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,NATURALLY ! POPUL> MASSES C\LD NOT RECOGNIZE ALL ! SUBTLETIES ( !SE DIFF]5T 9T]PRETATIONS4 ,IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE = !M -- EV5 :5 !Y HAD MADE SOME CONTACT ) \R IDEAS -- TO UND]/& ! REAL SIGNIFICANCE ( ! DIFF]5CES 9 QUE/ION4 ,! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S1 ( ALL ! WORK]S 9 ! WORLD1 W]E ! LEA/ FAMILI> ) POLITICAL MATT]S4 ,!Y C\LD NOT BE AW>E EI!R ( ! MA*IAVELLIANISM OR ! DANG] ( ! ,BOL%EVIK 9T]PRETATION4 

,I RECALL ! DESP]ATE EF=TS ) :I* ,I TRI$ TO W>N ! CITY WORK]S1 9 SO F> AS IT WAS POSSIBLE1 BY WORD ( M\? & BY WRIT+1 ( ! IMM95T DANG] = ! TRUE ,REVOLUTION 9 ! EV5T ?AT ! MASSES LET ! ,BOL%EVIK ,P>TY 5TR5* ITSELF SOLIDLY 9 P[]4 

,9 VA9 ,I >GU$2 ! MASSES DID NOT RECOGNIZE ! DANG]4 ,H[ MANY TIMES DID !Y OBJECT 9 WORDS LIKE !SE3 0,COMRADE1 WE UND]/& Y\ WELL4 ,& MOREOV]1 WE >E NOT TOO CONFID5T4 ,WE AGREE ?AT IT IS NECESS>Y = US TO BE SOME:AT ON GU>D1 NOT TO BELIEVE BL9DLY1 & TO MA9TA9 9 \RSELVES A PRUD5T DI/RU/4 ,BUT1 UP TO ! PRES5T1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS HAVE NEV] BETRAY$ US4 ,!Y M>* /RAI<T=W>DLY ) US1 !Y >E \R FRI5DS4 ,& !Y CLAIM ?AT ONCE !Y >E 9 P[] !Y CAN EASILY MAKE \R ASPIRATIONS TRIUMPH4 ,?AT SEEMS TRUE TO US4 ,!N :Y %\LD WE REJECT !M8 ,LET US HELP !M W9 P[]1 & WE WILL SEE AFT]W>DS40 

,UNHE$$1 ,I PO9T$ \T ?AT ! GOALS ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION C\LD NEV] BE REALIZ$ BY MEANS ( POLITICAL P[]4 ,TO D\BT+ LI/5]S ,I REPEAT$ ?AT ONCE ORGANIZ$ & >M$1 ! ,BOL%EVIK P[]1 :ILE ADMITT$LY AS 9EVITABLY IMPOT5T AS ! O!RS1 W\LD BE 9F9ITELY MORE DANG]\S = ! WORK]S & ,WORE DIFFICULT TO DEFEAT ?AN !Y HAD BE54 ,BUT 9V>IABLY ?OSE TO :OM ,I TALK$ REPLI$ 9 ?IS WISE3 

0,COMRADE1 IT WAS WE1 ! MASSES1 :O OV]?REW ,CZ>ISM4 ,IT WAS WE :O OV]?REW ! B\RGEOIS GOV]NM5T4 ,& IT IS WE :O >E READY TO OV]?R[ ,K]5SKY4 ,SO1 IF Y\ >E RI<T1 & IF ! ,BOL%EVIKI HAVE ! MIS=TUNE ( BETRAY+ US1 & ( NOT KEEP+ !IR PROMISES1 WE WILL OV]?R[ !M AS WE DID ! O!RS4 ,& !N WE WILL M>* F9ALLY & ONLY ) \R FRI5DS ! ,AN>*I/S40 

,AGA9 9 VA9 ,I PO9T$ \T ?AT = V>I\S REASONS1 ! ,BOL%EVIK ,/ATE W\LD BE MU* MORE DIFFICULT TO OV]?R[4 ,BUT ! WORK]S W\LD NOT1 OR C\LD NOT1 BELIEVE ME4 

