,! ,MASLAKOV MUT9Y & ! ,MAKHNOVI/S ON ! ,DON1 #aiba 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,NICK ,HEA? 

,TEXT 3 

0,BESIDE ME ON ! BIG BAY HORSE RAC$ ,BRIGADE ,COMM&] ,GREGORY ,MASLAKOV4 ,?IS WAS A MAN ( GREAT PHYSICAL /R5G? & DESP]ATE C\RAGE4 ,!RE W]E 9 HIS BEHAVIOR MAJOR %ORTCOM+S1 BUT C\RAGE 9 BATTLE1 ! ABILITY TO W9 OV] ! SOLDI]S BY P]SONAL EXAMPLE TO A*IEVE VICTORY ATON$ = !M40 ,BUDY5NY'S ,MEMOIRS 

,GREGORY ,SAVELIEVI* ,MASLAKOV WAS BORN 9 #ahgg 9 ! ,/AVROPOL PROV9CE 9TO A POOR PEASANT FAMILY4 ,HE WORK$ 9 ! ,SAL DI/RICT 9 ! ,DON REGION AS A BREAK]-9 ( HORSES ON A /UD F>M4 ,HE IS DESCRIB$ AS HAV+ A *E]FUL P]SONALITY & BE+ FOND ( A DR9K4 ,DUR+ ,WORLD ,W> ONE HE S]V$ 9 ! >TILL]Y 9 ! ,RUSSIAN ,>MY4 ,AT ! 5D ( #a#i#a#g1 HE ORGANIZ$ A ,R$ P>TISAN GR\P ?AT F\<T AGA9/ ! C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y ,:ITES L$ BY ,KRASNOV & ,D5IK9 9 ! RIV] ,MANI* >EA4 ,9 #a#i#a#h1 HIS UNIT WAS 9TEGRAT$ ) A DIVISION L$ BY ,DUM5KO & HE BECAME A CAVALRY COMM&]4 ,9 #aiai HE OP]AT$ UND] ! COMM& ( ! ,R$ G5]AL ,BUDY5NY4 ,HE WAS PROMOT$ TO COMM&] ( ! ,FIR/ ,BRIGADE ( ! ,F\R? ,DIVISION ( ! ,FIR/ ,CAVALRY4 ,IT WAS HIS UNIT ?AT P>TICIPAT$ 9 SUPPRESS+ ! MUT9Y BY ! ,R$ ,COSSACK LEAD] ,FYODOR ,KUZMI* ,MIRONOV ON ,SEPTEMB] #a#c1 #a#i#a#i1 CAPTUR+ HIM )\T A FI<T 7ON ! FASC9AT+ /ORY ( ,MIRONOV SEE A =?COM+ BIOGRAPHY ON LIBCOM74 ,H[EV] BECAUSE ( EXPRESSIONS ( DISCONT5T & 9SUBORD9ATION HE WAS DEMOT$ FROM ,DIVISIONAL ,COMM&] TO ,BRIGADE ,COMM&]4 

