Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones
A Selection of his Soviet Diaries, Letters and Articles
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Gareth questioned his companions on the train.
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The Politodel Member I’ve been a member of the party for 12 years. They are now sending 2,700 from Moscow - Politodel. They’re the best, the strongest. It is semi-military. We’ll smash the Kulaks and smash opposition. We are practically all men who served in the Civil War, the elite chosen ones, 60% of us have been in higher educational schools.
He clenched his fist and hit down with every word, resolute, ruthless, cruel.
“We are all workers, mainly from the factories. We are going to organise. There will be 4 of us in each M and C. The M and C where I shall be will look after 15 Kolkhoz. We’ll give them strict control. “The weather is good ie. a lot of snow.“The methods of the Kulaks have changed. They used to murder. Now they are more subtle. Now they say, “Yes. We’re for the Kolkhoz but.” ***** Engineer told me he received 500 r. per month. The Engineer
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