,*APT] #cf ,9 ! ,F> ,NOR? #aibeaibe ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,ALEX&] ,B]KMAN ,TEXT 3 ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#b4---,Y>OSLAVL1 AN ANCI5T CITY1 IS PICTURESQUE ON ! BANKS ( ! ,VOLGA4 ,V]Y IMPRESSIVE >E ITS CA!DRALS & MONA/]IES1 F9E SPECIM5S ( ! >*ITECTURAL >T ( NOR!A/]N ,RUSSIA ( FEUDAL TIMES4 ,BUT DESOLATE IS ! SITILL]Y & FIRE4 ,DISMAL REM9D]S ( ! H>R[+ DAYS ( ,JUNE1 #a#i#a#h1 :5 ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y 9SURRECTION L$ BY ,SAV9KOV1 ONCE FAM\S T]RORI/1 WAS CRU%$4 ,MORE ?AN A ?IRD ( ! CITY WAS DE/ROY$1 ITS POPULATION R$UC$ BY HALF4 ,! %AD[ ( ?AT TRAG$Y BROODS D>KLY OV] ,Y>OSLAVL4 ,! H& LAID UPON ! REBELS WAS SO HEAVY1 ITS IMPR9T IS /ILL FELT4 ,! PEOPLE >E C[$1 T]RIFI$ AT ! V]Y M5TION ( ! *ANGEL1 AT ! M\? ( ! ,NOR!RN ,DV9A1 ALMO/ )9 ! ,>CTIC ,CIRCLE4 ,! CITY IS SITUAT$ ON ! RIAT$ FROM ! RAILROAD /ATION BY ! RIV] :I* WE CROSS ON FOOT4 ,! ICE IS DOTT$ ) PEASANT SLEIE 5TIRELY WRAPP$ 9 FURS1 ONLY !IR N>R[ D>K EYES & FLAT ,LAPL& NOSES VISIBLE4 ,! /REETS >E CLEAN1 ! SMALL FRAME H\SES WELL KEPT4 0,WE HAVE LE>N$ FROM ! ,OCCUPATION10 ,KULAKOV1 ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,ISPELKOM1 COMM5TS4 ,HE IS A Y\NG MAN1 TALL1 CLEAN FEATUR$1 & ( QUICK 9TELLIG5CE4 ,! ,:ITES KILL$ HIS 5TIRE FAMILY1 9CLUD+ HIS Y\NG SI/]1 BUT ,KULAKOV HAS PRES]V$ HIS M5TAL BALANCE & HUMANITY4 ,COMP>ATIVE ORD] PREVAILS 9 ! ,SOVIET 9/ITUTIONS4 ,! LONG QUEUES SO *>ACT]I/IC ( ,BOL%EVIK MANAGEM5TS >E ALMO/ 5TIRELY ABS5T4 ,! NATIVES HAVE ACQUIR$ ME?OD & EFFICI5CY2 0FROM ! EXAMPLE ( ! ,AM]ICANS10 !Y FRANKLY ADMIT4 ,!RE IS SC>CITY ( PROVISIONS1 BUT ! PYOCK IS MORE EQUITABLE1 DI/RIBUTION MORE SY/EMATIC ?AN ELSE:]E4 ,! ,COMMUNI/S >E ! DOM9ANT FACTOR1 BUT !Y >E 5C\RAG+ ! COOP]ATION ( ! O!R ELEM5TS ( ! POPULATION4 ,EXP]I5CE HAS TAUE EMPLOY$1 EV5 9 RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS4 ,!IR S]VICES >E V]Y SATISFACTORY1 ,I AM TOLD2 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! S*OOLS !Y >E ( HELP4 ,EV5 MONKS & NUNS HAVE BE5 GIV5 OPPORTUNITY TO S]VE ! PEOPLE4 ,SOME >T WORK%OPS >E MANAG$ BY =M] 9MATES ( MONA/]IES1 /ILL 9 !IR RELIGI\S G>B1 SEW+ & EMBROID]+ = ! *ILDR5 & 9/RUCT+ !M 9 ! >T4 ,! ORPHAN HOMES & ASYLUMS WE HAVE VISIT$1 UNANN\NC$1 >E CLEAN & TIDY1 ! 