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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,! ,KRE/*ATIK1 ,KIEV'S MA9 ?OR\<F>E1 PULSATES ) 9T5SE LIFE4 ,/RAI<T AS AN >R[ IT LIES BE=E ME1 A MAGNIFIC5T BROAD AV5UE /RET*+ F> 9TO ! DI/ANCE & F9ALLY DISAPPE>+ 9 ! SUP]B ,KUPET*ESKY ,P>K1 =M]LY ! PRIDE ( ! CITY4 ,ANCI5T1 ! /ORMS ( TIME & HUMAN /RIFE DEFY+1 ,KIEV /&S PICTURESQUELY BEAUTIFUL1 A RADIANT MOSAIC ( IRIDESC5T FOLIAGE1 GOLD5 CA!DRALS & MONA/]IES ( EXOTIC >*ITECTURE1 & GRE5-CLAD M\NTA9S T[]+ ON ! BANKS ( ! ,DNIEP] FL[+ MAJE/ICALLY BEL[4 

,REC5T DAYS REVIV$ ! BLOODY SC5ES ! OLD CITY HAD WITNESS$ 9 ! C5TURIES PA/1 :5 ,MONGOL & ,T>T>1 ,COSSACK1 ,POLE1 & FI]CE NATIVE TRIBES HAD F\<T = ITS POSSESSION4 ,BUT MORE SANGU9>Y & F]OCI\S HAVE BE5 ! /RUGGLES ( YE/]DAY4 ,=EIGN >MIES ( OCCUPATION1 ,G]MAN1 ,MAGY>1 & ,AU/RIAN1 NATIVE GAIDAMAKI1 ,POLES1 ,RUSSIANS --- EA* TURN$ ! ANCI5T CITY 9TO A %AMBLE4 ,SKOROPADSKY1 ,PETLURA1 ,D5IK91 LIKE ! SAVAGE ATAMANS ( ,GOGOL'S TALES1 HAVE VI$ ) EA* O!R 9 FILL+ ! /REAMS ?AT CRIMSON ! ,DNIEP] 9 !SE ! D>KE/ DAYS ( ,RUSSIA4 

,9CR$IBLE VITALITY ( MAN6 ,EXASP]AT+1 YET BLESS$ BREVITY ( HUMAN MEMORY6 ,TODAY ! CITY LOOKS BRI<T & PEACEFUL --- =GOTT5 IS ! SLAU<T]1 =GOTT5 ! SACRIFICES ( YE/]DAY4 

,! /REETS1 FULL ( MOVEM5T & COLOR1 CONTRA/ /RIK+LY ) ! SICKLY EXHAU/ION ( NOR!RN CITIES4 ,/ORES & RE/AURANTS >E OP51 & ! BAK]IES DISPLAY APPETIZ+ PIROZHNIYE1 ! SWEETS SO DE> TO ! ,RUSSIAN HE>T4 ,MO/ ( ! BUS9ESS SIGNS >E /ILL 9 !IR ACCU/OM$ PLACES1 SOME 9 ,RUSSIAN1 O!RS 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN LANGUAGE1 ! LATT] PR$OM9AT+ S9CE ! FAM\S DECREE ( ,SKOROPADSKY :5 OV]NI<T ALL %+LES HAD TO BE 0,UKRA9IANIZ$40 ,! B\LEV>DS >E ALIVE ) PEOPLE1 ! WOM5 L>G] & LESS BEAUTIFUL ?AN 9 ,KH>KOV1 ! M5 /OLID1 HEAVY1 UNPREPOSSESS+4 

,IT IS A MON? S9CE ! ,POLES LEFT ! CITY3 ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAVE NOT YET HAD TIME TO E/ABLI% COMPLETELY !IR REGIME4 ,BUT ! REPORTS ( ,POLI% DE/RUCTION1 SO 9DU/RI\SLY CIRCULAT$ 9 ,MOSC[1 PROVE BASELESS4 ,LITTLE DAMAGE HAS BE5 DONE BY ! 5EMY1 EXCEPT ! BURN+ ( SOME RAILROAD BRIDGES ON ! \TSKIRTS ( ! CITY4 ,! FAM\S ,S(IYSKY ,CA!DRAL & ! ,MI*AILOVSKY ,MONA/]Y >E UNDI/URB$ 9 !IR IMPOS+ SPL5DOR4 ,)\T REASON DID ,T*I*]9 PROTE/ TO ! WORLD AGA9/ 0! UNHE>D-( V&ALISM0 T[>D ?OSE GEMS ( OLD >*ITECTURE4 

,! ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS PRES5T ! FAMILI> PICTURE ( ,MOSC[ PATT]N3 GA!R+S ( WORN1 TIR$ PEOPLE1 LOOK+ HUNGRY & APA!TIC4 ,TYPICAL & SAD4 ,! CORRIDORS & (FICES >E CR[D$ ) APPLICANTS SEEK+ P]MISSION TO DO OR TO BE EXEMPT FROM DO+ ?IS OR ?AT4 ,! LABYR9? ( NEW DECREES IS SO 9TRICATE1 ! (FICIALS PREF] ! EASI] WAY ( SOLV+ P]PLEX+ PROBLEMS BY 0REVOLUTION>Y ME?OD10 ON !IR 0CONSCI5CE10 G5]ALLY TO ! DISSATISFACTION ( ! PETITION]S4 

,LONG L9ES >E EV]Y:]E1 & MU* WRIT+ & H&L+ ( 0PAP]S0 & DOCUM5TS BY ,SOVIETSKY B>I%NI 7Y\NG LADIES71 9 HI<-HEEL$ %OES1 ?AT SW>M 9 EV]Y (FICE4 ,!Y PUFF AT CIG>ETTES & ANIMAT$LY DISCUSS ! ADVANTAGES ( C]TA9 BUREAUS AS MEASUR$ BY ! QUANTITY ( ! PYOCK ISSU$1 ! SYMBOL ( ,SOVIET EXI/5CE4 ,WORK]S & PEASANTS1 !IR HEADS B>$1 APPROA* ! LONG TABLES4 ,RESPECTFULLY1 EV5 S]VILELY1 !Y SEEK 9=MATION1 PLEAD = AN 0ORD]0 = CLO?+1 OR A 0TICKET0 = BOOTS4 0,I DON'T KN[10 0,9 ! NEXT (FICE10 0,COME TOMORR[10 IS ! USUAL REPLY4 ,!RE >E PROTE/S & LAM5TATIONS1 & BEGG+ = ATT5TION & ADVICE4 ,OCCASIONALLY SOMEONE 9 ! L9E1 AFT] DAYS ( FRUITLESS EF=T1 LOSES HIS TEMP]1 & A /R+ ( TRUE ,RUSSIAN CURSES FILLS ! ROOM1 RIS+ ABOVE ! NOISE & ! SMOKE4 ,BUT :5 ! COMMISS> HA/ILY 5T]S1 BELAT$ FROM ! CONF]5CE ( ! ,P>TY ,COMMITTEE1 ! HUBBUB SUBSIDES1 & ! B>I%NI APPE> BUSY AT !IR TASKS4 ,HE HAS A WORN & WORRI$ LOOK3 HIS DESK IS PIL$ ) PAP]S AWAIT+ HIS ATT5TION1 & )9 AN H\R HE IS EXPECT$ AT ANO!R SESSION4 ,LUCKY APPLICANT ?AT GETS A HE>+2 HAPPY IF ACTION IS TAK5 ON HIS CASE4 

,! 9DU/RIES >E AT L[ EBB1 MA9LY BECAUSE ( ! LACK ( RAW MAT]IAL & COAL4 ,! DECREE MILIT>IZ+ LABOR IS BE+ APPLI$ ) GREAT SEV]ITY2 ! TOIL]S 9 ! %OPS & FACTORIES >E RIGIDLY B\ND TO !IR PLACES ( EMPLOYM5T4 ,BUT ! MA*9]Y HAS BE5 NEGLECT$1 MO/ ( IT IS \T ( REPAIR1 & !RE IS A SC>CITY ( >TISANS CAPABLE ( PUTT+ IT 9 ORD]4 ,! M5 >E AT !IR PO/S1 PRET5D+ TO WORK1 BUT 9 REALITY IDL+ OR 5GAG$ 9 ! /EAL?Y MANUFACTURE ( CIG>ETTE LI<T]S1 KEYS1 LOCKS1 & O!R OBJECTS = P]SONAL USE OR PRIVATE SALE4 

