Nadezhda Krupskaya

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Age: 48

Lives in: Petrograd, Russian Empire

Views: Bolshevik

Interests: revolution, education

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Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Nadezhda Krupskaya

Finland

12.01.18

We were not able to have much of a “rest” - after four days we had to go to Petersburg. For some reason, memories of the wintry journey have stayed with me, travelling through the Finnish pine forests, the glorious morning and Ilyich’s preoccupied, thoughtful face. He was thinking of the struggle ahead. The question of the Constituent Assembly must be decided soon. It has been arranged for the 18 January.

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

24.11.17

The emergency congress of the Soviet of Peasant Deputies has begun. Vladimir Ilyich spoke at this congress twice, considering it very important. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

16.11.17

A guy called Korotkov told me this story. He lived with his mother, a cleaning lady in the Smolny canteen. One day she heard someone pacing in the canteen. She peeked inside: Ilyich was standing by a table, he took a piece of rye bread and a herring and started eating. Upon seeing the cleaning lady, he got a little embarrassed and told her, smiling: "I suddenly got very hungry."

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

Lesnoy village, Russian Republic

29.10.17

There was an extended session of the Central Committee in Lesnoi, where, besides the members of the Central Committee, were also members of executive boards of the Petrograd Committee, of the military organization, of the Petrograd Soviet, of professional unions, of manufacturing committees, of railroad workers, of the Petrograd district committee. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

1 Serdobol'skaya street, Petrograd, Russian Republic

20.10.17

Ilyich has moved to Petrograd from Vyborg. It's been decided to maintain strict secrecy: even members of the Central Committee can't know the address of his safe house. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Emelyanov's apt., Razliv station, Russian Empire

10.09.17

Kornilov’sCommander in Chief of the Petrograd command - from 18 March 1917 advancement towards Petrograd has begun. Workers from Petrograd and Vyborg have all rushed, of course, to Petrograd’s defense. We sent our agitators toward Kornilov’s troops, his so-called “Savage division”.

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

apt. 22, 1, Hagonskaya pl., Helsingfors, Finland

25.08.17

I was in Helsinki for a couple of days. Ilyich wanted to see me all the way to the station, right up to the last corner. We agreed that I’d come again.

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

Helsinki, Finland

23.08.17

Ilyich has settled in Helsingfors. He sent me a letter written in invisible ink asking me to come, told me his address and even drew a map showing me how to get there without asking anyone. But when I heated up the letter over a lamp, the corner of the map burnt off. The Yemelianovs have got me a passport too – the passport of an old working woman from Sestroretsk. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Petrograd, Russian Empire

20.08.17

Living in a hut near the Razliv station where Ilyich was hiding was no longer possible. Autumn arrived, and Ilyich decided to move to Finland, where he wanted to write his planned State and Revolution which he had already done a lot of extracts, and had considered from all sides. See more

Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

Elizarov's apt. 24, 52 Shirokaya Street., Petrograd, Russian Empire

20.07.17

It was a moment of hesitation for Ilich. He laid out the arguments for the necessity of going to court. “Grigory and I have decided to go to court. Go and let Kamenev know”, Ilich said to me. At this moment Kamenev was in a nearby flat. I was hurrying out the door when Vladimir Ilich stopped me: “Let us say our farewells; it may be that we will not see each other again”. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Elizarov's apt. 24, 52 Shirokaya Street., Petrograd, Russian Empire

20.06.17

I was close to the youth work. The youth were grouped into the union “Light and Knowledge”, and were developing their program. Among the boys were Bolsheviks, Mensheviks, anarchists and non-partisans. The program is archaic and primitive, but the controversy surrounding it is very interesting. For example, one of the points held that everyone should learn how to sew. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

38, 1st line of Vasilyevsky Island, Petrograd, Russian Empire

16.06.17

Ilyich addresses the First All-Russia Congress of the Soviets of Workers’ and Soldiers’ Deputies. In the hall, full of people, the Bolsheviks were sitting in the back, in a small group. Only the Bolsheviks applauded during Ilyich’s speech, but it was apparent that it created a strong impression. Someone said afterwards that Kerensky, after this address, was unconscious for three hours. I don’t know how close this was to the truth.

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Nadezhda Krupskaya

Petrograd, Russian Empire

22.05.17

Went to a Central Committee hearing. Got to know the crowd a bit better from up close, observed the Petersburg Committee at work. I also found myself very interested in the adolescents, the working youth. Those kids are all caught up in the movement. Among them were supporters of a range of different parties—Bolsheviks and Mensheviks, SRs and anarchists. See more

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

Kshessinska mansion, Petrograd, Russian Empire

14.05.17

I was more and more burdened by my work in the secretariat. I wanted to go to direct mass work. I also wanted to see Ilyich more often, for whom I was becoming increasingly and greater alarmed for. He was being persecuted more and more. You walk in Petersburg and hear some housewives talking: “And what should we do about this Lenin, who came from Germany? Should be drown him in a well." Of course it was clear where all this talk about bribery and betrayal was coming from, but it was not fun to listen to it. It’s one thing when a bourgeoisie speaks, and it’s another matter when the masses speak.

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Nadezhda Krupskaya with Vladimir Lenin

Elizarov's apt. 24, 52 Shirokaya Street., Petrograd, Russian Empire

13.05.17

The All-Russian April conference was held. 151 delegated attended it, a new Central Committee was elected during the conference, important questions were discussed - about the current situation, about the war, about the preparation of the Third International, about the national situation, the agrarian situation, and the party program. I particularly remember Ilyich’s speech about the current situation. See more

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Age: 48

Lives in: Petrograd, Russian Empire

Views: Bolshevik Interests: revolution, education

Married to

Vladimir Lenin

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Alexandra Kollontai

Inessa Armand