"You know, Boris," began Butackov, who remained looking out the porthole, "those damned peasants have a lot to answer for. They riot and protest constantly, they're never satisfied, and the good people of Russia have given them so much. We gave them land, and for what? What does Russia get in return? Protests! Farms are not producing food and the peasants want more, always more. They are ungrateful and greedy. If it weren't for the peasants and their damned protests, we wouldn't ...