,MANY ( ! FACTORIES >E 5TIRELY CLOS$2 O!RS >E OP]AT+ ) A M9IMUM \TPUT4 ,! SUG> REF9]IES1 ! MO/ IMPORTANT 9DU/RY ( ! ,S\!A/1 >E WORK+ AT A GREAT DEFICIT4 ,BECAUSE ( ! TOTAL DEVALUATION ( ,SOVIET MONEY ! ,/ATE IS COMPELL$ TO PAY ITS EMPLOYES ) PRODUCTS1 *IEFLY ) SUG> FROM ! OLD RES]VES4 ,9 SE>* ( DOCUM5TS = ! ,MUSEUM1 ,I GA!R (FICIAL /ATI/ICS %[+ ?AT TO PRODUCE ONE POOD 7AB\T #d LBS47 ( SUG>1 ! GOV]NM5T EXP5DS ?IRTY-FIVE1 (T5 EV5 FIFTY-FIVE P\NDS ( ! OLD SUG>4 ,! (FICIALS REALIZE ! EXTREME S]I\SNESS ( ! SITUATION1 BUT FEEL !MSELVES HELPLESS4 ,SOME SKEPTICALLY1 O!RS ) *>ACT]I/IC RACIAL FATALITY1 TRUDGE ON 9 ! TREADMILL4 

,9 ! CIVIL & MILIT>Y DEP>TM5TS !RE IS FEV]I% ACTIVITY1 BUT SADLY UNORGANIZ$4 ,ALMO/ EV]Y BRAN* IS WORK+ 9DEP5D5TLY1 )\T RELATION TO O!R ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS1 FREQU5TLY 9 5TIRE IGNORANCE & EV5 9 OPPOSITION TO ! POLICIES & MEASURES ( ! O!R EXECUTIVE BODIES4 ,CURI\S 9CID5TS RESULT4 ,?US ! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,ALL-,UKRA9IAN ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE HAS S5T A TELEGRAPHIC REQUE/ TO ALL ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS TO AID ! WORK ( \R ,EXP$ITION1 :ILE ! ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,P>TY HAS AT ! SAME TIME ISSU$ AN ORD] AGA9/ US1 CONDEMN+ \R ,MISSION AS AN ATTEMPT TO DEPRIVE ,UKRA9A ( ITS HI/ORIC DOCUM5TS1 & ?REAT5+ TO CONFISCATE ! MAT]IAL WE HAVE COLLECT$4 

,! ,SOVIET ( ,LABOR ,UNIONS OCCUPIES ! HUGE BUILD+ ON ! ,KRE/*ATIK :I* WAS =M]LY ! ,HOTEL ,SAVOY4 ,9 #aiah & #aiai ?AT BODY PLAY$ A MO/ IMPORTANT ROLE1 ITS WORK COV]+ ! :OLE FIELD ( PROLET>IAN 9T]E/S & ITS AU?ORITY BAS$ ON ! EXPRESS$ WILL ( ! 9DU/RIAL MASSES4 ,BUT GRADUALLY ! ,SOVIET HAS BE5 DEPRIV$ ( P[]1 ! GOV]NM5T TAK+ OV] ITS ESS5TIAL FUNCTIONS1 & TURN+ ! UNIONS 9TO EXECUTIVE & ADM9I/RATIVE BRAN*ES ( ! ,/ATE MA*9]Y4 ,! ELECTIVE PR9CIPLE HAS BE5 ABOLI%$ & REPLAC$ BY ,COMMUNI/ APPO9TM5T4 

