A Warning to the Working People of Kazan

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You must get out of the city for the time being. After the seizure of Kazan by the Czech-White-Guard bands, the city has become a nest of counter-revolution.

This nest has to be destroyed. In the event of further resistance, the counter-revolutionary parts of the city will be razed to the ground.

Our gunners operating on land and on the river, and also our airmen, will do their utmost to avoid damaging the dwellings and districts of the poor. But in a savage battle all sorts of accidents may occur.

We warn the working population of Kazan of the imminent danger.

Everyone who can had better get out of Kazan during these days of imminent ruthless settlement of accounts with the bandits.

It is necessary to remove your children from the town as soon as you can.

We advise the working population of Kazan to seek refuge on Soviet territory. We offer fraternal hospitality to all working and needy people. Within a few days the working population of Kazan will be able to return to a city cleansed of vermin, along with the Soviet troops.

Woe to the black nest of counter-revolution in Kazan!

Long live Red workers’ Kazan!

August 1918