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,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

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,PHOTO BY ,ALAN1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C-,N,D ,LIC5SE ,I WAS F> AWAY1 9 ! ,VITIM M\NTA9S1 :5 ! ,POLI% EXILES1 :O W]E EMPLOY$ 9 EXCAVAT+ A NEW ROAD 9 ! CLIFFS R\ND ,LAKE ,BAIKAL1 MADE A DESP]ATE ATTEMPT TO BREAK !IR *A9S1 & TO =CE !IR WAY TO ,*9A ACROSS ,MONGOLIA4 ,TROOPS W]E S5T \T AGA9/ !M1 & A ,RUSSIAN (FIC] - :OM ,I WILL CALL ,POTAL(F - WAS KILL$ BY ! 9SURG5TS4 ,I HE>D ( IT ON MY RETURN TO ,IRKUTSK1 :]E SOME FIFTY ,POLES W]E TO BE TRI$ BY C\RT-M>TIAL4 ,! SITT+S ( C\RTS-M>TIAL BE+ OP5 9 ,RUSSIA1 ,I FOLL[$ ?IS1 TAK+ DETAIL$ NOTES ( ! PROCE$+S1 :I* ,I S5T TO A ,/ ,PET]SBURG PAP]1 & :I* W]E PUBLI%$ 9 FULL1 TO ! GREAT DISSATISFACTION ( ! GOV]NOR-G5]AL4 

,ELEV5 ?\S& ,POLES1 M5 & WOM51 HAD BE5 TRANSPORT$ TO ,EA/ ,SIB]IA ALONE1 9 CONSEQU5CE ( ! 9SURRECTION ( #a#h#f#c4 ,!Y W]E *IEFLY /UD5TS1 >TI/S1 EX-(FIC]S1 NOOBLES1 & ESPECIALLY SKILL$ >TISANS FROM ! 9TELLIG5T & HI<LY DEVELOP$ WORK]S' POPULATION ( ,W>SAW & O!R T[NS4 ,A GREAT NUMB] ( !M W]E KEPT AT H>D LABOR1 :ILE ! REMA9D] W]E SETTL$ ALL OV] ! C\NTRY1 9 VILLAGES :]E !Y C\LD F9D NO WORK :ATEV]1 & LIV$ 9 A /ATE ( SEMI-/>VATION4 ,?OSE :O W]E AT H>D LABOR WORK$ EI!R AT ,*ITA1 BUILD+ ! B>GES = ! ,AMUR - !SE W]E ! HAPPIE/1 -- OR 9 IRON WORKS ( ! ,CR[N1 OR 9 SALT WORKS4 ,I SAW SOME ( ! LATT]1 ON ! ,L5A1 /&+ HALF-NAK$ 9 A *ANTY1 >\ND AN IMM5SE CAULDRON FILL$ ) SALT-BR9E1 & MIX+ ! ?ICK1 BOIL+ BR9E ) LONG %OVELS1 9 AN 9F]NAL TEMP]ATURE1 :ILE ! GATES ( ! *ANTY W]E WIDE OP51 TO MAKE A /RONG CURR5T ( GLACIAL AIR4 ,AFT] TWO YE>S ( SU* WORK !SE M>TYRS W]E SURE TO DIE FROM CONSUMPTION4 

,AFT]W>DS1 A CONSID]ABLE NUMB] ( ,POLI% EXILES W]E EMPLOY$ AS NAVVIES BUILD+ A ROAD ALONG ! S\!RN COA/ ( ,LAKE ,BAIKAL4 ,?IS N>R[ ,ALP9E LAKE1 F\R HUNDR$ MILES LONG1 SURR\ND$ BY BEAUTIFUL M\NTA9S RIS+ ?REE TO FIVE ?\S& FEET ABOVE ITS LEVEL1 CUTS (F ,TRANSBAIKALIA & ! ,AMUR FROM ,IRKUTSK4 ,9 W9T] IT MAY BE CROSS$ UPON ! ICE1 & 9 SUMM] !RE >E /EAM]S2 BUT = SIX WEEKS 9 ! SPR+ & ANO!R SIX WEEKS 9 ! AUTUMN ! ONLY WAY TO REA* ,*ITA & ,KYAKHTA 7= ,PEK97 FROM ,IRKUTSK IS TO TRAVEL ON HORSEBACK A LONG1 CIRCUIT\S R\TE1 ACROSS M\NTA9 #g TO #h FEET 9 ALTITUDE4 ,I ONCE TRAVEL$ ALONG ?IS TRACK1 GREATLY 5JOY+ ! SC5]Y ( ! M\NTA9S1 :I* W]E SN[-CLAD 9 ,MAY1 BUT O!RWISE ! J\RNEY WAS REALLY AWFUL4 ,TO CLIMB EI<T MILES ONLY1 TO ! TOP ( ! MA9 PASS1 ,KHAM>-DABAN1 IT TOOK ME ! :OLE DAY FROM ?REE 9 ! MORN+ TILL EI<T AT NI<T4 ,\R HORSES CONT9UALLY FELL ?R\< ! ?AW+ SN[1 PLUNG+ ) !IR RID]S MANY TIMES A DAY 9TO ! ICY WAT] :I* FL[$ UND]NEA? ! SN[ CRU/4 ,IT WAS DECID$ ACCORD+LY TO BUILD A P]MAN5T ROAD ALONG ! S\!RN COA/ ( ! LAKE1 BLA/+ \T A PASSAGE 9 ! /EEP1 ALMO/ V]TICAL CLIFFS :I* RISE ALONG ! %ORE1 & SPANN+ ) BRIDGES A HUNDR$ WILD TORR5TS ?AT FURI\SLY RU% FROM ! M\NTA9S 9TO ! LAKE4 ,POLI% EXILES W]E EMPLOY$ AT ?IS H>D WORK4 

