,*APT] #cc ,D>K ,PEOPLE #aibeaibe ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN ,TEXT 3 ,RAILROAD COMMUNICATION BETWE5 ,ODESSA & ,NIKOLAYEV IS SUSP5D$1 BUT WE HAVE BE5 9=M$ ?AT A MOTOR TRUCK BELONG+ TO ! ,M>ITIME ,OSSOBIY ,OTDEL 7,T*EKA7 IS TO LEAVE = ?AT CITY AT MIDNIY1 ,I PROCE$$ E>LY 9 ! EV5+ TO ! PLACE ( DEP>TURE4 ,= H\RS1 WE TRAMP$ UNFAMILI> /REETS & TORTU\S ALLEYS )\T F9D+ ! APPO9T$ PLACE4 ,FE>FULLY MY COMPANION CLUNG TO ME1 ,ODESSA'S REPUTATION = LAWLESSNESS & ! BRUTALITY ( ITS B&IT ELEM5T FILL+ US ) AL>M4 ,9 ! D>KNESS WE LO/ \R BE>+S & KEPT CIRCL+ )9 ! CROOK$ ALLEYS NE> ! DOCKS1 :5 SUDD5LY !RE CAME ! COMM&1 0,:O GOES !RE80 & WE FAC$ GU>DS PO9T+ GUNS AT US4 ,=TUNATELY WE HAD SECUR$ ! MILIT>Y PASSWORD4 0,TULA-,T>---0 0,T>ANTASS10 ! SOLDI] COMPLET$1 P]MITT+ US TO PASS & DIRECT+ US ON \R WAY4 ,IT WAS AFT] #b ,A4,M4 :5 WE REA*$ ! ,M>ITIME ,OTDEL4 ,BUT NO MA*9E WAS 9 SIE OPPORTUNITY ( REA*+ ,NIKOLAYEV4 ,9QUIRIES AT ! ,T*EKA ELICIT$ ! UNWILL+ 9=MATION ?AT ! MOTOR HAD NOT YET >RIV$1 & NO ONE KNEW :5 IT WAS DUE4 ,WE SP5T ! NI >RIV$1 PIL$ HI< ) CLO?+ & AMMUNITION = ! ,NIKOLAYEV G>RISON4 ,QUICKLY WE CLIMB$ TO ! TOP1 SOON TO BE JO9$ BY A NUMB] ( SOLDI]S ACCOMPANI$ BY WOM54 ,EV]Y?+ SEEM$ READY = ! />T1 :5 ! *AUFFEUR ANN\NC$ ?AT ! GASOL9E ISSU$ HIM WAS NOT SUFFICI5T TO C>RY US TO \R DE/9ATION1 #b MILES NOR!A/4 ,A %ORT1 HEAVY-SET SAILOR1 ADDRESS$ AS COMM&ANT & APP>5TLY 9 *>GE ( ! J\RNEY1 GRUFFLY ORD]$ EV]YONE (F ! TRUCK4 ,HIS COMM& IGNOR$1 HE DREW A REVOLV]1 & WE ALL MADE HA/E TO OBEY4 0,N[ Y\'LL HAVE 5\< JUICE10 HE DECL>$4 ,! SOLDI]S PROTE/$3 !Y W]E ! CONVOY S5T TO ACCOMPANY ! CONSIGNM5T TO ,NIKOLAYEV4 ,SWE>+ & CURS+1 ! DRUNK5 SAILOR CONS5T$ TO !IR RID+1 & !Y CLIMB$ BACK PULL+ SEV]AL GIRLS UP AFT] !M4 0,NO HEIF]S60 ! SAILOR %\T$1 BUT ! WOM51 /RET*+ !MSELVES ON TOP ( ! LOAD1 PAID NO ATT5TION4 ,! COMM&ANT GOT 9TO A VIOL5T ALT]CATION ) ! *AUFFEUR1 ACCUS+ HIM ( DELAY+ ! DEP>TURE & ?REAT5+ TO >RE/ HIM4 ,! DRIV] PLEAD$ ?AT ! TRUCK HAD NOT BE5 LOAD$ ON TIME2 ITS BELAT$ >RIVAL WAS NOT HIS FAULT4 ,! ,T*EKI/ CURS$ & SWORE 9 A MANN] ?AT SURPASS$ ANY?