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,IT REMA9S = US TO CA/ A QUICK GLANCE AT ! ADM9I/RATIVE & JUDICI>Y PROC$URES ( ! ,BOL%EVIK REGIME DUR+ ?AT P]IOD4 

,MOREOV]1 !SE PROC$URES1 ESS5TIALLY1 HAVE H>DLY *ANG$ AT ALL4 ,IF1 9 \R DAYS1 !Y >E LESS FREQU5TLY EMPLOY$1 IT IS BECAUSE ALL ?OSE :O W]E SUBJECT$ TO !M 9 ! PA/ HAVE BE5 EXT]M9AT$4 ,BUT /ILL1 FAIRLY REC5TLY1 ! SAME PR9CIPLES & MEASURES HAVE BE5 APPLI$ TO ! 0,TROTSKYI/S01 TO ! ANTI-,/AL9I/ OLD ,BOL%EVIKS1 TO FUNCTION>IES FALL5 9TO DISGRACE3 (FIC]S1 POLICEM51 & O!RS4 

,AS WE HAVE /AT$1 !RE EXI/S 9 ,RUSSIA A POLITICAL POLICE SY/EM :I* WORKS 9 SECRET1 :I* HAS ! RI<T TO >RE/ PEOPLE SECRETLY1 )\T ANY =MAL >RAIGNM5T1 TO TRY !M SECRETLY )\T WITNESSES OR LAWY]S1 TO CONDEMN !M SECRETLY TO V>I\S P5ALTIES1 9CLUD+ DEA?1 OR TO R5EW !IR DET5TION OR EXILE = AS LONG AS IT MAY SEE FIT4 

,?IS IS A C>D9AL PO9T4 ,! HATEFUL REGIM5 APPLI$ TO PRISON]S & EXILES -- WE WILL 9SI/ UPON ?IS /ATEM5T DESPITE ALL ! D5IALS BY =EIGN 0DELEGATES0 DECEIV$ OR B\<T -- IS ONLY AN AGGRAVAT$ CIRCUM/ANCE4 ,EV5 IF ! LIFE 9 ! ,RUSSIAN PRISONS HAD ! HUMANIT>IAN *>ACT] ASCRIB$ TO IT BY ! (FICIALS & !IR ACOLYTES1 IT W\LD NOT BE ANY LESS TRUE ?AT HONE/ WORK]S C\LD BE >BITR>ILY REMOV$ .<FROM !IR HOMES OR JOBS.>1 ?R[N 9TO PRISON1 & DEPRIV$ ( ! RI<T TO /RUGGLE = !IR CAUSE1 SIMPLY ON ! SIMPLE DECISION ( SOME FUNCTION>IES4 

,DUR+ ! P]IOD ) :I* WE >E ESPECIALLY CONC]N$1 ?AT OMNIPOT5T POLICE =CE WAS CALL$ ! ,*EKA1 AN ABBREVIATION ( ITS COMPLETE ,RUSSIAN NAME3 ,*REZVYT*A9AYA ,KOMMISSIA1 ,EXTRAORD9>Y ,COMMISSION4 ,! ,*EKA WAS E/ABLI%$ AT ! 5D ( #a#i#a#g1 ON ,L59'S 9ITIATIVE1 BY A NUCLEUS ( ,COMMUNI/ MILITANTS :O HAD PROV5 !MSELVES 9 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ ,CZ>ISM & 5JOY$ ! UNLIMIT$ CONFID5CE ( ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,COMMUNI/ ,P>TY4 

