Life, 1919-05-15 · page 50 of 50
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This page combines health advice with an advertisement for *Metropolitan* magazine's serialization of Raymond Robins' account of Bolshevik Russia. **The Political Context:** In 1918, Bolshevism was terrifying to American readers—a revolutionary ideology that had just overthrown Russia's government. The ad presents Robins as a credible witness: he went to Russia for the Red Cross under President Theodore Roosevelt's endorsement, and remained there even after the Bolshevik takeover, dealing directly with Lenin and Trotsky to secure food for starving civilians. **The Pitch:** The magazine frames this as urgent knowledge—Americans must "face it, recognize it, understand it" rather than dismiss Bolshevism. Robins' firsthand account, featuring "sensational documents," promises to reveal "the real facts" about this world-shaking uprising affecting "one hundred and eighty millions of people." **The Appeal:** By linking Roosevelt's personal endorsement and Robins' humanitarian work to political insight, *Metropolitan* positions itself as offering serious, authoritative analysis of the Russian Revolution for educated American readers.
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