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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,M>* #a1 #a#i#b4---,! FIR/ ,ALL-,RUSSIAN ,CONF]5CE ( ,COSSACKS IS 9 SESSION AT ! ,LABOR ,TEMPLE4 ,SOME 9T]E/+ FACES & PICTURESQUE UNI=MS >E !RE1 ,CAUCASIAN DRESS IS MU* 9 EVID5CE2 CAMEL-HAIR CAPES REA*+ TO ! GR\ND1 C>TRIDGES ACROSS ! *E/1 HEAVY %EEPSK9 CAPS1 R$-TOPP$4 ,SEV]AL WOM5 >E AMONG ! DELEGATES4 

,A MIXTURE ( UNC]TA9 ORIG91 HALF WILD & W>LIKE1 !SE ,COSSACKS ( ! ,DON1 ,URAL1 & ,KUBAN W]E US$ BY ! ,CZ>S AS A MILIT>Y POLICE =CE1 & W]E KEPT LOYAL BY SPECIAL PRIVILEGES4 ,MORE ,ASIATIC ?AN ,RUSSIAN1 ALMO/ UNT\*$ BY CIVILIZATION1 !Y HAD NO?+ 9 COMMON ) ! PEOPLE & !IR 9T]E/S4 ,/AN* SUPPORT]S ( ! AUTOCRACY1 !Y W]E ! SC\RGE ( LABOR /RIKES & REVOLUTION>Y DEMON/RATIONS1 ) FI5DI% BRUTALITY SUPPRESS+ EV]Y POPUL> UPRIS+4 ,UNSPEAKABLY CRUEL !Y W]E 9 ! DAYS ( ! ,REVOLUTION ( #a#i#e4 

,N[ !SE TRADITIONAL 5EMIES ( ! WORK]S & PEASANTS SIDE ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,:AT GREAT *ANGE HAS TAK5 PLACE 9 !IR PSY*OLOGY8 

,! DELEGATES ,I CONV]S$ ) SEEM$ AW$ BY !IR NEW ROLE2 ! UNFAMILI> 5VIRONM5T MADE !M TIMID4 ,! SPL5DID ,TEMPLE1 =M]LY ! SACR$ PREC9CT ( ! NOBILITY1 ! GR& HALL ( M>BLE COLUMNS1 ! CRIMSON BANN]S & FLAM+ PO/]S1 ! PORTRAITS ( ,L59 & ,TROTSKY LOOM+ L>GE ON ! PLAT=M1 ! HUGE C&ELABRAS BRILLIANTLY ILLUM9AT$1 ALL TREM5D\SLY IMPRESS$ ! *ILDR5 ( ! WILD /EPPES4 ,! PRES5CE ( ! MANY NOTABLES OBVI\SLY C[$ !M4 ,! BRI<T LI<TS1 ! COLOR & MOVEM5T ( ! L>GE GA!R+ W]E TO !M ! SYMBOLS ( ! GREAT P[] ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 CONV9C+1 IMPOS+4 

,KAM5EV WAS ,*AIRMAN1 & HE APP>5TLY TRANSACT$ ALL ! BUS9ESS HIMSELF1 ! ,COSSACKS TAK+ ALMO/ NO P>T 9 ! PROCE$+S4 ,!Y KEPT V]Y QUIET1 NOT EV5 CONV]S+ AMONG !MSELVES1 AS IS CU/OM>Y 9 ,RUSSIA AT SU* GA!R+S4 ,TOO WELL-BEHAV$1 ,I ?\<T4 ,N[ & !N A DELEGATE W\LD LEAVE ! HALL TO LI<T A CIG>ETTE 9 ! CORRIDOR4 ,NONE D>$ TO SMOKE 9 HIS SEAT1 TILL SOME ONE ON ! PLAT=M LIT A CIG>ETTE4 ,IT WAS ! ,*AIRMAN HIMSELF4 ,A FEW ( ! BOLD] ONES PRES5TLY FOLL[$ HIS EXAMPLE1 & SOON ! :OLE ASSEMBLY WAS SMOK+4 