,SEV]AL BAT*ES ( ,RUSSIAN POLITICAL EXILES HAD BE5 S5T DUR+ ! LA/ C5TURY TO ,SIB]IA1 BUT ) ! SUBMISSIV5ESS TO FATE :I* IS *>ACT]I/IC ( ! ,RUSSIANS1 !Y NEV] REVOLT$2 !Y ALL[$ !MSELVES TO BE KILL$ 9* BY 9* )\T EV] ATTEMPT+ TO FREE !MSELVES4 ,! ,POLES1 ON ! CONTR>Y1 -- TO !IR HONOR BE IT SAID1 -- W]E NEV] SO SUBMISSIVE AS ?AT1 & ?IS TIME !Y BROKE 9TO OP5 REVOLT4 ,IT WAS EVID5T ?AT !Y HAD NO *ANCE ( SUCCESS1 BUT !Y REVOLT$ NEV]!LESS4 ,!Y HAD BE=E !M ! GREAT LAKE1 & BEH9D !M A GIRDLE ( ABSOLUTELY IMPRACTICABLE M\NTA9S1 BEYOND :I* SPREAD ! WILD]NESSES ( ,NOR? ,MONGOLIA2 BUT !Y CONCEIV$ ! IDEA ( DIS>M+ ! SOLDI]S :O GU>D$ !M1 =G+ ?OSE T]RIBLE WEAPONS ( ! ,POLI% 9SURRECTIONS1 -- SCY!S FA/5$ AS PIKES ON LONG POLES1 -- & MAK+ !IR WAY ACROSS ! M\NTA9S & ACROSS ,MONGOLIA1 T[>DS ,*9A1 :]E !Y W\LD F9D ,5GLI% %IPS TO TAKE !M4 ,ONE DAY ! NEWS CAME TO ,IRKUTSK ?AT P>T ( ?OSE ,POLES :O W]E AT WORK ON ! ,BAIKAL ROAD HAD DIS>M$ A DOZ5 SOLDI]S & BROK5 \T 9TO REVOLT4 ,EI<TY SOLDI]S W]E ALL ?AT C\LD BE DISPAT*$ AGA9/ !M FROM ,IRKUTSK2 CROSS+ ! ,BAIKAL 9 A /EAM]1 !Y W5T TO MEET ! 9SURG5TS ON ! O!R SIDE ( ! LAKE4 

