"I appeal to you, a future generation of Party leaders, whose historical mission will include the obligation to take apart the monstrous cloud of crimes that is growing ever more huge in these frightful times. . . . -Nikolai Bukharin I am roleplaying nikolai bukharin in the simulation in class. I think it is important to note how he gets underlooked when in comes to his role in the 1917 revolution.

Thought that this article was very interesting because it talked about many issues dealing with the historical debate in Russia between the Slavophiles and Westernizers. I thought the most important part that this article discussed was their differing ideas about religion and orthodoxy. The author says, "The two groups disagreed on attitudes toward religion. Granovsky and Korsh advocated the immortality of the soul, while the democrats and Botkin preached atheism and materialism." This idea about religion is very interesting and caught my attention. Many people feel like it didnt have much of an impact, but religion was one of the biggest topic of Discussion in Russian history.