,ALL ?IS1 H[EV]1 IS NOT AT ALL A/ONI%+ :5 9 C\NTRIES FAMILI> ) POLITICAL ME?ODS & :]E 7AS 9 ,FRANCE7 !Y >E MORE OR LESS DISGU/$ ) !M1 ! LABOR+ MASSES & EV5 ! 9TELLECTUALS1 :ILE WI%+ = ! ,REVOLUTION1 >E /ILL UNABLE TO UND]/& ?AT ! 9/ALLATION 9 P[] ( A POLITICAL P>TY1 EV5 ( ! EXTREME LEFT1 & ! BUILD+ ( A ,/ATE1 :ATEV] ITS LABEL1 WILL LEAD TO ! DEA? ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,C\LD IT BE O!RWISE 9 A C\NTRY SU* AS ,RUSSIA1 :I* NEV] HAD HAD ! SLI<TE/ POLITICAL EXP]I5CE8 

,RETURN+ ON !IR BATTLE%IPS FROM ,PETROGRAD TO ,KRON/ADT AFT] ! VICTORY ( ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#a#g1 ! REVOLUTION>Y SAILORS SOON BEGAN DISCUSS+ ! DANG] ?AT MI<T RESULT SIMPLY FROM ! EXI/5CE ( ! ,C\NCIL ( ,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>S 9 P[]4 ,SOME MA9TA9$1 NOTABLY1 ?AT ?IS POLITICAL SANH$R9 WAS CAPABLE ( SOME DAY BETRAY+ ! PR9CIPLES ( ! ,OCTOB] ,REVOLUTION4 ,BUT1 ON ! :OLE1 ! SAILORS1 PRIM>ILY IMPRESS$ BY ITS EASY VICTORY1 DECL>$ :ILE BR&I%+ !IR WEAPONS3 0,9 ?AT CASE1 S9CE ! CANNONS HAVE KN[N H[ TO TAKE ! ,W9T] ,PALACE1 !Y WILL KN[ H[ TO TAKE ,SMOLNY ALSO40 7,! =M] ,SMOLNY ,9/ITUTE 9 ,PETROGRAD WAS ! FIR/ SEAT ( ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T1 IMM$IATELY AFT] ! VICTORY47 

,AS WE KN[1 ! POLITICAL1 /ATI/1 GOV]NM5TAL IDEA HAD NOT YET BE5 DISCR$IT$ 9 ! ,RUSSIA ( #a#i#a#g4 ,& IT /ILL HAS NOT BE5 DISCR$IT$ 9 ANY O!R C\NTRY4 ,TIME & O!R HI/ORICAL EXP]I5CES C]TA9LY >E NE$$ 9 ORD] ?AT ! MASSES .<EV]Y:]E.>1 5LI<T5$ AT ! SAME TIME BY PROPAG&A1 WILL F9ALLY BE MADE 5TIRELY AW>E ( ! FALSITY1 ! VANITY1 ! P]IL ( ! IDEA4 

,ON ! NI<T ( ! FAM\S DAY ( ,OCTOB] #b#e1 ,I WAS ON A /REET 9 ,PETROGRAD4 ,IT WAS D>K & QUIET4 ,9 ! DI/ANCE A FE,W SCATT]$ RIFLE %OTS C\LD BE HE>D4 ,SUDD5LY AN >MOR$ C> PASS$ ME AT FULL SPE$4 ,FROM 9SIDE ! C>1 A H& ?REW A PACKET ( LEAFLETS :I* FLEW 9 ALL DIRECTIONS4 ,I B5T D[N & PICK$ ONE UP4 ,IT WAS AN ANN\NCEM5T BY ! NEW GOV]NM5T TO 0WORK]S & PEASANTS0 TELL+ ( ! FALL ( ! ,K]5SKY GOV]NM5T1 & GIV+ A LI/ ( ! 0,PEOPLE'S ,COMMISS>S0 ( ! NEW REGIME1 ,L59 AT ! HEAD4 

,A COMPLEX S5TIM5T ( SADNESS1 RAGE1 & DISGU/1 BUT ALSO A SORT ( IRONIC SATISFACTION1 TOOK HOLD ( ME4 0,?OSE IMBECILES 7IF !Y >E NOT SIMPLY DEMAGOGIC IMPO/ORS1 ,I ?\<T7 MU/ IMAG9E ?AT ?US !Y HAVE A*IEV$ ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION6 ,OH1 WELL1 !Y >E GO+ TO SEE 444 ,& ! MASSES >E GO+ TO LE>N A GOOD LESSON60 

