Question

What with the political monopoly, the Cheka and the Red Army, all that now existed of the “Commune-State” of our dreams was a theoretical myth.
–Victor Serge, Memoirs of a Revolutionary
Use the passage to answer the question.
Based on this quotation, which conclusion can you draw about the author?
A. He was a supporter of the tsar who fought in the White Army and was forced to flee Russia.
B. He was a Marxist who became disillusioned with the repressive policies of the Soviet government.
C. He was a devoted Bolshevik who strongly supported Lenin's policies to create a communist state.
D. He was a member of Kerensky's provisional government who later switched sides.

Answer 1

B. He was a Marxist who became disillusioned with the repressive policies of the Soviet government.


He was a Revolutionary, so he couldnt be in the Tsar’s army, so its not A.

He wasnt a supporter of Feliks’ Dzierżyńskis Cheka (kind of a police, very brutal), which we know both from his biography aswell as from this text, so its not C.

D. No, he said that the commune state was his (their) dream, and Kerensky was even a noble, which was not good for the commune state.

Answer 2

B or d hope this helps:)