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,PEOPLE 3 

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

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,9 ! 0,UNIV]SALI/0 ,CLUB ON ,TV]SKAYA ,/REET ,I WAS SURPRIS$ TO MEET A NUMB] ( ! ,BU=D DEPORTEES4 ,!Y HAD GR[N TIR$ WAIT+ TO BE ASSIGN$ TO WORK 9 ,PETROGRAD1 !Y SAID1 & HAD DECID$ TO COME TO ,MOSC[4 ,!Y >E QU>T]$ 9 ! ,?IRD ,SOVIET ,H\SE1 :]E !Y RECEIVE LESS ?AN A P\ND ( BREAD & A PLATE ( S\P AS !IR DAILY RATION4 ,!IR ,AM]ICAN MONEY IS SP5T3 ! ,PETROGRAD AU?ORITIES HAD PAID !M #ah RUBLES = ! DOLL>1 BUT 9 ,MOSC[ !Y LE>N$ ?AT ! RATE IS #e4 0,ROBB$ BY ! GREAT REVOLUTION>Y ,GOV]NM5T10 ,ALYO%A1 ! %IP ZAPEVALO1 COMM5T$ BITT]LY4 

0,WE >E SELL+ \R LA/ ,AM]ICAN ?+S10 ,VLADIMIR REM>K$4 0,IT'S LUCKY SOME M>KETS >E OP5 YET40 

0,TRAD+ IS =BIDD510 ,I W>N$ HIM4 

0,=BIDD560 HE LAU<$ SCORNFULLY4 0,ONLY TO ! PEASANT WOM5 & ! KIDS P$DL+ CIG>ETTES4 ,BUT LOOK AT ! /ORES --- IF !Y PAY 5\< GRAFT !Y CAN KEEP OP5 ALL !Y WANT4 ,Y\'VE NEV] SE5 SU* CORRUPTION2 ,AM]ICA A9'T 9 IT4 ,MO/ ( ! ,T*EKI/S >E FROM ! OLD POLICE & G5D>M]Y1 & !Y GRAFT TO ! LIMIT4 ,! MILITIAM5 >E ?IEVES & HI<WAYM5 ?AT ESCAP$ BE+ %OT BY JO9+ ! NEW POLICE =CE4 ,I HAD A FEW DOLL>S :5 ,I CAME TO ,MOSC[2 A ,T*EKI/ *ANG$ !M = ME40 

,PEOPLE ( EV]Y REVOLUTION>Y T5D5CY GA!R 9 ! ,CLUB3 MOD]ATE ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S & ! MORE EXTREME ADH]5TS ( ,SPIRIDONOVA2 ,MAXIMALI/S1 ,9DIVIDUALI/S1 & ,AN>*I/S ( V>I\S FACTIONS4 ,!RE >E OLD KATORZHANE AMONG !M :O HAD PASS$ YE>S1 9 PRISON & 9 ,SIB]IA UND] ! OLD REGIME4 ,LIB]AT$ BY ! ,FEBRU>Y ,REVOLUTION1 !Y HAVE S9CE P>TICIPAT$ 9 ALL ! GREAT /RUGGLES4 ,ONE ( ! MO/ PROM95T IS ,B>MA%1 :O HAD BE5 S5T5C$ TO DEA? BY ! ,CZ>1 SOMEH[ ESCAP$ EXECUTION1 & LAT] PLAY$ A PROM95T ROLE 9 ! EV5TS ( ,FEBRU>Y & ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#a#g4 ,ASK>EV1 = MANY YE>S ACTIVE 9 ! ,AN>*I/ MOVEM5T ABROAD1 IS N[ A MEMB] ( ! ,MOSC[ ,SOVIET4 ,B--- WAS A LABOR DEPUTY 9 ,PETROGRAD DUR+ ,K]5SKY'S TIME4 ,MANY O!RS ,I HAVE MET AT ! 0,UNIV]SALI/0 HEADQU>T]S1 M5 & WOM5 GR[N GRAY & OLD 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE4 