,:O C\LD HAVE =ESE5 AT ?AT MOM5T ?AT ONLY ?REE YE>S & F\R MON?S LAT]1 9 #a#i#b#a1 ON ! GLORI\S DAYS ( ,FEBRU>Y #be TO #b#h1 ! WORK]S ( ,PETROGRAD W\LD REVOLT AGA9/ ! NEW 0,COMMUNI/0 GOV]NM5T8 ' 

,!RE EXI/S AN OP9ION :I* HAS SOME SUPPORT AMONG ,AN>*I/S4 ,IT IS MA9TA9$ ?AT1 UND] ! PREVAIL+ CONDITIONS .<9 ,OCTOB]1 #a#i#a#g.>1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S1 MOM5T>ILY R5\NC+ !IR NEGATION ( POLITICS1 P>TIES1 DEMAGOGY1 & P[]1 %\LD HAVE ACT$ 0LIKE ,BOL%EVIKS01 ?AT IS TO SAY1 %\LD HAVE =M$ A SORT ( POLITICAL P>TY & 5DEAVOR$ TO TAKE P[] PROVISIONALLY4 ,9 ?AT EV5T1 IT IS ASS]T$1 !Y C\LD HAVE 0C>RI$ ! MASSES0 ) !M1 DEFEAT$ ! ,BOL%EVIKI1 & SEIZ$ P[] 0TO ORGANIZE ,AN>*ISM SUBSEQU5TLY04 

,I CONSID] ?IS REASON+ FUNDAM5TALLY & DANG]\SLY FALSE4 

,EV5 IF ! ,AN>*I/S1 9 SU* A CONT+5CY1 HAD WON ! VICTORY 7:I* IS EXCE$+LY D\BTFUL71 ?AT W9N+1 B\<T AT ! PRICE ( ! 0MOM5T>Y0 AB&ONM5T ( ! BASIC PR9CIPLE ( ,AN>*ISM1 NEV] C\LD HAVE L$ TO ! TRIUMPH ( ?AT PR9CIPLE4 ,C>RI$ AWAY BY ! =CE & LOGIC ( EV5TS1 ! ,AN>*I/S 9 P[] -- :AT NONS5SE6 -- C\LD ONLY HAVE A*IEV$ A V>IETY ( ,BOL%EVISM4 

7,I BELIEVE ?AT ! REC5T EV5TS 9 ,SPA9 & ! POSITION ( C]TA9 ,SPANI% ,AN>*I/S :O ACCEPT$ PO/S 9 ! GOV]NM5T ,I ?US ?R[+ !MSELVES 9TO ! VOID ( 0POLITICS0 & R$UC+ TO NO?+ ! REAL ,AN>*I/ ACTION1 CONFIRMS1 TO A L>GE EXT5T1 MY PO9T ( VIEW47 

,IF SU* A ME?OD C\LD HAVE A*IEV$ ! RESULT S\<T1 IF IT W]E POSSIBLE TO FI<T P[] ) P[]1 ,AN>*ISM W\LD HAVE NO REASON TO EXI/4 0,9 PR9CIPLE0 EV]YBODY IS AN 0,AN>*I/0 ,IF ! ,COMMUNI/S1 ! ,SOCIALI/S1 ET AL41 >E NOT SO 9 REALITY1 IT IS PRECISELY BECAUSE !Y BELIEVE IT POSSIBLE TO >RIVE AT A LIB]T>IAN ORD] BY WAY ( POLITICS & P[]4 7,I SPEAK ( S9C]E PEOPLE74 ,!RE=E1 IF ONE WANTS TO SUPPRESS P[] BY MEANS ( P[] & ! 0C>RI$ AWAY MASSES0 ONE IS A ,COMMUNI/1 A ,SOCIALI/1 OR ANY?+ Y\ LIKE1 BUT ONE IS NOT AN ,AN>*I/4 ,ONE IS AN ,AN>*I/1 SPECIFICALLY1 BECAUSE ONE HOLDS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SUPPRESS P[]1 AU?ORITY1 & ! ,/ATE ) ! AID ( P[]1 AU?ORITY1 & ! ,/ATE 7& ! 0C>RI$ AWAY MASSES074 ,:5EV] ONE HAS REC\RSE TO SU* MEANS -- EV5 IF ONLY 0MOM5T>ILY0 & ) V]Y GOOD 9T5TIONS -- ONE CEASES TO BE AN ,AN>*I/1 ONE R5\NCES ,AN>*ISM1 ONE RALLIES TO ! ,BOL%EVIK PR9CIPLE4 