9MATES W>MLY DRESS$ & ( HEAL?Y APPE>ANCE1 !IR RELATIONS ) ! TEA*]S V]Y H>MONI\S1 EV5 AFFECTIONATE4 ,SPECULATION 9 FOOD HAS 5TIRELY CEAS$4 ,! OLD M>KET PLACE IS ALMO/ DES]T$2 ONLY SMALL >TICLES ( APP>EL >E (F]$ = SALE4 ,! DI/RIBUT+ ,SOVIET C5T]S /ILL HAVE SOME ( ! PROVISIONS1 MO/LY CANN$ GOODS1 LEFT BY ! ,AM]ICAN ,MISSION1 :I* IS REMEMB]$ ) RESPECT1 ALMO/ ) REGRET4 ,BUT CONSID]ABLE S5TIM5T IS FELT AGA9/ ! ,5GLI%1 :O >E *>G$ ) POLITICAL P>TIZAN%IP 9 ! CIVIL /RUGGLE ( ! ,NOR?4 ,! /ORY IS TOLD ( ! DE/RUCTION ( HUGE SUPPLIES1 SUNK 9 ! ,DV9A 9 ! V]Y SIV$ POPULATION1 BY ORD] ( ,G5]AL ,ROLL9S1 :O WAS 9 *>GE ( ! ,BRITI% EVACUATION4 ,! CORDIAL COOP]ATION ( ,KULAKOV & O!R ,COMMUNI/ (FICIALS HAS 5ABL$ US TO COLLECT VALUABLE MAT]IAL ON ! HI/ORY ( ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T ( ! ,NOR!RN ,DI/RICT4 ,A PITIFUL PICTURE IT PRES5TS ( ,T*AIKOVSKY1 ONCE ! 0GR&FA!R ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION40 ,=SWE>+ HIS GLORI\S PA/1 HE S]V$ AS ! VASSAL ( ,KOL*AK1 :OM HE S]VILELY ACKN[L$G$ AS ! 0,SUPREME ,RUL] ( ,RUSSIA40 ,SO IMPOT5T1 H[EV]1 WAS ! ROLE ( ,T*AIKOVSKY ?AT HIS REGIME IS CONTEMPTU\SLY REF]R$ TO AS ! 0,GOV]NM5T ( ,MILL]10 ! COMM&]-9-*IEF ( ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y =CES :I* ESCAP$ TO ,NORWAY SOON AFT] ! ,BRITI% EVACUATION4 ,?\< COMPRIS+ BUT A SMALL P>T ( ! POPULATION1 ! WORK]S ( ,>*ANGEL 7AB\T #c1 \T ( A TOTAL ( #e17 HAVE PLAY$ A DECISIVE P>T 9 ! HI/ORY ( ! CITY & DI/RICT4 ,9 ! UNION GA!R+S ,I HAVE COME 9 T\* ) 9TELLIG5T PROLET>IAN GR\PS :OSE 9DEP5D5CE & SELF-RELIANCE IS ! KEY TO ! LOCAL SITUATION4 ,F> FROM 0! C5T]0 & SMALL 9 NUMB]1 ! ,BOL%EVIKI >E VITALLY DEP5D5T ON ! LABOR ELEM5T 9 ! MANAGEM5T ( AFFAIRS4 ,P>TY DICTATOR%IP HAS BE5 MITIGAT$ BY ! ACTUAL P>TICIPATION ( ! TOIL]S4 ,!IR 9FLU5CE IS RE/RA9+ & SALUT>Y4 ,BET*91 ! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,UNION ,SOVIET1 P]SONIFIES ! HI/ORY & SPIRIT ( ! :OLE REVOLUTION>Y EPO*4 ,TALL & /OCKILY BUILT1 ( PLA9 SPEE* & CONV9C+ HONE/Y1 HE IS TYPICAL ( ! ,NOR!RN WORK]4 ,9 HIS P]SON ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T HAD S\*ANGEL PROLET>IAT4 ,POPUL> LABOR MAN & MEMB] ( ! LOCAL ,DUMA1 ,BET*9 WAS 9DICT$ = TREASON4 ,! C5TRAL FIGURE ( ! CELEBRAT$ TRIAL KN[N BY HIS NAME1 HE WAS CONDEMN$ TO A LIV+ DEA? 9 ! T]RIBLE PRISON AT ,IOKANGE 9 ! FROZ5 ,NOR?4 ,BUT HIS CONVICTION S]V$ TO CONSOLIDATE ! WAV]+ RANKS AGA9/ ! ,PROVISIONAL ,GOV]NM5T2 HIS NAME BECAME ! SLOGAN ( ! UNIT$ OPPOSITION4 ,ITS RIS+ WAVES DROVE ! ,ALLIES FROM ,>*ANGEL & ,MURMANSK1 & ABOLI%$ ,T*AIKOVSKY'S REGIME4 ,) MU* DIFFICULTY ,I P]SUAD$ ! MODE/ ,BET*9 TO DONATE HIS PICTURE & AUTOBIOGRAPHIC SKET* TO ! 0REVOLUTION>Y GALL]Y0 ( ! ,MUSEUM4 ,HIS FRI5DS 9=M$ ME ?AT UPON HIS RETURN TO PRISON HE 9SI/$ ?AT HIS PORTRAITS BE REMOV$ FROM ! UNION HEADQU>T]S4 ,9 APPRECIATION ( \R MISSION HE PRES5T$ US ) ! OLD CRIMSON BANN] ( ! ,SOVIET1 BATTLE-SC>R$ 9 NUM]\S CAMPAIGNS4 0,WE >E WORK+ 9 H>MONY ) ! SEV]AL FACTIONS 9 ! UNIONS10 ,BET*9 SAID4 0,! WELF>E ( ! PEOPLE IS \R SOLE AIM1 & ON ?AT PLAT=M WE CAN ALL AGREE1 :ATEV] \R POLITICAL PR$ILECTIONS40 ,) A SMILE ( 9DULG5T REM9ISC5CE HE ADMITT$ HIS =M] ADH]5CE TO ! ,SOCIAL-,DEMOCRATS4 0,BUT WE HAVE NO MORE ,M5%EVIKI H]E10 HE HA/5$ TO ADD2 0WE ALL JO9$ ! ,BOL%EVIKI LONG AGO40 0,! COMRADE FROM ! C5T] PROBABLY DOESN'T KN[ H[ IT HAPP5$10 HIS ASSI/ANT REM>K$4 0,REVOLUTION>Y LIFE SOMETIMES PLAYS CURI\S PRANKS4 ,Y\ SEE10 HE CONT9U$1 0WORD HAD REA*$ US ?AT ! ,M5%EVIKI & ,S4 ,R4'S 9 ,MOSC[ HAD GONE OV] TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,WE DECID$ TO DO ! SAME4 ,?AT'S H[ WE HAPP5 TO BE ,COMMUNI/S N[4 ,BUT ! REPORT LAT] PROV$ FALSE10 HE CONCLUD$ ) A T\* ( DISAPPO9TM5T4 0,WE HAVE NEV] REGRETT$ IT10 ,BET*9 SAID SOB]LY4 ,!RE IS NO DIRECT RAILROAD L9E BETWE5 ,>*ANGEL & ,MURMANSK1 & WE >E COMPELL$ TO MAKE ! LONG J\RNEY BACK TO ,VOLOGDA 9 ORD] TO REA* ! ,COA/4 ,9 ,PETROSAVODSK WE LE>N ?AT [+ TO ! UNUSUALLY SEV]E SN[/ORMS ! TRIP CANNOT BE UND]TAK5 AT PRES5T4 ,IT IS ,*RI/MAS ,EVE2 BE=E ! 5D ( ! YE> WE >E PL$G$ TO RETURN TO ,PETROGRAD4 ,TO \R GREAT REGRET ! J\RNEY FUR!R NOR? MU/ BE AB&ON$4 7,S\RCE3 ,! ,BOL%EVIK ,MY?1 ,NEW ,YORK3 ,BONI & ,LIV]I*Y ,>*IVES4 ,*RONOLOGY 3 ,NOVEMB] #c1 #aibd 3 ,*APT] #cf -- ,PUBLICATION4 ,FEBRU>Y #b1 #bag 3 ,*APT] #cf -- ,ADD$4 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3 HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/