,AT ?AT TIME ! ,COMMUNI/S JU/IFI$ ! EXI/5CE ( ?IS 9/ITUTION & ! SPECIAL FEATURES ( ITS FUNCTION+ BY .<PO9T+ TO.> ! NECESSITY ( ACT+ SWIFTLY AGA9/ ! NUM]\S PLOTS .<SO !Y ALLEG$.> ?REAT5+ ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,LAT] ?IS >GUM5T LO/ ,US VALUE4 ,! ,*EKA C\LD NO LONG] USE IT4 ,= A NEW PROBLEM HAD TO BE DEALT ) -- ?AT ( DEF5D+ ! ,P[] AGA9/ ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,9 #aibc ! *ANGE ( ! SECRET POLICE =CE'S TITLE TO ?AT ( ,G4,P4,U41 ALSO AN ABBREVIATION1 ALT]$ ONLY A FEW ASPECTS ( ITS PRACTICES4 ,& SUBSEQU5TLY NO?+ WAS *ANG$1 EXCEPT ! 9DIVIDUALS AT ! TOP4 ,! NAMES ( ?REE >E FAIRLY WELL KN[N ABROAD -- ,DJ]Z9SKY1 CREATOR & ANIMATOR ( ! ,*EKA1 :O DI$ SUDD5LY1 OR :O1 ACCORD+ TO SOME1 WAS EXECUT$ :ILE ON DUTY BY ORD] ( ,/AL92 ,YAGODA1 EXECUT$ AS A RESULT ( A FAM\S 0TRIAL02 & ,YEJOV1 HIS SUCCESSOR1 :O MY/]I\SLY DISAPPE>$4 

,! ,*EKA NEV] ISSU$ REPORTS ON ITS ACTIVITIES1 NEI!R TO ! WORK]S AT L>GE1 NOR TO !IR 0REPRES5TATIVES04 ,?OSE ACTIVITIES W]E ALWAYS PURSU$ ) ! GREATE/ MY/]Y4 ,9=MATION WAS SUPPLI$ TO ! ,*EKA BY A VA/ NETWORK ( SECRET AG5TS1 ( :I* A SIZABLE P>T WAS RECRUIT$ FROM ! =M] ,CZ>I/ POLICE4 ,& ! ,*EKA ALSO TOOK ADVANTAGE ( ! DUTY IMPOS$ ON ALL ,COMMUNI/S TO HELP ! 0REVOLUTION>Y0 POLICE BY GIV+ 9=MATION1 D5UNCIATIONS1 ET CET]A4 

,! DESPOTISM1 ! ABUSES1 ! CRIMES P]PETRAT$ 9 ! DUNGEONS ( !   SURPASSES ALL IMAG9ATION4 ,WE CANNOT TAKE TIME TO 5UM]ATE !M H]E2 ?IS P>TICUL> SUBJECT DES]VES A VOLUME BY ITSELF4 ,! FUTURE HI/ORIAN WILL BE HORRIFI$ :5 ! >*IVES >E OP5$ & GIVE =? !IR T]RIBLE HUMAN DOCUM5TATION4 ,READ]S WILL F9D $IFY+ EXAMPLES 9 C]TA9 AVAILABLE BOOKS4 

,9 ?AT P]IOD1 TRIBUNALS & PUBLIC TRIALS = POLITICAL CASES DID NOT EXI/4 ,EV5 TODAY SU* TRIALS >E EXCEPTIONAL4 ,!N ! ,*EKA CONDUCT$ !M EXCLUSIVELY4 

,AS A RULE1 >RE/S W]E )\T APPEAL4 ,& .<AT FIR/.> ! S5T5CES W]E NOT PUBLI%$4 ,LAT]1 OCCASIONALLY1 9 A FEW L9ES1 LIMIT$ M5TION ( ORAL TRIALS BE=E ! POLICE WAS MADE 9 ! PRESS4 ,!SE REF]5CES %[$ ONLY ?AT A CASE HAD BE5 PUT ON ! CAL5D> & ?AT A GIV5 S5T5CE WAS IMPOS$4 ,REASONS = ! S5T5CE W]E NEV] /AT$4 

