,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION & ! ,SOVIET ,GOV]NM5T ,LETT] TO ! ,WORK]S ( ,WE/]N ,EUROPE #aiai ,PEOPLE 3 ,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 ,TAGS 3 WORK]S' & PEASANTS' C\NCILS1 /ATE ( W>1 ECONOMIC & POLITICAL1 WORK]S' & PEASANTS'1 P>TY DICTATOR%IP1 RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 NATURAL PH5OM5ON1 CIVILIZ$ WORLD1 WE/]N EUROPE1 >M$ 9T]V5TION4 ,TEXT 3 ,DMITROV1 ,RUSSIA1 ,APRIL #b#h1 #aiai ,PHOTO BY ,KEIJO ,KNUTAS1,C,C ,B,Y-,N,C ,LIC5SE ,I HAVE BE5 ASK$ IF ,I DID NOT HAVE A MESSAGE = ! WORK]S ( ! WE/]N WORLD4 ,C]TA9LY !RE IS PL5TY TO SAY & LE>N ( ! ACTUAL EV5TS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,AS ! MESSAGE W\LD HAVE TO BE LONG TO COV] ALL1 ,I WILL 9DICATE ONLY ! PR9CIPAL PO9TS4 ,FIR/1 ! WORK]S ( ! CIVILIZ$ WORLD & !IR FRI5D 9 O!R CLASSES \M$ 9T]V5TION 9 ,RUSSIA :E!R OP5LY OR SECRETLY4 ,RUSSIA IS UND]GO+ N[ A REVOLUTION ( ! SAME EXT5T & IMPORTANCE AS ,5GL& UND] W5T 9 #afci TO '#d#h1 & ,FRANCE 9 #aTIES4 ,IT WAS PREP>$ BY ALMO/ A C5TURY ( SOCIALI/ & COMMUNI/ PROPAG&A1 S9CE ! DAYS ( ,ROB]T ,[51 ,SA9T ,SIMON & ,F\RI]4 ,& AL?\< ! EF=T TO 9TRODUCE ! NEW SOCIAL SY/EM BY MEANS ( A P>TY DICTATOR%IP IS APP>5TLY CONDEMN$ TO FAILURE1 IT MU/ BE RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ALREADY ! REVOLUTION HAS 9TRODUC$ 9TO \R DAILY LIVES NEW CONCEPTIONS ( ! RI FROM IT6 ,BUT ALL =EIGN >M$ 9T]V5TION NECESS>ILY /R5G!NS ! DICTATORIAL T5D5CIES ( ! GOV]NM5T1 & P>ALYZES ! EF=TS ( ?OSE ,RUSSIANS :O >E READY TO AID ,RUSSIA1 9DEP5D5TLY ( ! GOV]NM5T1 9 ! RE/ORATION ( ITS LIFE4 ,! EVILS 9H]5T 9 A P>TY DICTATOR%IP HAVE BE5 ACC5TUAT$ BY ! CONDITIONS ( W> 9 :I* ?IS P>TY MA9TA9S ITS P[]4 ,?IS /ATE ( W> HAS BE5 ! PRETEXT = /R5G!N+ DICTATORIAL ME?ODS :I* C5TRALIZE ! CONTROL ( EV]Y DETAIL ( LIFE 9 ! H&S ( ! GOV]NM5T1 ) ! EFFECT ( /OPP+ AN IMM5SE P>T ( ! ORD9>Y ACTIVITIES ( ! C\NTRY4 ,! EVILS NATURAL TO /ATE COMMUNISM HAVE BE5 9CREAS$ T5-FOLD UND] ! PRETEXT ?AT ALL \R MIS]Y IS DUE TO =EIGN 9T]V5TION4 ,I %\LD ALSO PO9T \T ?AT IF ,ALLI$ MILIT>Y 9T]V5TION CONT9UES1 IT WILL C]TA9LY DEVELOP 9 ,RUSSIA A BITT] FEEL+ T[>D ! WE/]N NATIONS1 A FEEL+ :I* WILL BE US$ SOME DAY 9 FUTURE CONFLICTS4 ,?AT BITT]NESS IS ALWAYS DEVELOP+4 ,9 %ORT1 IT IS HI< TIME ?AT ! NATIONS ( ,EUROPE 5T] 9TO DIRECT RELATIONS ) ! ,RUSSIAN NATION4 ,& FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW1 