,! LABOR HEADQU>T]S >E 9 GREAT CONFUSION4 ,AS 9 ,KH>KOV1 ! 5TIRE ,SOVIET & MO/ ( ! MANAG+ BO>DS ( ! LOCALS HAVE BE5 REC5TLY 0LIQUIDAT$0 AS ,M5%EVIK OR UNSYMPA!TIC TO ! ,COMMUNI/S1 & NEW (FICIALS APPO9T$ BY ,MOSC[4 ,! SAME ATMOSPH]E ( SUPPRESS$ N]V\SNESS IS S5S$ 9 ! UNIONS AS 9 ! O!R GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI DO NOT FEEL SECURE 9 ! CITY1 & !RE >E /UBBORN RUMORS ( ,COMMUNI/ REV]SES ON ! ,POLI% FRONT1 ( ,WRANGEL ADVANC+ FROM ! ,CRIMEA1 ( ,ODESSA BE+ TAK5 BY ! ,:ITES1 & ( ,MAKHNO ACTIVITY 9 ! ,KIEV PROV9CE4 

,9 ! C\RSE ( MY WORK ,I COME 9 T\* ) ,T---1 ! ,UKRA9IAN ,COMMUNI/1 :OM ,I HAD MET LA/ W9T] 9 ! ,KH>ITON5SKY AS A MEMB] ( ! DELEGATION ?AT HAD COME TO ,MOSC[ TO PLEAD = GREAT] 9DEP5D5CE & SELF-DET]M9ATION = ! ,UKRA9A4 ,HE IS ( MIDDLE AGE1 A UNIV]SITY GRADUATE & REVOLUTIONI/ REPEAT$LY IMPRISON$ UND] ! ,ROMANOV REGIME4 ,AN ACTIVE BORODBI/ 7,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/ ( ! ,UKRA9A71 HE SUBMITT$ TO DISCIPL9E :5 HIS1 P>TY JO9$ ! ,COMMUNI/S4 

,BUT HE HAS 0PRIVATE OP9IONS0 :I*1 LONG SUPPRESS$1 SEEK RELIEF4 0,I DON'T M9D DISCUSS+ !SE QUE/IONS ) Y\10 HE REM>KS1 ) AN EMPHASIS ON ! PRON\N1 0?\< ,I KN[ ?AT Y\ >E NOT A ,COMMUNI/---0 

0,BUT ,I AM10 ,I 9T]RUPT2 0NOT 9DE$ A ,BOL%EVIK2 NOR A ,GOV]NM5TALI/1 BUT A FREE1 ,AN>*I/ ,COMMUNI/40 

0,NOT \R K9D ( ,COMMUNI/4 ,/ILL1 Y\ >E AN OLD REVOLUTIONI/4 ,I HE>D A GOOD DEAL AB\T Y\ 9 ,MOSC[1 & ,I CAN CALL Y\ COMRADE4 ,I DISAGREE ) Y\1 ( C\RSE1 BUT ,I ALSO DISAGREE ) ! POLICIES ( MY ,P>TY4 ,! ,UKRA9A IS NOT ,RUSSIA --- IT'S A GREAT MI/AKE = '! C5T]' TO TREAT US AS IF WE W]E4 ,WE C\LD W9 ! PEOPLE TO \R SIDE BY HAV+ GREAT] LOCAL AUTONOMY & MORE 9DEP5D5CE4 ,\R ,UKRA9IAN ,P>TY HAS US$ EV]Y EF=T TO CONV9CE ,MOSC[ 9 ?IS MATT]1 BUT )\T RESULT4 ,WE >E A REPUBLIC 9 NAME ONLY2 9 REALITY WE >E JU/ A ,RUSSIAN PROV9CE40 

