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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,! MILIT>Y FRONTS HAVE BE5 LIQUIDAT$2 CIVIL W> IS AT AN 5D4 ,! C\NTRY BREA!S A SI< ( RELIEF4 ,! ,5T5TE HAS CEAS$ TO F9ANCE C\NT]-REVOLUTION1 BUT ! BLOCKADE /ILL CONT9UES4 ,IT IS1 N[ G5]ALLY REALIZ$ ?AT ! HOPE ( NE> REVOLUTION 9 ,EUROPE IS VISION>Y4 ,! PROLET>IAT ( ! ,WE/1 9VOLV$ 9 A SEV]E /RUGGLE ) GR[+ REACTION AT HOME1 CAN GIVE NO AID TO ,RUSSIA4 ,! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC IS ?R[N UPON ITS [N RES\RCES4 

,ALL ?\<TS >E TURN$ TO ECONOMIC RECON/RUCTION4 ,COMMUNI/ CIRCLES & ! (FICIAL PRESS >E AGITAT$ BY ! DISCUSSION ( ! ROLE ( ! WORK]S 9 ! PRES5T SITUATION4 ,IT IS ADMITT$ ?AT MILIT>IZATION ( LABOR HAS FAIL$4 ,F> FROM PROV+ PRODUCTIVE1 AS HAD BE5 CLAIM$1 ITS EFFECTS HAVE BE5 DISORGANIZ+ & DEMORALIZ+4 ,! NEW P>T TO BE ASSIGN$ TO ! PROLET>IAT IS ! BURN+ PROBLEM1 BUT !RE IS NO UNITY ( OP9ION AMONG ! LEAD+ ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,L59 CONT5DS ?AT ! UNIONS >E NOT PREP>$ TO MANAGE ! 9DU/RIES3 !IR MA9 MISSION IS TO S]VE AS 0S*OOLS ( ,COMMUNISM10 ) GRADUALLY 9CREAS+ P>TICIPATION 9 ! ECONOMIC FIELD4 ,Z9OVIEV & HIS FOLL[+ SIDE ) ,L59 & ELABORATE HIS VIEWS4 ,BUT ,TROTSKY DISS5TS1 9SI/+ ?AT ! WORK]S WILL = A LONG TIME TO COME BE UNFIT TO MANAGE ! 9DU/RIES4 ,HE DEM&S A 0LABOR FRONT10 SUBJECT TO ! IRON DISCIPL9E ( A MILIT>Y CAMPAIGN4 ,9 OPPOSITION TO ?IS CONCEPTION1 ! LABOR ELEM5TS ADVOCATE ! IMM$IATE DEMOCRATIZATION ( 9DU/RIAL GOV]NM5T4 ,! EXCLUSION ( ! UNIONS FROM A DECISIVE ROLE 9 ! ECONOMIC LIFE1 !Y MA9TA91 IS ! TRUE CAUSE ( ! DEPLORABLE SITUATION4 ,!Y >E CONFID5T ?AT ! REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT1 :O HAS DEFEAT$ ALL >M$ OPPOSITION1 WILL ALSO CONQU] ! 5EMY ON ! ECONOMIC FIELD4 ,BUT ! WORK]S MU/ BE GIV5 ! OPPORTUNITY3 !Y WILL LE>N BY DO+4 

,?R\<\T ! C\NTRY RAGES ! DISCUSSION1 ON ! SOLUTION ( :I* DEP5DS ! ECONOMIC FUTURE ( ! PEOPLE4 

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,MANY ( ! ,AN>*I/S >RE/$ 9 ,KH>KOV ON ! EVE ( ! SUPPRESS$ ,CONF]5CE HAVE BE5 BR\<T TO ,MOSC[4 ,SOME ( !M >E 9 ! ,BUTIRKI2 O!RS >E HELD 9COMMUNICADO 9 ! 09N] JAIL0 ( ! ,T*EKA4 ,VOL91 ,A4 ,B>ON1 & ,LEA1 ! WIFE ( MY FRI5D ,YOSSIF ! ,EMIGRANT1 >E AMONG !M4 ,YOSSIF IS REPORT$ DEAD4 ,) ! CONS5T ( ! ,KH>KOV AU?ORITIES1 ACCOMPANI$ BY TWO FRI5DS1 HE HAD GONE TO ! ,MAKHNO CAMP TO AID 9 >RANG+ ! CONDITIONS ( AGREEM5T4 ,ON ! WAY ALL ?REE DISAPPE>$ --- KILL$1 IT IS ASSUM$1 JU/ AS !Y 5T]$ A VILLAGE ?AT WAS BE+ POGROM$4 ,!RE >E RUMORS ( ,BOL%EVIK RESPONSIBILITY = ! TRAG$Y1 BUT ,I CANNOT BELIEVE !M GUILTY ( SU* TREA*]Y4 

