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,T*I*]9 & ,K>AKHAN 

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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,FEBRU>Y #b#d4---,IT WAS #c ,A4 ,M4 ,9 ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE CORRESPOND5TS W]E AB\T & VISITORS COME BY APPO9TM5T ) ,T*I*]94 ,! ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS> = ,=EIGN ,AFFAIRS HAS TURN$ NI<T 9TO DAY4 

,I F\ND ,T*I*]9 AT A DESK 9 A L>GE1 COLD (FICE1 AN OLD %AWL WRAPP$ >\ND HIS NECK4 ,ALMO/ HIS FIR/ QUE/ION WAS 0H[ SOON ! REVOLUTION C\LD BE EXPECT$ 9 ! ,/ATES40 ,:5 ,I REPLI$ ?AT ! ,AM]ICAN WORK]S W]E /ILL TOO MU* UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! REACTION>Y LEAD]S1 HE CALL$ ME PESSIMI/IC4 ,9 A REVOLUTION>Y TIME LIKE ! PRES5T1 HE ?\<T1 EV5 ! ,F$]ATION ( ,LABOR MU/ QUICKLY *ANGE TO A MORE RADICAL ATTITUDE4 ,HE WAS V]Y HOPEFUL ( REVOLUTION>Y DEVELOPM5TS 9 ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA 9 ! NE> FUTURE4 

,WE DISCUSS$ ! ,9DU/RIAL ,WORK]S ( ! ,WORLD1 ,T*I*]9 SAY+ ?AT HE BELIEV$ ,I EXAGG]AT$ !IR IMPORTANCE AS ! ONLY REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAN MOVEM5T 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,HE CONSID]$ ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ?AT C\NTRY ( F> GREAT] 9FLU5CE & SIGNIFICANCE4 ,HE HAD REC5TLY SE5 SEV]AL ,AM]ICAN ,COMMUNI/S1 HE EXPLA9$1 & !Y 9=M$ HIM ON ! LABOR & REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION 9 ! ,/ATES4 

,A CL]K 5T]$ ) A TYP$ %EET4 ,T*I*]9 SCANN$ IT C>EFULLY1 & BEGAN MAK+ CORRECTIONS4 ,HIS NECK %AWL KEPT SLID+ D[N ON ! PAP]1 & IMPATI5TLY HE W\LD ?R[ IT BACK OV] HIS %\LD]4 ,HE READ ! DOCUM5T AGA91 MADE MORE CORRECTIONS1 & LOOK$ DISPLEAS$4 0,T]RIBLY CONFUS$10 HE MUTT]$ IRRITABLY4 

0,I'LL HAVE IT RETYP$ AT ONCE10 ! CL]K SAID1 PICK+ UP ! PAP]4 

 ,T*I*]9 IMPATI5TLY SNAT*$ IT \T ( HIS H&1 & )\T ANO!R WORD HIS LEAN1 B5T FIGURE DISAPPE>$ ?R\< ! DOOR4 ,I HE>D HIS %ORT1 N]V\S /EP 9 ! CORRIDOR4 

0,WE >E US$ TO HIS WAYS10 ! CL]K REM>K$ APOLOGETICALLY4 

0,I MET HIM ON ! /AIRS )\T HAT OR COAT :5 ,I CAME UP10 ,I SAID4 

0,HE IS ALL ! TIME BETWE5 ! SECOND & ! F\R? FLOOR10 ! CL]K LAU<$4 0,HE 9SI/S ON TAK+ EV]Y PAP] TO ! RADIO ROOM HIMSELF40 

,T*I*]9 RETURN$ ALL \T ( BREA?1 & TOOK UP ! CONV]SATION AGA94 ,MESS5G]S & TELEPHONE KEPT 9T]RUPT+ US1 ,T*I*]9 P]SONALLY ANSW]+ EV]Y CALL4 ,HE LOOK$ WORRI$ & PREOCCUPI$1 ) DIFFICULTY PICK+ UP ! ?READ ( \R TALK4 

