... off do not know, it may have been that Trotzky on his return Petrograd was overruled the may that tho prospect of a German invasion was the deciding factor. Whatever the explanation, the fact remains. There little gained by moralising the fate of Russia ...

... which they denounced the aggression and insincerity the enemy, and their threats of what they would defend Russia against invasion were all ini ended to deceive the Russian people, and thus make it possible for the conspirators to complete the betrayal ...

... our shores you would promptly take the rifle and the spade, entrench yourselves, and risk death in an attempt to stem the invasion. It would then be too late. Time is in your favour now. It may not be always so. “Trench” your meadows, your uplands, all ...