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,PEOPLE 3 

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

,TEXT 3 

,PETROVSKY1 ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,ALL-,UKRA9IAN ,C5TRAL ,EXECUTIVE ,COMMITTEE1 ! SUPREME GOV]NM5T BODY ( ! ,S\?1 SAT AT HIS DESK BUSY OV] A PILE ( DOCUM5TS4 ,A MIDDLE-AG$ MAN ( M$IUM /ATURE1 HIS TYPICAL ,UKRA9IAN FACE IS FRAM$ 9 A BLACK BE>D1 LIT UP BY 9TELLIG5T EYES & A W9N+ SMILE4 ,A PEASANT-,COMMUNI/ APPO9T$ BY ,MOSC[ TO HI< (FICE1 HE HAS REMA9$ DEMOCRATIC & SIMPLE 9 MANN]4 

,LE>N+ ! MISSION ( \R ,EXP$ITION1 ,PETROVSKY EV9C$ ! GREATE/ 9T]E/4 0,I AM HE>TILY 9 SYMPA?Y ) IT10 HE SAID2 0IT'S SPL5DID1 ?IS IDEA ( COLLECT+ ! MAT]IAL ( \R GREAT ,REVOLUTION = ! 9=MATION ( ! PRES5T & FUTURE G5]ATIONS4 ,I'LL HELP Y\ ALL ,I CAN4 ,H]E1 9 ! ,UKRA9A1 Y\ WILL F9D A WEAL? ( DOCUM5TS1 COV]+ ALL ! POLITICAL *ANGES WE HAVE HAD S9CE #a#i#a#g4 ,( C\RSE10 HE CONT9U$1 0WE HAVE NOT REA*$ ! WELL-ORGANIZ$ & ORD]$ CONDITION ( ,RUSSIA4 ,! DEVELOPM5T ( \R C\NTRY HAS BE5 QUITE DIFF]5T1 & S9CE #aiah WE HAVE BE5 LIV+ 9 CON/ANT TURMOIL4 ,IT'S ONLY TWO MON?S AGO ?AT WE HAVE DRIV5 ! ,POLES \T ( ,KIEV --- BUT WE HAVE DRIV5 !M \T = GOOD10 HE LAU<$ HE>TILY4 

0,YES1 WE DROVE !M \T = GOOD10 HE REPEAT$ AFT] A :ILE4 0,BUT WE MU/ DO MORE2 WE MU/ TEA* ! CURS$ ,POLES A LESSON --- ! ,POLI% PANI 7MA/]S71 ,I MEAN10 HE CORRECT$ HIMSELF4 0,\R GOOD ,R$ ,>MY IS ALMO/ AT ! GATES ( ,W>SAW N[4 ,! ,POLI% PROLET>IAT >E READY TO ?R[ (F ! YOKE ( !IR OPPRESSORS2 !Y >E ONLY WAIT+ = US TO GIVE !M A HELP+ H&4 ,WE EXPECT ! ,REVOLUTION TO BREAK \T !RE ANY DAY10 HE CONCLUD$ 9 A CONFID5TIAL WAY1 0& !N ,SOVIET ,POL& WILL COMB9E F$]ATIVELY ) ,SOVIET ,RUSSIA1 AS ,UKRA9A HAS DONE40 

0,DON'T Y\ ?9K SU* AN AGGRESSIVE POLICY MAY PRODUCE A H>MFUL EFFECT80 ,I ASK$4 0,?REAT5$ 9VASION MAY S]VE TO >\SE PATRIOTIC >DOR40 

0,POOH-POOH60 ! ,*AIRMAN LAU<$4 0,Y\ EVID5TLY DON'T KN[ ! REVOLUTION>Y TEMP] ( ! ,POLI% WORK]S4 ,! :OLE C\NTRY IS ON FIRE4 ,! ,R$ ,>MY WILL BE RECEIV$ ') BREAD & SALT1' AS \R SAY+ IS --- BE GIV5 A HE>TY WELCOME40 