,KAL991 ,PRESID5T ( ! ,R4 ,S4 ,F4 ,S4 ,R41 GREET$ ! ,CONF]5CE 9 ! NAME ( ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC4 ,HE *>ACT]IZ$ ! OCCASION AS A GREAT HI/ORIC EV5T1 & PROPHESI$ ?AT ! ,COSSACKS1 HAV+ MADE COMMON CAUSE ) ! PROLET>IAT & ! PEASANTRY1 W\LD SPE$ ! TRIUMPH ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,UNIMPRESSIVE 9 APPE>ANCE & LACK+ P]SONALITY1 HE FAIL$ TO >\SE A RESPONSE4 ,! APPLAUSE WAS P]FUNCTORY4 

,KAM5EV WAS MORE EFFECTIVE4 ,HE DWELT ON ! HI/ORIC BRAV]Y ( ! ,COSSACKS & !IR FI<T+ SPIRIT1 REM9D$ !M ( !IR GLORI\S PA/ S]VICES 9 DEF5SE ( ! C\NTRY AGA9/ =EIGN 5EMIES1 & EXPRESS$ ! ASSURANCE ?AT ) SU* *AMPIONS ! ,REVOLUTION WAS SAFE4 

,L59 WAS EXPECT$ TO ATT5D ! OP5+1 BUT HE FAIL$ TO COME1 & !RE WAS MU* DISAPPO9TM5T AT HIS ABS5CE4 ,COMMUNI/S FROM V>I\S P>TS ( ! C\NTRY --- FROM ,TURKE/AN1 ,AZ]BEIDZHAN1 ,GEORGIA1 ! ,F> ,EA/]N ,REPUBLIC --- & SEV]AL =EIGN DELEGATES ADDRESS$ ! ,COSSACKS1 & S\<T TO IMPRESS UPON !M ! MI<TY SPREAD ( ,BOL%EVISM ?R\<\T ! WORLD & ! GREAT P[] ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ALL ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLICS4 ,ALL SPOKE CONFID5TLY ( ! APPROA*+ WORLD REVOLUTION1 & ! ,9T]NATIONAL WAS /RUCK UP BY ! ,R$ ,B& AFT] EV]Y IMPORTANT SPEAK]4 

,F9ALLY A ,COSSACK DELEGATE WAS CALL$ TO ! PLAT=M4 ,HE DELIV]$ ! GREET+S ( HIS PEOPLE & !IR SOLEMN ASSURANCES TO 0DO !IR DUTY BY ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY40 ,IT WAS A SET SPEE*1 PALE & SPIRITLESS4 ,O!R DELEGATES FOLL[$ ) EULOGIES ( ,L59 ?AT S\ND$ LIKE ! TRADITIONAL ADDRESSES PRES5T$ TO ! ,CZ> ,( ,ALL ! ,RUSSIAS BY HIS MO/ LOYAL SUBJECTS4 ,! ,COMMUNI/ NOTABLES ON ! RO/RUM L$ ! APPLAUSE4 

,M>* #f4-,AT ! FIR/ SESSION ( ! NEWLY-ELECT$ ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET1 ,KAM5EV WAS 9 ! *AIR4 ,HE REPORT$ ON ! CRITICAL FOOD & FUEL SITUATION1 D5\NC$ ! ,M5%EVIKI & ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S AS ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y AIDS ( ! ,ALLIES1 & CLOS$ BY VOIC+ HIS CONVICTION AB\T ! NE> \TBREAK ( ! SOCIAL REVOLUTION ABROAD4 

,A ,M5%EVIK DEPUTY ASC5D$ ! RO/RUM & ATTEMPT$ TO REFUTE ! *>GES BR\<T AGA9/ HIS P>TY1 BUT ! O!R ,SOVIET MEMB]S 9T]RUPT$ & HISS$ SO VIOL5TLY HE C\LD NOT PROCE$4 ,COMMUNI/ SPEAK]S FOLL[$1 9 ESS5CE REPEAT+ ! WORDS ( ,KAM5EV4 ,! EXHIBITION ( 9TOL]ANCE1 SO UNWOR?Y ( A REVOLUTION>Y ASSEMBLY1 DEPRESS$ ME4 ,I FELT ?AT IT GROSSLY (F5D$ AGA9/ ! SPIRIT & PURPOSE ( ! AUGU/ BODY1 ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET1 :OSE WORK %\LD EXPRESS ! BE/ ?\<T & IDEAS ( ITS MEMB]S & CRY/ALLIZE !M 9 EFFECTIVE & WISE ACTION4 

