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,AU?OR 3 ,VICTOR ,S]GE 

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,TWO ,RUSSIANS 

  

,R,U,S,S,I,A 444 ,W,E ,K,N,[ ,:,A,T ,I,T ,I,S1 ,5,C,O,M,P,A,S,S,+ ,! ,E,A,/ ,( ,E,U,R,O,P,E ,& ! NOR? ( ,ASIA1 AN IMM5SE EMPIRE :]E ! KILL+S NEV] /OP4 ,IT IS SAID ?AT IT'S A C\NTRY ( LIMITLESS PLA9S1 :I* LEG5D AFFIRMS >E :ITE ) ET]NAL SN[S4 ,PEOPLE KN[ ALMO/ NO?+ O!R ?AN ?IS1 & YET !Y TALK AB\T ! C\NTRY (T54 ,FEW SUBJECTS ( CONV]SATION COME UP AS (T5 AS DOES ?AT ( ,RUSSIA & ! ,SLAVIC *>ACT]1 ! FAM\S *>ACT] ?AT LE>N$ G5TLEM5 DISSECT 9 JU/ A FEW WORDS3 MY/ICAL1 RELIGI\S IF NOT FANATICAL1 AS WELL AS COLD & IMPULSIVE 7SEE ! T]RORI/S74 ,NONE ( ?IS HOLDS TOGE!R V]Y WELL4 ,NEV]!LESS1 PEOPLE'S OP9IONS >E SET1 & ! LEA/ OCCURR5CE 9 ,RUSSIA BECOMES ! !ME = COMMONPLACES4 

,I ?9K IT IS DESIRABLE ?AT AT ! V]Y LEA/ ! AN>*I/S TAKE AN 9T]E/1 A MORE S]I\S ONE1 9 ! PA9FUL LIFE ( ! ,SLAVIC RACE4 ,FIR/LY FROM SIMPLE HUMAN SOLID>ITY T[>D ! VALIANT M9ORITY !RE ?AT IS C>RY+ \T ! SAME COMBAT AS WE H]E AGA9/ ! TRIPLE *A93 LACK ( CONSCI\SNESS1 ! SP9ELESSNESS ( ! CR[D1 & ! F]OCITY ( ! MA/]S4 

,BUT ALSO BECAUSE ! ,SLAVIC RACE P]MITS US TO MAKE PRECI\S OBS]VATIONS & AT TIMES (F]S US MAGNIFIC5T EXAMPLES4 ,Y\NG] ?AN ! ,LAT9 RACES BECAUSE IT CAME LAT] TO CIVILIZATION 7I4E41 REF9$ & >TIFICIAL LIFE1 L>GE-SCALE 9DU/RY1 9T5SIVE PRODUCTION1 ! REIGN ( MONEY71 IT WAS ABLE TO P]HAPS TOO HA/ILY ACCEPT ! GOOD P>TS & ATTEMPT TO REJECT ! FLAW$4 ,IF LETT]S1 ! >TS1 & ! SCI5CES HAVE MADE A/ONI%+ /RIDES1 IF >TI/S & PSY*OLOGI/S LIKE ,&REEV1 ,KUPR91 & ,>TZYBA*EV1 LEAVE \R ,B\RGETS F> BEH9D !M2 IF ,RUSSIAN 9TELLECTUALISM HAS GREAT] VALUE ?AN ! RIDICUL\S SUPPOS$ ELITE CON/ITUT$ H]E BY ! FA/-LIV+ & >RIVI/E Y\? ( ! UNIV]SITIES1 ! ,SLAVS HAVE REMA9$ BACKW>D ON O!R PO9TS4 ,!Y LIVE MORE SIMPLY1 LESS DEPRAV$LY1 LESS DEBAU*$ ?AN ! ,LAT9S4 ,!Y >E LESS CUNN+ & MORE HONE/4 ,& C]TA9 OLD WORDS ?AT 9 ! ,WE/ >E NO?+ BUT OLD WORDS HAVE PRES]V$ SOME MEAN+ !RE4 ,S9C]E 9DIVIDUALS ASS]T !MSELVES1 NUM]\S & DET]M9$ DESPITE ! HORROR ( PUNI%M5TS4 ,!Y KN[ H[ TO FI<T & ACT ! WAY !Y ?9K1 EV5 IF !Y HAVE TO PAY DE>LY = IT1 TO C>RY ?+S TO ! BITT] 5D 9 ! LIFE !Y'VE *OS54 ,A CURI\S P>ALLEL ) H]E1 :]E REPRESSION IS COMP>ATIVELY LESS F]OCI\S1 ?\< ! OPPRESSION ( ! 9DIVIDUAL IS SIMIL>1 ! REVOLTS >E LESS CLE>1 R>]1 MORE 9COMPLETE ?AN !RE1 :]E REPRESSION IS IMPLACABLE1 UNIMAG9ABLE 444 