,!RE IS GREAT DIV]G5CY ( OP9ION 9 ! ,CLUB AB\T ! *>ACT] & ROLE ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,SOME DEF5D ! ,COMMUNI/ REGIME AS AN 9EVITABLE /AGE ( ! 0TRANSITIONAL P]IOD40 ,PROLET>IAN DICTATOR%IP IS NECESS>Y TO SECURE ! COMPLETE TRIUMPH ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKI W]E COMPELL$ TO RESORT TO ! RAZVYOR/KA & CONFISCATION1 BECAUSE ! PEASANTS REFUS$ TO SUPPORT ! ,R$ ,>MY & ! WORK]S4 ,! ,T*EKA IS NE$$ TO SUPPRESS SPECULATION & C\NT]-REVOLUTION4 ,BUT = ! CON/ANT DANG] ( CONSPIRACIES & >M$ REBELLION1 9CIT$ BY ! ,ALLIES1 ! ,COMMUNI/S W\LD ABOLI% ! SEV]E RE/RICTIONS & P]MIT GREAT] LIB]TY4 

,! MORE EXTREME ELEM5TS CONDEMN ! ,BOL%EVIK ,/ATE AS ! MO/ UNMITIGAT$ TYRANNY1 AS A DICTATOR%IP OV] ! PROLET>IAT4 ,T]RORISM & ! C5TRALIZATION ( P[] 9 ! EXCLUSIVE H&S ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 !Y *>GE1 HAVE ALI5AT$ ! MASSES1 LIMIT$ REVOLUTION>Y GR[?1 & P>ALYZ$ CON/RUCTIVE ACTIVITY4 ,!Y D5\NCE ! ,T*EKA AS C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y1 & CALL ! RAZVYOR/KA D[NRI<T ROBB]Y1 RESPONSIBLE = ! MULTIPLY+ PEASANT 9SURRECTIONS4 

,BOL%EVIK POLICIES & ME?ODS >E ! 9EXHAU/IBLE SUBJECTS ( DISCUSSION AT ! ,CLUB4 ,LITTLE GR\PS /& AB\T 9 ANIMAT$ CONV]SATION1 & ,K---1 ! WELL-KN[N =M] ,S*LUSSELBURGETS1"9 IS H>ANGU+ SOME WORK]S & SOLDI]S 9 ! CORN]4 0,! SAFETY ( ! ,REVOLUTION IS 9 ! MASSES BE+ VITALLY 9T]E/$ 9 IT10 HE IS SAY+4 0,!RE WAS NO C\NT]-REVOLUTION :5 WE HAD FREE ,SOVIETS2 EV]Y MAN /OOD ON GU>D ( ! ,REVOLUTION !N1 & WE NE$$ NO ,T*EKA4 ,ITS T]RORISM HAS C[$ ! WORK]S1 & DRIV5 ! PEASANTRY TO REVOLT40 

0,BUT IF ! PEASANTS REFUSE TO GIVE US FOOD1 H[ >E WE GO+ TO LIVE80 A SOLDI] DEM&S4 

0,! PEASANTS NEV] REFUS$ AS LONG AS !IR ,SOVIETS C\LD DEAL DIRECTLY ) ! SOLDI]S & WORK]S10 ,K--- REPLIES4 0,BUT ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAVE TAK5 ! P[] AWAY FROM ! ,SOVIETS1 & ( C\RSE ! PEASANTS DON'T WANT !IR FOOD TO GO TO ! ,COMMISS>S OR TO ! M>KETS :]E NO WORK] CAN AF=D TO BUY IT4 ',! ,COMMISS>S >E FAT1 BUT ! WORK]S />VE1' ! PEASANTS SAY40 