,! ,FIR/ ,CAVALRY ,>MY WAS /ATION$ 9 ,EKAT]9OSLAV PROV9CE4 ,AT ?AT TIME !RE WAS FAM9E 9 ! ,UKRA9E4 ,ACCORD+ TO ,BUDY5NY ! SITUATION WAS CATA/ROPHIC3 PEOPLE & LIVE/OCK W]E DY+ FROM MALNUTRITION4 ,HE REPORT$ ?AT 9 W9T] #aiba SEV]AL ?\S& HORSES DI$2 AL?\< HE FAILS TO GO ON TO SAY H[ MANY SOLDI]S MI<T HAVE DI$ TOO4 ,BUDY5NY IMPLOR$ ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]%IP TO RELOCATE ! ,R$ ,CAVALRY TO ! GRA9 >EAS ( ! ,NOR!RN ,CAUCASUS & ! ,KUBAN1 BUT ,TROTSKY WAS ADAMANT ?AT !Y %\LD NOT MOVE4 ,AS A RESULT IT BECAME MORE & MORE DIFFICULT TO MA9TA9 DISCIPL9E 9 ! ,R$ ,>MY4 ,ONE ( ! FIR/ TO BREAK ) ,R$ ,>MY DISCIPL9E WAS ,MASLAKOV4 ,MN ,DECEMB] #aib ! #d? ,DIVISION WAS DEPLOY$ AGA9/ AN>*I/ LEAD] ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO4 ,BUT 9 ,JANU>Y #aiba ,MASLAKOV & HIS DETA*M5T REFUS$ TO ATTACK ! ,MAKHNOVI/S :O !Y SAW AS FELL[ REVOLUTION>IES4 ,ON ,FEBRU>Y #h? #a#i#b#a1 HE UNEXPECT$LY CALL$ UPON ! PEOPLE TO REVOLT AGA9/ ,SOVIET RULE & DECL>$ HIMSELF A P>TISAN & A SUPPORT] ( ,MAKHNO4 ,9 ! SAME >EA1 NE> ,PAVLOGRAD1 HE M]G$ ) ! ,MAKHNOVI/ DETA*M5T ( ,BATKO ,BROVA :O LAT] BECOMES AN IDEOLOGI/ ( ! ,MASLAKOV REBEL DETA*M5T4 ,9 LEAFLETS DI/RIBUT$ AMONG ! POPULATION1 ,MASLAKOV WROTE3 0,COMRADES644 ,WE DO NOT GO AGA9/ ! ,SOVIET REGIME1 BUT FI<T = IT4444 ,WE DO NOT GO AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/ COMRADES :O >E ON ! RI<T PA? & >E WORK]S 444 BUT AGA9/ ! ,COMMUNI/ COMMISS>S4 ,WE GAVE A WORD ( HONOR & V[ NOT TO AB&ON \R WEAPONS1 BUT WILL DE/ROY !SE V]M9 444 ,LONG LIVE ! FREE SOVIETS1 BUT SU* SOVIETS TO BE PROP]LY *OS5 BY ! PEOPLE RA!R ?AN APPO9T$ FROM ABOVE4 ,D[N ) ALL DICTATORS1 NO MATT] :O !Y W]E6 0,TO ?IS WAS APP5D$ ! SLOGAN 0TRUE ,SOVIET P[] )\T ! ,COMMUNI/S40 

,9 ,FEBRU>Y #a#a? ! ,REVOLUTION>Y ,MILIT>Y ,C\NCIL ( ! ,FIR/ ,CAVALRY \TLAW$ ,MASLAKOV AS 0A TRAITOR TO ! REPUBLIC0 :O 0ON ! GR\NDS ( DRUNK5NESS & DEMAGOG]Y0 HAD 5SN>$ A L>GE NUMB] ( COMBATANTS & HAD 0BETRAY$ ! REVOLUTION04 

,AT ! 5D ( ,FEBRU>Y #aiba ! #a#e1 /RONG ,MAKHNOVI/ ,9SURG5T ,>MY1 LEFT ! ,DONBAS REGION & TRI$ TO BREAK 9TO ,GULYAI ,POLYE1 BUT WAS 5CIRCL$ BY ! ,R$ ,>MY & RETURN$ TO ! ,DONBASS >EA ( ,M>IUPOL4 ,! ,MAKHNOVI/S DECID$ TO *ANGE TACTICS4 ,AT A MEET+ ( ! V>I\S UNITS IT WAS PROPOS$ TO DIVIDE ! 9SURG5TS 9TO A FEW L>GE UNITS & ATTEMPT TO SPREAD AN UPRIS+ AMONG ! MASSES ?R\<\T ,S\!RN ,RUSSIA & ! ,UKRA9E4 ,L>GE COLUMNS W]E S5T TO ,TAMBOV1 ,KH>KOV1 ,S>ATOV1 & ,VORONEZH4 ,A SPECIAL UNIT L$ BY ,MASLAKOV & ,BROVA WAS S5T TO ! ,DON ON ,M>* #a?4 ,IT WAS GIV5 ! GR& NAME ( ! ,CAUCASIAN ,MAKHNOVI/ ,9SURG5T ,>MY4 ,APP>5TLY1 ! ,MASLAKOV GR\P ALSO 9CLUD$ =M] SOLDI]S ( ! ,SECOND ,CAVALRY ( ,MIRONOV1 :O HAD DEFECT$ TO ,MAKHNO 9 ,DECEMB] #a#i#b4 

