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them by the Soviet state. As explained by Steinberg, these are the actions of people who know what they want and are willing to sacrifice their lives in order to obtain it, such as true revolutionaries. Sukhanov does veiw the workers and soldiers as able to learn. He takes pride in seeing workers and civilians say to each other “They want bread, peace with the Germans, and equality for the Yids.” (page 17) in discussing what the revolting populace wanted. He is delited that they are using ideas from his writings and are taking the time to know the world around them. Sukhanov has a high opinion of himself, stating that his companion wished him to become a rebel leader in the revolution. He states that he would like to but that no party

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