0,! PEASANTS >E UP 9 REBELLION 9 \R P>TS10 A TALL MAN 9 FUR CAP PUTS 94 0,I'M FROM ! ,URAL4 ,! RAZVYOR/KA HAS TAK5 EV]Y?+ FROM ! F>M]S !RE4 ,!Y HAV5'T EV5 5\< SE$ LEFT = ! NEXT SPR+ S[+4 ,9 ONE VILLAGE !Y REFUS$ TO GIVE UP & KILL$ A ,COMMISS>1 & !N ! PUNITIVE EXP$ITION CAME4 ,!Y FLOGG$ ! PEASANTS1 & MANY W]E %OT40 

,9 ! EV5+ ,I ATT5D$ ! ,AN>*I/ ,CONF]5CE AT ! ,CLUB4 ,FIR/ DOKLADI W]E READ1 REPORTS ( ACTIVITIES ( AN $UCATIONAL & PROPAG&I/IC *>ACT]2 !N SPEE*ES W]E DELIV]$ BY ,AN>*I/S ( V>I\S S*OOLS1 ALL CRITICAL ( ! EXI/+ REGIME4 ,SOME W]E V]Y \TSPOK51 9 SPITE ( ! PRES5CE ( SEV]AL 0SUSPICI\S ONES10 ,T*EKI/S1 EVID5TLY4 ,! ,UNIV]SALI/S1 A NEW1 DI/9CTIVELY ,RUSSIAN CURR5T1 TOOK A ,C5T] POSITION1 NOT SO FULLY 9 ACCORD ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS ! ,AN>*I/S ( ! MOD]ATE ,GOLOS ,TRUDA ,GR\P1 BUT LESS ANTAGONI/IC ?AN ! EXTREME W+4 ,! MO/ 9T]E/+ TALK WAS AN IMPROMPTU SPEE* BY ,RO/*91 A POPUL> UNIV]SITY LECTUR] & OLD ,AN>*I/4 ,) BIT+ IRONY HE CA/IGAT$ ! ,LEFT & ,C5T] = !IR LUKEW>M1 ALMO/ ANTAGONI/IC1 ATTITUDE TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI4 ,HE EULOGIZ$ ! REVOLUTION>Y ROLE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 & CALL$ ,L59 ! GREATE/ MAN ( ! AGE4 ,HE DWELT ON ! HI/ORIC MISSION ( ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 & ASS]T$ ?AT !Y >E DIRECT+ ! ,REVOLUTION T[>D ! ,AN>*I/ SOCIETY1 :I* WILL SECURE FULL 9DIVIDUAL LIB]TY & SOCIAL WELL-BE+4 0,IT IS ! DUTY ( EV]Y ,AN>*I/ TO WORK :OLE-HE>T$LY ) ! ,COMMUNI/S1 :O >E ! ADVANCE GU>D ( ! ,REVOLUTION10 HE DECL>$4 0,LEAVE Y\R !ORIES ALONE1 & DO PRACTICAL WORK = ! RECON/RUCTION ( ,RUSSIA4 ,! NE$ IS GREAT1 & ! ,BOL%EVIKI WELCOME Y\40 

0,HE'S A ,SOVIETSKY ,AN>*I/10 CAME S>CA/ICALLY FROM ! AUDI5CE4 

,MO/ ( ?OSE PRES5T RES5T$ ,RO/*9'S ATTITUDE1 BUT HIS APPEAL /IRR$ ME4 ,I FELT ?AT HE SUGGE/$ ! ONLY WAY1 UND] ! CIRCUM/ANCES1 ( AID+ ! ,REVOLUTION & PREP>+ ! MASSES = LIB]T>IAN1 NONGOV]NM5TAL ,COMMUNISM4 

