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from this situation the maximum for
the final aim of the proletarian revolu-
ton. He so understood the connec-
ton between the ourgeois-democrat
ic and the proletarian-socialist revOlu-
ton, that the first precedes the second,
that the second solves in passing the
questions of the first, that the second
confirms the work Of the first.
And as Lenin knew this, he man.
euvered with the mastership of gen.
ius in three revolutions, always at the
head Of the working class, always con-
cretising his tactics so that every suit
able historical situation is used to its
fullest limits in the interests of his
class. Lenin was, on Oct. "a, 1917,
not the same man that he became on
Oct. 26, 1917. "Who laughs last,
laughs the longest wrote Lenin some
days before the October revolt in an
article on the party program.
Therefore, Lenin defended at that
time among other things the neces-
sity Of retaining the minimum pro-
gram. But on the morrow, after the
victory of the October insurrection,
the ingenious commander of the work
ing class was not the same as he was
one day before this victory. MY class
has become stronger, the enemies OF
my class have become weaker. the
forces Of the workers revolution have
increased, hence, therefore, more
pressure, more boldly forwardsl That
is the real Lenin! He knows that it
is a very difficult way along which
one has to lead millions Of workers,
behind whom, if we wish to be victor
ious, there must follow the millions
and millions of peasants of our coun-
try.
From the great slogan! democratic
dictatorship of the proletariat and of
the peasantry'' (1905-1s07) via the
Dictatorship Of the proletariat and
the poorest peasants (1917J to the
actual Dictatorship Of the proletariat''
which viii be realized on the basis of
alliance with the peasantry''- that
is the road Of Leninism.
From menshevism of the Axelrod
type (190s-1se5) via the permanent"
(1905-1907) variation Of menshevisrn.
to the complete abandonment of the
revolution and its substitution by the
menshevik free coalition (1909-19I4l,
to the policy of vaciIlations (block
with Tzeidse and fight against the
Zimmerwaid left during the war
(19141917)-that is the road of old
Trotzkyism.
If one considers the literary history
of bolshevism, one can say that it is
essentially contained in the following
works of Lenin: From 'The Friends
of the People," along with Develop
ment of Capitalism" to what is to
be Done?" along Two Kinds Of Tao
tics" to the Estate and Revolution"
with "The Renegade Kautsky." These
are the most important literary sign
posts of Leninism.
Let us consider what these sign
posts indicate. "The Friends of the
People" and "The Development Of
Capitalism" constitute a penetrating
analysis of the theory of Marxism and
the most concrete, profound study OF
economics and of the social structure
of that country in which Bolshevism
commences to come into action. what
is to be Done" along with 1.-TWO Kinds
Of Tactics" is the Incompatible critic
ism Of social democratic optimism, the
Unsurpassed calculation Of the role of
the workers party in the revolution
together with the laying down of the
tactics Of the proletariat in a peasant
country on the eve Of the bourgeois
democratic revolution which one must
endeavor so to carry thru that it be-
gins as soon as possible to develop
into the socialist revolution. The
State and Revolution" and the "Ren-
egade Kautsky" are the application OF
I.eninism to the world arena, are
along with tho hoolx "ImnarfaIicr, fh.