,BY ! AID ( ,ANGELICA ,BALABANOVA WE 9T]C$E 9 BEHALF ( ! VICTIMS ( ! BROK5 TRUCE BETWE5 ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T & ,MAKHNO4 ,ALMO/ ALL ( !M COME )9 ! ,COMMUNI/ DEF9ITION ( IDE9I ,AN>*I/S 7( IDEAS72 & ,L59 HAD ASSUR$ ME ?AT ! ,P>TY IS CORDIALLY DISPOS$ T[>D !M4 ,! EF=TS ( ,ANGELICA HAVE SECUR$ = ME AN APPO9TM5T ) ,LATSIS1 HEAD ( ! 0,DEP>TM5T ( ,SECRET ,OP]ATIONS0 ( ! ,VEH-,T*EKA1 9 *>GE ( ! CASES4 ,BUT CALL+ AT ! AGRE$ H\R1 ,I AM 9=M$ ?AT ,LATSIS1 AW>E ( ! PURPOSE ( MY VISIT1 HAD LEFT ORD]S NOT TO ADMIT ME4 

,/ILL BELIEV+ 9 ! POSSIBILITY ( E/ABLI%+ MORE AMICABLE RELATIONS BETWE5 ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T & ! ,AN>*I/S1 ,I APPEAL$ TO 9FLU5TIAL ,COMMUNI/S4 ,! GREAT TASK ( REBUILD+ ! C\NTRY1 ,I URGE1 NECESSITATES MUTUAL UND]/&+ & COOP]ATION4 ,BUT MY ,BOL%EVIK FRI5DS SCORN ! SUGGE/ION AS ,UTOPIAN1 ?\< SOME ( !M >E WILL+ TO AID 9 ! LIB]ATION ( C]TA9 9DIVIDUALS BY S]V+ AS !IR 0GU>ANTEE40 ,AT LA/ ,I DECIDE TO ADDRESS MYSELF TO ,L594 ,9 A WRITT5 COMMUNICATION ,I PRES5T TO HIM ! SITUATION & SET =? ! REASONS --- REVOLUTION>Y1 E?ICAL1 & UTILIT>IAN --- = ! RELEASE ( ! POLITICALS 9 ! 9T]E/S ( ! COMMON CAUSE4 

,9 VA9 ,I AWAIT A REPLY4 ,! PRISON DOORS REMA9 CLOS$4 ,MORE >RE/S TAKE PLACE 9 V>I\S P>TS ( ! C\NTRY4 

,FEBRU>Y #a#c---,PET] ,KROPOTK9 DI$ ON ! #h? 9/ANT4 ,?\< NOT 5TIRELY UNEXPECT$1 ! NEWS CAME TO ME AS A GREAT %OCK4 ,I HA/5$ FROM ,PETROGRAD TO ,DMITROV1 :]E A NUMB] ( P]SONAL FRI5DS ( ! DEAD MAN W]E ALREADY GA!R$4 ,ALMO/ ! 5TIRE VILLAGE ACCOMPANI$ ! REMA9S TO ! TRA9 B\ND = ,MOSC[4 ,LITTLE *ILDR5 /REW$ ! WAY ) P9E BRAN*ES1 & T\*+ TRIBUTE WAS PAID BY ! SIMPLE C\NTRY FOLK TO ! MAN BELOV$ 9 !IR MID/4 

,! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T (F]$ TO TAKE *>GE ( ! FUN]AL1 BUT ! FAMILY ( ,KROPOTK9 & HIS COMRADES HAVE DECL9$4 ,!Y FEEL ?AT ,PET]1 :O ?R\<\T HIS LIFE D5I$ ! ,/ATE1 %\LD NOT 9 DEA? BE 9SULT$ BY ITS ATT5TIONS4 ,! ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION =M$ BY ! ,MOSC[ ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS REQUE/$ ,L59 TO P]MIT ! IMPRISON$ COMRADES ( ! DEAD TO ATT5D ! FUN]AL ( !IR FRI5D & TEA*]4 ,L59 CONS5T$1 & ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,P>TY RECOMM5D$ TO ! ,T*EKA ! TEMPOR>Y RELEASE ( ! ,AN>*I/S4 ,DELEGAT$ BY ! ,COMMISSION TO >RANGE ! MATT]1 ,I WAS GIV5 OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT ! PRISON]S 9 ! ,BUTIRKI4 ,OV] A SCORE ( !M GA!R$ AB\T ME1 PALE1 M>TYR$ FACES1 ) EAG] EYES & PALPITAT+ 9T]E/ 9 ! LIFE !Y >E DEPRIV$ (4 

,9 ! 09N] JAIL' ( ! ,T*EKA ,I WAS P]MITT$ TO SEE ,A4 ,B>ON1 ! SPOKESMAN ( ! ,AN>*I/S IMPRISON$ !RE4 ,ACCOMPANY+ ME WAS ,Y>T*UK1 HIMSELF BUT REC5TLY RELEAS$4 0,Y\'LL PROBABLY BE ) US AGA9 SOON10 ! MAGI/RATE REM>K$ TO HIM ) A S>DONIC GRIMACE4 