,RACES LIVE & DIE 9 ! SAME WAY AS 9DIVIDUALS2 !Y HAVE SUCCESSIVE P]IODS ( WEAKNESS & /R5G?2 !Y GR[ & DECL9E4 ,& P]HAPS ! 5TIRE DIFF]5CE CAN BE F\ND !RE3 ! ,SLAVS >E Y\NG :ILE IT APPE>S ! ,LAT9S HAVE ALREADY EXP5D$ ! BULK ( !IR EF=T4 ,! ,SLAVS HAVE BO? ! DEFECTS & ! QUALITIES ( ! Y\NG4 ,ACCEPT+ ?IS IS C]TA9LY SIMPL] ?AN SPLITT+ HAIRS OV] ! OBSCURE ADJECTIVES DI/RIBUT$ BY ! SPREAD]S ( IGNORANCE 9VOLV$ 9 CON=MI/ $UCATION4 ,LET !M EXPLA9 ! EXTREME LOGIC ( REVOLTS BY ! MY/ICISM !Y TRANSLATE 9TO HALLUC9ATIONS BUT :I* 9 REALITY IS NO?+ BUT PRO( ( NEW VIGOR & WILL4 ,!SE >E NO?+ BUT A FEW MORE H[L]S ADD$ TO ! EXI/+ JUMBLE4 ,BUT WE FREE 9VE/IGATORS DON'T ACCEPT ?IS SILL9ESS ANY MORE ?AN WE ACCEPT ANY O!R4 ,LET US ASK ! FACTS1 LET US ASK M5 TO %[ US H[ RACES LIVE1 & WE WILL UNFL9*+LY SAY :AT WE HAVE SE54 

,TWO M5 DI$ !RE REC5TLY :O >E TWO SYMBOLS1 :O W]E ESS5TIALLY ,SLAVIC PSY*OLOGIES & 9DIVIDUALITIES ( A R>E =CE4 ,!IR LIVES W]E TWO /UBBORN REVOLTS & !Y NEV] WAV]$ 9 ! FACE ( ! WOR/ DANG]S4 ,& ?\< !Y W]E AT OPPOSITE POLES ( ?\<T1 !Y BO? FELL AS DEFEAT$ M5 WOR?Y ( ADMIRATION :O REMA9$ !MSELVES UNTIL DEA?3 ,TOL/OY1 ! NEW ,*RI/IAN1 & ,I'M TEMPT$ TO WRITE ! NEW AN>*I/ ,*RI/1 ?\< CONF9$ 9 HIS DREAM TO SU* A PO9T ?AT HE ONLY SAW ! IDEAL1 & ,SAZONOV1 A PR\D & UPRI<T 9TELLIG5CE :O ACCEPT$ REALITY AS IT WAS1 :O DESIR$ /RUGGLE 9 ALL ITS MAGNITUDE & GOT IT4 

,!Y W]E AT ANTIPODES FROM EA* O!R1 ! APO/LE ( K9DNESS & ! T]RORI/1 ! RESIGN$ MAN & ! REBEL4 ,= C5TURIES MAN HAS HESITAT$ BETWE5 !SE TWO EXTREMES4 ,EQUALLY REM>KABLE 9DIVIDUALS1 !Y LIV$ AS !Y WANT$ TO LIVE4 ,N[ ?AT ONLY !IR MEMORIES REMA9 ! QUE/ION !Y POS$ IS CLOS] TO BE+ ANSW]$3 ,H[ CAN MAN CONQU] ! HAPP9ESS ( A LIFE ?AT IS FULL & BEAUTIFUL8 

,TOL/OY ANSW]$ ) ! WORDS ( ! ,GOSPEL ?AT H&$ OV] ! GOOD1 ! G5TLE & ! HONE/ TO ! UNSCRUPUL\S & ! CRUEL4 ,TOL/OY REPEAT$ ! P>ABLES ( ! ,GALILEAN AN>*I/ ) :I* K+S1 POPES1 & 9QUISITIONS HAVE BE5 ABLE TO LULL ! DELUD$ CR[DS3 0,LOVE EA* O!R 4440 