,! CONV]SATION TURN$ TO ! SITUATION 9 ! ,S\?4 ,! WORK ( ORGANIZ+ ,SOVIET CONDITIONS1 ,PETROVSKY SAID1 IS PROGRESS+ V]Y SATISFACTORILY 9 ! DI/RICTS EVACUAT$ BY ! ,POLES4 ,AS TO ! ECONOMIC SITUATION1 ! ,UKRA9A US$ TO BE ! GREAT BREAD-GIV] ( ,RUSSIA1 BUT ! F>M]S HAVE SUFF]$ MU* FROM CONFISCATION & ROBB]Y BY ! ,:ITE =CES4 ,H[EV]1 ! PEASANTS HAVE LE>N$ ?AT ONLY UND] ! ,COMMUNI/S !Y >E SECURE 9 ! 5JOYM5T ( !IR L&4 ,IT IS TRUE1 MANY ( !M >E KULAKI2 ?AT IS1 RI* F>M]S :O RES5T %>+ !IR SURPLUS ) ! ,R$ ,>MY & ! WORK]S4 ,!Y & ! NUM]\S C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y B&S MAKE ! WORK ( ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T V]Y DIFFICULT4 ,MAKHNO1 9 P>TICUL>1 IS A S\RCE ( MU* TR\BLE4 ,BUT ! ,GRE5S & O!R B&ITS >E BE+ GRADUALLY LIQUIDAT$1 & BE=E LONG ,MAKHNO ALSO WILL BE ELIM9AT$4 ,! ,GOV]NM5T HAS DECRE$ M]CILESS W> AGA9/ !SE ,SOVIET 5EMIES1 & ! PEASANTRY IS AID+ 9 ITS EF=TS40 

0,Y\ MU/ HAVE SURELY HE>D 9 ,RUSSIA AB\T ,MAKHNO10 ,PETROVSKY REM>K$1 GIV+ ME A SE>*+ LOOK4 0,MANY LEG5DS HAVE GR[N >\ND HIS NAME1 & TO SOME HE APPE>S ALMO/ A H]OIC FIGURE4 ,BUT H]E 9 ! ,UKRA9A Y\ WILL LE>N ! TRU? AB\T HIM4 ,JU/ A ROBB] ATAMAN1 ?AT'S ALL HE IS4 ,UND] ! MASK ( ,AN>*ISM HE CONDUCTS RAIDS UPON VILLAGES & T[NS1 DE/ROYS RAILROAD COMMUNICATIONS1 & TAKES A FI5DI% DELI<T 9 MURD]+ COMMISS>S & ,COMMUNI/S4 ,BUT BE=E LONG WE %ALL T]M9ATE HIS ACTIVITIES40 

,GIRL CL]KS KEPT COM+ 91 BR++ DOCUM5TS1 & ANSW]+ TELEPHONE CALLS4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E B>EFOOT1 :ILE SOME WORE NEW1 HI<-HEEL$ %OES )\T HOSI]Y4 ,FROM TIME TO TIME ! ,*AIRMAN 9T]RUPT$ ! CONV]SATION TO GLANCE AT ! PAP]S1 PUTT+ HIS SIGNATURE TO SOME & REF]R+ O!RS TO ! SECRET>Y4 ,BUT HE SEEM$ EAG] TO CONT9UE \R TALK1 DWELL+ ON ! DIFFICULT PROBLEMS PRES5T$ BY ! ,UKRA9A1 ! /EPS TAK5 TO ASSURE GREAT] PRODUCTION ( COAL1 ! REORGANIZATION ( ! RAILWAYS1 & ! CLE>+ ( ! LABOR UNIONS ( ANTI-,SOVIET 9FLU5CES4 

