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,A ,VISIT TO ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN 

,TEXT 3 

,KROPOTK9 LIVES 9 ,DMITROV1 A SMALL T[N SIXTY V]/S FROM ,MOSC[4 ,[+ TO ! DEPLORABLE RAILROAD CONDITIONS1 TRAVEL+ FROM ,PETROGRAD TO ,DMITROV WAS NOT TO BE ?\<T (4 ,BUT REC5TLY ,I LE>N$ ?AT ! ,GOV]NM5T HAD MADE SPECIAL >RANGEM5TS TO 5ABLE ,LANSBURY TO VISIT ,KROPOTK91 & ) TWO O!R FRI5DS ,I TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! OPPORTUNITY4 

,S9CE MY >RIVAL 9 ,RUSSIA ,I HAVE BE5 HE>+ ! MO/ CONFLICT+ RUMORS AB\T ,OLD ,PET]4 ,SOME CLAIM ?AT HE IS FAVORABLE TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI2 O!RS1 ?AT HE IS OPPOS$ TO !M2 IT IS REPORT$ ?AT HE IS LIV+ 9 SATISFACTORY MAT]IAL CIRCUM/ANCES1 & AGA9 ?AT HE IS PRACTICALLY />V+4 ,I HAVE BE5 ANXI\S TO LE>N ! TRU? ( ! MATT] & TO MEET MY OLD TEA*] P]SONALLY4 ,9 ! YE>S PA/ ,I HAD HAD A SPORADIC CORRESPOND5CE ) HIM1 BUT WE NEV] MET4 ,I HAVE ADMIR$ ,KROPOTK9 S9CE MY E>LY Y\?1 :5 ,I HAD FIR/ HE>D HIS NAME & BECOME ACQUA9T$ ) HIS WRIT+S4 ,ONE 9CID5T1 9 P>TICUL>1 HAD LEFT A DEEP IMPRESSION ON ME4 

,IT WAS AB\T #a#h#i1 :5 ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T WAS /ILL 9 ITS 9FANCY 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,WE W]E JU/ A H&FUL !N1 Y\NG M5 & WOM5 FIR$ BY ! 5?USIASM ( A SUBLIME IDEAL1 & PASSIONATELY SPREAD+ ! NEW FAI? AMONG ! POPULATION ( ! ,NEW ,YORK ,<ETTO4 ,WE HELD \R GA!R+S 9 AN OBSCURE HALL 9 ,OR*>D ,/REET1 BUT WE REG>D$ \R WORK AS HI<LY SUCCESSFUL3 EV]Y WEEK GREAT] NUMB]S ATT5D$ \R MEET+S1 MU* 9T]E/ WAS MANIFE/$ 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y TEA*+S1 & VITAL QUE/IONS W]E DISCUSS$ LATE 9TO ! NI<T1 ) DEEP CONVICTION & Y\?FUL VISION4 ,TO MO/ ( US IT !N SEEM$ ?AT CAPITALISM HAD ALMO/ REA*$ ! LIMIT ( ITS FI5DI% POSSIBILITIES1 & ?AT ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION WAS NOT F> (F4 ,BUT !RE W]E MANY DIFFICULT QUE/IONS & KNOTTY PROBLEMS 9VOLV$ 9 ! GR[+ MOVEM5T1 :I* WE \RSELVES C\LD NOT SOLVE SATISFACTORILY4 ,WE LONG$ TO HAVE \R GREAT TEA*] ,KROPOTK9 AMONG US1 IF ONLY = A %ORT VISIT1 TO HAVE HIM CLE> UP MANY COMPLEX PO9TS & TO GIVE US ! B5EFIT ( HIS 9TELLECTUAL AID & 9SPIRATION4 ,& !N1 :AT A /IMULUS HIS PRES5CE W\LD BE = ! MOVEM5T6 

,WE DECID$ TO R$UCE \R LIV+ EXP5SES TO ! M9IMUM & DEVOTE \R E>N+S1 TO DEFRAY ! EXP5SE 9VOLV$ 9 \R 9VITATION TO ,KROPOTK9 TO VISIT ,AM]ICA4 ,5?USIA/ICALLY ! MATT] WAS DISCUSS$ 9 ! GR\P MEET+S ( \R MO/ ACTIVE & DEVOT$ COMRADES2 ALL W]E UNANIM\S 9 ! GREAT PLAN4 ,A LONG LETT] WAS S5T TO \R TEA*]1 ASK+ HIM TO COME = A LECTURE T\R TO ,AM]ICA & EMPHASIZ+ \R NE$ ( HIM4 

