N TO BE BEAT5 AFT] CROSS+ HIMSELF & SAY+1 0,*RI/ SUFF]$ & TOLD US TO10 =GAVE HIS TORM5TORS1 & AFT] ! FLOGG+ REMA9$ ! MAN HE WAS BE=E4 ,! ONLY RESULT ( ! TORTURE 9FLICT$ UPON HIM WAS TO MAKE HIM SCORN ! AU?ORITY :I* DECREES SU* PUNI%M5TS4 ,BUT TO MANY Y\NG PEOPLE1 NOT ONLY ! PUNI%M5T ITSELF1 BUT (T5 EV5 ! KN[L$GE ?AT IT IS POSSIBLE1 ACTS DEBAS+LY ON !IR MORAL FEEL+S1 BRUTALIZ+ SOME M5 & MAK+ O!RS DESP]ATE4 ,YET EV5 ?AT IS NOT ! *IEF EVIL4 ,! GREATE/ EVIL IS 9 ! M5TAL CONDITION ( ?OSE :O >RANGE1 SANCTION & DECREE !SE ABOM9ATIONS1 ( ?OSE :O EMPLOY !M AS ?REATS1 & ( ALL :O LIVE 9 ! CONVICTION ?AT SU* VIOLATIONS ( JU/ICE & HUMANITY >E NE$FUL CONDITIONS ( A GOOD & ORD]LY LIFE4 ,:AT T]RIBLE MORAL P]V]SION MU/ EXI/ 9 ! M9DS & HE>TS ( ?OSE--(T5 ! Y\NG--:O1 ) AN AIR ( PR(\ND PRACTICAL WISDOM1 SAY 7AS ,I HAVE MYSELF HE>D SAID7 ?AT IT WON'T DO NOT TO FLOG PEASANTS1 & ?AT IT IS BETT] = ! PEASANTS !MSELVES TO BE FLOGG$4 ,!SE >E ! PEOPLE MO/ TO BE PITI$ = ! DEBASEM5T 9TO :I* !Y HAVE SUNK1 & 9 :I* !Y >E /AGNAT+4 ,!RE=E1 ! EMANCIPATION ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEOPLE FROM ! DEGRAD+ 9FLU5CE ( A LEGALIZ$ CRIME1 IS1 FROM EV]Y ASPECT1 A MATT] ( 5ORM\S IMPORTANCE4 ,& ?IS EMANCIPATION WILL BE ACCOMPLI%$1 NOT :5 EXEMPTION FROM CORPORAL PUNI%M5T IS OBTA9$ BY ?OSE :O HAVE A S*OOL DIPLOMA1 OR BY ANY O!R SET ( PEASANTS1 NOR EV5 :5 ALL ! PEASANTS BUT ONE >E EXEMPT$2 BUT IT WILL BE ACCOMPLI%$ ONLY :5 ! GOV]N+ CLASSES CONFESS !IR S9 & HUMBLY REP5T4.<#d.> ,DECEMB] #a#d1 #a#h#i#e4 4MW-P>S]-\TPUT 4W/-SMALLREFS_3BO?2L9E-HEI 8 ,MEMB]S ( ! P>TY :I* ATTEMPT$1 BUT FAIL$1 TO SECURE BY =CE A LIB]AL CON/ITUTION = ,RUSSIA AT ! TIME ,NI*OLAS ,I4 ASC5D$ ! ?RONE4--,TR4 8 ,BY PETITION+1 OP5LY1 = ! REPEAL ( SU* LAWS AS ?AT :I* EMP[]S ! LOCAL MAGI/RATES TO HAVE PEASANTS FLOGG$1 ! PETITION]S W\LD RISK BE+ LOOK$ AT ASKANCE BY ?OSE 9 P[]1 & MI+ ANXI\S ONLY TO FUR!R ! SPECIAL CAUSE 5TRU/$ TO !M7 TO UTT] VEIL$ PROTE/S ) A M9IMUM AM\NT ( RISK4--,TR4 8 ,& :Y *OOSE JU/ ?IS /UPID1 BRUTAL ME?OD ( CAUS+ PA91 & NOT SOME?+ ELSE8 ,:Y NOT /ICK NE$LES 9TO PEOPLE'S %\LD]S OR O!R P>TS8 OR SQUEEZE !IR H&S & FEET 9 VICES8 OR DO SOME?+ ( ?AT K9D8--,AU?OR'S ,NOTE4 8 ,?\< 0,%AME0 WAS WRITT5 BY ,C\NT ,TOL/OY 9 ,DECEMB]1 #a#h#i#e1 & 9COMPLETELY PR9T$ SOON AFT] 9 A ,RUSSIAN NEWSPAP]1 ?IS IS NOT ONLY ! FIR/ ,5GLI% TRANSLATION PUBLI%$ ( ! >TICLE1 BUT IT IS ! FIR/ TIME IT HAS BE5 PR9T$ COMPLETE 9 ANY LANGUAGE2 = ! ,RUSSIAN V]SION REF]R$ TO ABOVE WAS MUTILAT$ TO MEET ! EQUIREM5TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN C5SOR1 & FAIL$ TO CONVEY ! AU?OR'S FULL MEAN+4 ,! BRUTALITY AGA9/ :I* ! >TICLE PROTE/S CONT9UES TO BE PRACTIC$ 9 ,RUSSIA1 & IS /ILL LEGAL4 ,! HOPE ( OBTA9+ MORAL RESULTS BY FLOGG+ ?OSE ( :OSE CONDUCT WE DISAPPROVE IS1 H[EV]1 NOT CONF9$ TO ,RUSSIA4 ,! QUE/ION ( CORPORAL PUNI%M5T IS ONE :I* CLAIMS ATT5TION 9 ,5GL& & 9 SOME P>TS ( ,AM]ICA TO-DAY4--,TR4 ,FROM 3 ,WIKIS\RCE4ORG4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #ahid 3 ,%AME6 -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,JULY #a#d1 #bba 3 ,%AME6 -- ,ADD$4 ,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,%AME6 -- ,UPDAT$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/