,AFT] ! CLOSE ( ! ,SOVIET SESSION BEGAN ! FIR/ ANNIV]S>Y MEET+ ( ! ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONAL1 9 ! ,BOL%OI ,!AT]4 ,IT WAS ATT5D$ BY PRACTICALLY ! SAME AUDI5CE1 & ,KAM5EV WAS AGA9 ,*AIRMAN4 ,IT WAS A MO/ SIGNIFICANT EV5T TO ME1 ?IS GA!R+ ( ! PROLET>IAT ( ALL C\NTRIES1 9 ! P]SONS ( ITS DELEGATES1 9 ! CAPITAL ( ! GREAT ,REVOLUTION4 ,I SAW 9 IT ! SYMBOL ( ! COM+ DAYBREAK4 ,BUT ! 5TIRE ABS5CE ( 5?USIASM SADD5$ ME4 ,! AUDI5CE WAS (FICIAL & /IFF1 AS IF ON P>ADE2 ! PROCE$+S ME*ANICAL1 LACK+ ALL SPONTANEITY4 ,KAM5EV1 ,RADEK1 & O!R ,COMMUNI/S SPOKE4 ,RADEK ?UND]$ AGA9/ ! SC\NDRELISM ( ! WORLD B\RGEOISIE1 VILIFI$ ! SOCIAL PATRIOTS ( ALL C\NTRIES1 & 5L>G$ UPON ! COM+ REVOLUTIONS4 ,HIS LONG & T$I\S SPEE* TIR$ ME4 

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,MANY LECTURES TAKE PLACE 9 ! CITY1 ALL ( !M WELL ATT5D$4 ,! CLASSES ( ,LUNAT*>SKY >E ESPECIALLY POPUL>4 ,I ADMIR$ ! SIMPLICITY ( HIS MANN] & ! CL>ITY ) :I* HE TREAT$ SU* SUBJECTS AS ! ORIG9 & DEVELOPM5T ( RELIGION1 ( SOCIAL 9/ITUTIONS1 >T1 & MUSIC4 ,HIS L>GE AUDI5CES ( SOLDI]S & WORK]S SEEM TO FEEL AT HOME ) HIM1 DISCUSS+ AT EASE & ASK+ QUE/IONS4 ,LUNAT*>SKY ANSW]S 9 A PATI5T1 K9DLY WAY1 ) APPRECIATIVE UND]/&+ ( ! HONE/ ?IR/ = KN[L$GE :I* PROMPTS EV5 ! (T5 LUDICR\S QU]IES4 

,LAT] ,I VISIT$ ,LUNAT*>SKY AT HIS (FICES 9 ! ,KREML94 ,HE SPOKE 5?USIA/ICALLY ( HIS SUCCESS 9 ]ADICAT+ ILLIT]ACY1 & EXPLA9$ TO ME ! SY/EM ( $UCATION MADE ACCESSIBLE TO ! GREAT PROLET>IAN MASSES4 ,9 ! VILLAGES ALSO MU* WORK IS BE+ DONE1 HE SAID2 BUT ! LACK ( ABLE & DEP5DABLE TEA*]S GREATLY HAMP]S HIS EF=TS4 ,=M]LY ! MAJORITY ( ! 9TELLIG5TSIA W]E BITT]LY OPPOS$ TO ! NEW REGIME1 & SABOTAG$ ! WORK4 ,!Y HOP$ ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD NOT LA/ LONG4 ,N[ !Y >E GRADUALLY RETURN+ TO !IR PR(ESSIONS1 BUT EV5 9 ! $UCATIONAL 9/ITUTIONS POLITICAL COMMISS>S HAD TO BE 9TRODUC$1 AS 9 ALL O!R ,SOVIET ORGANIZATIONS4 ,!Y HAVE TO GU>D AGA9/ SABOTAGE & C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CIES4 

,! NEW S*OOLS & UNIV]SITIES >E TRA9+ ,COMMUNI/ TEA*]S TO TAKE ! PLACE ( ! OLD P$AGOGUES4 ,MO/ ( ! LATT] >E NOT 9 SYMPA?Y ) ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME & CL+ TO ! =M] ME?ODS ( $UCATION4 ,LUNAT*>SKY IS WAG+ A SEV]E /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! CLIQUE ?AT FAVORS ! REACTION>Y SY/EM & ! PUNI%M5T ( BACKW>D *ILDR54 

