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,AU?OR 3 ,NE/OR ,MAKHNO 

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,BE+ HO/ILE TO ! V]Y CONCEPT ( A ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY1 \R ,GR\P WAS NATURALLY HO/ILE TO ! ELECTION ( ITS DELEGATES4 

,9FLU5C$ BY ! AGITATIONAL WORK ( \R GR\P1 ! TOIL+ POPULATION ( ! RAION WAS1 ON ! :OLE1 ALSO HO/ILE TO ! IDEA ( ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY4 ,H[EV]1 MANY ( !M TOOK P>T 9 ! ELECTIONS4 ,?IS IS EXPLA9$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! SOCIALI/ P>TIES -- ! ,LEFT & ,RI<T ,S-,RS1 ,BOL%EVIKS1 & ,M5%EVIKS -- AS WELL AS ! P[]FUL ,KADET ,P>TY -- CONDUCT$ A FURI\S CAMPAIGN ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY ON BEHALF ( !IR LI/S ( C&IDATES4 ,UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ?IS PROPAG&A1 ! POPULATION ( ! C\NTRY DIVID$ UP 9TO NUM]\S GR\PS1 !REBY COMPLETELY DE/ROY+ ITS UNITY & EV5 F\ND ITSELF DIVID$ ON ! QUE/ION ( SOCIALIZATION ( ! L&4 ,?IS WAS PLAY+ 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,KADETS & ,M5%EVIKS :O AT ?AT TIME /OOD = MAK+ ! PEASANTS BUY BACK !IR L&4 

,\R ,GR\P1 AFT] /UDY+ ! ACTIVITIES ( ALL ! ABOVE-M5TION$ P>TIES1 ACTIVITIES :I* ?REAT5$ TO DE/ROY ! UNITY ( ! TOIL]S1 FAVOR$ ! ,S-,RS & ,BOL%EVIKS OV] ! ,KADETS & ,M5%EVIKS4 ,AS A RESULT WE REFRA9$ FROM ACTIVELY PURSU+ A BOYCOTT ( ! ELECTIONS AT ?AT TIME4 ,WE RECOMM5D$ TO ?OSE MEMB]S :O WANT$ TO TAKE P>T 9 ! MEET+S ORGANIZ$ BY ! POLITICAL P>TIES TO ADVISE ! TOIL]S ?AT IF ANY ( !M HAD FAI? 9 ! ,CON/ITU5T ,ASSEMBLY & WI%$ TO P>TICIPATE 9 ! ELECTION ( DELEGATES TO IT1 !Y %\LD VOTE = ! ,SOCIALI/-,REVOLUTION>IES 7! ,LEFT & ,RI<T ,S,RS PUT =W>D ONE LI/ -- ,NO4 #c7 OR = ! ,BOL%EVIKS 7,NO4 #i74 

,AL?\< ! ELECTIONS 9 ,UKRA9E HAD NUM]\S LI/S ( C&IDATES1 ONLY ?REE W]E ( 9T]E/ TO ! TOIL]S3 ,NO4 #c -- ! ,S-,RS2 ,NO4 #e -- ! 0,UKRA9IAN LI/01 I4E4 A MI%MA% ( SOCIALI/-*AUV9I/S & NATIONALI/S2 & ,NO4 #i -- ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,! LI/S ( ,S-,RS & ,BOL%EVIKS 5JOY$ 5ORM\S SUCCESS 9 >EAS :]E ! TOIL+ POPULATION P>TICIPAT$ FULLY 9 ! ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN4 ,NO4 #e1 ! 0,UKRA9IAN0 LI/1 HAD LESS SUCCESS 9 ,LEFT-,BANK ,UKRA9E ?AN EI!R ,NO4 #c OR ,NO4 #i4 

