“Government of Workers and Peasants” a misnomer--A gulf between the Communist Party and People--The Third International--Its relation to the Soviet Government--Disturbances in Petrograd--Suppression and arrests--A speech by Lenin--“Sackmen” legalized--Free trading permitted--Welfare of people subordinate to interests of party--A party purge--Of what did the party consist?--Training members--Three degrees of membership--What is a Soviet?--Bolshevism not Soviet Government--Soviet elections--A meeting of the Petrograd Soviet. CHAPTER XIII ESCAPE 285 Plans for escape--To join British Fleet in Gulf of Finland--Sent to Latvian frontier on military service--Train searched--The Green Guards--Across Lake Luban. CHAPTER XIV CONCLUSION 294 The only hope for Russian Communists, country before party--Influence of non-Bolshevik elements--Russian dislike of politics--Intervention must be humanitarian--Impotence of the Third International--Russian love of the soil--Bolsheviks despise the Russians--Co-operative Societies proof of Russian organizing capacity--The power of religion. INDEX 309 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS _To face page_ THE AUTHOR _Frontispiece_ THE AUTHOR, DISGUISED 16 A FORGED CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION 22 THE FORTRESS OF ST. PETER AND ST. PAUL 30 THE AUTHOR, DISGUISED 80 RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN SOVIET RUSSIA 106 THE AUTHOR, DISGUISED 128 A RUSSIAN VILLAGE 176 A RUSSIAN PEASANT “CAPITALIST” 180 A DAUGHTER OF THE SOIL 192 THE AUTHOR, DISGUISED 208 A REVIEW OF “RED” TROOPS 216 A CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION 224 A MEETING OUTSIDE THE TAURIDE PALACE 272 RAILWAY TRAVELLING IN SOVIET RUSSIA 288 THE AUTHOR WITH RUSSIAN CHILDREN 296 RED DUSK AND THE MORROW CHAPTER I ONE OF THE CROWD