“Lenin’s Address at Finland station in Petrograd, 1917” (1960) by Nicolai Babasiouk

I was cancelled for my political beliefs, @apolitical-mentor as backup

Nothing is more difficult than writing an autobiography. What should be emphasized? Just what is of general interest? It is advisable, above all, to write honestly and dispense with any of the conventional introductory protestations of modesty.

Accordingly it is a matter of forgetting that one is writing about oneself, of making an effort to abjure one's ego so as to give an account, as objectively as possible.

~ Alexandra Kollontai

Revolutionary Optimism follows: