Through the Russian Revolution . m Whatmade a Communist of you? He replies: The accursed life! The world needs happiness.* The iiring squads are holding their rifles ready to shoot. Thenaked Communists take their positions close to one another,forming a white wall in the moonlight. . There is a com-mand, a flash and the sound of rifles. . The Communists arestill standing erect. A second volley rings out. The bullets strikehome in their hearts, thick blood streams leap into space. Someare only slightly wounded. And in the fraction of a secondbefore the soldiers shoot again, I hear deep sickenin
Through the Russian Revolution . m Whatmade a Communist of you? He replies: The accursed life! The world needs happiness.* The iiring squads are holding their rifles ready to shoot. Thenaked Communists take their positions close to one another,forming a white wall in the moonlight. . There is a com-mand, a flash and the sound of rifles. . The Communists arestill standing erect. A second volley rings out. The bullets strikehome in their hearts, thick blood streams leap into space. Someare only slightly wounded. And in the fraction of a secondbefore the soldiers shoot again, I hear deep sickening follows volley. Now those who are still alive cry out:Ho there, take better aim! One points to his heart, crying, Aimhere! Finally, all are dead. Some are lying near the edge of thegraves, others have fallen into them. It is all over. Nothingdisturbs the quiet. II THE TRAIN OF DEATH This is part of the diary of Mr. Rudolph Bukely, a Red Crossworker, formerly a banker in Honolulu. It reveals the conditions. A soldier of the Red Army captured by the Whites. He confesses he is aCommunist and is bound to a stake to be shot.
Size: 1299px × 1923px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, bookidthroughrussi, bookyear1921