Y\ - ! WORK+ CLASS & ! PROGRESSIVE ELEM5TS ( ALL NATIONS - %\LD HAVE Y\R WORD TO SAY4 ,A WORD MORE ON ! G5]AL QUE/ION4 ,! REE/ABLI%M5T ( RELATIONS BETWE5 ! ,EUROPEAN & ,AM]ICAN NATIONS & ,RUSSIA DOES NOT MEAN ! SUPREMACY ( ! ,RUSSIAN NATION OV] ! NATIONALITIES ?AT COMPOS$ ! ,CZ>I/ ,EMPIRE4 ,IMP]IALI/ ,RUSSIA IS DEAD & WILL NOT BE REVIV$4 ,! FUTURE ( !SE DIFF]5T PROV9CES LIES 9 A GREAT F$]ATION4 ,! NATURAL T]RITORIES ( ! V>I\S P>TS ( ?IS F$]ATION >E QUITE DI/9CT1 AS ?OSE ( US FAMILI> ) ,RUSSIAN HI/ORY & E?NOGRAPHY WELL KN[4 ,ALL EF=TS TO REUNITE UND] A C5TRAL CONTROL ! NATURALLY SEP>ATE P>TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRE >E PR$E/9$ TO FAILURE4 ,IT IS !RE=E FITT+ ?AT ! WE/]N NATIONS %\LD RECOGNIZE ! RIT ( ! OLD ,RUSSIAN ,EMPIRE4 ,MY OP9ION IS ?AT ?IS DEVELOPM5T WILL CONT9UE4 ,I SEE ! TIME COM+ :5 EA* P>T ( ?IS F$]ATION WILL BE ITSELF A F$]ATION ( RURAL COMMUNES & FREE CITIES4 ,& ,I BELIEVE ALSO ?AT C]TA9 P>TS ( WE/]N ,EUROPE WILL SOON FOLL[ ! SAME C\RSE4 ,AS TO \R PRES5T ECONOMIC & POLITICAL SITUATION1 ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION1 BE+ A CONT9UATION ( ! GREAT REVOLUTIONS ( ,5GL& & ,FRANCE1 IS TRY+ TO REA* ! PO9T :]E ! ,FR5* REVOLUTION /OPP$ BE=E IT SUCCE$$ 9 CREAT+ :AT !Y CALL$ 0EQUALITY 9 FACT10 ?AT IS1 ECONOMIC EQUALITY4 ,UNHAPPILY1 ?IS EF=T HAS BE5 MADE 9 ,RUSSIA UND] A /RONGLY C5TRALIZ$ P>TY DICTATOR%IP4 ,?IS EF=T WAS MADE 9 ! SAME WAY AS ! EXTREMELY C5TRALIZ$ & ,JACOB9 5DEAVOR ( ,BABEUF4 ,I [E IT TO Y\ TO SAY FRANKLY ?AT1 ACCORD+ TO MY VIEW1 ?IS EF=T TO BUILD A COMMUNI/ REPUBLIC ON ! BASIS ( A /RONGLY C5TRALIZ$ /ATE COMMUNISM UND] ! IRON LAW ( P>TY DICTATOR%IP IS B\ND TO 5D 9 FAILURE4 ,WE >E LE>N+ TO KN[ 9 ,RUSSIA H[ NOT TO 9TRODUCE COMMUNISM1 EV5 ) A PEOPLE TIR$ ( ! OLD REGIME & OPPOS+ NO ACTIVE RESI/ANCE TO ! EXP]IM5TS ( ! NEW RUL]S4 ,! IDEA ( SOVIETS1 ?AT IS TO SAY1 ( C\NCILS ( WORK]S & PEASANTS1 CONCEIV$ FIR/ AT ! TIME ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ATTEMPT 9 #a#i#e1 & IMM$IATELY REALIZ$ BY ! REVOLUTION ( ,FEBRU>Y1 #a#i#a#g1 AS SOON AS ,CZ>ISM WAS OV]?R[N1 - ! IDEA ( SU* C\NCILS CONTROLL+ ! ECONOMIC & POLITICAL LIFE ( ! C\NTRY IS A GREAT IDEA4 ,ALL ! MORE SO1 S9CE IT NECESS>ILY FOLL[S ?AT !SE C\NCILS %\LD BE COMPOS$ ( ALL :O TAKE A REAL P>T 9 ! PRODUCTION ( NATIONAL WEAL? BY !IR [N EF=TS4 ,BUT AS LONG AS ! C\NTRY IS GOV]N$ BY A P>TY DICTATOR%IP1 ! WORK]S' & PEASANTS' C\NCILS EVID5TLY LOSE !IR 5TIRE SIGNIFICANCE4 ,!Y >E R$UC$ TO ! PASSIVE ROLE =M]LY PLAY$ BY ! 