,S5T5CES W]E C>RI$ \T BY ! ,*EKA ITSELF4 ,IF ! V]DICT WAS DEA?1 ! PRISON] WAS TAK5 FROM HIS CELL1 & USUALLY EXECUT$ BY A REVOLV] BULLET 9 ! BACK ( ! NECK AT ! MOM5T :51 FOLL[$ BY A ,*EKI/ EXECUTION]1 HE WAS DESC5D+ ! LA/ /EP ( A /AIRCASE LEAD+ TO ! CELL>4 ,!N ! BODY WAS BURI$ SECRETLY4 ,IT WAS NEV] RETURN$ TO ! PRISON]'S RELATIVES4 ,FREQU5TLY ! LATT] HE>D ( ! EXECUTION ( !IR K9 ONLY 9DIRECTLY -- BY ! REFUSAL ( ! PRISON ADM9I/RATION TO RECEIVE FOOD ?AT !Y8 BR\<T = HIM4 ,! CLASSIC PHRASE WAS ( GEM-LIKE SIMPLICITY 3 0,SO-&-SO NO LONG] APPE>S ON ! PRISON RECORDS40 ,?IS C\LD MEAN TRANSF] TO ANO!R PRISON OR EXILE4 ,IF IT WAS DEA?1 ! =MULA WAS ! SAME4 ,NO O!R EXPLANATION WAS P]MITT$4 ,IT WAS UP TO ! RELATIVES TO MAKE 9QUIRIES ELSE:]E TO LE>N EXACTLY :AT HAD HAPP5$4 

,EXILE ALWAYS ADM9I/RATIVE1 MEANT DEPORTATION TO ! MO/ DI/ANT & B>R5 P>TS ( ! VA/ C\NTRY3 EI!R TO ! W>M & M>%Y REGIONS1 EXTREMELY UNHEAL?Y1 9 ,TURKE/AN1 OR TO ! EXTREME ,NOR?1 9 ! T]RIBLE REGIONS ( ,N>YM OR ,TURUKHANSK4 ,(T5 5\< ! ,GOV]NM5T 0AMUS$ ITSELF0 BY S5D+ EXILES FIR/ TO ,TURKE/AN & !N SUDD5LY TRANSF]R+ !M TO ! F> ,NOR?1 OR VISE V]SA4 ,IT WAS AN 9DIRECT BUT C]TA9 WAY ( S5D+ !M 9TO ! O!R WORLD4 

,! CORRESPOND5CE BETWE5 ! ,AID ,COMMITTEE & ! LIB]T>IANS EXIL$ TO ! ,NOR? REVEAL$ ! PHYSICAL & MORAL HORROR ( ! 0LIFE0 ( !SE VICTIMS4 ,>RIV+ AT !IR DE/9ATION1 !Y W]E H5CE=? ISOLAT$ FROM ! WORLD4 ,SU* DE/9ATIONS1 9 SEV]AL 9/ANCES1 W]E =GOTT5 T[NS & VILLAGES :OSE 9HABITANTS LIV$ BY HUNT+ OR FI%+4 ,MAIL CAME ONLY ONCE OR TWICE A YE>4 ,HUNDR$S ( !SE SETTLEM5TS COMPRIS$ ONLY F\R OR FIVE HUTS LO/ 9 A DES]T ( ICE & SN[4 

,?OSE EXILES SUFF]$ ALL ! ILLNESSES ( MALNUTRITION1 COLD1 & 9ACTIVITY -- SCURVY1 TUB]CULOSIS1 HE>T & /OMA* DISEASES4 ,LIFE WAS A SL[ TORTURE & DEA? CAME AS A DELIV]ANCE4 

,! PRISONS :]E ! LIB]T>IANS1 ! ,SYNDICALI/S1 ! 0OPPOSITIONI/S01 ! SIMPLE WORK]S1 PEASANTS1 OR O!R CITIZ5S :O HAD REBELL$ OR W]E M]ELY SUSPECTS1 W]E CONF9$1 W]E NEV] VISIT$ BY ! =EIGN DELEGATIONS4 ,SU* VISIT+ GR\PS USUALLY W]E CONDUCT$ ?R\< ,SOKOLNIKI1 ,LE=TOVO1 & C]TA9 SECTIONS ( ,BUTYRKI -- ?AT IS1 !Y W]E TAK5 TO ! ,MOSC[ PRISONS :]E ! C\NT]-REVOLUTION>IES1 SPECULATORS1 & COMMON-LAW PRISON]S W]E KEPT4 ,SOMETIMES !SE W]E P]SUAD$ TO CALL !MSELVES 0POLITICAL PRISON]S0 & TO PRAISE ! PRISON ADM9I/RATION BY PROMISES ( A R$UCTION ( !IR S5T5CES4 