,! SUCCESS ( ! LEFT-W+ SOCIALI/ P>TIES 9 ! ELECTIONS CAN BE EXPLA9$1 ON ! ONE H&1 BY ! FACT ?AT ! ,UKRA9IAN LABOR+ POPULATION1 NOT DE=M$ BY ! POLITICS ( ! NATIONALI/S1 PRES]V$ ITS 9H]5T REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT1 & VOT$ = REVOLUTION>Y P>TIES4 ,ON ! O!R H&1 !RE WAS ! REALITY ?AT ! IDEA ( ,UKRA9IAN LIB]ATION WAS BAS$ ON B\RGEOIS-NATIONALI/ SELF-DET]M9ATION1 RA!R ?AN ! AUTONOMY ( WORK+ PEOPLE4 ,?IS IDEA ( ! B\RGEOISIE1 ANA*RONI/IC 9 ! TW5TIE? C5TURY1 WAS RESUSCITAT$ BY IRRESPONSIBLE PEOPLE :O EV5 /UCK SOCIALI/ LABELS ON !MSELVES & TRI$ TO 0TALK SOCIALI/04 ,BUT ?IS DIDN'T *ANGE ! ESS5CE ( ! MATT]3 ! QUE/ION ( 0,UKRA9IAN LIB]ATION0 REMA9$ LOCK$ 9TO A *AUV9I/ FRAMEWORK4 ,! HEADS ( ?IS 0MOVEM5T0 W]E A REALLY ILL-ASSORT$ BUN*1 ) ! EXCEPTION ( TWO OR ?REE PEOPLE :O ALSO EV5TUALLY SOLD \T TO ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM & 5D$ UP M>*+ AGA9/ ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,(T5 ! MO/ RESPONSIBLE PO/S W]E FILL$ ) PEOPLE :O C\LD SPEAK ,UKRA9IAN BUT REALLY HAD NO BUS9ESS BE+ 9 ! RANKS ( A MOVEM5T :I* LIB]ATORY ASPIRATIONS4 

,! SPIRIT ( ! 0,UKRA9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,MOVEM5T0 WAS B\RGEOIS & *AUV9I/ ?R\< & ?R\<4 ,ITS LEAD]S BEHAV$ REPREH5SIBLY T[>DS ! TOIL]S :O HAD SET \T BY DIRECT ACTION TO W9 LIB]TY1 ! RI<T TO 9DEP5D5CE1 & ! CON/RUCTION ( A FREE SOCIETY4 ,AS A RESULT ! IDEA ( A 0,UKRA9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,MOVEM5T0 >\S$ ! HATR$ ( ! ,UKRA9IAN REVOLUTION>Y TOIL]S4 ,!Y SAW ?R\< IT FROM ! BEG9N+ & MOV$ AGA9/ IT1 %[+ NO PITY TO ANY?+ T\*$ BY IT4 ,AFT] TWO OR ?REE MON?S ( ACTIVE /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! ,UKRA9IAN NATIONALI/ MOVEM5T1 ! ,GREAT ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION BEGAN & ! TOIL]S C\LD SEE ?AT !Y W]E RI<T TO /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! NATIONALI/S SO QUICKLY & ) SU* 9T5SITY4 

,I DON'T REALLY WANT TO TAKE UP ANY MORE SPACE 9 ?IS MEMOIR DISSECT+ ! ,UKRA9IAN ,LIB]ATION ,MOVEM5T1 :I* CAUS$ SO MU* H>M TO ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,I WANT TO MOVE ON TO REPORT+ ON ! EFFECT ( ! ,OCTOB] C\P AFT] ITS TRIUMPH 9 ,PETROGRAD & ,MOSC[4 ,IT EX]T$ AN 9FLU5CE ALMO/ IMM$IATELY ON ! REVOLUTION>Y TOIL]S ( ,ZAPOROZH'E & ,PREAZOV1 9 P>TICUL>4 ,?IS 9CLUD$ ! FOLL[+ RAIONS :I* W]E L9K$ IDEOLOGICALLY ) ! ,GULYAI-,POLE ,SOVIET & LOOK$ TO IT = GUIDANCE 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ! GOV]NM5T & ! WID5+ & DEEP5+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y PROCESS3 ,ALEKS&ROVSK1 ,MELITOPOL'1 ,B]DYANSK1 ,M>IUPOL'1 ,BAKHMUT1 & ,PAVLOGRAD4 

