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

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,AUGU/ #g1 #a#i#b4---,SL[LY \R TRA9 CREEPS ?R\< ! C\NTRY1 EVID5CE ( DEVA/ATION ON EV]Y H& REM9D+ US ( ! LONG YE>S ( W>1 REVOLUTION1 & CIVIL /RIFE4 ,! T[NS & CITIES ON \R R\TE LOOK POV]TY-/RICK51 ! /ORES >E CLOS$1 ! /REETS DES]T$4 ,BY DEGREES ,SOVIET CONDITIONS >E BE+ E/ABLI%$1 ! PROCESS PROGRESS+ MORE RAPIDLY 9 SOME PLACES ?AN 9 O!RS4 

,9 ,POLTAVA WE F9D NEI!R ,SOVIET NOR ,ISPOLKOM1 ! USUAL =M ( ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T4 ,9/EAD1 ! CITY IS RUL$ BY ! MORE PRIMITIVE ,REVKOM1 ! SELF-APPO9T$ REVOLUTION>Y COMMITTEE1 ACTIVE UND]GR\ND DUR+ ,:ITE REGIMES1 & TAK+ *>GE :5EV] ! ,R$ ,>MY OCCUPIES A DI/RICT4 

,KREM5T*UG & ,ZNAM5KA PRES5T ! FAMILI> PICTURE ( ! SMALL S\!RN T[N1 ) ! LITTLE M>KET PLACE1 /ILL SUFF]$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 ! C5T] ( ITS COMM]CIAL & SOCIAL LIFE4 ,9 UNEV5 R[S ! PEASANT WOM5 SPRAWL ON SACKS ( POTATOES1 OR SQUAT ON !IR HAUN*ES1 EX*ANG+ FL\R1 RICE1 & BEANS = TOBACCO1 SOAP1 & SALT4 ,SOVIET MONEY IS SCORN$1 H>DLY ANY ONE ACCEPT+ IT1 ?\< TS>SKIYE >E 9 DEM& & OCCASIONALLY K]5KI >E FAVOR$4 

,! 5TIRE OLD] POPULATION ( ! CITY SEEMS TO BE 9 ! M>KET1 EV]YONE B>GA9+1 SELL+1 OR BUY+4 ,SOVIET MILITSION]I1 GUN SLUNG ACROSS ! %\LD]1 CIRCULATE AMONG ! PEOPLE1 & H]E & !RE A MAN 9 LEA!R COAT & CAP IS CONSPICU\S 9 ! CR[D --- A ,COMMUNI/ OR A ,T*EKI/4 ,! PEOPLE SEEM TO %UN !M1 & CONV]SATION IS SUBDU$ 9 !IR PRES5CE4 ,POLITICAL QUE/IONS >E AVOID$1 BUT LAM5TATION OV] ! 0T]RIBLE SITUATION0 IS UNIV]SAL1 EV]YONE COMPLA9+ AB\T ! 9SUFFICI5CY ( ! PYOCK1 ! IRREGUL>ITY ( ITS ISSUE1 & ! G5]AL CONDITION ( />VATION & MIS]Y4 

,MORE FREQU5TLY WE MEET M5 & WOM5 ( ,JEWI% TYPE1 ! LOOK ( ! HUNT$ 9 !IR EYES1 & MORE DREADFUL BECOME ! /ORIES ( POGROMS ?AT HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 ! NEI<BORHOOD4 ,FEW Y\NG P]SONS >E VISIBLE --- !SE >E 9 ! ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS1 WORK+ AS ! EMPLOYES ( ! GOV]NM5T4 ,! Y\NG WOM5 WE MEET OCCASIONALLY HAVE A />TL$1 FRI<T5$ LOOK1 & MANY M5 BE> UGLY SC>S ON !IR FACES1 AS IF FROM A SAB] OR SWORD CUT4 