,SOME DELEGATIONS W]E ALL[$ TO VISIT ! PRISON = ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS 9 ,TIFLIS1 9 ! ,CAUCASUS4 ,BUT C]TA9 O!R PRISONS W]E NEV] VISIT$ BY =EIGN DELEGATIONS OR 9DIVIDUAL TRAVEL]S -- NOTABLY1 ! CAMP AT ,SOLOVKI1 (T5 M5TION$ 9 ! =EIGN PRESS1 BUT REMA9+ MY/]I\S2 ! ,SUZDAL PRISON 7A =M] MONA/]Y1 TRANS=M$71 ! 0POLITICAL ISOLATOR0 ( ,V]KHNE-,URALS1 ?AT ( ,TOBOLSK1 OR ?AT ( ,Y>OSLAV4 ,ONE C\LD ADD NUM]\S PRISONS & MANY CONC5TRATION CAMPS SCATT]$ ?R\<\T ! C\NTRY4 ,ALL HAVE REMA9$ TOTALLY UNKN[N TO ! NAIVE1 OR ! 9T]E/$1 :O .<W]E L$.> TO GIVE1 ON !IR RETURN FROM A 0/UDY0 TRIP 9 0! FIR/ ,SOCIALI/ NATION01 FAVORABLE REPORTS ON 0! NEW PRISON REGIME CREAT$ BY ! ,U4,S4,S4,R404 

,& ,ROMA9 ,ROLL& SAYS ?AT HE WAS ABLE TO DISCOV] ! EXI/5CE ( ADM9I/RATIVE JU/ICE 9 0,SOVIET0 ,RUSSIA4  

,! UNLEA%$ REPRESSION1 ! VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! PEOPLE1 ! T]ROR -- !SE MADE UP ! CR[N ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS' WORK1 ( !IR 0SOVIET0 REGIME4 

,TO JU/IFY ALL ?IS HORROR1 !Y 9VOK$ ! 9T]E/S ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 ,BUT NO?+ C\LD HAVE BE5 MORE FALSE1 MORE HYPOCRITICAL1 ?AN ?IS ATTEMPT$ JU/IFICATION4 

,! ,AN>*I/S HAVE BE5 EXT]M9AT$ 9 ,RUSSIA1 !Y CAN EXI/ !RE NO LONG]1 SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y DEF5D$ ! V]Y PR9CIPLES ( ! ,SOCIAL ,REVOLUTION1 BECAUSE !Y /RUGGLE = ! REAL ECONOMIC1 POLITICAL1 & SOCIAL FRE$OM ( ! PEOPLE4 

,! REVOLUTION>IES 9 G5]AL1 & HUNDR$S ( ?\S&S ( WORK]S1 HAVE BE5 ANNIHILAT$ 9 ,RUSSIA BY A NEW AU?ORITY & BY A NEW PRIVILEG$ CA/E1 :I*1 LIKE ALL AU?ORITIES & ALL PRIVILEG$ CA/ES 9 ! WORLD1 HAVE NO?+ ( ! REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT1 & MA9TA9 !MSELVES 9 P[] ONLY BY ! ?IR/ TO DOM9ATE & EXPLOIT 9 !IR TURN4 ,!IR SY/EM IS SUPPORT$ BY RUSE & VIOL5CE1 LIKE ANY AU?ORIT>IAN & /ATI/ SY/EM -- NECESS>ILY DOM9ATOR1 EXPLOIT]1 & OPPRESSOR4 

,! 0,COMMUNI/0 /ATI/ REGIME IS ONLY A V>IETY ( ! ,FASCI/ REGIME4 ,IT IS HI< TIME ?AT ! WORK]S ( ALL C\NTRIES UND]/OOD ?IS1 ?AT !Y REFLECT UPON IT1 & ?AT !Y LE>N PR(ITABLE LESSONS FROM ?IS T]RIBLE NEGATIVE EXP]I5CE4 