,! ,CONF]5CE PROCE$$ ) ! MA9 QUE/IONS AT ISSUE --- ! GR[+ P]SECUTION ( ,LEFT ELEM5TS & ! MULTIPLY+ >RE/S ( ,AN>*I/S4 ,I LE>N$ ?AT ALREADY 9 #aiah ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAD PRACTICALLY DECL>$ W> AGA9/ ALL NON-,COMMUNI/ REVOLUTION>Y BODIES4 ,! ,LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTIONI/S1 :O HAD OPPOS$ ! ,BRE/-,LITOVSK PEACE & KILL$ ,MIRBA* 9 PROTE/1 W]E \TLAW$1 & MANY ( !M EXECUT$ OR IMPRISON$4 ,9 ,APRIL ( ?AT YE> ,TROTSKY ALSO ORD]$ ! SUPPRESSION ( ! ,MOSC[ ,AN>*I/ ,CLUB1 A P[]FUL ORGANIZATION :I* HAD ITS [N MILIT>Y UNITS1 KN[N AS ! ,BLACK ,GU>D4 ,! ,AN>*I/ HEADQU>T]S W]E ATTACK$ )\T W>N+ BY ,BOL%EVIK >TILL]Y & MA*9E GUNS1 & ! ,CLUB DISSOLV$4 ,S9CE !N P]SECUTION ( ! ,LEFT P>TIES HAS CONT9U$ 9T]MITT5TLY1 9 SPITE ( ! FACT ?AT MANY ( !IR MEMB]S >E AT ! FRONT1 :ILE O!RS >E COOP]AT+ ) ! ,COMMUNI/S 9 V>I\S ,GOV]NM5T 9/ITUTIONS4 

0,WE F\<T SIDE BY SIDE ) ! ,BOL%EVIKI ON ! B>RICADES10 ! ,S*LUSSELBURGETS DECL>$2 0?\S&S ( \R COMRADES DI$ = ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,N[ MO/ ( \R PEOPLE >E 9 PRISON1 & WE \RSELVES LIVE 9 CON/ANT DREAD ( ! ,T*EKA40 

0,RO/*9 SAYS WE \<T TO BE ?ANKFUL TO ! ,BOL%EVIKI10 SOMEONE SNE]$4 

,! ,RESOLUTION PASS$ BY ! ,CONF]5CE EMPHASIZ$ ITS DEVOTION TO ! ,REVOLUTION1 BUT PROTE/$ AGA9/ ! P]SECUTION ( ,LEFT ELEM5TS1 & DEM&$ ! LEGALIZATION ( ,AN>*I/ CULTURAL & $UCATIONAL WORK4 

0,IT MAY SEEM /RANGE TO Y\ ?AT ,AN>*I/S %\LD APPLY TO ! ,GOV]NM5T TO BE LEGALIZ$10 ! ,UNIV]SALI/ ,ASK>EV SAID TO ME4 0,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 WE DO NOT REG>D ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS AN ORD9>Y GOV]NM5T4 ,!Y >E /ILL REVOLUTION>Y1 & WE RECOGNIZE & GIVE !M CR$IT = :AT !Y HAVE ACCOMPLI%$4 ,SOME ( US DISAGREE ) !M FUNDAM5TALLY & DISAPPROVE ( !IR ME?ODS & TACTICS1 BUT WE CAN SPEAK TO !M AS COMRADES40 

,I CONS5T$ TO JO9 ! ,COMMITTEE *OS5 TO PRES5T ! ,RESOLUTION ( ! ,CONF]5CE TO ,KRE/9SKY1 ! SECRET>Y ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 

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,! ANTE-ROOM ( ,KRE/9SKY'S (FICE WAS CR[D$ ) ,COMMUNI/ DELEGATES & COMMITTEES FROM V>I\S P>TS ( ! C\NTRY4 ,SOME ( !M HAD COME FROM PO9TS AS DI/ANT AS ,TURKE/AN & ,SIB]IA1 TO REPORT TO 0! C5T]0 OR HAVE SOME WEI<TY PROBLEM DECID$ BY ! ,P>TY4 ,! DELEGATES1 ) ?ICK PORTFOLIOS UND] !IR >MS1 LOOK$ CONSCI\S ( ! IMPORTANT MISSIONS 5TRU/$ TO !M4 ,ALMO/ EV]YONE S\<T A P]SONAL 9T]VIEW ) ,L591 OR EXPECT$ TO MAKE A V]BAL DOKLAD TO ! FULL SESSION ( ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE4 ,BUT ,I UND]/& ?AT !Y SELDOM GET FUR!R ?AN ! SECRET>Y'S (FICE4 