,9 ,ZNAM5KA1 ,H5RY ,ALSB]G1 ! ,AM]ICAN CORRESPOND5T ACCOMPANY+ \R ,EXP$ITION1 DISCOV]S ! LOSS ( HIS PURSE1 CONTA9+ A CONSID]ABLE AM\NT ( =EIGN MONEY4 ,9QUIRIES ( ! PEASANT WOM5 9 ! M>KET PLACE ELICIT ONLY A %REWDLY NAIVE SMILE1 ) ! RES5TFUL EXCLAMATION1 0,H['D ,I KN[60 ,VISIT+ ! LOCAL POLICE /ATION 9 ! FA9T HOPE ( ADVICE OR AID1 WE LE>N ?AT ! :OLE =CE HAS JU/ BE5 RU%$ (F TO ! 5VIRONS REPORT$ TO BE ATTACK$ BY A COMPANY ( ,MAKHNOVTSI4 

,DESPAIR+ ( RECOV]+ \R LOSS1 WE RETURN TO ! RAILROAD /ATION4 ,TO \R A/ONI%M5T ! ,MUSEUM C> IS NO:]E TO BE SE54 ,9 CON/]NATION WE LE>N ?AT IT WAS C\PL$ TO A TRA9 ?AT />T$ = ,KIEV1 VIA ,FA/OV1 AN H\R AGO4 

,WE REALIZE ! S]I\SNESS ( \R PR$ICAM5T 9 BE+ /R&$ 9 A CITY )\T HOTELS OR RE/AURANTS1 & ) NO FOOD TO BE PUR*AS$ = ,SOVIET MONEY1 ! ONLY K9D 9 \R POSSESSION4 ,:ILE DISCUSS+ ! SITUATION WE OBS]VE A MILIT>Y SUPPLY TRA9 9 SL[ MOTION ON A DI/ANT SID+4 ,WE DA% =W>D & SUCCE$ 9 BO>D+ IT AT ! CO/ ( A FEW SCRAT*ES4 ,! COMMISS> 9 *>GE AT FIR/ /R5U\SLY OBJECTS TO \R PRES5CE1 AT NO PA9S TO HIDE ! SUSPICIONS >\S$ BY \R SUDD5 APPE>ANCE4 ,IT REQUIRES CONSID]ABLE >GUM5T & MU* DEMON/RATION ( (FICIAL DOCUM5TS BE=E ! BUREAUCRAT IS MOLLIFI$4 ,OV] A CUP ( TEA HE BEG9S TO ?AW \T1 ! PRIMITIVE HOSPITALITY ( ! ,RUSSIAN HELP+ TO E/ABLI% FRI5DLY RELATIONS4 ,BE=E LONG WE >E DEEP 9 ! DISCUSSION ( ! ,REVOLUTION & CURR5T PROBLEMS4 ,\R HO/ IS A ,COMMUNI/ 0FROM ! MASSES10 AS HE T]MS IT4 ,HE IS A GREAT ADMIR] ( ,TROTSKY & HIS 0IRON BROOM0 ME?ODS4 ,REVOLUTION CAN CONQU] ONLY BY ! G5]\S USE ( ! SWORD1 HE BELIEVES2 MORALITY & S5TIM5T >E B\RGEOIS SUP]/ITIONS4 ,HIS CONCEPTION ( ,SOCIALISM IS PU]ILE1 HIS 9=MATION AB\T ! WORLD AT L>GE1 ( ! SCANTIE/4 ,HIS >GUM5TS E*O ! FAMILI> $ITORIALS ( ! (FICIAL PRESS2 HE IS CONFID5T ! :OLE ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE IS SOON TO BE AFLAME ) REVOLUTION4 ,! ,R$ ,>MY IS EV5 N[ BE=E ! GATES ( ,W>SAW1 HE ASS]TS1 AB\T TO 5T] & TO ASSURE ! TRIUMPH ( ! ,POLI% PROLET>IAT RIS5 AGA9/ ITS MA/]S4 

,LATE 9 ! AFT]NOON WE REA* ,FA/OV1 & >E W>MLY WELCOM$ BY \R COLLEAGUES ( ! ,EXP$ITION1 :O HAD SP5T ANXI\S H\RS OV] \R DISAPPE>ANCE4 

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

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