,9 ! SECOND HALF ( ,M>*1 ! ,R$ ,>MY CONDUCT$ A S]IES ( SUCCESSFUL OP]ATIONS AGA9/ 9SURG5T GR\PS 9 S\!RN ,RUSSIA & ,UKRA9E2 9 ! ,TAMBOV =E/S !Y R\T$ A L>GE =CE L$ BY ,ANTONOV :O !N ) A HUNDR$ HORSEM51 W5T 9TO HID+2 ! ,MAKHNOVI/S SUFF]$ A S]I\S DEFEAT 9 ! ,UKRA9E4 ,AFT] UNSUCCESSFUL CONFRONTATIONS ) GOV]NM5T TROOPS 9 ! ,/AVROPOL REGION ,MASLAKOV HEAD$ NOR?-EA/ BEYOND ! ,DON REGION4 ,ON ,M>* #a#b? ! REBELS ATTEMPT$ TO BREAK ?R\< ! ,R$ L9ES & SUFF]$ HEAVY CASUALTIES 9 A BATTLE ON ,M>* #a#f?4 ,!Y RETREAT$1 DIVID$ 9 ?REE DIRECTIONS4 ,! ,MASLAKOV DETA*M5T !N /REAM$ 9TO ! ,KALMYK /EPPE4 ,H]E ! ,MASLAKOV DETA*M5T WAS 5?USIA/ICALLY JO9$ BY LOCALS SO ?AT ITS =CES 9CREAS$ FROM #a1 TO #d1 9 ! C\RSE ( A %ORT TIME4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS SAW ?IS AS A ?REAT TO !IR SUPPLY L9ES4 ,9 A TELEGRAM ( ,M>* #a#i1 ,L59 COMM&$ ,TROTSKY3 0,WE MU/ PU% H>D & BREAK ,MASLAKOV04 ,ON ,M>* #b#cRD NE> ! VILLAGE ( ,ROGULI1 ON ! BORD] ( ,KALMYKIA1 ! GU]RILLAS W]E 5CIRCL$ & COMPLETELY R\T$4 ,REMA9S ( ! ,MASLAKOV DETA*M5T 9 0DIS>RAY FL$ TO ! EA/ 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! ,KALMYK VILLAGES4440 #b GU]RILLAS W]E TAK5 PRISON]4 ,9 E>LY ,APRIL1 ! REMNANTS ( ! ,MASLAKOV UNIT OP]AT$ 9 ! ,IKITSOKHUROVSKY /EPPES 7#e-#f MILES EA/ ( ,ELI/A71 & 9 ,TS>ITSYN PROV9CE4 ,H]E ! UNIT WAS JO9$ BY ,KALMYK REBELS UND] ! COMM& ( ,GORYVANYA1 BR++ ! NUMB]S UP TO #b4 ,! COMB9$ REBEL DETA*M5T CAPTUR$ ,ELI/A1 :]E !Y %OT #a ,BOL%EVIK (FICIALS & COMMISS>S4 

,ACCORD+ TO ! ,A/RAKHAN ,*EKA1 ,MASLAKOV TRY+ TO GA9 A FOO?OLD 9 ! >EA & LIAISE ) ,ANTONOV1 HEAD ( ! ,TAMBOV REBELLION ) ! DETA*M5T ( ! AN>*I/ ,M>USSIA 7?IS ,M>USSIA IS NOT ! FI]CE AN>*I/ ,M>USSIA ,NIKI=OVA1 BUT ONE ,M>USSIA ,KOSOVA1 :O L$ A L>GE ,ANTONOVI/ DETA*M5T4 ,9 ,JANU>Y #aiba H] GR\P & A ,MAKHNOVI/ UNIT OP]AT$ TOGE!R 9 ! /EPPES ( ,DONBASS /EPPES4 ,ON ,JULY #a#d-#a#e1 %E WAS SEP>AT$ FROM ,MAKHNO & W5T TO ,TAGANROG C\NTY4 ,ON ,JULY #b#bND ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD] ,EIDEMAN 9SI/$ ON H] EXECUTION74 