,MOREOV]1 CURR5T EV5TS >E CONTRIBUT+ P[]FULLY TO ?IS RESULT1 & COM+ EV5TS WILL CONTRIBUTE FUR!R TO !M4 ,AS ,I WRITE !SE L9ES1 9 ,DECEMB]1 #a#i#c#i1 ,BOL%EVISM F9ALLY IS 9 ! PROCESS ( GO+ \TSIDE ( ITS FRONTI]S1 \T ( ITS ,RUSSIAN 0CAGE04 ,ONE WILL SEE IT AT WORK 9 DUE TIME4 ,I HAVE NOT ! SLI<TE/ D\BT ( ! NATURE ( ! F9AL JUDGM5T4 

,!SE EV5TS WILL CONTRIBUTE EQUALLY1 ,I HOPE1 TO A BETT] UND]/&+ ( ! PRES5T WORK & ITS REVELATIONS4 ,& ,I ALSO HOPE ?AT ?IS BOOK WILL 5ABLE ! READ+ PUBLIC TO UND]/& C]TA9 FACTS BETT]4 

,AMONG O!R ?+S1 IT IS 9 ! LI<T ( !SE REVELATIONS ?AT ONE CAN UND]/& ! RISE ( ,JOSEF ,/AL94 ,AS A MATT] ( FACT1 ,/AL9 DID NOT 0FALL FROM ! MOON04 ,/AL9 & 0,/AL9ISM0 >E SIMPLY ! LOGICAL CONSEQU5CES ( A PRELIM9>Y & PREP>ATORY EVOLUTION1 ITSELF ! RESULT ( A T]RIBLE MI/AKE1 ( AN EVIL DEVIATION ( ! ,REVOLUTION4 

,IT WAS ,L59 & ,TROTSKY -- ?AT IS TO SAY1 !IR SY/EM -- :I* PREP>$ ! GR\ND = & GAVE RISE TO ,/AL94 

,TO ALL ?OSE :O1 HAV+ SUPPORT$ ,L591 ,TROTSKY1 & !IR COLLEAGUES1 TODAY FULM9ATE AGA9/ ,/AL91 IT MU/ BE SAID3 ,!Y REAP :AT !Y S[$6 

,IT IS TRUE ?AT LOGIC IS NOT ! PROV9CE ( EV]YONE4 ,BUT LET !M CORRECT !IR AIM AT LEA/1 BE=E IT IS TOO LATE4 

,FIFTE5 YE>S AGO AN ,AN>*I/ 9 T\* ) ! FACTS1 WROTE C]TA9 WORDS -- F9E1 VIGOR\S1 & JU/4 ,!SE3  
  

,H]E >E ! FACTS :I* DEMON/RATE ! ET]NAL AU?ORIT>IAN MON/ROSITY4 ,MAY !Y MAKE RECOIL 9 HORROR ?OSE :O V5TURE BL9DLY 9TO ! WAY ( DICTATOR%IP1 :E!R IT BE 9 ! NAME ( ! VA/ SUBLIME IDEAL1 OR ! MO/ LOGICAL =MULA ( SOCIOLOGY4 ,MAY !Y ESPECIALLY1 ON ! EVE ( EV5TS :I* MI<T LEAD TO A REVOLUTION>Y SITUATION1 BE IMPELL$ TO TAKE ALL PRECAUTIONS1 NOT ONLY TO AVOID ! TRAPS 9 :I* ! ,RUSSIAN ,AN>*I/S W]E CAU<T & SLAU<T]$1 BUT ALSO BE CAPABLE1 9 ! REVOLUTION>Y H\RS1 ( OPPOS+ PRACTICAL CONCEPTIONS ( PRODUCTION & DI/RIBUTION ( GOODS TO ?OSE ( ! ,COMMUNI/ DICTATORS4  
  

,LAT]1 A LITTLE BE=E HIS DEA?1 ! ,AN>*I/ CONVICTIONS ( ! MAN :O WROTE ?OSE WORDS GAVE WAY4 ,9 A MOM5T ( MADNESS1 HE APPROV$ ( ,BOL%EVISM4 

,HAPPILY1 IF M51 G5]ALLY WEAK & 9CONSEQU5TIAL BE+S B5D1 DE=M !MSELVES1 & PASS AWAY1 ! TRU?S1 :I* !Y =M]LY PROCLAIM$1 REMA94 

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