,! IDEA ( SEEK+ TO C>RY ! MASSES ALONG ) P[] IS CONTR>Y TO ,AN>*ISM1 :I* DOES NOT BELIEVE ?AT MAN CAN EV] A*IEVE HIS TRUE EMANCIPATION BY ?AT ME?OD4 

,I RECALL1 9 ?IS CONNECTION1 A CONV]SATION ) \R WIDELY KN[N COMRADE1 ,M>IA ,SPIRIDONOVA1 ANIMATOR ( ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>Y ,P>TY1 9 #aiai OR #aib 9 ,MOSC[4 7,AT ! RISK ( H] [N LIFE1 %E ASSASS9AT$1 9 ! OLD DAYS1 ONE ( ! MO/ F]OCI\S SATRAPS ( ! ,CZ>4 ,%E 5DUR$ TORTURES1 B>ELY MISS$ DEA? .<BY HANG+.>1 & REMA9$ IMPRISON$ A LONG TIME4 ,FRE$ BY ! ,REVOLUTION ( ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#i#a#g1 %E JO9$ ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>IES & BECAME ONE ( !IR PILL>S4 ,%E WAS ONE ( ! MO/ S9C]E REVOLUTIONI/S1 DEVOT$1 RESPECT$1 E/EEM$47 

,DUR+ \R DISCUSSION4 ,M>IA ,SPIRIDONOVA TOLD ME ?AT ! LEFT ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION>IES BELIEV$ 9 P[] 9 A V]Y RE/RICT$ =M2 A P[] R$UC$ TO A M9IMUM1 ACCORD+LY V]Y WEAK1 V]Y HUMANE1 & ESPECIALLY V]Y PROVISIONAL4 0,JU/ ! B>E M9IMUM1 P]MITT+ IT1 AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE1 TO WEAK51 TO CRUMBLE1 & TO DISAPPE>60 

0,DON'T FOOL Y\RSELF10 ,I ADVIS$ H]4 0,P[] IS NEV] A BALL ( S&1 :I*1 :5 IT IS ROLL$1 DIS9TEGRATES4 ,IT IS1 ON ! CONTR>Y A SN[BALL1 :I*1 :5 ROLL$1 9CREASES 9 SIZE4 ,ONCE 9 P[]1 Y\ W\LD DO LIKE ! O!RS40 

,& SO W\LD ! ,AN>*I/S1 ,I MI<T ADD4 

,9 ! SAME CONNECTION1 ,I REMEMB] ANO!R /RIK+ 9CID5T4 

,9 #aiai ,I WAS ACTIVE 9 ! ,UKRA9E4 ,BY ?AT TIME ! ,RUSSIAN MASSES ALREADY W]E KE5LY DISILLUSION$ AB\T ,BOL%EVISM4 ,! ,AN>*I/ PROPAG&A 9 ,UKRA9IA 7:]E ! ,BOL%EVIKS HAD NOT YET TOTALLY SUPPRESS$ IT7 HAD BEGUN TO A*IEVE A LIVELY SUCCESS4 

,ONE NI<T SOME ,R$ SOLDI]S1 DELEGAT$ BY !IR REGIM5TS1 CAME TO ! SEAT ( \R ,KH>KOV GR\P & TOLD US ?IS3 0,SEV]AL UNITS ( ! G>RISON H]E >E F$ UP ) ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,!Y SYMPA?IZE ) ! ,AN>*I/S1 & >E READY TO ACT4 ,ONE ( !SE NI<TS !Y C\LD EASILY >RE/ ! MEMB]S ( ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T ( ! ,UKRA9E & PROCLAIM AN ,AN>*I/ GOV]NM5T1 :I* C]TA9LY W\LD BE BETT]4 ,NOBODY W\LD OPPOSE IT4 ,EV]YBODY HAS HAD 5\< ( ! ,BOL%EVIK P[]4 ,!RE=E WE ASK ! ,AN>*I/ ,P>TY TO COME TO AN AGREEM5T ) US1 TO AU?ORIZE US TO ACT 9 ITS NAME 9 PREP>+ ?IS ACTION1 TO PROCE$ TO >RE/ ! PRES5T GOV]NM5T1 & TO TAKE P[] 9 ITS PLACE1 ) \R HELP4 ,WE PUT \RSELVES COMPLETELY AT ! DISPOSITION ( ! ,AN>*I/ ,P>TY40 

