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The issue was to wage a struggle against the war, against coalescence with the liberal bourgeoisie, and for the power of the workers' councils, the Soviets.

— Alexandra Kollontai The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926)

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The time has come when all human beings will be equally appraised according to their activity and their general human dignity.

The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926)

Nothing is more difficult than writing an autobiography.

The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926)

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

The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926)

I wanted to be free. I wanted to express desires on my own, to shape my own little life.

The Autobiography of a Sexually Emancipated Communist Woman (1926)

I never gave a thought to any kind of danger, being all too engrossed in matters of an utterly different character.

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