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A play, originally published the year before the 1905 Russian Revolution concerns Jewish revolutionaries who publish anti-tsarist literature. Their home is invaded by the Russian secret police in search of the printing press. In this play the Jewish characters speak Yiddish and the Russian characters speak Russian, with cross-ethnic speech in Russian. There is an English translation of the entire play. The loyalty of a Jewish activist to his cause is severely tested under pressure, as he gives up his freedom to protect his comrades.