+ ,I HAD EV] BE=E HE>D 9 ,RUSSIA1 ! V>IEGAT$ COMPLEXITY ( HIS OA?S DEFY+ EV5 APPROXIMATE R5D]+ 9TO ,5GLI%4 ,MEAN:ILE ! NUMB] ( PASS5G]S HAD 9CREAS$4 ,! SAILOR GREW FURI\S1 & AGA9 DISPLAY+ HIS ,COLT1 HE =C$ EV]YONE TO CLIMB D[N4 ,?REE TIMES ! PROCESS WAS REPEAT$1 NO ONE D>+ TO RESI/ ! DRUNK5 COMM&ANT4 ,WE /OOD 9 ! DRIV+ RA91 ! UNCOV]$ CLO?+ ON ! TRUCK GETT+ SOAK$1 :ILE ! *AUFFEUR WAS PRET5D+ TO BE BUSY ) ! MA*9E1 YET /EAL?ILY WAT*+ ! ,T*EKI/4 ,PRES5TLY ! LATT] WALK$ \T ( ! Y>D1 :]EUPON ! DRIV] ALSO DISAPPE>$4 ,AFT] AN H\R HE RETURN$ C>RY+ A L>GE CAN & FOLL[$ BY HALF A SCORE ( M5 & WOM54 ,HE ANN\NC$ ?AT ALL WAS 9 READ9ESS1 & !RE BEGAN A SCRAMBLE ( ! NEW >RIVALS = A PLACE4 ,AT LA/ ! HUGE MA*9E GOT 9TO MOTION1 ! LIV+ MASS ON TOP DESP]ATELY CL++ = SUPPORT AS WE GRADUALLY GA9$ SPE$4 0,Y\'LL NEV] MAKE HALF ! WAY ) ?AT LOAD10 ! COMM&ANT %\T$1 RU%+ \T 9TO ! /REET & ?REAT5+LY WAV+ HIS GUN4 ,OV] HILLS1 D[N VALLEYS1 & ACROSS FIELDS ! AUTO SP$1 ! *AUFFEUR DRIV+ RECKLESSLY & EV]Y MOM5T 5DANG]+ \R LIVES AS ! MA*9E TORE ITS WAY OV] L>GE HOLES 9 ! GR\ND OR WILDLY RU%$ D[N /EEP 9CL9ES4 ,\R R\TE LAY ALONG ! SEA & OV] WA/E L& /ILL BE>+ EVID5CE ( PA/ MILIT>Y ACTIVITIES4 ,! L>GE E/ATE ( ,SUKHOML9OV1 ! GREAT ,RUSSIAN MAGNATE1 /RET*$ = MILES BE=E US 5TIRELY DES]T$1 ! CELEBRAT$ CATTLE APPROPRIAT$ BY ! VILLAG]S1 ! PLACE N[ UNCULTIVAT$4 0,NO SE$10 LACONICALLY COMM5T$ ONE ( ! PEASANTS4 0,:AT W\LD BE ! USE80 ANO!R REPLI$4 ,LONG L9ES ( WAGONS DRAWN BY OX5 & LOAD$ ) FL\R & POTATOES CRAWL$ 9 ! DI/ANCE --- ! PROCE$S ( ! RAZVYOR/KA BE+ DELIV]$ TO ,ODESSA4 ,! SAILORS1 TALKATIVE & JOLLY1 PASS$ !IR TIME RAIL+ AT ! ?REE PEASANTS1 TYPICAL ,UKRA9IANS4 ,! LATT] TOOK !IR BANT] 9 GOOD HUMOR1 SOME:AT AW$ & NOT ALWAYS COMPREH5D+ ! FULL DRIFT ( ! SLANGY ,RUSSIAN4 ,!Y W]E MU* FRI5DLI] ) ! SOLDI]S1 !MSELVES ,UKRA9IANS1 & PRES5TLY !Y BEGAN EX*ANG+ EXP]I5CES4 ,!Y HAIL$ FROM ,KRASNOYE ,SELO2 ! RAZVYOR/KA TAX UPON !IR VILLAGE WAS V]Y HEAVY1 & ! LOCAL ,SOVIET HAD S5T !M TO ,ODESSA TO SECURE A R$UCTION ( ! ASSESSM5T4 ,BUT !Y RECEIV$ NO SATISFACTION 9 ! BIG CITY2 !Y SP5T DAYS 9 L9E AT ! V>I\S BUREAUS )\T ACCOMPLI%+ ANY?