,( C\RSE ! MISUND]/&+ WAS EVID5T4 ,! T]M 0,AN>*I/ ,P>TY0 ALONE BORE WITNESS TO IT4 ,!SE GOOD SOLDI]S HAD NO IDEA ( :AT ,AN>*ISM REALLY MEANT4 ,!Y MAY HAVE HE>D IT SPOK5 ( VAGUELY OR ATT5D$ SOME MEET+4 

,BUT ! FACT WAS !RE4 ,TWO ALT]NATIVE SOLUTIONS W]E AVAILABLE TO US3 EI!R TO TAKE ADVANTAGE ( ?IS MISUND]/&+1 HAVE ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T >RE/$1 & 0TAKE P[]0 9 ! ,UKRA9E2 OR EXPLA9 TO ! SOLDI]S !IR MI/AKE1 GIVE !M AN UND]/&+ ( ! FUNDAM5TAL NATURE ( ,AN>*ISM1 & R5\NCE ! ADV5TURE4 

,NATURALLY WE *OSE ! SECOND SOLUTION4 ,& = TWO H\RS ,I SET =? \R VIEWPO9T TO ! REGIM5TAL DELEGATES4 

0,IF10 ,I SAID TO !M1 0! VA/ MASSES ( ,RUSSIA >ISE 9 A NEW REVOLUTION1 FRANKLY AB&ON+ ! ,GOV]NM5T & CONSCI\S ?AT !Y NE$ NOT REPLACE IT ) ANO!R TO ORGANIZE !IR LIFE ON A NEW BASIS1 ?AT W\LD BE ! PROP]1 ! TRUE ,REVOLUTION1 & ALL ! ,AN>*I/S W\LD M>* ) ! MASSES4 ,BUT IF WE -- A GR\P ( M5 -- >RE/ ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T TO PUT \RSELVES 9 !IR PLACE1 NO?+ BASIC IS *ANG$4 ,& SUBSEQU5TLY1 C>RI$ ALONG BY ! V]Y SAME SY/EM1 WE C\LD NOT DO ANY BETT]6 ?AN ! ,BOL%EVIKI40 

,F9ALLY ! SOLDI]S UND]/OOD MY EXPLANATIONS1 & LEFT SWE>+ TO WORK H5CE=? = ! TRUE ,REVOLUTION & ! ,AN>*I/ IDEA4 

,:AT IS 9CONCEIVABLE IS ?AT !RE EXI/ 9 \R DAY 0,AN>*I/S0 -- & NOT A FEW ( !M -- :O /ILL REPROA* ME BECAUSE WE DID NOT 0TAKE P[]0 AT ?AT TIME4 ,ACCORD+ TO !M1 WE %\LD HAVE GONE AHEAD & >RE/$ ! ,BOL%EVIK GOV]NM5T & 9/ALL$ \RSELVES 9 !IR PLACE4 ,!Y MA9TA9 ?AT WE LO/ A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REALIZE \R IDEAS -- ) ! HELP ( P[]4 ,BUT ?AT W\LD HAVE BE5 CONTR>Y TO \R PR9CIPLES4 

,H[ MANY TIMES HAVE ,I SAID TO AN AUDI5CE1 9 ! MID/ ( ! ,REVOLUTION3 0,NEV] =GET ?AT NO ONE CAN DO ANY?+ = Y\1 9 Y\R PLACE1 ABOVE Y\4 ,! 'BE/' GOV]NM5T CAN ONLY BECOME BANKRUPT4 ,& IF SOM$AY Y\ LE>N ?AT ,I1 ,VOL9E1 TEMPT$ BY POLITICS & AU?ORIT>IANISM1 HAVE ACCEPT$ A GOV]NM5TAL PO/1 HAVE BECOME A 'COMMISS>'1 A 'M9I/]'1 OR SOME?+ SIMIL>1 TWO WEEKS LAT]1 COMRADES1 Y\ MAY %OOT ME ) AN EASY CONSCI5CE1 KN[+ ?AT ,I HAVE BETRAY$ ! TRU?1 ! TRUE CAUSE1 & ! TRUE ,REVOLUTION40 

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