Douglas Smith

see whether the man he had come to arrest would survive.

A revolution made in the name of the poor would destroy their lives in even greater numbers than those of the rich, the revolution’s original targets.

even at the darkest depths of the terror, daily life went on: men and women fell in love; children were born; friends gathered; simple pleasures were cherished. Ultimately, Former People is a testament to humans’ remarkable ability to find happiness even amid the most harrowing of circumstances.