+4 ,MO/ ( ! (FICIALS JU/ LAU<$ AT !M2 O!RS IGNOR$ !M4 ,ONE ,COMMISS> EV5 ?REAT5$ TO >RE/ !M4 ,LIFE HAS BECOME H>D] ?AN EV] BE=E1 !Y COMPLA9$4 ,UND] ! ,CZ> !Y HAD BE5 S]FS2 ! ,:ITE G5]ALS1 ROBB$ !M ( !IR SONS & CATTLE4 ,!Y HAD SET GREAT HOPES UPON ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 0,BUT IT IS ! SAME :OEV] COMES10 ! PEASANTS SI<$2 0= US POOR PEOPLE IT'S ALWAYS ! SAME40 ,TWO ( ! SOLDI]S HAD P>TICIPAT$ 9 ! CAMPAIGN AGA9/ ,MAKHNO1 & !Y W]E EX*ANG+ EXP]I5CES4 ,!Y SPOKE FREELY ( HIS EXPLOITS1 ( ! ORIG9AL ME?ODS ?AT 5ABL$ HIM TO DEFEAT GREATLY SUP]IOR =CES1 & ( ! NUM]\S TIMES HE HAD BE5 SURR\ND$ BY ,:ITE OR ,R$ >MIES1 YET ALWAYS ESCAP+1 (T5 9 A MO/ MIRACUL\S MANN]4 ,!Y ADMIR$ ! CLEV] RUSE BY :I* ,MAKHNO TOOK ,YEKAT]9OSLAV1 !N 9 ! H&S ( ,PETLURA4 ,A H&FUL ( HIS M51 DRESS$ AS PEASANTS1 CROSS$ ! BRIDGE LEAD+ TO ! L[] P>T ( ! CITY1 ) !IR >MS HIDD5 9 C>TS4 ,ON REA*+ ! O!R SIDE1 !Y UNEXPECT$LY OP5$ FIRE ON ! ,PETLURA M5 GU>D+ ! APPROA*ES4 ,! SUDD5 ATTACK /RUCK PANIC TO ! G>RISON1 & ,MAKHNO'S >MY EASILY TOOK ! CITY4 0,WE'VE GOT TO CAT* HIM10 ONE ( ! SOLDI]S CONCLUD$1 AS IF 9 SELF-JU/IFICATION1 0BUT Y\ CAN'T D5Y IT1 HE'S A MOLODETS 7D>+ FELL[740 ,BO? ( !M HAD ONCE BE5 TAK5 PRISON]S BY ,MAKHNO4 ,!IR LA/ H\R HAD COME1 !Y ?\$ BAT'KA4 ,A SL5D] Y\NG MAN ) %>P1 PI]C+ EYES FAC$ !M /]NLY & BEGAN H>ANGU+ !M4 ,BOL%EVIK ,COMMISS>S W]E NO BETT] ?AN ,:ITE G5]ALS1 HE SAID2 BO? OPPRESS$ ! PEOPLE & ROBB$ ! PEASANTS4 ,HE1 ,MAKHNO1 W\LD DEF5D ! ,REVOLUTION AGA9/ ALL 5EMIES4 ,HE PROMIS$ ?AT ! PRISON]S W\LD BE GIV5 ! *OICE ( JO9+ ! POV/ANTSI OR GO+ HOME1 BUT ! ,R$ SOLDI]S FE>$ ,MAKHNO WAS D]ID+ !M4 ,YET HE KEPT HIS WORD4 0,BAT'KA KILLS ONLY ,JEWS & ,COMMISS>S10 ONE ( ! PEASANTS DRAWL$4 ,9 ! EV5+ WE /OPP$ AT ,KRASNOYE ,SELO1 9 ! DI/RICT ( ! ,G]MAN COLONIES4 ,! LITTLE FRAME H\SES1 :ITE-WA%$ & CLEAN1 W]E A PLEASANT CONTRA/ TO ! /RAW-?AT*$1 DIRTY IZBA ( ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT4 ,FEW M5 W]E TO BE SE51 MO/ ( !M DRAFT$ 9 ! ,:ITE OR ,R$ >MIES4 ,ONLY WOM51 *ILDR51 & V]Y OLD PEASANTS W]E AB\T4 ,) MY COMPANION ,I FOLL[$ A P>TY ( SAILORS & SOLDI]S 9 SE>* ( LODG+S = ! NI4 ,!RE !Y APPROPRIAT$ :ATEV] EATABLES !Y C\LD F9D4 ,DI/RESS$ ,I LEFT ) MY COMPANION TO SEEK HOSPITALITY = \RSELVES4 ,WORD HAD PASS$ ( ! >RIVAL ( 0! ,COMMISS>S10 & ! H\SES W]E B>RICAD$4 ,AFT] MANY VA9 ATTEMPTS WE GA9$ ADMISSION TO A KHATA AT ! FUR!/ 5D ( ! VILLAGE4 ,IT WAS OCCUPI$ BY A WOMAN & H] ?REE *ILDR51 ! OLDE/ A GIRL ( F\RTE51 :OM H] MO!R HAD HIDD5 AT \R APPROA*4 ,%E ACCEPT$ \R (F] TO PAY1 & SET BLACK BREAD & S\R MILK BE=E US4 ,SOON ! NEIKS1 ,GRADUALLY !Y GA9$ CONFID5CE1 ADVANC$ T[>D ! TABLE1 & BEGAN CONV]S+4 ,!Y W]E TOTALLY IGNORANT ( ! EV5TS 9 ! WORLD AT L>GE2 :AT WAS HAPP5+ 9 ,RUSSIA1 EV51 WAS 5TIRELY 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO !M4 ,!Y KNEW ?AT ! ,CZ> WAS NO MORE & ?AT FRE$OM HAD BE5 GIV5 ! PEASANT4 ,BUT !Y FELT SOME HUGE DECEIT HAD BE5 PLAY$ ON ! 0D>K PEOPLE0 BY ?OSE 9 HI< PLACES4 ,!Y W]E CON/ANTLY H>ASS$ BY ! MILIT>Y1 !Y COMPLA9$2 SOLDI]S ( EV]Y K9D & >M$ M5 )\T UNI=MS KEPT SWOOP+ D[N UPON ! VILLAGE1 TAX+1 CONFISCAT+1 & PILLAG+4 ,ONE BY ONE !IR MALE FOLKS HAD BE5 DRAFT$1 (T5 NOT EV5 KN[+ 9TO :AT >MY1 & !N ! BOYS BEGAN TO BE TAK51 AS Y\NG AS SIXTE54 ,G5]ALS & COMMISS>S KEPT COM+ & C>RY+ ! LA/ AWAY1 & N[ ALL ! CATTLE >E GONE1 & ! FIELDS CANNOT BE WORK$ EXCEPT BY H& 9 LITTLE PAT*ES1 & EV5 ! SMALLE/ *ILDR5 MU/ HELP4 ,FREQU5TLY ! OLD] GIRLS >E DRAGG$ AWAY BY (FIC]S & SOLDI]S1 RETURN+ LAT] HURT & SICK4 ,9 A NEIE4 ,9 A PLACE ?IRTY V]/S FROM ,KRASNOYE EIS HAD LEFT4 0,IS IT AS BAD 9 O!R P>TS80 MY HO/ESS ASK$4 0,H[ IS IT 9 ,G]MANY --- MY PEOPLE COME FROM !RE40 0,G]MANY HAS ALSO HAD A REVOLUTION10 ,I 9=M$ H]4 0,! ,KAIS] IS GONE40 0,REV-O-LUTION80 %E REPEAT$ 9 UTT] 9COMPREH5SION4 0,DID ,G]MANY HAVE W>80 ,I SP5T ! NITY E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,! SC5ES ( ! PREVI\S DAY REPEAT$ !MSELVES ALL ALONG \R R\TE4 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,A V]Y OLD CITY & ONCE AN IMPORTANT %IPBUILD+ C5T]1 ,NIKOLAYEV HAS PLAY$ A PROM95T P>T 9 ! LABOR & SOCIALI/ HI/ORY ( ,RUSSIA4 ,IT WAS ! SC5E ( ! FIR/ GREAT /RIKE 9 ! C\NTRY1 9 ! E>LY DAYS ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY4 ,9 ! 0,NIHILI/0 & 0,PEOPLE'S ,WILL0 P]IOD1 IT WAS ! FIELD ( MU* UND]GR\ND REVOLUTION>Y ACTIVITY4 ,9 LAT] YE>S ,NIKOLAYEV WAS ! HOME ( ! 0,S\? ,RUSSIAN ,UNION10 ONE ( ! FIR/ ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATIC GR\PS 9 L[] ,UKRA9A1 ) ,TROTSKY AS ITS 9TELLECTUAL LEAD]4 ,AMONG ! OLD >*IVES WE CAME UPON DOCUM5TS RELAT+ TO ! CASE ( ,NET*AYEV1 :I* 9 SOME /RANGE MANN] F\ND !IR WAY !RE1 ?\< ?AT FAM\S T]RORI/ HAD NEV] BE5 >RE/$ 9 ?IS CITY4 ,WE ALSO DISCOV]$ POLICE 0SE>* ORD]S0 ISSU$ AGA9/ ,LOPAT91 ,BAKUN91 & O!R CELEBRAT$ REVOLUTIONI/S ( ?AT P]IOD4 ,NIKOLAYEV /ILL RETA9S SOME ( ITS =M] BEAUTY1 ?\< ITS B\LEV>DS HAVE BE5 5TIRELY D5UD$ ( TREES1 CUT D[N )9 ! TWO DAYS' 9T]REGNUM BETWE5 ! LEAV+ ( ! ,:ITES & ! COM+ ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,! /REETS >E OPPRESSIVELY QUIET3 ! CITY IS 9 DIRECT L9E ( ,WRANGEL'S ADVANCE4 ,! ,COMMUNI/S >E FEV]I%LY ACTIVE TO R\SE ! POPULATION TO UNIT$ DEF5SE1 APPEAL+ P>TICUL>LY TO ! PROLET>IANS & REM9D+ !M ( ! SLAUBITR>Y ME?ODS ( LABOR MOBILIZATION HAVE ALI5AT$ ! WORK]S4 ,! DOCUM5TS ,I HAVE EXAM9$ AT ! UNIONS & ! /ATI/ICS CONC]N+ ! DI/RIBUTION ( LABOR P[] 7RABSIL7 & DES]TION1 %[ ?AT ALMO/ EV]Y VILLAGE 9 ! PROV9CES ( ,KH]SON & ,NIKOLAYEV HAS (F]$ >M$ RESI/ANCE4 ,YET ! PEASANTS HAVE NO SYMPA?Y ) ! MON>*ISM ( ,WRANGEL2 HIS VICTORY MAY DEPRIVE !M ( ! L& !Y HAVE TAK5 FROM ! L>GE E/ATES4 ,SEV]AL PROV9CIAL ,SOVIETS HAVE S5T DELEGATES TO ,NIKOLAYEV TO ASSURE ! AU?ORITIES ( !IR DET]M9ATION TO FIE CONDUCT+ AN 9T5SIVE AGITATION AMONG ! PEASANTRY ALONG ! R\TE ( ,WRANGEL4 ,FE> ( ! ,:ITES HAS REVIV$ /ORIES ( !IR ATROCITIES4 ,! ,JEWI% POPULATION LIVES 9 MORTAL DREAD1 PREVI\S OCCUPATIONS HAV+ BE5 ACCOMPANI$ BY FE>FUL POGROMS4 ,AT ! 