,[+ TO ! NATIONALIZATION ( ALL CONVEYANCES1 PR9T+ FACILITIES1 & MAT]IALS1 ! ,COMMISSION HAS BE5 COMPELL$ TO APPLY TO ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET TO 5ABLE IT TO C>RY \T ! FUN]AL PROGRAM4 ,AFT] CONSID]ABLE DELAY1 P]MISSION HAS BE5 SECUR$ TO ISSUE A ONE-DAY1 F\R-PAGE 9 MEMORIAM PAP]1 BUT ! AU?ORITIES 9SI/ ?AT ! MANUSCRIPTS --- ?\< EXCLUSIVELY DEVOT$ TO APPRECIATIONS ( ,KROPOTK9 AS S*OL>1 MAN1 & ,AN>*I/ --- BE SUBMITT$ TO C5SOR%IP4 

,! ,T*EKA REFUS$ TO RELEASE ! ,AN>*I/ PRISON]S )\T A GU>ANTEE ( ! ,FUN]AL ,COMMISSION = !IR RETURN4 ,?AT GU>ANTEE SECUR$1 ! ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION 9=M$ ME ?AT 0UPON EXAM9ATION IT WAS F\ND ?AT !RE >E NO ,AN>*I/S ?AT C\LD BE FRE$40 ,!RE FOLL[$ AN 9T5SIVE EX*ANGE ( 0OP9IONS0 BETWE5 ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET1 9 ! P]SON ( ,KAM5EV1 ITS PRESID5T1 & ! ,T*EKA1 :I* HAS F9ALLY RESULT$ 9 ! SOLEMN PROMISE TO P]MIT ALL ! IMPRISON$ ,MOSC[ ,AN>*I/S TO ATT5D ! FUN]AL4 

,9 ! ,HALL ( ,COLUMNS 9 ! ,UNION ,H\SE ! REMA9S ( ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 LIE 9 /ATE4 ,A CONT9U\S PROCESSION ( WORK]S1 /UD5TS1 & PEASANTS PASSES BE=E ! BI] TO PAY ! LA/ TRIBUTE TO ! DEAD4 ,\TSIDE A VA/ MASS IS WAIT+ TO ACCOMPANY ! REMA9S TO !IR RE/+ PLACE4 ,ALL IS 9 READ9ESS2 ! REQUIEM HAS BE5 SUNG1 ! TIME SET = />T+ HAS ALREADY PASS$4 ,BUT ! ,AN>*I/ PRISON]S HAVE NOT COME4 ,URG5T 9QUIRIES AT ! ,T*EKA ELICIT CONTRADICTORY 9=MATION3 ! COLLECTIVE GU>ANTEE ( ! ,COMMISSION IS NOT SATISFACTORY1 WE >E TOLD --- ! M5 REFUSE TO ATT5D ! FUN]AL --- !Y HAVE ALREADY BE5 RELEAS$4 

,IT IS PA/ NOON4 ,! FUN]AL IS DELAY$4 ,IT IS APP>5T ?AT ! ,T*EKA IS SABOTAG+ \R AGREEM5T4 ,WE DECIDE TO PROTE/ BY DEMON/RATIVELY REMOV+ ! ,GOV]NM5T & ,COMMUNI/ WREA?S FROM ! ,HALL4 ,! ?REAT ( A PUBLIC SC&AL QUICKLY BR+S ! AU?ORITIES TO T]MS1 & )9 A QU>T] ( AN H\R ! SEV5 PRISON]S ( ! 09N] JAIL0 >RIVE4 ,WE >E ASSUR$ ?AT ! ,BUTIRKI ,AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 FRE$ & WILL PRES5TLY JO9 US4"9 

,! LONG PROCESSION SL[LY W9DS ITS WAY TO ! CEMET]Y4 ,! /UD5TS1 >MS L9K$1 =M A LIV+ *A9 ON BO? SIDES ( ! GREAT MULTITUDE4 ,! SUN IS BRI<T UPON ! H>D1 GLI/5+ SN[4 ,BLACK ,AN>*I/ BANN]S1 9T]SP]S$ ) FLA%ES ( SC>LET1 FLUTT] ABOVE LIKE M\RNFUL >MS ( LOVE4 

,A ,KROPOTK9 ,MUSEUM IS TO BE F\ND$ 9 MEMORY ( ! GREAT ,AN>*I/ SCI5TI/ & TEA*]4 ,! COMMITTEE ( ,AN>*I/ ORGANIZATIONS 9 *>GE ( ! UND]TAK+ HAS REQUE/$ ,EMMA ,GOLDMAN & MYSELF TO AID 9 ITS ORGANIZATION4 ,\R FUR!R COOP]ATION ) ! ,MUSEUM ( ! ,REVOLUTION HAS BECOME IMPOSSIBLE [+ TO ! >BITR>Y ATTITUDE ( ! ,ISP>T4 ,MOREOV]1 ! ,KROPOTK9 WORK IS ( GREAT] IMM$IATE IMPORTANCE & ( /RONG] APPEAL TO MY SYMPA?IES4 ,I HAVE SEV]$ MY CONNECTION ) ! ,MUSEUM TO ACCEPT ! SECRET>Y%IP ( ! ,KROPOTK9 ,MEMORIAL ,COMMISSION4 

"9 ,AT ! LA/ MOM5T ! ,T*EKA REFUS$ TO RELEASE !M4 

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

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