,HAV+ FOLL[$ CLOSELY ! EV]YDAY GO+S ON 9 !SE RAIONS1 ,I CAN CONFIRM ?AT 9 ,NOVEMB] & ,DECEMB] ! TRIUMPH ( ! C\P 9 ,RUSSIA WAS GREET$ BY ! ,UKRA9IAN TOIL]S ) GREAT JOY4 ,!Y 9 NO WAY *ANG$ !IR [N LOCAL ACTIVITIES BECAUSE !Y RECOGNIZ$ ?AT ! ,C\P WAS BAS$ ON ! IDEAS ( ! REAL ,REVOLUTION1 :I* CAME FROM ! AWAK5+ ( ! OPPRESS$ VILLAGES & 5SLAV$ CITIES4 

,UP UNTIL ,OCTOB]1 ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION HAD TRI$ TO MAKE ITS M>K ON ! ,REVOLUTION 9 A DEEP & DELIB]ATE MANN] -- COMPLETELY DEVOID ( ANY /ATI/ CONCEPTS4 ,!N AT ! 5D ( ,NOVEMB] #aiag F\R (FICIAL GOV]NM5TS W]E ORGANIZ$ 9 ,EKAT]9OSLAV1 EA* PRET5D+ TO RULE ! REVOLUTION>Y MASSES ( ! :OLE PROV9CE4 ,!Y PROCE$$ TO BAD-M\? EA* O!R & !N />T$ TO FI<T AMONG !MSELVES1 DRAGG+ ! TOIL]S 9TO ! FRAY4 ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION COMPLETELY AVOID$ TAK+ SIDES 9 !SE /RUGGLES 9 :I* ONE GOV]NM5T OR ! O!R TEMPOR>ILY TRIUMPH$4 

,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ,DECEMB] ! BLOC ( ,BOL%EVIKS & ,LEFT ,S-,RS GOT ! UPP] H& 9 ,EKAT]9OSLAV4 ,GULYAI-,POLE RAION RECOGNIZ$ !SE P>TIES AS REVOLUTION>Y & IMM$IATELY CAME UP ) AN ANALYSIS !IR REVOLUTION>Y VALUE4 

,! TOIL]S SAID3 0,WE CONSID] ! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,LEFT ,S-,RS TO BE REVOLUTION>Y BECAUSE ( !IR ACTIVITIES DUR+ ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,WE CONGRATULATE !M AS /AUN* MILITANTS4 ,BUT WE DON'T TRU/ !M 9 P[]4 ,!Y TRIUMPH$ ON \R BACKS OV] ! B\RGEOISIE :I* TRI$ TO KILL ! ,REVOLUTION ) ! SUPPORT ( RI<T-W+ SOCIALI/ GR\P+S4 ,& !N ! ,BOL%EVIKS & ,LEFT ,S-,RS SET UP !IR [N GOV]NM5T :I* SMELLS JU/ ! SAME AS ANY O!R GOV]NM5T1 ! LIKES ( :I* HAVE BE5 /IFL+ US = C5TURIES4 ,& IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ?IS NEW GOV]NM5T IS 9 ANY HURRY TO E/ABLI% LOCAL SELF-MANAGEM5T = ! TOIL]S SO !Y WON'T BE AT ! M]CY ( ! BOSSES4  
  

