Red Mutiny (57 page)

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With the firing:
Matyushenko, p. 302.
"
Get it right this time":
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 118.

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In Odessa's streets: Russkoye Slovo,
June 24, 1905; National Archives and Records Service, letter from Consul Heenan to George Meyer, American ambassador in St. Petersburg, July 4, 1905.

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 "
A white flag!":
Ponomarev, p. 108.
"
We'vefired two shells":
Feldmann, pp. 94–102.
He found Kakhanov:
Inozemtsev, p. 85.

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 "
The commander in chief":
Feldmann, pp. 94–102.
When two representatives:
Rostotskaya, pp. 23–24.

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Even before the battleship:
Ponomarev, p. 56; Nevsky, p. 274.
"
Keep up the bombardment":
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 83.

CHAPTER
14

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A few hours after midnight:
Berezovsky, pp. 155–58.
"
We intercepted a telegram":
ibid., pp. 158–59.

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 "
What if the squadron":
Ponomarev, p. 110; Kovalenko, pp. 134–35; Feldmann, p. 104; Nevsky, pp. 242–43.

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Matyushenko ended the meeting:
Kovalenko, p. 134; Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
pp. 152–57.
"
Distinctly visible":
Feldmann, p. 106.
Kirill suggested:
Kovalenko, p. 135; Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 155.

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 "
Where's the doctor?":
Kovalenko, p. 136.
"
Cut steam. Will sink you":
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 92; TsGAVMF, f. 1025, op. 2, d. 35, p. 151.

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 "
Give the order":
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
pp. 133–34.
"
The Black Sea crews":
Platonov, p. 79.
The
Potemkin
began:
Kovalenko, p. 137; Ponomarev, p. 112; Berezovsky, pp. 162–63; Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
pp. 134–35.

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Apparently it's no fun": Kovalenko, p.
137.
"Three Saints,
what is keeping
': Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 93.
When he discovered:
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 134.
He had never expected: Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
p. 236.

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As usual, Koshuba:
Feldmann, p. 147.
They had witnessed:
ibid., p. 108.
His task was to persuade:
Pleskov, p. 22. It is also clear from the account of Volgin that the
St. George's
revolutionaries did not limit their efforts at propaganda to their battleship alone.
St. George
sailors assigned to the steam launches spread the idea of revolt to those on other ships as well.
Meanwhile, on the
Rostislav: Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 94; Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 137.
"
The tsar himself":
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 137.
"
This is the shame":
Pleskov, p. 23.

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Gathered on rooftops: Russkoye Slovo,
June 24, 1905.
Even the city's revolutionaries:
Rostotskaya, pp. 24–28.
After sending away:
TsGAVMF, f. 417, op. 1, d. 3023, p. 112; Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 90.
"
What can the
Potemkin
do":
Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
p. 37; Inozemtsev, p. 85.
Still, he was optimistic:
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 149.

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When the
Potemkin
dropped anchor:
Berezovsky, p. 164;
Journal de St. Petersburg,
June 18, 1905.
"
We knew they would":
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 135.
"
Ah, how glad I am":
Kovalenko, p. 137; Feldmann, p. 109.
In the wardroom:
Nevsky, p. 243; Feldmann, pp. 110–11, 139; Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 94.

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 "
I'llfix a powder":
Berezovsky, pp. 162–63.
"
Send representatives":
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 94.
The jokes and songs ended:
Nevsky, p. 243.

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At 12:05
P.M.
:
ibid.
"
This will decide things":
Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 138.

CHAPTER 15

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See over there?":
TsGAVMF, f. 1025, op. 2, d. 37, p. 4.
The squadron had twenty:
Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
p. 33.
If the
Potemkin
was to have:
Klado,
The Battle,
pp. 54–55.
No wonder then:
Kovalenko, p. 138.

