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The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920-1922), by Alexander Berkman (1870 - 1936)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page here:

https://librivox.org/the-bolshevik-myth-by-alexander-berkman/

The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) is a book by Alexander Berkman who with his partner Emma Goldman was deported from the USA under the 1918 Anarchist Exclusion Act and shipped to the young Soviet Russia. He describes his experiences in Bolshevik Russia from 1920 to 1922, where he saw the aftermath of the Russian Revolution of 1917. Written in the form of a diary, The Bolshevik Myth describes how Berkman's initial enthusiasm for the revolution faded as he became disillusioned with the Bolsheviks and their suppression of all political dissent.
This books is interesting to compare with Deportation: Its Meaning and Menace. Last Message to the People of America written by Goldman and Berkman on the eve of their deportation.
(Summary by Wikipedia and Mark Chulsky)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/al_Alexander_Berkman_The_Bolshevik_Myth_Diary_1920-22_a4/mode/2up

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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Biography & Autobiography/Memoirs

Keywords that describe the book: diary, Russia, anarchy, russian revolution, bolsheviks

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"Section (or Chapter) # of The Bolshevik Myth. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "The Bolshevik Myth, by Alexander Berkman. Section Title."
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Last edited by chulsky on May 23rd, 2022, 9:59 am, edited 4 times in total.
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Post by vmead »

I'm picking up the abandoned project at viewtopic.php?f=1&t=84686
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

Are you planning to use the preface recorded by the original reader?
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Post by vmead »

knotyouraveragejo wrote: October 9th, 2021, 7:26 am Are you planning to use the preface recorded by the original reader?
When I try and click Listen nothing loads and it hasn't been PL'd, so maybe we should just start with a clean slate. Unless, it's just on my end that it's not loading.
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

That's because it was moved out of Tricia's folder. I just updated the link so you can listen now.
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I was able to open it in the workflow. It's fairly echoey(?), I'm not sure if that's a problem. It was hard for me to listen to, but that just might be me. If that's not a problem we can keep it.
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Post by KinoOnik »

May I try
Ch 2 "On Soviet Soil" and,
Ch 3 "In Petrograd"?

It has been a little while since I read last. I might be up for Ch1 but due to its length, I thought I would try the shorter #2 and #3 for now.
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Post by vmead »

KinoOnik wrote: October 9th, 2021, 12:14 pm May I try
Ch 2 "On Soviet Soil" and,
Ch 3 "In Petrograd"?

It has been a little while since I read last. I might be up for Ch1 but due to its length, I thought I would try the shorter #2 and #3 for now.
Absolutely! They're all yours.
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Post by mleigh »

Could I have chapter 26, Prison and concentration camp?

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mleigh wrote: October 9th, 2021, 1:10 pm Could I have chapter 26, Prison and concentration camp?

Thanks,

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You got it!
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Post by knotyouraveragejo »

vmead wrote: October 9th, 2021, 9:40 am I was able to open it in the workflow. It's fairly echoey(?), I'm not sure if that's a problem. It was hard for me to listen to, but that just might be me. If that's not a problem we can keep it.
Sorry I didn't reply to this - it sounds OK to me. I would keep it.
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Post by vmead »

Perfect! We'll leave it then. :D
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Post by chulsky »

May I please DPL?
I am familiar with the subject, I also could answer questions if any come up...
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Post by alanmapstone »

Chapter 4 please!
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Post by vmead »

chulsky wrote: October 10th, 2021, 6:17 pm May I please DPL?
I am familiar with the subject, I also could answer questions if any come up...
Absolutely! I appreciate it.
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