,HIS NEGATIVE REPLY GAVE US A %OCK3 WE W]E SO SURE ( HIS ACCEPTANCE1 SO CONV9C$ ( ! NECESSITY ( HIS COM+4 ,BUT ! ADMIRATION WE FELT = HIM WAS EV5 9CREAS$ :5 WE LE>N$ ! MOTIVES ( HIS REFUSAL4 ,HE W\LD V]Y MU* LIKE TO COME --- ,KROPOTK9 WROTE --- & HE DEEPLY APPRECIAT$ ! SPIRIT ( \R 9VITATION4 ,HE HOP$ TO VISIT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES SOMETIME 9 ! FUTURE1 & IT W\LD GIVE HIM GREAT JOY TO BE AMONG SU* GOOD COMRADES4 ,BUT JU/ N[ HE C\LD NOT AF=D TO COME AT HIS [N EXP5SE1 & HE W\LD NOT USE ! MONEY ( ! MOVEM5T EV5 = SU* A PURPOSE4 

,I POND]$ OV] HIS WORDS4 ,HIS VIEWPO9T WAS JU/1 ,I ?\<T1 BUT IT C\LD APPLY ONLY UND] ORD9>Y CIRCUM/ANCES4 ,HIS CASE1 H[EV]1 ,I CONSID]$ EXCEPTIONAL1 & ,I DEEPLY REGRETT$ HIS DECISION NOT TO COME4 ,BUT HIS MOTIVES EPITOMIZ$ TO ME ! MAN & ! GR&EUR ( HIS NATURE4 ,I VISION$ HIM AS MY IDEAL ( REVOLUTIONI/ & ,AN>*I/4 

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,MEET+ 0CELEBRITIES0 IS G5]ALLY DISAPPO9T+3 R>ELY DOES REALITY TALLY ) ! PICTURE ( \R IMAG9ATION4 ,BUT IT WAS NOT SO 9 ! CASE ( ,KROPOTK92 BO? PHYSICALLY & SPIRITUALLY HE CORRESPONDS ALMO/ EXACTLY TO ! M5TAL PORTRAIT ,I HAD MADE ( HIM4 ,HE LOOKS REM>KABLY LIKE HIS PHOTOGRAPHS1 ) HIS K9DLY EYES1 SWEET SMILE1 & G5]\S BE>D4 ,EV]Y TIME ,KROPOTK9 5T]$ ! ROOM IT SEEM$ TO LI<T UP BY HIS PRES5CE4 ,! /AMP ( ! IDEALI/ IS SO /RIK+LY UPON HIM1 ! SPIRITUALITY ( HIS P]SONALITY CAN ALMO/ BE S5S$4 ,BUT ,I WAS %OCK$ AT ! SI<T ( HIS EMACIATION & FEEBL5ESS4 

,KROPOTK9 RECEIVES ! ACADEMIC PYOCK :I* IS CONSID]ABLY BETT] ?AN ! RATION ISSU$ TO ! ORD9>Y CITIZ54 ,BUT IT IS F> FROM SUFFICI5T TO SUPPORT LIFE1 & IT HAS BE5 A /RUGGLE TO KEEP ! WOLF FROM ! DOOR4 ,! QUE/ION ( FUEL & LI<T+ IS ALSO A MATT] ( CON/ANT WORRY4 ,! W9T]S >E SEV]E1 & WOOD V]Y SC>CE2 K]OS5E IS DIFFICULT TO PROCURE1 & IT IS CONSID]$ A LUXURY TO BURN MORE ?AN ONE LAMP AT A TIME4 ,?IS LACK IS P>TICUL>LY FELT BY ,KROPOTK92 IT GREATLY H&ICAPS HIS LIT]>Y LABORS4 

