This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...as Minister of Finance. At the same time he remained member of the Petrograd Municipal Council, and after the November Revolution took advantage of his position to lead a knag anti-Bolshevist campaign from the platform of the Town Hall. His speeches had an enormous influence upon the Municipal Council, and rendered any ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...as Minister of Finance. At the same time he remained member of the Petrograd Municipal Council, and after the November Revolution took advantage of his position to lead a knag anti-Bolshevist campaign from the platform of the Town Hall. His speeches had an enormous influence upon the Municipal Council, and rendered any compromise with Smolny morally impossible to the SocialRevolutionary members. A. Y. Shingareff denied with harsh indignation all possibility of compliance with the Bolsheviks, whom he denounced as usurpers and criminals. "There may be fanatics and madmen in their midst," said he, " but there seem to be more provocateurs and members of the Okrana.... The Bolsheviks have an undoubted mixture of German spies "--and in confirmation of his statement he described a domiciliary visit at one of the women's organisations. "The Reds looted the premises, carried off clothes, money, valuables. They carried off everything they could lay their hands upon, but they left something behind. After they were gone a German mark was found upon the floor. Any attempt at an agreement with such people would be countenancing a crime. Those among you," he added, turning to the Socialists, "who think to put an end to bloodshed by peaceful methods of agreement, are greatly mistaken. You will achieve nothing, for they will not stop half-way in their struggle." Shingareff demanded the restoration of the authority of the Provisional Government and the most energetic struggle against the Bolsheviks. As I have said, during those November days the Petrograd Municipal Council was not only the sole existing political centre, besides the Smolny Institute, but also the only lawful body of representatives of the people. In this we could rival...
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