,LOVE ! BRUTE :O /RIKES Y\ )\T KN[+ :Y2 LOVE ! BRUTE :O DESPOILS & BEATS Y\2 LOVE ! BASE SLAVE & ! 9SOL5T LORD4 ,AH1 :AT NAIVETE WAS NE$$ TO AFFIRM ! DOCTR9E ( LOVE4 ,ALAS1 LIFE DOESN'T BELONG TO ?OSE :OSE ONLY WEAPON IS !IR 9TACT MORAL BEAUTY4 ,LIFE IS A /RUGGLE1 & =CE ALONE GIVES A RI<T TO IT4 

0,DON'T RESI/ ! WICK$1 = RESI/+ MEANS R5D]+ EVIL = EVIL 4440 

,:AT A SCA?+ D5IAL LIFE GAVE Y\1 G5TLE1 >TLESS OLD MAN4 ,:5 !Y DON'T DEF5D !MSELVES ! GOOD >E CRUCIFI$ BY ! WICK$1 OR SIL5TLY ASPHYXIAT$ BY CON/RA9TS4 ,! GOOD & ! WEAK :O DIDN'T RESI/ PASS$ BE=E Y\R V]Y EYES TO BE SLAU<T]$ 9 ! M\NTA9S ( ,MAN*URIA4 ,! GOOD & ! WEAK :O DIDN'T RESI/ DI$ ( HUNG] >\ND Y\1 & Y\ Y\RSELF1 BECAUSE Y\ DIDN'T WANT TO RESI/1 C\LD ONLY (F] !M ! PROMISE ( A P>ADISE Y\ HAD D\BTS AB\T4 ,Y\R EYES1 :I* ! IDEAL VEIL$ ) A BEAUTIFUL MIRAGE1 DIDN'T SEE ?AT ! LIFE ( A MAN CAN ONLY BE A CEASELESS RESI/ANCE AGA9/ NATURE1 SOCIETY1 & HIMSELF4 ,PASSIVITY & RESIGNATION >E SYNONYM\S ) ANNIHILATION4 

,& YET1 Y\R GREAT WISDOM L$ Y\ TO SAY3 0,SALVATION IS )9 Y\ 444 ,LIVE SIMPLY 444 ,HELP Y\RSELF 444 ,DON'T JUDGE 4440 

,& !SE W]E LIV+ WORDS ?AT %\LD NOT BE =GOTT54 ,MAN MU/N'T EXPECT HIS SALVATION FROM R$EEM]S3 HE WILL ONLY F9D IT 9 HIS [N ILL1 9 HIS [N P[]4 

,HE WILL REALIZE ONE DAY1 :5 HE WILL C\NT MORE ON HIMSELF1 ! 9SANE LIES & HYPOCRISY ?AT SURR\ND HIM4 ,HE WILL REMEMB] ?AT BEAUTY IS SIMPLE1 & ?AT 9 ORD] TO LIVE 9 BEAUTY HE'LL LIVE SIMPLY4 

,HE WILL AID HIS NEI<BOR1 F9D+ AN ADVANTAGE 9 DO+ SO1 & ALSO BECAUSE HIS EF=T WILL BE G5]\S4 ,& KN[+ ! COMPLEXITY ( CAUSES HE WON'T HAVE ! PRESUMPTU\SNESS TO JUDGE1 & ALSO BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HIMSELF WANT TO BE JUDG$4 

,TOL/OY WAS A ,SLAV 9 BO? ! ]RORS & TRU?S ( HIS DOCTR9E1 ) A WILLFUL & BOLD TEMP]AM5T1 /UMBL+ UND] ! HOLD ( RELIGI\S H]$ITY & AN 5VIRONM5T ( SADNESS :]E CONSOLATION & LOVE >E VITAL NECESSITIES4 

,BUT HIS /R5G? ONLY %[S ITSELF 9 ITS 5TIRETY :5 REVEAL$ 9 HIS ACTS4 ,BE+ BASICALLY SKEPTICAL1 ! CIVILIZ$ DON'T KN[ H[ TO BE 9TRANSIG5T4 ,!Y >E UNABLE TO BE FAI?FUL TO !IR WILL1 BE+ WEAK5$ BY ! 9T5SITY ( A REF9$ EXI/5CE4 ,BE+ NOBLE & RI*1 9 ORD] TO R5\NCE NOBILITY & WEAL?1 9 ORD] TO REFUSE GLORY & HONORS1 IT WAS NECESS>Y TO ACCEPT ANA!MA & DEM& PRISON1 TO BE ONE ( ?OSE EXTRAORD9>Y 9DIVIDUALITIES ?AT ONLY NEW RACES PRODUCE4 

