My life was as crammed with strenuous work and highly interesting experiences alike. - Alexandra Kollontai

Then came the great days of the . became historic. The sleepless nights, the permanent sessions. And, finally, the stirring declarations. "The Soviets take power!" "The Soviets address an appeal to the peoples of the world to put an end to the war." "The land is socialized and belongs to the peasants!"

I revolted against this marriage of convenience, this marriage for money and wanted to marry only for love, out of a great passion.

Such is life's irony.