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>Yulia Ivanova >Will You Awake, Being Full of Strengths? Joseph >Stalin. Threshold 10 > >The picture shows the house in the town of >Solvychegodsk where Stalin lived when he was in exile. > >“There is no one and indivisible Russia. Before us >there open a picture of struggle between two Russias: >bourgeois and proletarian ones. Two great armies >entered a scene of struggle: an army of proletarians >and an army of bourgeois, and struggle between these >two armies involved all our public life” (a fragment >from Joseph’s article. > >“Now we are interested in how a system of ideas (a >theory of socialism) is elaborated from separate >ideas, how separate ideas unite into one orderly >system – a theory of socialism, and who elaborates and >unites them. Whether masses of people provide their >leaders with programs and explanations of programs or >leaders to masses? (a fragment from Joseph’s letter). > >Pages of Joseph’s life: > >In 1907 he published newspapers “Bakinsky proletary” >and “Gudok” and struggled at their pages with >Mensheviks and socialist revolutionaries, participated >in a campaign of 4th State Duma election, was elected >a member of Baku Committee of the RSDLP. > >In 1908 he was arrested. Being imprisoned he wrote >articles and managed above-mentioned newspapers, was >exiled to Vologodskaya province for two years, lived >in the town of Solvychegodsk, nearly died of typhus, >took to flight. > >He continued his revolutionary work in Baku and >Tiflis, called the Tiflis party conference, publish >the newspaper “Tiflisky proletary”, wrote “The Letters >from Caucasus”. > >“A proletarian party is not a philosophical school or >a religious sect but a party of struggle which leads >struggling proletariat”. > >“A fighting group of leaders should have many fewer >members than class of proletarians has; by its >consciousness and experience it should stand higher >than class of proletarians and be a solidary >organisation” (Class of proletarians and party of >proletarians). > >“Up till now our party has looked like hospitable >patriarchal family which is ready to accept all who >sympathies it. But after our party became a >centralized organization it refused its patriarchal >image and became completely similar to a fortress >whose doors are opened only for worthy people”. > >In another place our ‘revolutionary priest’ says that >membership in party is ‘the holy of holiness’, and in >one more place he called party ‘a kind of a >sword-bearer in the Soviet state. > >In 1910 he became an authorised person of the Central >Committee of the Party, wrote a resolution about >transferring the central management of party’s work to >Russia, was arrested and deported under guard to >Solvychegodsk, wrote a message to the Central >Committee ‘From Solvychegodsk exile’. > >“The country lay in chains under the feet of its >enslavers. The shooting of labourers in Lensky >goldfields broke ice of silence, and the river of >national movement began to flow. Every evil and harm >of the present political regime and every illness of >long-suffering Russia were focused on one fact in >events on Lena” (Joseph’s article in the newspaper >‘Star’ concerning the Lensky shooting. > >“We, communists, are special people. We are made of >special material. We are those who constitute an army >of the great proletarian strategist comrade Lenin. Not >everyone is able to be a member of such a party. Not >everyone is able to endure all hardships and storms >connected with membership in such a party. Sons of >working class, sons of poverty and struggle, sons of >incredible hardships and heroic endeavours – they >should be members of such a party first of all”. > >In 1911 Joseph illegally left Vologodskaya province >for Petersburg and there established relations with a >local party organisation. > >Again he was arrested and exiled to Vologda. > >In 1912 in his absence he was elected a member of the >Central Committee, escaped from his exile, was engaged >in revolutionary work in Baku and Tiflis and >fulfilment of the Prague conference resolutions, was >editor of the newspaper ‘Zvyezda’ and published the >first number of ‘Pravda’ with the article “Our Goals’, >was arrested. > >*** > >“Illuminating the way of Russian working movement with >the light of international social democracy, sowing >the truth among labourers about friends and enemies of >working class – it’s for these goals that ‘Pravda’ >will strive (Our Goals). > >“Caucasian Bolsheviks jumped on all kinds of daring >expropriating undertakings; this is known to comrade >Stalin who in his time was excluded from the party >organisation for his involvement in expropriations” >(the witness Martov). > >A fragment from a conversation with E. Ludwig: > >“In your biography there are occasions of so called >‘robbery actions’. Were you interested in the >personality of Stepan Razin? What do you think about >him as ‘a high-principled robber’? > >“We, Bolsheviks, have always been interested in such >historical personalities as Bolotnikov, Razin and >Pugachev and others. > >In his article “How social democracy understands >ethnic issue’ Dzhugashvili, indicating that the Social >Democratic party named itself a party of Russia but >not a Russian one, explained that by this party meant >to demonstrate its own desire to unite under its >banner not only Russian proletarians but proletarians >of all nationalities. And that it would take all >necessary measures to ruin national barriers between >them. > >“From Kureyka he sent the finished manuscript of his >work concerning ethnic issue. He asked to send that >manuscript abroad to Lenin who waited for that work >(A. Alliluyeva). > >*** > >Joseph escaped from his exile, guided the 4th State >Duma election campaign, struggled against Mensheviks, >edited ‘Pravda’ and published his articles including >‘A Mandate of Petersburg’s labourers’ for Lenin. > >He illegally came to Lenin to Cracow and took part in >a meeting of the Central Committee of the RSDLP. > >After returning to Petersburg he managed work of the >Social Democratic fraction in the 4th Duma, wrote a >work ‘An Ethnic Issue and Social Democrats’ and a >proclamation ‘The Anniversary of Lensky Massacre’, was >arrested. > >In 1913 he was deported to Turukhansky kray, was in >correspondence with Lenin, criticized defence strategy >of Plekhanov and took part in activity of political >exiles. > >In 1917 he returned to Petrograd. > >*** > >THE AG’S WITNESS FOR JOSEPH > >“The Holy Russia... > >Of course, the nation was not holy. Dreary wildness of >medieval executions changed into atheistic dissolute >madness of the Renaissance that came from the West. >Russia endured oprichnina, bironovshina, Brazen >horsemen and Nikolai the Bloody. But Russia was and >remained disorderly and not rooted, sinning, >worshiping various idols, cruel but suffering from >their sins, and it was never able to enjoy sins, >many-grabbing and power. All the time Russia searched >for something and couldn’t calm down, intuitively >feeling untruth of the world that ‘lieth in >wickedness’. > >I mean that there are people-monks and >countries-monks. As a poet said: > > > >An invisible world of his heart is higher than thrones >and purple mantles. > >He won’t betray and deceive. > >All things that lure and attract others: wealth, >power, glory and honour, > >They all are excessive in that world... > > > >“Yes, I mean that ‘barbaric’ country where everybody >steals’ and where ‘there is no order’. The >qualification standard is raised too high, and ‘unto >whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much >required’. And for this reason the nation flies into a >rage when it goes astray, not answering its >predestination. > > > >‘Will you awake, being full of strengths? > >Or obeying the law of destinies, > >Have you accomplished all you could: > >Have you created a song looking like a groan > >And spiritually died forever? > > > >“Let more powerful storm burst out! The Russian >revolution was only outwardly and partly ‘socialist’. >It was spiritual, though outwardly it was ‘godless’ >and even ‘struggling against God’. A widespread point >of view declares it to be ‘a riot against God’s order; >and for this reason Ivan Karamasov is mentioned with >his ‘tear of a baby’ and so on.” > >“But you, Negative, well know who is the host of the >earth and who ‘runs the show’. But God’s order is what >we ask in the prayer ‘Thy will be done in earth, as it >is in heaven’, i.e. ‘come down to us, o Lord, and >deliver us from evil, i.e. deliver us from those >things, by which Radishchev, Pushkin, Lermontov, >Gogol, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky were terrified in >Russia, not to speak of common people in whose hearts >conscience still lived, i.e. God. > >Thus says the Lord, ‘Is not this the fast that I have >chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the >heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and >that ye break every yoke?’ > >There were Idle, dissolute and unworthy way of life of >some people, darkness and slavish work of others. It >was impossible to perform the Plan and one’s own >destination. The abolishment of serfdom was a >wonderful thing! But all those nobles, merchants, >lukewarm clerics and other beautiful people >immediately turned into ‘opium for fat cats’, to >paraphrase Marx.” > >“I can’t understand. Explain it.” > >«You understand everything perfectly, son of darkness. >You persuaded the rich to have pity on the poor! But >you must have pity on the rich who feast like the rich >man from the Gospel while hereabout their brothers >suffer like the beggar Lazarus. Only for this thing as >you can remember the rich man was precipitated into >the hell though he certainly was not a killer. But he >was a real killer. He killed not Lazarus as you have >thought but first of all himself, daring to violate >the Plan. But clergy reassured such sheep. > >An order causing temptations, envies, enmities, lusts, >discords and riots can’t be pleased to God. Neither >predators, nor fornicators enter the Kingdom, don’t >you feel sorry for them? Especially I feel sorry for >‘willy-nilly vampires’ and captives of their own >social status and unjust order one couldn’t get rid of >like Leo Tolstoy. > >In such a state everybody are captives of each other >and your host devil. Such a state is Vampitia in spite >of its pharisaic robes; it is divided into ‘we’ and >‘they’. It is evil and dirty where being clothed with >authority is the most horrible thing. > >‘Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of >thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after >rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth >the cause of the widow come unto them’ (Isaiah 1:23). > >Those who misuse God’s name for low, selfish and >earthly purposes and for supporting Vampiria take the >most responsibility for appearing atheists who refuse >God because of evil ascribed to him. > >“God is betrayed be keeping silence’. Universal >conscience of the best representatives of Russian >society began to irreconcilably contradict with silent >clergy’s disregard for destinies and sufferings of >common people and vital moral and spiritual problems >of the country. The cited above prophesy has fulfilled >already: > >‘This will be the manner of the king that shall reign >over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for >himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and >some shall run before his chariots. And he will take >your daughters to be confectionaries, and to be cooks, >and to be bakers. And he will take your fields, and >your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of >them, and give them to his servants. He will take the >tenth of your sheep: and ye shall be his servants. And >ye shall cry out in that day because of your king >which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not >hear you in that day’ (1 Samuel 8:11, 13, 14, 17, 18). > >“You are repeating yourself, Positive.” > >“Sorry, but this is a very urgent warning for the >current situation in Russia and in general for >monarchists of all sorts under the slogan >‘King-Keeper’. Monarch keeps when he is a shepherd but >not a wolf. > >By the way, in his time Stalin didn’t approve of a >line in the Anthem of the USSR ‘, Stalin has reared >us, being chosen by people. Perhaps, he remembered the >following words, ‘And ye shall cry out in that day >because of your king which ye shall have CHOSEN you’. > >And he wrote by his hand, ‘Be true to the people, thus >Stalin has reared us, inspired us to labor and Valorus >Deed...’ > >‘We’ are a people. Joseph reared and brought up his >people to be true to the people, i.e. to serve each >other and the Whole according to the Plan – such is >the meaning of the text approved by Joseph. > >The people didn’t choose Joseph. Joseph believed that >he was assigned from above. > >*** > >Denis is sitting on a leather sofa in the cloud of >fragrant smoke crossing one leg over another. He is 23 >year old. His parents are in a long-term foreign >assignment; they come on leave for a month or other. >Before he grew up they took him with them. Now he >lives under the care of his grandmother in a huge flat >full of peculiar things from the whole world and >looking like a museum. His parents send them parcels >and congratulations on celebrations written on >beautiful foreign postcards. Denis finishes studying >in a producing faculty of the Cinematography Institute. > >But Joanna would know it later. > >(to be continued)

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