0,/ATES ,G5]AL10 :5 !Y W]E CONVOK$ BY ! K+ & HAD TO COMBAT AN ALL-P[]FUL ROYAL C\NCIL4 ,A C\NCIL ( WORK]S CEASES TO BE FREE & ( ANY USE :5 LIB]TY ( ! PRESS NO LONG] EXI/S1 & WE HAVE BE5 9 ?AT CONDITION = TWO YE>S1 - UND] A PRETEXT ?AT WE >E 9 A /ATE ( W>4 ,BUT MORE /ILL4 ,! WORK]S' & PEASANTS' C\NCILS LOSE !IR SIGNIFICANCE :5 ! ELECTIONS >E NOT PREC$$ BY A FREE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN1 & :5 ! ELECTIONS >E CONDUCT$ UND] PRESSURE BY A P>TY DICTATOR%IP4 ,NATURALLY1 ! USUAL EXCUSE IS ?AT A DICTATOR%IP IS 9EVITABLE 9 ORD] TO COMBAT ! OLD REGIME4 ,BUT SU* A /ATE ( AFFAIRS IS EVID5TLY A /EP BACKW>DS1 S9CE ! REVOLUTION IS COMMITT$ TO ! CON/RUCTION ( A NEW SOCIETY ON A NEW ECONOMIC BASE4 ,IT MEANS ! DEA?-KNELL ( ! NEW SY/EM4 ,! ME?ODS ( OV]?R[+ AN ALREADY 5FEEBL$ GOV]NM5T >E WELL KN[N TO ANCI5T & MOD]N HI/ORY4 ,BUT :5 IT IS NECESS>Y TO CREATE NEW =MS ( LIFE1 ESPECIALLY NEW =MS ( PRODUCTION & EX*ANGE1 )\T HAV+ EXAMPLES TO IMITATE2 :5 EV]Y?+ MU/ BE CON/RUCT$ ANEW2 :5 A GOV]NM5T :I* UND]TAKES TO FURNI% EV]Y CITIZ5 ) A LAMP & EV5 ! MAT* TO LIISON4 ,?AT IS :AT WE >E LE>N+ 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,& ?AT IS :AT Y\ WORK]S ( ! WE/ %\LD AVOID BY EV]Y MEANS1 S9CE Y\ HAVE AT HE>T ! SUCCESS ( A REAL SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION4 ,S5D Y\R DELEGATES H]E TO SEE H[ A SOCIAL REVOLUTION IS WORK+ 9 REAL LIFE4 ,! IMM5SE CON/RUCTIVE WORK DEM&$ BY A SOCIAL REVOLUTION CANNOT BE ACCOMPLI%$ BY A C5TRAL GOV]NM5T1 EV5 IF IT HAD TO GUIDE IT SOME?+ MORE SUB/ANTIAL ?AN A FEW SOCIALI/ & AN>*I/ H&-BOOKS4 ,IT HAS NE$ ( KN[L$GE1 ( BRA9S & ( ! VOLUNT>Y COLLABORATION ( A HO/ ( LOCAL & SPECIALIZ$ =CES :I* ALONE CAN ATTACK ! DIV]SITY ( ECONOMIC PROBLEMS 9 !IR LOCAL ASPECTS4 ,TO REJECT ?IS COLLABORATION & TO TURN EV]Y?+ OV] TO ! G5IUS ( P>TY DICTATORS IS TO DE/ROY ! 9DEP5D5T C5T] ( \R LIFE1 ! TRADE UNIONS & ! LOCAL COOP]ATIVE ORGANIZATIONS1 BY *ANG+ !M 9TO BUREAUCRATIC ORGANS ( ! P>TY1 AS IS ! CASE AT ?IS TIME4 ,?AT IS ! WAY NOT TO ACCOMPLI% ! REVOLUTION1 TO MAKE ITS REALIZATION IMPOSSIBLE4 ,& ?AT IS :Y ,I CONSID] IT MY DUTY TO PUT Y\ ON GU>D AGA9/ BORR[+ ANY SU* ME?ODS444 ,! LATE W> HAS BR\Y MEANS4 ,BUT ! SUCCESS ( ?IS RECON/RUCTION WILL DEP5D 9 GREAT P>T ON ! POSSIBILITY ( DIRECT COOP]ATION BETWE5 ! DIFF]5T PEOPLES4 ,TO A*IEVE ?AT1 IT IS NECESS>Y ?AT ! WORK+ CLASSES ( ALL NATIONS %\LD BE DIRECTLY UNIT$ & ?AT ! IDEA ( A GREAT 9T]NATIONAL ( ALL ! WORK]S ( ! WORLD %\LD BE TAK5 UP AGA91 BUT NOT 9 ! =M ( A UNION DIRECT$ BY A S+LE POLITICAL P>TY1 AS 9 ! CASE ( ! ,SECOND & ,?IRD ,9T]NATIONALS4 ,SU* UNIONS HAVE ( C\RSE PL5TY ( REASON TO EXI/1 BUT \TSIDE ( !M1 & UNIT+ ALL1 !RE %\LD BE A UNION ( ALL ! WORK]S' ORGANIZATIONS ( ! WORLD1 F$]AT$ TO DELIV] WORLD PRODUCTION FROM ITS PRES5T SUBJECTION TO CAPITALISM4 ,:AT ,TO ,DO8 ,! REVOLUTION WE HAVE GONE ?R\< IS ! SUM TOTAL1 NOT ( ! EF=TS ( SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS1 BUT A NATURAL PH5OM5ON1 9DEP5D5T ( ! HUMAN WILL1 A NATURAL PH5OM5ON SIMIL> TO A TYPHOON SU* AS RISES SUDD5LY ON ! COA/S ( ,EA/]N ,ASIA4 ,?\S&S ( CAUSES1 9 :I* ! WORK ( SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS & EV5 ( P>TIES HAS BE5 ONLY A GRA9 ( S&1 ONE ( ! M9UTE LOCAL :IRLW9DS1 HAVE CONTRIBUT$ TO =M ! GREAT NATURAL PH5OM5ON1 ! GREAT CATA/ROPHE :I* %ALL EI!R R5EW1 OR DE/ROY2 OR P]HAPS BO? DE/ROY & R5EW4 ,ALL ( US PREP>$ ?IS GREAT 9EVITABLE *ANGE4 ,BUT IT WAS ALSO PREP>$ BY ALL ! PREVI\S REVOLUTIONS ( #a#g#i#c1 #a#h#d#h-#a#h#g#a2 BY ALL ! WRIT+S ( ! ,JACOB9S1 SOCIALI/S2 BY ALL ! A*IEVEM5TS ( SCI5CE1 9DU/RY1 >T & SO ON4 ,9 A WORD1 MILLIONS ( NATURAL CAUSES HAVE CONTRIBUT$ JU/ 9 ! SAME WAY AS MILLIONS ( MOVEM5TS ( P>TICLES ( AIR OR WAT] CAUSE ! SUDD5 /ORM :I* S9KS HUNDR$S ( %IPS OR DE/ROYS ?\S&S ( H\SES - AS ! TREMBL+ ( ! E>? 9 AN E>?QUAKE IS CAUS$ BY ?\S&S ( SMALL TREMORS & BY ! PREP>ATORY MOVEM5TS ( SEP>ATE P>TICLES4 ,9 G5]AL1 PEOPLE DO NOT SEE EV5TS CONCRETELY1 SOLIDLY4 ,!Y ?9K MORE 9 WORDS ?AN 9 CLE>LY-IMAG9$ PICTURES1 & !Y HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA :AT A REVOLUTION IS1 - ( ?OSE MANY MILLIONS ( CAUSES :I* HAVE GONE TO GIVE IT ITS PRES5T =M1 - & !Y >E !RE=E 9CL9$ TO EXAGG]ATE ! IMPORTANCE 9 ! PROGRESS ( ! REVOLUTION ( !IR P]SONALITY & ( ?AT ATTITUDE :I* !Y1 !IR FRI5DS & CO-?9K]S WILL TAKE UP 9 ?IS 5ORM\S UPHEAVAL4 ,& ( C\RSE !Y >E ABSOLUTELY 9CAPABLE ( UND]/&+ H[ P[]LESS IS ANY 9DIVIDUAL1 :ATEV] HIS 9TELLIG5CE & EXP]I5CE1 9 ?IS :IRLPOOL ( HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( =CES :I* HAVE BE5 PUT 9TO MOTION BY ! UPHEAVAL4 ,!Y DO NOT UND]/& ?AT ONCE SU* A GREAT NATURAL PH5OM5ON HAS BEGUN1 SU* AS AN E>?QUAKE1 OR1 RA!R1 SU* AS A TYPHOON1 SEP>ATE 9DIVIDUALS >E P[]LESS TO EX]CISE ANY K9D ( 9FLU5CE ON ! C\RSE ( EV5TS4 ,A P>TY P]HAPS CAN DO SOME?