,MASLAKOV APPE>S TO HAVE ATTEMPT$ TO REJO9 ! MA9 ,MAKHNOVI/ BODY BUT WAS REPULS$ ?REE TIMES4 ,9 MID-,MAY ,TROTSKY F9ALLY HE$$ ! PLEAS ( ! ,R$ ,>MY LEAD]S ,BUDY5NY & ,FRUNZE & S5T ! >MY TO ! ,KUBAN & ,NOR!RN ,CAUCASUS1 BUT ) ! CONDITION ?AT IT DE/ROYS ! ,MASLAKOV-,BROVA DETA*M5T4 ,ON !IR WAY ?R\< ! ,DON REGION1 ,BUDY5NY SUFF]$ AN IGNOM9I\S DEFEAT BY ! ,MAKHNOVI/S4 

,9 E>LY ,JULY #aiba ,MASLAKOV MOV$ TO ! ,DON TO JO9 UP ) A L>GE DETA*M5T L$ BY ,MAKHNO4 ,ON ! NI<T ( #b#f? TO #b#g? ,JULY 9 ! VIC9ITY ( ! VILLAGE ( ,KAZAN ! TWO GR\PS MET UP AFT] A FIVE-MON? SEP>ATION1 F9ALLY M]G+ 9TO ONE UNIT ( #de CAVALRY1 & TOGE!R MOV$ 9 A NOR?WE/]LY DIRECTION4 ,BUT ON ,AUGU/ #bND ! DETA*M5T WAS ATTACK$ BY ! ,R$ ,>MY & AGA9 ,MASLAKOV & ,BROVA SEP>AT$ FROM ,MAKHNO4 ,MAKHNO MOV$ (F NOR?WE/ TO EV5TUALLY BE =C$ TO CROSS 9TO ,POL&4 ,! ,BOL%EVIKS HAD CONC5TRAT$ HUGE =CES & C>RI$ \T MASS %OOT+S AGA9/ ! 9SURG5TS TO DEFEAT ! ,MASLAKOV UPRIS+4 

,! 5D ( ,MASLAKOV IS CONTRADICTORY4 ,ACCORD+ TO ! FIR/ V]SION1 DETA*M5TS ( ! ,*EKA PUT !M 9 ! FOO?ILLS ( ! ,NOR? ,CAUCASUS4 ,H]E 9 ! M\NTA9S ( ,*E*NYA & ,OSSETIA 9 LATE ,SEPTEMB] #aiba AMNE/I$ REBELS TREA*]\SLY KILL$ !IR COMM&]S ,MASLAKOV & ,BROVA 7AL?\< IT IS ALSO ASS]T$ ?AT !SE W]E ,*EKI/S 9FILTRAT$ 9TO ! DETA*M5T74 ,DOCUM5TS FROM ! ,/ATE ,>*IVES ( ! ,VOLGOGRAD REGION TELL A DIFF]5T /ORY4 ,9 LATE ,AUGU/ #aiba ,MASLAKOV ) A DETA*M5T ( #ae CAVALRY1 ) A WAGON TRA9 ( #c WAGONS1 APPE>$ 9 ! ,U/-,M$V$ITSK ,DI/RICT & WAS /ILL OP]AT+ !RE 9 LATE ,SEPTEMB]4 

,ISAAC ,BABEL GIVES HIM MU* ATT5TION 9 HIS COLLECTION ( %ORT /ORIES ,R$ ,CAVALRY4 ,9 ! /ORY ,AFONK9A ,BIDA ! WRIT] DESCRIBES ?IS 09CORRIGIBLE P>TISAN01 BUT PA9TS A PICTURE ( A BLOOD?IR/Y ADV5TUR]1 9 L9E ) ! ,SOVIET REGIME'S VIEW ( HIM AS A TRAITOR TO ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,BABEL S]V$ 9 ! ,FIR/ ,CAVALRY & W\LD HAVE KN[N ,MASLASOV 79CID5TALLY 9 TWO O!R TALES 9 ! COLLECTION ,MAKHNO IS ! UNSYMPA!TICALLY DESCRIB$ SUBJECT74 ,READ]S CAN DECIDE = !MSELVES :E!R ,MASLAKOV WAS A TRAITOR OR :E!R 9 FACT HE WAS A DEF5D] ( ! REAL REVOLUTION ( ! MASSES4 

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