,HE 9TRODUC$ ME TO1 ,M9E4 ,LUNAT*>SKAYA1 & ,I PASS$ ! GREAT] P>T ( A DAY ) H]1 VISIT+ ! S*OOLS & COLONIES 9 H] *>GE4 ,ON ! BRI<T SIDE ( MIDDLE AGE1 %E IS 5]GETIC1 LOVES H] WORK1 & HOLDS MOD]N IDEAS ON $UCATION4 0,! *ILDR5 MU/ BE ALL[$ OPPORTUNITY = FREE DEVELOPM5T10 %E EMPHASIZ$1 0& ( C\RSE WE GIVE !M ! BE/ WE HAVE40 

,! SEV]AL S*OOLS1 WE VISIT$ W]E1 CLEAN & W>M1 ?\< ,I F\ND V]Y FEW *ILDR5 9 !M1 MO/LY BOYS & GIRLS UND] TWELVE-YE>S ( AGE4 ,!Y DANC$ & SANG = US1 & %[$ !IR P5 & 9K SKET*ES1 SOME ( !M V]Y CR$ITABLE4 ,! *ILDR5 W]E W>MLY DRESS$ & LOOK$ CLEAN & WELL F$4 

0,\R MA9 H&ICAP IS LACK ( ! RI<T TEA*]S10 ,M9E4 ,LUNAT*>SKAYA SAID4 0,!RE IS ALSO GREAT SC>CITY ( PAP]1 P5CILS1 & O!R S*OOL NECESS>IES4 ,! BLOCKADE PREV5TS \R GETT+ BOOKS & MAT]IALS FROM ABROAD40 

,9 ONE S*OOL WE F\ND A DOZ5 *ILDR5 AT D9N]1 & WE W]E 9VIT$ TO P>TAKE ( ! MEAL4 ,IT CONSI/$ ( V]Y PALATABLE KA%A & *ICK54 

0,IT IS MU* WORSE 9 SOME O!R S*OOLS10 ,M9E4 ,LUNAT*>SKAYA REM>K$1 NOTIC+ MY SURPRISE AT SEE+ F[L S]V$4 0,!Y LACK FUEL & FOOD4 ,\R S*OOL IS BETT] (F 9 ?IS REG>D4 ,BUT MU* DEP5DS ON ! MANAGEM5T4 ,!RE IS BAD ECONOMY & EV5 /EAL+ 9 SOME 9/ITUTIONS40 

0,I HAVE SE5 *ILDR5 BEGG+ & P$DL+10 ,I OBS]V$4 

0,A V]Y UN=TUNATE SITUATION1 & A DIFFICULT ONE4 ,MANY Y\NG/]S REFUSE TO GO TO S*OOL OR RUN AWAY FROM IT40 

0,I CAN'T IMAG9E ANY *ILD RUNN+ AWAY FROM Y\R S*OOL TO GO BEGG+ 9 ?IS COLD10 ,I SAID4 

0,( C\RSE NOT10 %E SMIL$1 0BUT ALL S*OOLS >E NOT LIKE M9E4 ,BESIDES1 ! ,RUSSIAN *ILDR5 ( TODAY >E DIFF]5T FROM O!RS4 ,!Y >E NOT QUITE NORMAL --- ! PRODUCTS1 ( LONG YE>S ( W>1 REVOLUTION1 & HUNG]4 ,! FACT IS1 WE HAVE MANY DEFECTIVES & MU* JUV5ILE PRO/ITUTION4 ,\R T]RIBLE H]ITAGE10 %E ADD$ SADLY4 

,! BOYS & GIRLS CR[D$ AB\T ,M9E4 ,LUNAT*>SKAYA1 & SEEM$ HAPPY TO BE PETT$ BY H]4 ,B5D+ OV] TO KISS ONE ( !M1 %E NOTIC$ ON ! *ILD'S NECK A T9Y SILV] *A9 TO :I* WAS ATTA*$ A CROSS4 0,:AT IS IT Y\ WE>8 ,LET ME SEE IT1 DE>10 %E SAID K9DLY4 ,! GIRL GREW %AMEFAC$ & HID ! CROSS4 ,M9E4 ,LUNAT*>SKAYA DID NOT 9SI/4 

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

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