,! W9T] ( #ahff HAD BE5 UNUSUALLY DULL AT ,IRKUTSK4 ,9 ! ,SIB]IAN CAPITAL !RE IS NO SU* DI/9CTION BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T CLASSES AS ONE SEES 9 ,RUSSIAN PROV9CIAL T[NS1 & ,IRKUTSK 0SOCIETY10 COMPOS$ ( NUM]\S (FIC]S & (FICIALS1 TOGE!R ) ! WIVES & DAU<T]S ( LOCAL TRAD]S & EV5 CL]GYM51 MET DUR+ ! W9T]1 EV]Y ,?URSDAY1 AT ! ,ASSEMBLY ROOMS4 ,?IS W9T]1 H[EV]1 !RE WAS NO 0GO0 9 ! EV5+ P>TIES4 ,AMATEUR !ATRICALS1 TOO1 W]E NOT SUCCESSFUL2 & GAMBL+1 :I* USUALLY FL\RI%$ ON A GR& SCALE AT ,IRKUTSK1 ONLY DRAGG$ ALONG2 A S]I\S WANT ( MONEY WAS FELT AMONG ! (FICIALS1 & EV5 ! >RIVAL ( SEV]AL M9+ (FIC]S WAS NOT SIGNALIZ$ BY ! HEAPS ( BANKNOTES ) :I* !SE PRIVILEG$ G5TLEM5 COMMONLY 5LIV5$ ! KNI<TS ( ! GRE5 TABLES4 ,! SEASON WAS DECID$LY DULL1 -- JU/ ! SEASON = />T+ SPIRITUALI/IC EXP]I5CES ) TALK+ TABLES & TALKATIVE SPIRITS4 ,A G5TLEMAN :O HAD BE5 ! PET ( ,IRKUTSK SOCIETY ! PREVI\S W9T] = ! TALES FROM POPUL> LIFE :I* HE RECIT$ ) GREAT TAL5T1 SEE+ ?AT 9T]E/ 9 HIMSELF & HIS TALES WAS FAIL+1 TOOK N[ TO SPIRITUALISM AS A NEW AMUSEM5T4 ,HE WAS CLEV]1 & 9 A WEEK'S TIME ALL ,IRKUTSK SOCIETY WAS MAD OV] TALK+ SPIRITS4 ,A NEW LIFE WAS 9FUS$ 9TO ?OSE :O DID NOT KN[ H[ TO KILL TIME4 ,TALK+ TABLES APPE>$ 9 EV]Y DRAW+-ROOM1 & LOVE-MAK+ W5T H& 9 H& ) SPIRIT RAPP+4 ,LIEUT5ANT ,POTAL(F TOOK IT ALL 9 DEADLY E>NE/1 -- TALK+ TABLES & LOVE4 ,P]HAPS HE WAS LESS =TUNATE ) ! LATT] ?AN ) ! TABLES2 AT ANY RATE1 :5 ! NEWS ( ! ,POLI% 9SURRECTION CAME1 HE ASK$ TO BE S5T TO ! SPOT ) ! EI<TY SOLDI]S4 ,HE HOP$ TO RETURN ) A HALO ( MILIT>Y GLORY40 

0,I GO AGA9/ ! ,POLES10 HE WROTE 9 HIS DI>Y2 0IT W\LD BE SO 9T]E/+ TO BE SLI<TLY W\ND$60 

,HE WAS KILL$4 ,HE RODE ON HORSEBACK BY ! SIDE ( ! COLONEL :O COMM&$ ! SOLDI]S1 :5 0! BATTLE ) ! 9SURG5TS0 - ! GL[+ DESCRIPTION ( :I* MAY BE F\ND 9 ! ANNALS ( ! G5]AL /AFF - BEGAN4 ,! SOLDI]S W]E SL[LY ADVANC+ ALONG ! ROAD :5 !Y MET SOME FIFTY ,POLES1 FIVE OR SIX ( :OM W]E >M$ ) RIFLES & ! REMA9D] ) /ICKS & SCY!S4 ,! ,POLES OCCUPI$ ! =E/ & FROM TIME TO TIME FIR$ !IR GUNS4 ,! FILE ( SOLDI]S RETURN$ ! FIRE4 ,POTAL(F TWICE ASK$ ! P]MISSION ( ! COLONEL TO DISM\NT & DA% 9TO ! =E/4 ,! COLONEL V]Y ANGRILY ORD]$ HIM TO /AY :]E HE WAS4 ,NOT)/&+ ?IS1 ! NEXT MOM5T ! LIEUT5ANT HAD DISAPPE>$4 ,SEV]AL %OTS RES\ND$ 9 ! WOOD 9 SUCCESSION1 FOLL[$ BY WILD CRIES2 ! SOLDI]S RU%$ ?AT WAY1 & F\ND ! LIEUT5ANT BLE$+ ON ! GRASS4 ,! ,POLES FIR$ !IR LA/ %OTS & SURR5D]$2 ! BATTLE WAS OV]1 & ,POTAL(F WAS DEAD4 ,HE HAD RU%$1 REVOLV] 9 H&1 9TO ! ?ICKET1 :]E HE F\ND SEV]AL ,POLES >M$ ) SCY!S4 ,HE FIR$ UPON !M ALL HIS %OTS1 9 A HAPHAZ>D WAY1 W\ND+ ONE ( !M1 :]EUPON ! O!RS RU%$ UPON HIM ) !IR SCY!S4 