,HE SPOKE UNAFFECT$LY1 9 ! LANGUAGE ( ! WORK+MAN :OSE NATIVE 9TELLIG5CE HAS BE5 %>P5$ BY EXP]I5CE 9 ! S*OOL ( LIFE4 ,HIS CONCEPTION ( ,COMMUNISM IS A SIMPLE MATT] ( A /RONG GOV]NM5T & DET]M9ATION TO EXECUTE ITS WILL4 ,IT IS NOT A QUE/ION ( EXP]IM5TATION OR IDEALI/IC POSSIBILITIES4 ,HIS PICTURE ( A ,BOL%EVIK SOCIETY HAS NO %AD[S4 ,A P[]FUL C5TRAL AU?ORITY1 CONSI/5TLY C>RY+ \T ITS POLICIES1 W\LD SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS1 HE BELIEVES4 ,OPPOSITION MU/ BE ELIM9AT$2 DI/URB+ ELEM5TS & 9CIT]S ( ! PEASANTRY AGA9/ ! ,SOVIET REGIME1 SU* AS ,MAKHNO1 CRU%$4 ,AT ! SAME TIME ! WORK ( ! POLIT-PROSVET 7POLITICAL $UCATION7 %\LD BE BROAD5$2 ! Y\?1 ESPECIALLY1 MU/ BE TRA9$ TO REG>D ! ,BOL%EVIKI AS ! REVOLUTION>Y ADVANCE GU>D ( HUMANITY4 ,ON ! :OLE1 ,COMMUNISM IS A PROBLEM ( RI<T BOOKKEEP+1 AS ,L59 HAD TRULY SAID2 ( TAK+ AN 9VOICE ( ! C\NTRY'S WEAL?1 ACTUAL & POT5TIAL1 & >RANG+ = ITS EQUALIZ$ DI/RIBUTION4 

,! SUBJECT ( PEASANT DISSATISFACTION KEPT RETURN+ 9 \R CONV]SATION4 ,! POV/ANTSI 7>M$ REBEL PEASANTRY71 ,PETROVSKY ADMITT$1 HAD PLAY$ A VITAL P>T 9 ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,!Y REPEAT$LY SAV$ ! ,UKRA9A1 & EV5 ,RUSSIA1 AT MO/ CRITICAL MOM5TS4 ,BY GU]RILLA W>F>E !Y DISORGANIZ$ & DEMORALIZ$ ! ,AU/RO-,G]MAN =CES1 & PREV5T$ !IR M>*+ ON ,MOSC[ & SUPPRESS+ ! ,SOVIET REGIME4 ,!Y DEFEAT$ ! ,9T]V5TIONI/ ATTACK 9 ! ,S\?1 BY RESI/+ & R\T+ ! ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN DIVISIONS ?AT W]E L&$ BY ! ,ALLIES 9 ,ODESSA ) ! 9T5TION ( SUPPORT+ ! NATIONALI/IC ,DIRECTORIURN 9 ,KIEV4 ,!Y F\<T ,D5IK9 & O!R ,:ITE G5]ALS1 & W]E L>GELY 9/RUM5TAL 9 MAK+ ! VICTORIES ( ! ,R$ ,>MY POSSIBLE4 ,BUT SOME POV/ANTSI ELEM5TS HAVE N[ JO9$ ! ,GRE5 & O!R B&S OP]AT+ AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/S4 ,!Y ALSO COMPRISE ! GREAT] P>T ( ! ,MAKHNO =CES1 POSSESS+ EV5 MA*9E GUNS & >TILL]Y4 ,MAKHNO IS P>TICUL>LY DANG]\S4 ,AT ONE TIME HE HAD S]V$ 9 ! ,R$ ,>MY2 BUT HE MUT9I$1 OP5+ ! FRONT TO ,D5IK91 = :I* TREA*]Y HE WAS \TLAW$ BY ,TROTSKY4 ,S9CE !N ,MAKHNO HAS BE5 FI<T+ AGA9/ ! ,BOL%EVIKI & HELP+ ! 5EMIES ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,FROM ! ADJO9+ (FICE1 OCCUPI$ BY ,PETROVSKY'S SECRET>Y1 L\D TALK+ & A WOMAN'S HY/]ICAL VOICE KEPT DI/URB+ \R CONV]SATION4 0,:AT IS GO+ ON !RE1 ,I WOND]10 ! ,*AIRMAN EXCLAIM$ AT LA/1 /EPP+ TO ! DOOR4 ,AS HE OP5$ IT1 A Y\NG PEASANT WOMAN RU%$ T[>D HIM1 ?R[+ H]SELF AT HIS FEET4 

0,SAVE US1 ,LITTLE ,FA!R60 %E CRI$4 0,HAVE M]CY60 

,PETROVSKY HELP$ H] UP4 0,:AT IS ! MATT]80 HE ASK$ K9DLY4 

,AMID SOBS %E RELAT$ ?AT H] HUSB&1 HOME ON FURL\< FROM ! ,>MY1 HAD GONE TO ,KH>KOV TO VISIT HIS SICK MO!R4 ,!RE HE WAS >RE/$ 9 A /REET RAID AS A LABOR DES]T]4 ,HE C\LD NOT PROVE HIS ID5TITY1 BECAUSE HE HAD BE5 ROBB$ ON HIS WAY TO ! CITY2 ALL HIS DOCUM5TS & MONEY W]E GONE4 ,HE S5T WORD TO H] AB\T HIS MIS=TUNE2 BUT BY ! TIME %E REA*$ ! CITY %E LE>N$ ?AT H] HUSB& HAD BE5 TAK5 AWAY ) A P>TY ( O!R PRISON]S4 ,S9CE !N %E FAIL$ TO F9D \T ANY?+ MORE AB\T HIM4 0,OH1 ,LITTLE ,FA!R1 !Y'VE SURE %OT HIM10 %E WAIL$1 0& HE A ,R$ ,>MY MAN :O F\<T ,D5IK940 

,PETROVSKY S\<T TO CALM ! DI/RACT$ WOMAN4 0,NO?+ WILL HAPP5 TO Y\R HUSB&10 HE ASSUR$ H]1 0IF HE CAN PROVE HIMSELF A SOLDI]40 

0,BUT !Y'VE ALREADY TAK5 HIM AWAY SOME:]E10 %E MOAN$1 0& !Y %OOT DES]T]S4 ,OH1 GOOD ,LORD1 HAVE M]CY ON ME60 

,! ,*AIRMAN QUE/ION$ ! WOMAN1 & !N1 APP>5TLY CONV9C$ ( ! TRU? ( H] /ORY1 HE ORD]$ ! SECRET>Y TO SUPPLY H] ) A 0PAP]0 TO AID 9 H] SE>*4 ,%E GREW QUIET]1 & !N IMPULSIVELY KISS$ ,PETROVSKY'S H&1 CALL+ UPON ! SA9TS TO 0BLESS ! K9D COMMISS>40 

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,AT LABOR UNION HEADQU>T]S ,I F\ND A FL[ ( HUMANITY SURG+ ?R\< ! CORRIDORS4 ,M51 WOM51 & *ILDR5 CR[D$ ! (FICES & FILL$ ! HALLWAYS ) %\T+ & TOBACCO SMOKE4 ,A B$RAGGL$ ASSEMBLY IT WAS --- POORLY N\RI%$ & CLAD2 CALICO K]*IEFS WORN BY ! WOM51 ! M5 9 ?ICK-SOL$ WOOD5 LAPTI1 ! *ILDR5 MO/LY B>EFOOT4 ,= H\RS !Y /OOD 9 L9E1 DISCUSS+ !IR TR\BLES4 ,!IR WAGES1 !Y COMPLA9$1 ?\< CONT9U\SLY 9CREAS$1 DO NOT KEEP /EP ) ! RIS+ PRICE ( FOOD4 ,A WEEK'S LABOR IS NOT 5\< TO PUR*ASE TWO P\NDS ( BREAD4 ,MOREOV]1 ?REE MON?S' PAY IS DUE !M3 ! GOV]NM5T HAS FAIL$ TO SUPPLY 5\< MONEY4 ,! ,SOVIET DI/RIBUT+ C5T]S >E %ORT ( PROVISIONS2 ONE HAS TO LOOK \T = HIMSELF1 OR />VE4 ,SOME HAVE COME TO ASK = A T5 DAYS' RELEASE FROM WORK & P]MISSION TO VISIT !IR FOLKS 9 ! C\NTRY4 ,!RE !Y W\LD GET A FEW P\NDS ( FL\R OR A SACK ( POTATOES TO TIDE3 ! FAMILY OV] = A LITTLE :ILE4 ,BUT IT IS DIFFICULT TO SECURE SU* A PRIVILEGE3 ! NEW DECREES B9D ! WORK] TO ! FACTORY1 AS 9 ! DAYS ( OLD ! PEASANTS W]E *A9$ TO ! SOIL4 ,YET ! VILLAGE IS !IR ONLY HOPE4 