+1 - F> LESS ?AN IS USUALLY ?\ATE SMALL AGGREGATIONS NOT =M+ A FAIRLY L>GE MASS >E UND\BT$LY P[]LESS - !IR ,P[]S >E C]TA9LY NIL4 ,IT IS 9 ?IS POSITION ?AT ,I1 AN AN>*I/1 F9D MYSELF4 ,BUT EV5 P>TIES ( F> GREAT] NUMB]S 9 ,RUSSIA AT ! PRES5T MOM5T >E 9 A V]Y SIMIL> POSITION4 ,I WILL EV5 GO F>!R2 ! GOV]N+ P>TY ITSELF IS 9 ! SOME POSITION4 ,IT NO LONG] GOV]NS1 IT IS BE+ C>RI$ ALONG BY ! CURR5T :I* IT HELP$ TO CREATE BUT :I* IS N[ ALREADY A ?\S& TIMES /RONG] ?AN ! P>TY ITSELF444 ,:AT IS !N TO BE DONE8 ,WE >E EXP]I5C+ A REVOLUTION :I* HAS ADVANC$ NOT AT ALL ALONG ?OSE WAYS :I* WE HAD PREP>$ = IT1 BUT :I* WE HAD NO TIME TO PREP>E SUFFICI5TLY4 ,:AT IS TO BE DONE N[8 ,TO PREV5T ! REVOLUTION8 ,ABSURD6 ,TOO LATE4 ,! REVOLUTION WILL ADVANCE 9 ITS [N WAY1 9 ! DIRECTION ( ! LEA/ RESI/ANCE1 )\T PAY+ ! LEA/ ATT5TION TO \R EF=TS4 ,AT ! PRES5T MOM5T ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION IS 9 ! FOLL[+ POSITION4 ,IT IS P]PETRAT+ HORRORS4 ,IT IS RU9+ ! :OLE C\NTRY4 ,9 ITS MAD FURY IT IS ANNIHILAT+ HUMAN LIVES4 ,?AT IS :Y IT IS A REVOLUTION & NOT A PEACEFUL PROGRESS1 BECAUSE IT IS DE/ROY+ )\T REG>D+ :AT IT DE/ROYS & :I!R IT GOES4 ,& WE >E P[]LESS = ! PRES5T TO DIRECT IT 9TO ANO!R *ANNEL1 UNTIL SU* TIME AS IT WILL HAVE PLAY$ ITSELF \T4 ,IT MU/ WE> ITSELF \T4 ,& !N8 ,!N - 9EVITABLY WILL COME A REACTION4 ,SU* IS ! LAW ( HI/ORY1 & IT IS EASY TO UND]/& :Y ?IS CANNOT BE O!RWISE4 ,PEOPLE IMAG9E ?AT WE CAN *ANGE ! =M ( DEVELOPM5T ( A REVOLUTION4 ,?AT IS A *ILDI% ILLUSION4 ,A REVOLUTION IS SU* A =CE ?AT ITS GR[? CANNOT BE *ANG$4 ,& A REACTION IS ABSOLUTELY 9EVITABLE1 JU/ AS A HOLL[ 9 ! WAT] IS 9EVITABLE AFT] EV]Y WAVE1 AS WEAKNESS IS 9EVITABLE 9 A HUMAN BE+ AFT] A P]IOD ( FEV]I% ACTIVITY4 ,!RE=E ! ONLY ?+ WE CAN DO IS TO USE \R 5]GY TO LESS5 ! FURY & =CE ( ! ONCOM+ REACTION4 ,BUT ( :AT CAN \R EF=TS CONSI/8 ,TO MODIFY ! PASSIONS - ON ONE AS ON ! O!R SIDE8 ,:O IS LIKELY TO LI/5 TO US8 ,EV5 IF !RE EXI/ SU* DIPLOMATS AS CAN DO ANY?+ 9 ?IS ROLE1 ! TIME = !IR DEBUT HAS NOT YET COME2 NEI!R ! ONE NOR ! O!R SIDE IS AS YET DISPOS$ TO LI/5 TO !M4 ,I SEE ONE ?+2 WE MU/ GA!R TOGE!R PEOPLE :O WILL BE CAPABLE ( UND]TAK+ CON/RUCTIVE WORK 9 EA* & EV]Y P>TY AFT] ! 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