,SEV]AL TIMES ! ,KROPOTK9 FAMILY HAD BE5 DISPOSSESS$ ( !IR HOME 9 ,MOSC[1 !IR QU>T]S BE+ REQUISITION$ = GOV]NM5T PURPOSES4 ,!N !Y DECID$ TO MOVE TO ,DMITROV4 ,IT IS ONLY AB\T HALF A HUNDR$ V]/S FROM ! CAPITAL1 BUT IT MI<T AS WELL BE A ?\S& MILES AWAY1 SO COMPLETELY IS ,KROPOTK9 ISOLAT$4 ,HIS FRI5DS CAN R>ELY VISIT HIM2 NEWS FROM ! ,WE/]N WORLD1 SCI5TIFIC WORKS1 OR =EIGN PUBLICATIONS >E UNATTA9ABLE4 ,NATURALLY ,KROPOTK9 FEELS DEEPLY ! LACK ( 9TELLECTUAL COMPANION%IP & M5TAL RELAXATION4 

,I WAS EAG] TO LE>N HIS VIEWS ON ! SITUATION 9 ,RUSSIA1 BUT ,I SOON REALIZ$ ?AT ,PET] DID NOT FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS HIMSELF 9 ! PRES5CE ( ! ,5GLI% VISITORS4 ,! CONV]SATION WAS !RE=E ( A G5]AL *>ACT]4 ,BUT ONE ( HIS REM>KS WAS V]Y SIGNIFICANT1 & GAVE ME ! KEY TO HIS ATTITUDE4 0,!Y HAVE %[N10 HE SAID1 REF]R+ TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 0H[ ! ,REVOLUTION IS NOT TO BE MADE40 ,I KNEW1 ( C\RSE1 ?AT AS AN ,AN>*I/ ,KROPOTK9 W\LD NOT ACCEPT ANY ,GOV]NM5T POSITION1 BUT ,I WANT$ TO LE>N :Y HE IS NOT P>TICIPAT+ 9 ! ECONOMIC UP-BUILD+ ( ,RUSSIA4 ,?\< OLD & PHYSICALLY WEAK1 HIS ADVICE & SUGGE/IONS W\LD BE MO/ VALUABLE TO ! ,REVOLUTION1 & HIS 9FLU5CE ( GREAT ADVANTAGE & 5C\RAGEM5T TO ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T4 ,ABOVE ALL1 ,I WAS 9T]E/$ TO HE> HIS POSITIVE IDEAS ON ! CONDUCT ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,:AT ,I HAVE HE>D SO F> FROM ! REVOLUTION>Y OPPOSITION IS MO/LY CRITICAL1 LACK+ HELPFUL CON/RUCTIV5ESS4 

,! EV5+ PASS$ 9 DESULTORY TALK AB\T ! ACTIVITIES ON ! FRONT1 ! CRIME ( ! ,ALLI$ BLOCKADE 9 REFUS+ EV5 M$IC9E TO ! SICK1 & ! SPREAD ( DISEASE RESULT+ FROM LACK ( FOOD & UNHYGI5IC CONDITIONS4 ,KROPOTK9 LOOK$ TIR$1 APP>5TLY EXHAU/$ BY ! M]E PRES5CE ( VISITORS4 ,HE IS OLD & WEAK2 ,I FE> HE MAY NOT LIVE MU* LONG] UND] PRES5T CONDITIONS4 ,HE IS EVID5TLY UND]N\RI%$1 ?\< HE SAID ?AT ! ,AN>*I/S ( ! ,UKRA9A HAVE BE5 TRY+ TO MAKE HIS LIFE EASI] BY SUPPLY+ HIM ) FL\R & O!R PRODUCTS4 ,MAKHNO1 ALSO1 :5 /ILL FRI5DLY ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 HAD S5T HIM PROVISIONS4 

,WE LEFT E>LY1 SP5D+ ! NI<T 9 ! TRA9 :I* DID NOT />T TILL MORN+ = LACK ( AN 5G9E4 ,>RIV+ 9 ,MOSC[ AB\T NOON1 WE F\ND ! /ATION SW>M+ ) M5 & WOM5 LOAD$ ) BUNDLES & WAIT+ = AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET \T ( ! HUNGRY CITY4 ,SCORES ( LITTLE *ILDR5 W]E AB\T1 CLAD 9 RAGS & BEGG+ BREAD4 

0,H[ P9*$ & FROZ5 !Y LOOK10 ,I REM>K$ TO MY COMPANIONS4 

0,NOT SO BAD AS ! *ILDR5 ( ,AU/RIA10 ,LANSBURY RETURN$1 DRAW+ HIS BIG FUR COAT CLOS] AB\T HIM4 

7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I<T1 #a#i#b#e47 

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