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Black Sea sailors":
Ponomarev, p. 113; Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
p. 38; Feldmann, pp. 110–11.
The flagship commanded:
Tomitch, pp. 47–53.
"
We won't fire!":
TsGAVMF, f. 870, op. 1, d. 33043, pp. 24–25.
"
Five thousand meters":
ibid.; Berezovsky, p. 169; Lychev, p. 71; Nevsky, p. 143; Hough,
Potemkin Mutiny,
p. 139; Kovalenko, pp. 138–39.

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With the squadron:
Feldmann, p. 113.

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It was the kind of scene":
Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
p. 38.
Desperate to get the squadron:
Nevsky, p. 243; Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 97. Ensign Alekseyev testified to officials that he countermanded this order, preventing the collision. Given, however, that the officer was feigning sickness during the mute battle, the author finds his account self-serving and unlikely, though Russian historian Gavrilov believes differently.
The
Potemkin
crossed:
Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
pp. 38–39.

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 "
Gun crews!":
Kovalenko, p. 139; Pleskov, p. 26.
"
This was the moment":
Matyushenko, p. 304.
"
Officers of the squadron":
Kovalenko, p. 139.

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Krieger hoped the mutineers would:
Platonov, p. 162.
As the
Potemkin
passed:
Berezovsky, p. 169; Melnikov, p. 164.
Then Krieger signaled:
Pleskov, pp. 27–29; Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 99; Ponomarev, p. 114.

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Why are there so many":
Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgii.'"
From the moment: Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
pp. 246–50.

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Stop the engines":
TsGAVMF, f. 1025, op. 2, d. 37, p. 2; TsGVIA, f. 400, op. 5, d. 31, p. 37; Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgii'"; Platonov, pp. 83–84;
Krasny arkhiv, St. George
Mutiny, pp. 242–51; Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
pp. 101–5.

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At most, Koshuba: Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
pp. 252–59.
"
The ... crew ... of":
Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgy."'
A wave of joy:
Feldmann, p. 115.
To avoid a trap:
Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgii.'"
Stirred to action:
ibid.;
Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
pp. 240–45; Berezovsky, pp. 173–78; Feldmann, pp. 115–18.

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he no longer felt:
Kovalenko, p. 141.
Once back on the
Potemkin: Matyushenko, pp. 304–5.

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Kovalenko imagined:
Kovalenko, p. 49.

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Looking at the sailors":
Berezovsky, pp. 182–83.
Sixteen miles southeast:
Melnikov, pp. 165–66; Platonov, pp. 89–90, 162; Kardashev,
Burevestniki revolyutsii,
p. 41.

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Since even this meager attempt:
TsGAVMF, f. 417, op. 1, d. 3023, p. 117. According to the archives, Krieger also sent a telegram to Avelan before the departure of torpedo boat No. 272, informing him of his plan for a night attack on the
Potemkin.
But apparently the meeting with the captains convinced him that this plan was foolish.

CHAPTER 16

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Apart from a horseback ride:
Romanov, N., June 17, 1905.
Finally, in the early evening:
TsGIA(M), f. 601, op. 1, d. 105, p. 8.
"
After a most prompt investigation":
Kardashev, "Nesostoyavshayasya Kazn."
At a city concert hall: Daily Telegraph,
July 3, 1905.
Russian aristocrats: Washington Post,
June 30, 1905;
Times,
June 30, 1905;
Chicago Daily Tribune,
July 1, 1905.

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the last support":
Los,
Revolyutsionnaya borbe,
pp. 67–69.
"
Soldiers! Follow the example":
Valk, pp. 253–54.
Inspired by the mutiny:
Surh, pp. 269–72; Brooks, pp. 183–87.
Of course, a series of strikes:
Rice, pp. 78–79. According to Rice, this committee, which formed during the
Potemkin
mutiny, endured until the October 1905 strikes.
Among the liberal opposition:
Ascher, pp. 175–76; Stockdale, pp. 138–39; Sanders, pp. 901–2, 930.
Regardless of how often: Chicago Daily Tribune,
June 30, 1905;
Daily Telegraph,
June 30, 1905;
Manchester Guardian,
June 30, 1905;
New York Herald Tribune,
June 30, 1905; Alzona, pp. 52–55.