,ALMO/ TWO H\RS PASS$ BE=E WE W]E ADMITT$ TO ,KRE/9SKY1 :O RECEIV$ US 9 A BUS9ESS-LIKE1 ALMO/ BRUSQUE1 MANN]4 ,! SECRET>Y ( ! ALL-P[]FUL ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY IS A MAN ( MIDDLE AGE1 %ORT1 & ( D>K COMPLEXION1 9 HIS :OLE APPE>ANCE ! TYPICAL ,RUSSIAN 9TELLECTUAL ( ! PRE-,REVOLUTION DAYS4 ,HE IS V]Y NE>-SI<T$ & N]V\S1 & SPEAKS 9 A HA/Y1 ABRUPT WAY4 

,HAV+ EXPLA9$ ! PURPOSE ( \R CALL1 WE DISCUSS$ ! RESOLUTION ( ! ,CONF]5CE1 & ,I EXPRESS$ MY SURPRISE & SORR[ AT F9D+ ,AN>*I/S & O!R ,LEFT ELEM5TS IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,SOVIET ,REPUBLIC4 ,AM]ICAN RADICALS W\LD NOT BELIEVE SU* A /ATE ( AFFAIRS 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,I REM>K$2 A FRI5DLI] ATTITUDE ON ! P>T ( ! ,COMMUNI/S1 SYMPA?Y & UND]/&+ BR\<T TO BE> ON ! SITUATION1 & ! WELL-DISPOS$ ,LEFT ELEM5T C\LD BE ( ! GREATE/ S]VICE TO \R COMMON CAUSE4 ,SOME WAY %\LD BE F\ND1 ,I URG$1 TO BRIDGE ! RUPTURE & TO BR+ ALL REVOLUTION>Y ELEM5TS 9TO CLOS] CONTACT & COOP]ATION4 

0,Y\ ?9K IT POSSIBLE80 ,KRE/9SKY ASK$ DRYLY4 

,ASK>EV REM9D$ HIM ( ! ,OCTOB] DAYS1 :5 ! ,AN>*I/S SO EFFECTIVELY AID$ ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 & REF]R$ TO ! FACT ?AT MO/ ( !M >E /ILL WORK+ TOGE!R ) ! ,COMMUNI/S 9 V>I\S FIELDS ( ACTIVITY1 9 SPITE ( ! SUPPRESSIVE POLICIES ( ! ,GOV]NM5T4 ,REVOLUTION>Y E?ICS DEM& ! LIB]ATION ( ! IMPRISON$ ,AN>*I/S1 HE EMPHASIZ$4 ,!Y HAD BE5 >RE/$ )\T CAUSE1 & NO *>GES HAVE BE5 BR\<T AGA9/ !M4 

0,IT'S SOLELY A QUE/ION ( S]V+ \R PURPOSE10 ,KRE/9SKY REM>K$4 0,SOME ( ! PRISON]S MAY BE DANG]\S4 ,P]HAPS ! ,T*EKA HAS SOME?+ AGA9/ !M40 

0,!Y HAVE BE5 9 PRISON = MON?S1 YET NOT A S+LE ONE ( !M HAS BE5 TRI$ OR EV5 RECEIV$ A HE>+10 ,ASK>EV RETORT$4 

0,:AT GU>ANTEE HAVE WE ?AT IF RELEAS$ !Y WILL NOT CONT9UE !IR OPPOSITION TO US80 ,KRE/9SKY DEM&$4 

0,WE CLAIM ! RI<T TO C>RY ON \R $UCATIONAL WORK UNH9D]$10 ,ASK>EV REPLI$4 

,KRE/9SKY PROMIS$ TO SUBMIT ! MATT] TO ! ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE ( ! ,P>TY1 & ! AUDI5CE WAS OV]4 

"9,POLITICAL IMPRISON$ 9 ! ,S*LUSSELBURG ,=TRESS4 

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

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