,O!RS HAVE COME TO 5LI/ ! HELP ( !IR LABOR ORGANIZATION 9 LOCAT+ LO/ BRO!RS1 FA!RS1 HUSB&S1 SUDD5LY DISAPPE>$ --- NO D\BT TAK5 9 ! FREQU5T RAIDS AS MILIT>Y OR LABOR DES]T]S4 ,!Y HAD VA9LY S\<T 9=MATION AT ! V>I\S BUREAUS2 MAYBE ! UNION WILL HELP4 

,AFT] LONG WAIT+ ,I GA9$ ADMISSION TO ! ,SECRET>Y ( ! ,SOVIET ( ,LABOR ,UNIONS4 ,HE PROV$ TO BE A Y\NG MAN NOT OV] TW5TY-?REE1 ) QUICK1 9TELLIG5T EYES & N]V\S MANN]4 ,! ,*AIRMAN HAD BE5 CALL$ AWAY TO A SPECIAL CONF]5CE1 ! ,SECRET>Y 9=M$ ME1 BUT HE W\LD AID \R MISSION AS F> AS POSSIBLE4 ,HE D\BT$1 H[EV]1 ?AT WE W\LD F9D MU* VALUABLE MAT]IAL 9 ! CITY4 ,MO/ ( IT HAD BE5 NEGLECT$ OR DE/ROY$ --- !RE HAD BE5 NO TIME TO ?9K ( SU* MATT]S 9 ! 9T5SE REVOLUTION>Y DAYS ,KH>KOV HAD PASS$ ?R\<4 ,BUT :ATEV] RECORDS C\LD BE F\ND1 HE W\LD ORD] !M TURN$ OV] TO ME4 ,BETT] YET1 HE W\LD SUPPLY ME ) A CIRCUL> LETT] TO ! SECRET>IES ( ! LOCAL UNIONS1 & ,I C\LD P]SONALLY SELECT ! MAT]IAL ,I NE$$1 LEAV+ COPIES ( ! SAME 9 ! >*IVES4 