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The Parisian
Temps:
Daily Telegraph,
July 1, 1905.
"
Not since the insurrection": Los Angeles Times,
July 1, 1905.
"
God knows what's happening":
Maylunas and Mironenko, p. 277.
"
What is happening to Russia?":
ibid., p. 278.
Nelidov, his first choice:
White, pp. 232–33; Harcave,
Count Sergei Witte,
p. 144; Kokovtsov, pp. 52–54, 551.

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Meanwhile, he stalled:
ibid., p. 45.
The comforts of the private railcar:
interview with St. Petersburg Railway Historical Museum.
He was impatient:
Belomor, p. 173.
The first one repeated:
Kardashev, "Novyye Svedeniya."

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The day before:
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 93.
Chukhnin was most troubled:
Belomor, p. 174.
As the train hurtled:
Platonov, pp. 90–92; Melnikov, p. 169.

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Odessans fled on whatever transport: Russkoye Slovo,
June 24, 1905;
Daily Telegraph,
July 1, 1905;
Manchester Guardian,
July 1, 1905.
"
The train station":
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 109.
Despite the futility:
Inozemtsev, p. 86.
While he delivered his orders:
ibid.; National Archives and Records Service, letter from Consul Heenan to Ambassador Meyer, June 21, 1905;
Russkiye Vedomosti,
June 21, 1905.

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We're not afraid":
Berezovsky, p. 182.
"
Another act of heroism":
Matyushenko, p. 307.
On the
St. George: Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgy.'"
He found it strange:
Feldmann, p. 121.
After the prayer: Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
p. 241.

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Tomorrow we want coal":
Matyushenko, p. 307; Inozemtsev, p. 96.
"
dull, feral, and aloof":
Kovalenko, p. 46; Feldmann, p. 119.

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Then they settled:
Berezovsky, pp. 184, 196.
As the crews retired:
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 110; Feldmann, p. 124.
In the peaceful night:
Kovalenko, p. 49; Feldmann, p. 124.

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He could not:
Matyushenko, p. 307; Berezovsky, pp. 187–88. This conclusion about his state of mind can be inferred from Matyushenko's brazen behavior the next day, marching into Odessa unarmed and speaking to a general as if that officer was an underling.
Kirill and Feldmann:
Feldmann, pp. 126–27.
None of them knew:
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 111.

CHAPTER 17

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At 8
A.M.,
Matyushenko:
Berezovsky, pp. 187–88; Feldmann, pp. 128–31.

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 "
What's happened?":
Kovalenko, p. 50.
They left Kovalenko's cabin:
ibid.; Matyushenko, p. 307.

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As the launch was prepared:
Platonov, p. 95.
"
Our crew no longer wishes":
Kovalenko, pp. 51–52.

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If the
Potemkin": Nevsky, p. 245; Berezovsky, p. 191.
"
I'm the son of a peasant":
Platonov, pp. 95–96; Zebroski, pp. 338–39.

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Golenko slipped off:
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
pp. 112–13.
"
Our committee shouldn't":
ibid., pp. 112–14.
The launch cast off:
Kovalenko, pp. 54–55; Feldmann, pp. 132–33.

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After they left:
Inozemtsev, p. 87.
A crew led by Kirill:
Feldmann, p. 134; Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgy.'"

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When Dr. Golenko revisited:
Gavrilov,
V borbe za svobodu,
p. 115.
Boatswain Kuzmenko: Krasny arkhiv, St. George Mutiny,
p. 242.
"
Most of the
Potemkin": Platonov, pp. 95–96; Gavrilov, "Vosstaniye na 'Georgii.'"

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"
Kill the traitors!":
Melnikov, p. 167.
A sailor ran:
TsGAVMF, f. 1025, op. 2, d. 35, pp. 151–52; Matyushenko, p. 308; Feldmann, pp. 136–38; Berezovsky, pp. 197–99; Gavrilov,
V borbe zasvobodu,
pp. 117–18; Nevsky, p. 246.