,! DEA? ( ,TOL/OY WAS ! DEA? ( A MAN ( /R5G?1 ( AN ASCETIC & A PRIMITIVE4 ,TO DIE 9 A F9AL MOVEM5T ( WILL1 BREAK+ ! F9AL FETT]1 ! FAMILY1 IS A SIGN ( WILL4 ,BUT 9 ?IS !RE IS ALSO ! ASCETIC'S DESIRE = SOLITUDE & ! PRIMITIVE'S F]OCI\S 9TRANSIG5CE4 

,BUT ! MAN HAV+ DI$1 HIS DOCTR9E REMA9S4 ,& IT D5IES ITSELF1 IT CONDEMNS ITSELF4 ,! SALUT>Y WORDS IT CONTA9S W]E /IFL$ UND] ! WEI<T ( ]ROR1 BECAUSE 9 CONFRONT+ BRUTAL LIFE ! ABSOLUTE DREAM IS AN ]ROR4 ,TOL/OY1 :O CONDEMN$ ! CORRUPT & ?OSE :O GOV]N1 RECEIV$ ! HOMAGE ( ! ,FR5* ,*AMB] ( ,DEPUTIES4 ,HE1 ! AU?OR ( 0,I ,CAN ,NO ,LONG] ,REMA9 ,SIL5T10 WAS SALUT$ ON HIS DEA? B$ BY ! ,CZ>4 ,HIS DET]M9ATION TO BE ALONE WAS FRU/RAT$1 & ?OSE HE DISAV[$ 9SULT HIM BY HONOR+ HIM4 ,HIS DOCTR9E ( LIB]ATION HAS BECOME A TOOL ( 5SLAVEM5T4 ,LIKE ?AT ( ,*RI/1 IT IS CONDEMN$ BY ITS RESULTS4 

,! O!R DOCTR9E IS SUMM$ UP 9 ONE WORD3 RESI/4 

,ONCE ! PETTY SQUABBLES ( P>TIES1 ! DISPUTES OV] TACTICS >E CLOS$1 ONE ESS5TIAL IDEA REMA9S3 RESI/4 ,IT'S NOT A MORAL DOCTR9E1 BUT A NOTION ?AT MU/ IMPREGNATE ! M9D4 ,NOT TO RESI/ MEANS NOT TO EXI/4 ,OPPOS+ ! PASSIVE RESI/ANCE ( ! ,*RI/IAN TO VIOL5CE IS A =M ( SUICIDE4 ,!RE IS NO 9DIVIDUAL LIFE \TSIDE ! /RUGGLE4 ,RESI/3 ?IS IS ! 9DIVIDUALI/ MOTTO P> EXCELL5CE1 A PROGRAM ( ACTION MORE ?AN A DOCTR9E4 

,:ILE ,TOL/OY PEACEFULLY DI$1 SICK5$ AT SEE+ HIMSELF ADMIR$ AGA9/ HIS WILL1 ANO!R MAN WAS1 LIKE HIM1 DY+ 9 A F9AL BUR/ ( WILL3 ,SAZONOV4 

,HE ONLY C\NT$ ON HIS [N /R5G?1 KN[+ ?AT =CE IS ! F9AL >GUM5T4 ,HIS BRAV]Y & DESIRE NOT BE+ ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE !MSELVES TO A PEACEFUL EXI/5CE1 HE WAS ACTIVE4 ,>\ND HIM WAS ! TYRANNY ( ! KN\T & ! GALL[S4 ,& !N !RE W]E ! FACTORIES ?AT CRU%$ 5]GY1 & OPPRESSION BY HUNG] & OPPRESSION BY ! LAW1 ! F9AL =MS ( VIOL5CE PROMOT$ TO ! LEVEL ( NECESS>Y 9/ITUTIONS4 

,9 SU* AN ATMOSPH]E A MAN CANNOT FOLD HIS >MS4 ,A /RONG MAN CAN'T LIMIT HIS REVOLT TO SIMPLY LI<T5+ ! WEI<T ( HIS [N *A9S4 

,) ALL HIS VIRILE Y\?1 ! MAN :O JU/ POISON$ HIMSELF 9 ! P5AL COLONY ( ,Z>ONTOVY BECAME1 9 DO+ SO1 AN 5EMY ( SOCIETY1 BUT NOT A MORAL 5EMY1 ?9K]1 CRITIC1 OR APO/LE1 BUT AN 5EMY 9 ACT1 BY HIS LIFE1 :I* WAS ?AT ( AN \TLAW1 BY HIS PRIVATE ACTS & HIS T]RORI/ ATTITUDE4 