,! ,SECRET>Y HIMSELF C\LD GIVE ME LITTLE 9=MATION AB\T LABOR CONDITIONS 9 ! CITY & PROV9CE1 AS HE HAD ONLY REC5TLY ASSUM$ *>GE ( HIS (FICE4 0,I AM NOT A LOCAL MAN10 HE SAID2 0,I WAS S5T FROM ,MOSC[ ONLY A FEW WEEKS AGO4 ,Y\ SEE1 ,COMRADE10 HE EXPLA9$1 EVID5TLY ASSUM+ MY MEMB]%IP 9 ! ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY1 0IT BECAME NECESS>Y TO LIQUIDATE ! :OLE MANAGEM5T ( ! ,SOVIET & ( MO/ ( ! UNIONS4 ,AT !IR HEADS W]E ,M5%EVIKI4 ,!Y CONDUCT$ ! ORGANIZATION ON ! PR9CIPLE ( ALLEG$ PROTECTION ( ! WORK]S' 9T]E/S4 ,PROTECTION AGA9/ :OM80 HE RAG$4 0,Y\ UND]/& H[ C\NT]-REVOLUTION>Y SU* A CONCEPTION IS6 ,JU/ A ,M5%EVIK CLOAK TO FUR!R !IR OPPOSITION TO US4 ,UND] CAPITALISM1 ! UNION IS DE/RUCTIVE ( B\RGEOIS 9T]E/S2 BUT ) US1 IT IS CON/RUCTIVE4 ,! LABOR BODIES MU/ WORK H& 9 H& ) ! GOV]NM5T2 9 FACT1 !Y >E ! ACTUAL GOV]NM5T1 OR ONE ( ITS VITAL P>TS4 ,!Y MU/ S]VE AS S*OOLS ( ,COMMUNISM & AT ! SAME TIME C>RY \T 9 9DU/RY ! WILL ( ! PROLET>IAT AS EXPRESS$ BY ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS IS \R POLICY1 & WE %ALL ELIM9ATE EV]Y OPPOSITION40 

,A D>K1 HEAVY-SET MAN ( M$IUM /ATURE WALK$ QUICKLY 9TO ! (FICE1 CA/+ A QUE/ION+ LOOK AT ME4 0,A COMRADE FROM ! C5T]10 ! ,SECRET>Y 9TRODUC$ ME1 0S5T TO COLLECT DATA ON ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,?IS IS \R PR$S$ATEL10 HE EXPLA9$4 

,! ,*AIRMAN ( ! ,LABOR ,SOVIET %OOK H&S ) ME HA/ILY3 0,Y\ WILL EXCUSE ME10 HE SAID1 0WE >E JU/ SWAMP$ ) WORK4 ,I HAD TO LEAVE ! SESSION ( ! WAGE COMMISSION BE=E IT CLOS$1 BECAUSE ,I HAVE BE5 PHON$ TO ATT5D AN IMPORTANT CONF]5CE ( \R ,P>TY ,COMMITTEE4 ,! ,M5%EVIKI HAVE DECL>$ A HUNG] /RIKE 9 PRISON1 & WE >E TO TAKE ACTION ON ! MATT]40 

,AS WE /EPP$ \T ( ! (FICE1 ! ,*AIRMAN WAS BESET BY A CLAMOR+ CR[D4 0,DE> TOV>I%T*1 JU/ A M9UTE PLEASE10 AN OLD WORK] PLEAD$2 0MY BRO!R IS D[N ) TYPHUS1 & ,I CAN'T GET ANY M$IC9E = HIM40 

0,:5 WILL WE BE PAID8 ,?REE MON?S IS DUE US10 ANO!R URG$4 

0,GO TO Y\R [N UNION10 ! PR$S$ATEL ADVIS$ HIM4 

0,BUT ,I'VE JU/ COME FROM !RE40 

0,I HAV5'T TIME1 TOV>I%T*1 ,I HAV5'T TIME N[10 ! *AIRMAN KEPT REPEAT+ TO ! RI<T & LEFT1 G5TLY =C+ HIS WAY ?R\< ! CR[D4 

0,OH1 ,LITTLE ,FA!R10 A WOMAN SCREAM$1 GRABB+ HIM BY ! >M4 ,IT WAS ! Y\NG PEASANT ,I HAD MET 9 ,PETROVSKY'S (FICE4 0,HAS MY HUSB& BE5 %OT80 

,! ,*AIRMAN LOOK$ BEWILD]$4 0,:O IS Y\R HUSB&80 HE DEM&$4 

0,A ,R$ ,>MY MAN1 TOV>I%T*4 ,TAK5 9 A /REET RAID = A LABOR DES]T]40 

0,A DES]T]6 ,?AT'S BAD40 ,REA*+ ! /REET1 & WAV+ HIS H& TO ME1 ! PR$S$ATEL JUMP$ 9TO HIS WAIT+ AUTOMOBILE1 & WAS DRIV5 AWAY4 

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

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