At the end of 1915, the Oryol revolutionaries had the idea to enter
The composition of the legal “Society of intelligent entertainment”, bringing together around him
its activities. They succeeded in the beginning of 1916. Society suited
amateur dramatic performances, vocal and musical evenings,
and in mid-February, a lecture was given by an employee of the “Russian
Vedomosti ”E.D. Lumps “Iskachi and pushers” about the high cost of life. Summer
1916 The Society rented a city garden, to the pleasure of
intellectuals replacing the military brass band with symphonic string21.
No more activity “Society of reasonable entertainment” itself
manifested22.
The other side of the group was the exchange of literature
revolutionary content. In September 1914, Musatov was received
19 Ibid. L. 25. The protocol of interrogation of the witness.27/12 1914. 20 Musatov, I.D. Us.soch. P.86. 21The same. P.92. 22 GARF, f.102, OO, op.245, d.167, p.54, l.8. Report on the political situation and the state of affairs in Oryol
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proclamation from the Kharkov group of Socialist Revolutionaries, and in October a handwritten copy
Vandervelde’s letters about the war and a copy of the SR proclamation on
Ukrainian language. A small number of proclamations received and
Maximov. A turnout from Moscow in the fall of 1914 came to the painter Timofey
Sapronov from the Union of Builders. As a staunch anti-militarist, he
evaded mobilization. Sapronov brought a small number of anti-war
leaflets of the Moscow Bolshevik organization. Mary kashmenskaya
maintained the closest relationship with members of the United Group and in
the time of their visits, the Eagle brought some illegal
literature. There were plans to get revolutionary literature from
Kharkov, where there worked an illegal Social Revolutionary printing house, and start,
Finally, advocacy. These plans were destroyed in
germ liquidation of the Kharkov group. Activities Orlovsky circle
the conspiracy was stalled. In April 1915, through Uvarov
and Kashmenskaya received a certain amount of illegal literature.
Shortly afterwards, members of the circle were searched.
By order
the chief of the Provincial Gendarme Department the most active members of the United Group are Musatov, Maksimov, Kashmenskaya and
Kossova were arrested. Nothing wrong with searching
it was not found, so after ten days the girls were released on
freedom, taking into account the fact that although they were uniquely
unfavorable information, but Maria Kashmenskaya, in view of her recent
arrival in the Eagle did not show any active activity. It was
The difficult financial situation of Fani Kossova, which after
conscription brothers to the army was to provide parents, engaged in
bread baking. Musatov and Maximov’s arrest was extended to one
of the month. At the end of the consideration of the case, his assistant
the head of the gendarme office requested immediate expulsion
Musatov and Maximov with the prohibition of his residence within the province