0,WE MU/ B5D EV]Y EF=T T[>D RECOGNITION10 BE SAID PRES5TLY1 0& ESPECIALLY TO LIFT ! BLOCKADE40 ,HE HOP$ MU* 9 ?AT DIRECTION FROM ! FRI5DLY ATTITUDE ( ! WORK]S ABROAD1 & HE WAS PLEAS$ TO HE> ( ! GR[+ S5TIM5T 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES = ! RECALL ( ,AM]ICAN TROOPS FROM ,SIB]IA4 

0,NO ONE WANTS PEACE SO MU* AS ,RUSSIA10 HE SAID EMPHATICALLY4 0,IF ! ,ALLIES W\LD COME TO !IR S5SES1 WE W\LD SOON 5T] 9TO COMM]CE ) !M4 

,WE KN[ ?AT BUS9ESS 9 ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA IS EAG] = SU* AN OPPORTUNITY40 

0,! TR\BLE ) ! ,ALLIES10 HE CONT9U$1 0IS ?AT !Y DON'T WANT TO REALIZE ?AT WE HAVE ! C\NTRY BACK ( US4 ,!Y /ILL CL+ TO ! HOPE ( SOME ,:ITE G5]AL RALLY+ ! PEOPLE TO HIS BANN]4 ,A VA9 & /UPID HOPE1 = ,RUSSIA IS SOLIDLY = ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T40 

,I RELAT$ TO ,T*I*]9 ! EXP]I5CE ( ! ,BU=D DEPORTEES ON ! ,F9NI% BORD]1 & REPEAT$ TO HIM ! REQUE/ ( A C]TA9 ,AM]ICAN CORRESPOND5T ,I HAD MET !RE TO BE ADMITT$ TO ,RUSSIA4 

0,HE IS FROM A B\RGEOIS NEWSPAP]10 ,T*I*]9 REM>K$1 RECALL+ ?AT ! MAN HAD BE5 REFUS$ A ,SOVIET VISA4 0,ON :AT GR\ND DOES HE APPLY AGA980 

0,HE ASK$ ME TO TELL Y\ ?AT HIS NEWSPAP] WAS ! FIR/ 9 ,AM]ICA TO TAKE A FRI5DLY ATTITUDE TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI40 

,T*I*]9 BECAME 9T]E/$1 & PROMIS$ TO CONSID] ! APPLICATION4 

0,I ALSO NE$ SOME 'PAP]' FROM Y\10 ,I REM>K$ JE/+LY1 EXPLA9+ ?AT ,I WAS PROBABLY ! ONLY P]SON 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA )\T 0DOCUM5TS10 AS ,I HAD LEFT ,PETROGRAD BE=E !Y W]E ISSU$ TO ! ,BU=D DEPORTEES4 ,HE LAU<$ AT MY BE+ 0UNID5TIFI$10 & RECALL$ ! MASS MEET+ ( ,KRON/ADT SAILORS & WORK]S 9 ! ,T%9IZELLI ,CIRCUS 9 ,PETROGRAD1 9 #a#i#a#g1 TO PROTE/ AGA9/ MY BE+ 0ID5TIFI$0 ) ! ,MOONEY CASE & EXTRADIT$ TO ,CALI=NIA4 

,HE ORD]$ ! CL]K TO PREP>E A 0LITTLE PAP]0 = ME1 & HE SIGN$ IT1 REM>K+ ?AT !RE WAS MU* WORK 9 ! ,=EIGN ,(FICE1 & ?AT HE HOP$ ,I W\LD HELP ) TRANSLATIONS4 

,:5 ,I LOOK$ AT ! DOCUM5T ,I SAW ?AT IT REF]R$ 9 V]Y FAVORABLE T]MS TO ! 0WELL-KN[N ,AM]ICAN REVOLUTIONI/10 BUT ?AT !RE WAS NO M5TION ( MY BE+ AN ,AN>*I/4 ,WAS ?AT T]M AVOID$ PURPOSELY1 ,I WOND]$8 ,:AT CAUSE W\LD !RE BE = IT 9 ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA8 ,I FELT AS IF A VEIL W]E /EAL?ILY DRAWN OV] MY P]SONALITY4 

