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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Crisis in Russia by Arthur Ransome: they support us. We have, in some degree, to thank Kolchak
and Denikin for that. They are in favor of the Soviet
Government, but hanker after Free Trade, not understanding
that the two things are self-contradictory. Of course, if they
were a united political force they could swamp us, but they
are disunited both in their interests and geographically. The
interests of the poorer and middle class peasants are in
contradiction to those of the rich peasant farmer who
employs laborers. The poorer and middle class see that we
support them against the rich peasant, and also see that he is
ready to support what is obviously not in their interests." I
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