0,EV]Y:]E COMMISS>IATS >E BE+ E/ABLI%$4 ,& !SE COMMISS>IATS HAVE A POLICE-LIKE *>ACT] RA!R ?AN BE+ EGALIT>IAN 9/ITUTIONS COMPOS$ ( COMRADES SEEK+ TO EXPLA9 TO US ! BE/ WAY TO ORGANIZE \RSELVES SO ?AT WE WILL BE 9DEP5D5T & NOT HAVE TO LI/5 TO ! BOSSES :O UP TO N[ HAVE LIV$ ON \R BACKS & DONE US NO?+ BUT H>M4 

,S9CE ?IS REVOLUTION>Y GOV]NM5T %[S NO EGALIT>IAN T5D5CIES1 S9CE ON ! CONTR>Y IT IS CONSOLIDAT+ POLICE-LIKE 9/ITUTIONS1 !N 9 ! FUTURE WE CAN EXPECT1 9/EAD ( ADVICE1 ONLY ! P]EMPTORY ORD]S ( ! BOSSES4 ,ANYONE ?9K+ 9DEP5D5TLY & ACT+ CONTR>Y TO ! ORD]S RECEIV$ WILL BE FAC$ ) DEA? OR DEPRIV$ ( !IR FRE$OM1 :I* WE VALUE ABOVE ALL ELSE40  
  

,! TOIL]S (F]$ ?IS ANALYSIS :I*1 AL?\< VAGUE 9 DETAILS1 EXPRESS$ ! TRU? ?AT BY MEANS ( !IR SACRIFICES EV5TS HAD TAK5 PLACE 9 :I* ONE EVIL SY/EM WAS OV]?R[N & ANO!R 9/ALL$ 9 ITS PLACE UND] V>I\S PRETEXTS4 

,! FACT ?AT ! TOIL+ MASSES ( ,UKRA9E UND]/OOD ! ASPIRATIONS ( ! V>I\S POLITICAL P>TIES ALL[$ !M TO REJECT ! RI<T-W+ SOCIALI/S & ALLY !MSELVES ) ?OSE GR\PS :I* !Y SAW MOV+ 9 ! SAME DIRECTION4 ,9 ! VANGU>D !Y SAW ! ,BOL%EVIKS1 ,LEFT ,S-,RS1 & AN>*I/S4 ,BUT ! FIR/ TWO SOCIALI/ GR\P+S KNEW :AT !Y NE$$ TO DO AT ! GIV5 MOM5T2 MOREOV] !Y HAD CONCLUD$ AN ALLIANCE :I* MEANT ?AT !Y ACT$ P]FECTLY 9 UNISON4 ,?IS MADE !M /& \T 9 ! EYES ( ! TOIL]S :O REF]R$ TO !M UND] ONE NAME -- 0,BOL%EVIKS0 -- A NAME UND] :I* ALL ! REVOLUTION>IES W]E M]G$1 9CLUD+ ! AN>*I/S4 

,! MASSES ( TOIL]S LOOK$ AT ?IS COMPLEX ( GR\P+S /&+ 9 !IR VANGU>D & SAID3 0,WE WELCOME !SE REVOLUTION>IES1 BUT WE DON'T HAVE 5\< 9=MATION TO SAY !Y WON'T 5D UP FI<T+ AMONG !MSELVES = ! RI<T TO TAKE P[] OV] US & SUBJECT US 5TIRELY TO !IR WILL4 ,?IS T5D5CY C]TA9LY EXI/S AMONG !M :I* C\LD LEAD !M TO UNLEA% A NEW W> :ILE WE1 ! TOIL]S1 ) \R RI<T TO AUTONOM\S ACTION ON BEHALF ( REVOLUTION>Y 9T]E/S1 >E RELEGAT$ TO ! SIDEL9ES & =C$ TO SUBMIT TO ! EGOTI/ICAL1 CRIM9AL 9T]E/S ( P>TIES40 

,?IS =C$ ! REVOLUTION>Y TOIL]S ( ,GULYAI-,POLE TO BE EV5 MORE VIGILANT ?AN USUAL4 

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