0,DO Y\ WANT 5TIRE SEP>ATION80 

0,NO4 ,WE WANT TO BE F$]AT$ ) ,R4 ,S4 ,F4 ,S4 ,R41 BUT NOT SUBJECT4 ,WE >E AS GOOD ,COMMUNI/S AS !Y 9 ,MOSC[1 BUT \R 9FLU5CE H]E W\LD BE MU* GREAT] W]E WE LEFT FREE TO ACT4 ,WE KN[ ! CONDITIONS & NE$S ( ! PEOPLE BETT] ?AN ?OSE :O SIT 9 ! ,KREML94 ,TAKE1 = 9/ANCE1 ! REC5T :OLESALE SUSP5SION ( ! UNION MANAGEM5T4 ,IT HAS ANTAGONIZ$ ! 5TIRE LABOR ELEM5T AGA9/ US4 ,! SAME IS HAPP5+ 9 ! O!R ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS4 ,ONLY YE/]DAY A *AUFFEUR COMPLA9$ TO ME AB\T \R ',MOSC[ ME?ODS4' ,! MAN HAD BE5 ORD]$ TO ! FRONT1 BUT HIS WIFE DI$ REC5TLY1 LEAV+ A P>ALYTIC BOY ON HIS H&S4 ,HE HAS BE5 TRY+ TO GET HIS *ILD 9TO SOME HOSPITAL OR HOME1 BUT HIS PETITION1 9 ! ,UKRA9IAN LANGUAGE1 HAS BE5 RETURN$ TO HIM ) ! ORD] TO 'WRITE IT 9 ,RUSSIAN4' ,& ?AT AFT] TWO WEEKS ( WAIT+6 ,N[ ! MAN IS TO JO9 HIS REGIM5T )9 TWO DAYS4 ,DO Y\ WOND] ?AT ! PEOPLE HATE US8 ,! 'C5T]' IGNORES \R SUGGE/IONS1 & WE >E P[]LESS40 

,CRITICISM ( ,MOSC[ IS G5]AL AMONG ! ,UKRA9IAN ,COMMUNI/S4 ,(T51 TO MY SURPRISE & CON/]NATION1 ,I DETECT OBVI\S ANTI-,SEMITISM 9 !IR RES5TM5T ( ,KREML9 DOM9ATION4 ,! ANECDOTES & PUNS CIRCULAT+ 9 ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS >E T+$ ) ?IS SPIRIT1 ?\< SOME DO NOT LACK WIT4 ,AMONG ! PEOPLE AT L>GE HATR$ ( ! ,JEW IS 9T5SE1 ?\< ITS ACTIVE EXPRESSION IS HELD 9 ABEYANCE4 ,YET NOT UNFREQU5T >E 9CID5TS SU* AS HAPP5$ ?IS MORN+ 9 ! ,PODOL1 ! PROLET>IAN DI/RICT ( ! CITY1 :]E A MAN RAN AMOK 9 ! M>KET1 KNIFE 9 H&1 %\T+3 0,KILL ! ,JEWS1 SAVE ,RUSSIA60 ,HE /ABB$ SEV]AL P]SONS BE=E HE WAS OV]P[]$4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT ! MAN WAS CRAZ$ BY HUNG] & ILLNESS1 BUT HIS S5TIM5TS >E UN=TUNATELY TOO POPUL> TO REQUIRE SU* AN EXPLANATION4 

,KIEV1 9 ! HE>T ( ! =M] <ETTO1 HAS LATELY /ILL MORE 9CREAS$ ITS ,HEBREW POPULATION1 COME TO ! L>G] CITY 9 ! HOPE ( F9D+ COMP>ATIVE SAFETY FROM ! CONT9UAL WAVE ( POGROMS :I* SWEPT ! PROV9CE S9CE #a#i#a#g4 ,:OEV] ! *ANG+ POLITICAL MA/]S --- ) ! SOLE EXCEPTION ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI --- ! ,JEW WAS ALWAYS ! FIR/ VICTIM1 ! ET]NAL M>TYR4 ,IT IS ! CONCURR5CE ( OP9ION ?AT ,D5IK9 & ! ,POLES W]E ! MO/ BRUTAL & RU?LESS4 ,UND] ! LATT] EV5 ,KIEV WAS NOT FREE FROM ANTI-,SEMITIC EXCESSES1 & 9 ! ,PODOL POGROMS TOOK PLACE REPEAT$LY4 

,9 ! CITY LIBR>Y1 9 A REC5T PUBLICATION BY A MAN ( GREAT LIT]>Y & 9TELLECTUAL ATTA9M5TS1 ,I READ3 0,POGROMS >E SAD1 BUT IF ?AT IS ! ONLY WAY TO GET RID ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 !N WE MU/ HAVE POGROMS40 

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

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