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,LAT] 9 ! DAY ,I VISIT$ ,K>AKHAN4 ,TALL1 GOOD-LOOK+1 & WELL-GROOM$1 HE SAT LEISURELY 9 A SUMPTU\S (FICE1 HIS FEET RE/+ ON A F9E TIG] SK94 ,HIS APPE>ANCE JU/IFI$ ! HUMOR\S *>ACT]IZATION ,I HE>D ( HIM 9 ! ANTE-ROOM4 0,A ,BOL%EVIK :O CAN WE> :ITE GLOVES GRACEFULLY10 SOMEONE HAD SAID4 

,K>AKHAN ASK$ ME TO CONV]SE 9 ,RUSSIAN4 0,NATURE HAS GIV5 ME NO TAL5T = LANGUAGES10 HE REM>K$4 ,WE DISCUSS$ ! LABOR SITUATION ABROAD1 & HE EXPRESS$ HIMSELF CONFID5T ( ! SPE$Y BANKRUPTCY ( 9T]NATIONAL CAPITALISM4 ,HE WAS 5?USIA/IC AB\T ! 0GR[+ 9FLU5CE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY 9 ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA10 & SEEM$ MU* DISPLEAS$ :5 ,I PO9T$ \T ?AT HIS OPTIMISM WAS 5TIRELY UNJU/IFI$ BY ! ACTUAL /ATE ( AFFAIRS4 ,HE LI/5$ ) A SMILE ( WELL-BR$ 9CR$ULITY AS ,I SPOKE ( ! REACTION FOLL[+ ! W> & ! P]SECUTION ( RADICALISM1 9 ! ,/ATES4 0,BUT ! WORK]S ( ,5GL& & ,AM]ICA1 9SPIR$ BY ! ,COMMUNI/S1 WILL PRES5TLY =CE !IR GOV]NM5TS TO LIFT ! BLOCKADE10 HE 9SI/$4 ,I S\<T TO IMPRESS HIM ?AT ,RUSSIA MU/ MAKE UP H] M9D TO RELY UPON H]SELF = ! RECON/RUCTION ( H] ECONOMIC LIFE4 0,( C\RSE1 ( C\RSE10 HE ASS5T$1 BUT !RE WAS NO CONVICTION 9 HIS TONE4 

0,\R HOPE IS 9 ! LIFT+ ( ! BLOCKADE10 HE SAID AGA91 0& !N \R 9DU/RIES WILL DEVELOP QUICKLY4 ,AT PRES5T WE >E H&ICAPP$ BY ! LACK ( MA*9]Y & SKILL$ LABOR40 