0UND]GR\ND0 RE/AURANT NE> ! ,SOVIET ,H\SE ! GUE/S RELATE 9CID5TS ( ALMO/ 9CR$IBLE B>B>ITIES4 ,!Y SPEAK 9DISCRIM9ATELY ( ,:ITES1 ,GRE5S1 ,M>IUSA1 ,MAKHNO1 & O!RS :O HAVE AT V>I\S TIMES 9VE/$ ! CITY4 ,IT IS ASS]T$ ?AT ,M>IUSA1 AN AMAZON ( MY/]I\S ID5TITY1 REFRA9S FROM PILLAGE3 %E 0KILLS ONLY ,COMMUNI/S & ,COMMISS>S40 ,SOME 9SI/ ?AT %E IS A SI/] ( ,MAKHNO 7?\< ! LATT] HAS NONE71 :ILE O!RS SAY %E IS A PEASANT GIRL :O HAD SWORN V5GEANCE AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIKI BECAUSE H] LOV] WAS KILL$ BY A PUNITIVE EXP$ITION4 0,! BLACK YE>S MAY KN[ :O !Y ALL BE10 ! HO/ESS COMM5TS4 0,:5 ,MAKHNO WAS H]E LA/ TIME PEOPLE SAID !Y SAW ,M>IUSA ) HIM4 ,!Y BEAT & ROBB$ ,JEWS AT ! DOCKS40 0,Y\ >E WRONG10 ! Y\NG ,SOVIET EMPLOYEE :O HAS BE5 ASSIGN$ TO AID MY WORK PROTE/S4 0,I HELP$ TO EXAM9E ! M5 CAUIUSA WASN'T !N 9 ! CITY AT ALL40 0,I HE>D ,MAKHNO HIMSELF SPEAK10 REM>K$ ,V]A1 ! DAUE1 & SOME ONE HELD A BIG BLACK FLAG NE> HIM4 ,HE TOLD ! PEOPLE !Y HAD NO?+ TO FE>1 & ?AT HE W\LD NOT P]MIT ANY EXCESSES4 ,HE SAID HE W\LD M]CILESSLY PUNI% ANYONE ATTEMPT+ A POGROM4 ,I GOT A V]Y FAVORABLE IMPRESSION ( HIM40 0,:OEV] IT IS ?AT MAKES POGROMS10 H] MO!R RETORT$1 0WE ,JEWS >E ALWAYS ! FIR/ VICTIMS40 0,JEWS & ,COMMISS>S10 ! Y\? CORRECTS4 0,Y\ >E BO? --- Y\'D BETT] LOOK \T10 A GUE/ TEAS$ HIM4 0,BETT] TAKE (F ?AT KURTKA 7LEA!R JACKET710 ANO!R W>NS4 "9,G5]AL ,SLA/*EV-,KR9SKI WAS LAT] RECEIV$ ) SPECIAL HONORS 9TO ! ,R$ ,>MY & S5T BY ,TROTSKY TO SUBDUE ! ,K>ELIAN PEASANTS 7#a#i#b#b74 7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aibd 3 ,*APT] #cc -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #cc -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/