,AT ! O!R 5D ( ! ROAD1 ON ?IS SIDE ( ! LAKE1 TWO ,RUSSIAN (FIC]S BEHAV$ 9 ! MO/ ABOM9ABLE WAY T[>D ! ,POLES :O W]E BUILD+ ! SAME ROAD1 BUT TOOK NO P>T 9 ! 9SURRECTION4 ,ONE ( ! TWO (FIC]S RU%$ 9TO !IR T5T1 SWE>+ & FIR+ HIS REVOLV] AT ! PEACEFUL EXILES1 TWO ( :OM HE BADLY W\ND$4 

,N[1 ! LOGIC ( ! ,SIB]IAN MILIT>Y AU?ORITIES WAS ?AT AS A ,RUSSIAN (FIC] HAD BE5 KILL$1 SEV]AL ,POLES MU/ BE EXECUT$4 ,! C\RT-M>TIAL CONDEMN$ FIVE ( !M TO DEA?3 ,SZ>AM[ICZ1 A PIANI/1 A F9E LOOK+ MAN ( ?IRTY1 :O WAS ! LEAD] ( ! 9SURRECTION2 ,CEL9SKI1 A MAN ( SIXTY1 :O HAD ONCE BE5 AN (FIC] 9 ! ,RUSSIAN >MY2 & ?REE O!RS :OSE NAMES ,I DO NOT REMEMB]4 

,! GOV]NOR-G5]AL TELEGRAPH$ TO ,/ ,PET]SBURG ASK+ P]MISSION TO REPRIEVE ! CONDEMN$ 9SURG5TS2 BUT NO ANSW] CAME4 ,HE HAD PROMIS$ US NOT TO EXECUTE !M1 BUT AFT] HAV+ WAIT$ SEV]AL DAYS = ! REPLY1 HE ORD]$ ! S5T5CE TO BE C>RI$ \T 9 SECRECY1 E>LY 9 ! MORN+4 ,! REPLY FROM ,/ ,PET]SBURG CAME F\R WEEKS LAT]1 BY PO/3 ! GOV]NOR WAS LEFT TO ACT 0ACCORD+ TO ! BE/ ( HIS UND]/&+40 ,9 ! MEAN TIME FIVE BRAVE M5 HAD BE5 %OT4 

,! 9SURRECTION1 PEOPLE SAID1 WAS FOOLI%4 ,& YET ?IS BRAVE H&FUL ( 9SURG5TS HAD OBTA9$ SOME?+4 ,! NEWS ( IT REA*$ ,EUROPE4 ,! EXECUTIONS1 ! BRUTALITIES ( ! TWO (FIC]S1 :I* BECAME KN[N ?R\< ! PROCE$+S ( ! C\RT1 PRODUC$ A COMMOTION 9 ,AU/RIA1 & ,AU/RIA 9T]F]$ 9 FAVOR ( ! ,GALICIANS :O HAD TAK5 P>T 9 ! REVOLUTION ( #ahfc & HAD BE5 S5T TO ,SIB]IA4 ,SOON AFT] ! 9SURRECTION1 ! FATE ( ! ,POLI% EXILES 9 ,SIB]IA WAS SUB/ANTIALLY BETT]$1 & !Y [$ IT TO ! 9SURG5TS1 -- TO ?OSE FIVE BRAVE M5 :O W]E %OT AT ,IRKUTSK1 & ?OSE :O HAD TAK5 >MS BY !IR SIDE4 

,= MY BRO!R & MYSELF ?IS 9SURRECTION WAS A GREAT LESSON4 ,WE REALIZ$ :AT IT MEANT TO BELONG 9 ANY WAY TO ! >MY4 ,I WAS F> AWAY1 BUT MY BRO!R WAS AT ,IRKUTSK1 & HIS SQUADRON WAS DISPAT*$ AGA9/ ! 9SURG5TS4 ,HAPPILY1 ! COMM&] ( ! REGIM5T TO :I* MY BRO!R BELONG$ KNEW HIM WELL1 &1 UND] SOME PRETEXT1 HE ORD]$ ANO!R (FIC] TO TAKE COMM& ( ! MOBILIZ$ P>T ( ! SQUADRON4 ,O!RWISE1 ,ALEX&]1 ( C\RSE1 W\LD HAVE REFUS$ TO M>*4 ,IF ,I HAD BE5 AT ,IRKUTSK1 ,I %\LD HAVE DONE ! SAME4 

,WE DECID$ !N TO LEAVE ! MILIT>Y S]VICE & TO RETURN TO ,RUSSIA4 ,?IS WAS NOT AN EASY MATT]1 ESPECIALLY AS ,ALEX&] HAD M>RI$ 9 ,SIB]IA2 BUT AT LA/ ALL WAS >RANG$1 & E>LY 9 #ahfg WE W]E ON \R WAY TO ,/ ,PET]SBURG4 

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