,REF]R+ TO ! PEASANTRY1 ,K>AKHAN ASS]T$ ?AT ! F>M] PR(IT$ BY ! ,REVOLUTION MORE ?AN ANY O!R P>T ( ! POPULATION4 0,:Y10 HE EXCLAIM$1 09 ! VILLAGES Y\ WILL F9D UPHOL/]$ FURNITURE1 ,FR5* MIRRORS1 GRAPHOPHONES1 & PIANOS1 ALL GIV5 TO !M BY ! CITY 9 EX*ANGE = FOOD4 ,! LUXURIES ( ! MANSION HAVE BE5 TRANSF]R$ TO ! HOVEL10 HE LAU<$1 PLEAS$ ) HIS BON MOT & GRACEFULLY /ROK+ HIS WELL-TRIMM$ BLACK BE>D4 0,WE HAVE DECL>$ 'W> TO ! PALACES1 PEACE TO ! HUTS1'0 HE CONT9U$1 0& ! MUZHIK LIVES LIKE A B>9 7MA/]7 N[4 ,BUT ! ,RUSSIAN PEASANT IS BACKW>D & DEEPLY IMBU$ ) ! PETTY B\RGEOIS SPIRIT ( [N]%IP4 ,! KULAKI 7WELL-TO-DO PEASANTS7 (T5 REFUSE TO CONTRIBUTE ( !IR SURPLUS1 BUT ! ,>MY & ! CITY PROLET>IAT MU/ BE F$1 ( C\RSE4 ,WE HAVE !RE=E BE5 COMPELL$ TO RESORT TO ! RAZVYOR/KA 7REQUISITION7 --- AN UNPLEASANT SY/EM1 =C$ UPON US BY ! ,ALLI$ BLOCKADE4 ,! PEASANTS MU/ DO !IR %>E TO SU/A9 ! SOLDI]S & ! WORK]S :O >E ! VANGU>D ( ! ,REVOLUTION1 & ON ! :OLE !Y DO SO4 ,OCCASIONALLY ! MUZHIKI RESI/ REQUISITION1 & 9 SU* CASES ! MILIT>Y IS CALL$ UPON4 ,UN=TUNATE OCCURR5CES1 BUT NOT V]Y FREQU5T4 ,!Y USUALLY HAPP5 9 ! ,UKRA9A1 \R RI*E/ :EAT & CORN REGION --- ! PEASANTS >E MO/LY KULAKI !RE40 

,K>AKHAN LIT A CIG> & CONT9U$3 0,( C\RSE1 :5 REQUISITION IS MADE1 ! ,GOV]NM5T PAYS4 ,?AT IS1 IT GIVES1 ! PEASANT ITS WRITT5 OBLIGATION1 AS PRO( ( ITS GOOD FAI?4 ,?OSE 'PAP]S' WILL BE HONOR$ AS SOON AS CIVIL W> IS OV]1 & \R ECONOMIC LIFE PUT 9 ORD]40 

,! CONV]SATION TURN$ TO ! REC5T >RE/S 9 ,MOSC[ 9 CONNECTION ) A C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y CONSPIRACY UNE>!D BY ! ,T*EKA4 0,OH1 YES10 ,K>AKHAN SMIL$1 0!Y >E /ILL PLOTT+40 ,HE GREW ?\<TFUL = A MOM5T1 !N ADD$3 0,WE ABOLI%$ CAPITAL PUNI%M5T1 BUT 9 C]TA9 CASES EXCEPTIONS HAVE TO BE MADE40 

,HE LEAN$ COM=TABLY BACK 9 HIS >M*AIR & CONT9U$3 

0,ONE MU/N'T BE S5TIM5TAL4 ,I REMEMB] H[ H>D IT WAS = ME1 WAY BACK 9 #a#i#a#g1 :5 ,I MYSELF HAD TO >RE/ MY =M] COLLEGE *UMS4 ,YES1 ) MY [N H&S0 --- HE HELD \T BO? H&S1 :ITE & WELL-C>$ = --- 0BUT :AT WILL Y\8 ,! ,REVOLUTION IMPOSES /]N DUTIES UPON US4 ,WE MU/N'T BE S5TIM5TAL10 HE REPEAT$4 

,! SUBJECT *ANG$ TO ,9DIA1 ,K>AKHAN REM>K+ ?AT A DELEGATE HAD JU/ >RIV$ FROM ?AT C\NTRY4 ,! MOVEM5T !RE WAS REVOLUTION>Y1 ?\< ( NATIONALI/IC *>ACT]1 HE ?\<T1 & C\LD BE EXPLOIT$ TO KEEP ,5GL& 9 *ECK4 ,LE>N+ ?AT :ILE 9 ,CALI=NIA ,I WAS 9 T\* ) ,H9DU REVOLUTIONI/S & ,AN>*I/S ( ! ,H9DU/AN ,GAD> ORGANIZATION1 HE SUGGE/$ ! ADVISABILITY ( GETT+ 9 COMMUNICATION ) !M4 ,I PROMIS$ TO LOOK AFT] ! MATT]4 

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

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