,IT IS APPROPRIATE TO CONTRA/ SU* FI<T]S ) ,TOL/OY4 ,NOT TO PRAISE !IR P]SONALITIES4 ,WE RESPECT NEI!R ! DEAD NOR H]OES4 ,BUT !Y >E SYMBOLS4 ,TOL/OY IS ! MAN ( ! PA/ :O SEEKS REFUGE 9 ,GOD1 :O BELIEVES & IS RESIGN$4 ,SAZONOV IS ! MOD]N MAN1 AN UNBELIEV]1 DET]M9$4 

,ON ,JULY #a#e1 #a#i#d1 HE KILL$ ,PLEHVE 9 ! MIDDLE ( ,/4 ,PET]SBURG BY ?R[+ A BOMB UND] HIS L&AU4 ,) A FEW FRI5DS HE HAD SP5T MON?S PREP>+ ?IS ACT4 ,HE KNEW HE PROBABLY W\LDN'T RETURN FROM IT1 BUT HE PREF]R$ ?IS TO RESIGNATION OR TO AN ATTITUDE ( REVOLT LIMIT$ TO HIMSELF ALONE4 ,W\ND$ BY ! SAME BOMB1 TORTUR$ ON HIS HOSPITAL B$1 HE SOMEH[ SURVIV$1 & IT'S 9EXPLICABLE H[ HE ESCAP$ ! DEA? S5T5CE4 ,9 !SE TIMES ( 0MORAL COMPLICITY0 ! EI<T YE>S ( =C$ LABORS ! JUDGES GAVE HIM SEEM ALMO/ AN ACT ( FRI5D%IP4 ,SO ,SAZONOV ONLY HAD SURVIVE TWO MORE YE>S 9 ! P5AL COLONY :5 HE COMMITT$ SUICIDE4 

,BE+ Y\NG & WANT+ TO AGA9 TAKE UP HIS UNF9I%$ TASK HE WANT$ TO LIVE1 BUT ! PRISON ADM9I/RATION ( ,Z>ANTOVY1 HAV+ SEV]AL TIMES PROVOK$ ! ANG] ( ! PRISON]S ) P]SECUTORY MEASURES & ATTACKS1 ! POLITICAL DETA9EES DECID$ TO ACT ON A NEW R\ND ( ATTACKS ON !IR DIGNITY4 ,TO CONT9UE RESI/+4 ,BUT !Y ONLY HAVE TWO MEANS ( PROTE/+ & MOV+ PUBLIC OP9ION3 HUNG] /RIKES & MASS SUICIDE4 ,SEV]AL ( !M DECID$ ON ?IS F9AL ME?OD1 HUNG] /RIKES DO+ NO?+ BUT PROVOKE NEW H>ASSM5TS4 ,& SO1 T[>D ! 5D ( ,NOVEMB]1 ,SAZONOV1 ALONG ) FIVE O!R REVOLUTION>Y PRISON]S1 KILL$ HIMSELF 9 PROTE/4 

,! FACTS >E SIMPLE4 ,BUT SU* AS !Y >E1 !Y >E AS ELOQU5T AS A DOCTR9E4 

,I WANT$ TO %[ !SE TWO 9DIVIDUALI/S SIDE BY SIDE 9 ORD] TO BETT] ILLU/RATE ! IDEOLOGICAL CONFLICT BETWE5 DEFUNCT ,*RI/IANITY & NASC5T REVOLT4 ,I WANT$ TO PLACE !SE TWO EXTREME TYPES ( A Y\NG RACE1 9 :OSE PSY*OLOGY IS MIX$ BO? ! DIZZ9ESS ( AN UNFA?OMABLE PA/ ( MY/ICISM & ! BOLDE/ DESIRE = LIFE ?AT CAN BE =MULAT$4 ,TOL/OY & ,SAZONOV >E WOR? BE+ UND]/OOD4 

,WE AN>*I/ 9DIVIDUALI/S NO LONG] HAVE ANY?+ TO *OOSE BETWE54 ,WE NO LONG] NE$ TO REFUTE ! ,*RI/IAN !SIS1 :I* ITS P>TISANS HAVE REFUT$ ?R\< !IR DEFEAT4 ,WE ONLY CONCEIVE ( 9DIVIDUALISM AS A DOCTR9E ( REVOLT4 ,SAZONOV IS ONE ( US1 & ?\< WE DON'T ]ECT /ATUES IT PLEASES US TO SEE SU* 9DIVIDUALITIES >ISE FROM TIME TO TIME4 

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