Pavel Arseniev: A Poem of Solidarity and Alienation
We remember, we preserve our faithfulness to the event.
Forty years like forty days.
Return to your classrooms:
They are fireproof.
No, a spark will not set them ablaze.
All measures have been taken,
More or less in earnest.
The following article was originally published (in Russian) on the website of the Forward Socialist Movement. The translator has slightly altered the original text to reflect certain developments that have taken place since the text was written.
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