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The Russian Revolution and Civil War W O R K E R S O F A L L C O U N T R I E S , U N I T E! L E N I N COLLECTED WORKS 2D A THE RUSSIAN EDITION WAS PRINTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH A DECISION OF THE NINTH CONGRESS OF THE R.C.P.(B.) AND THE SECOND CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF THE U.S.S.R. ИНCTИTУT МАРÇCИзМА — ЛЕНИНИзМА пpи ЦK KНCC B. n. l d H n H С О Ч И Н E Н И Я И з д a н u е ч е m в е p m o e ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ ИЗДАТЕЛЬСТВО ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ ЛИТЕРАТУРЫ M О С К В А V. I. L E N I N cOLLEcTED WORKS VOLUME 2D September 191U–February 1918 PROGRESS PUBLISHERS MOSCOW TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY Y U R I S D O B N I K O V AND G E O R G E H A N N A EDITED BY G E O R G E H A N N A From Marx to Mao M L © Digital Reprints 2011 www.marx2mao.com First printing 1964 Second printing 1972 Third printing 1977 Printed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 10102–036 l ÇÜà èÇõÄÉå. 014(01)–74 7 CONTENTS Page Preface ........................ 17 September-December 1917 THE BOLSHEVIKS MUST ASSUME POWER. A Letter to the Central Committee and the Petrograd and Moscow Com- mittees of the R.S.D.L.P.(B.) .............. 19 MARXISM AND INSURRECTION. A Letter to the Central Committee of the R.S.D.L.P.(B.)............. 22 THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR. They Are Trying to Frighten Us with Civil War .......... 28 HEROES OF FRAUD AND THE MISTAKES OF THE BOLSHEVIKS .. 43 FROM A PUBLICIST’S DIARY. The Mistakes of Our Party ... 52 THE TASKS OF THE REVOLUTION ............. 59 Agreements with the Capitalists Are Disastrous ..... 61 Power to the Soviets ................ 61 Peace to the Peoples ................ 62 Land to Those Who Till It ............. 64 Struggle Against Famine and Economic Ruin ...... 64 Struggle Against the Counter-Revolution of the Land- owners and Capitalists .............. 66 Peaceful Development of the Revolution........ 67 LETTER TO I. T. SMILGA, CHAIRMAN OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE ARMY, NAVY AND WORKERS OF FINLAND 69 1 ........................ 69 2 ........................ 70 3 ........................ 71 4 ........................ 71 8 CONTENTS 5 ........................ 72 6 ........................ 72 7 ........................ 72 8 ........................ 73 9 ........................ 73 10 ........................ 73 THE CRISIS HAS MATURED ................ 74 I ........................ 74 II ........................ 77 III ........................ 79 IV ........................ 81 V ........................ 81 VI ........................ 82 CAN THE BOLSHEVIKS RETAIN STATE POWER? ....... 87 Foreword to the Second Edition ........... 89 Afterword .................... 131 TO WORKERS, PEASANTS, AND SOLDIERS! .......... 137 LETTER TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, THE MOSCOW AND PETROGRAD COMMITTEES AND THE BOLSHEVIK MEMBERS OF THE PETROGRAD AND MOSCOW SOVIETS ....... 140 THESES FOR A REPORT AT THE OCTOBER 8 CONFERENCE OF THE PETROGRAD ORGANISATION, ALSO FOR A RESOLUTION AND INSTRUCTIONS TO THOSE ELECTED TO THE PARTY CONGRESS....................... 142 On the Question of the Party’s Participation in the Pre-parliament ................. 142 On the Slogan “All Power to the Soviets” ...... 143 Note to the Resolution on Power to the Soviets .... 144 LETTER TO THE PETROGRAD CITY CONFERENCE. To Be Read in Closed Session ............... 145 REVISION OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME ........... 149 I ........................ 151 II ........................ 155 III ........................ 158 IV ........................ 161 V ........................ 163 VI ........................ 168 VII ........................ 169 VIII ........................ 173 IX ........................ 176 CONTENTS 9 ADVICE OF AN ONLOOKER ................ 179 LETTER TO THE BOLSHEVIK COMRADES ATTENDING THE CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF THE NORTHERN REGION ..... 182 MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P.(B.), OCTOBER 10 (23), 1917 .................. 188 1. Report. Minutes ................. 188 2. Resolution ................... 190 MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P.(B.), OCTOBER 16 (29), 1917 .................. 191 1. Report. Minutes ................. 191 2. Speeches in Discussion. Minutes .......... 192 1 ....................... 192 2 .......................FROM MARX 193 3 ....................... 193 3. Resolution ...................TO MAO 193 LETTER TO COMRADES .................. 195 Postscript .................... 214 LETTER TO BOLSHEVIK PARTY MEMBERS .......... 216 THE TASKS OF OUR PARTY IN THE INTERNATIONAL. Apropos of the Third Zimmerwald Conference ....... 220 LETTER TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P.(B.) 223 SOCIALIST- REVOLUTIONARY PARTY CHEATS THE PEASANTS ONCE AGAIN......................NOT FOR 228 LETTER TO CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS ......... 234 TO THE CITIZENSCOMMERCIAL OF RUSSIA! .............. 236 MEETING OF THE PETROGRAD SOVIET OF WORKERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ DEPUTIES,DISTRIBUTION OCTOBER 25 (NOVEMBER 7), 1917 .... 239 1. REPORT ON THE TASKS OF THE SOVIET POWER. Newspaper Report ................ 239 2. RESOLUTION .................. 241 SECOND ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF WORKERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ DEPUTIES, October 25-26 (Novem- ber 7-8), 1917 ..................... 243 1. TO WORKERS, SOLDIERS AND PEASANTS! ....... 247 2. REPORT ON PEACE, OCTOBER 26 (NOVEMBER 8) 249 Decree on Peace ................ 249 3. CONCLUDING SPEECH FOLLOWING THE DISCUS- SION ON THE REPORT ON PEACE, OCTOBER 26 (NO- VEMBER 8) ................... 254 4. REPORT ON LAND, OCTOBER 26 (NOVEMBER 8) 257 Decree on Land ................. 258 10 CONTENTS 5. DECISION TO FORM THE WORKERS’ AND PEASANTS’ GOVERNMENT .................. 262 DRAFT REGULATIONS ON WORKERS’ CONTROL ........ 264 DIRECT-LINE CONVERSATION WITH HELSINGFORS, OCTOBER 27 (NOVEMBER 9), 1917 .................. 266 1. CONVERSATION WITH A. L. SHEINMAN, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HELSING- FORS SOVIET OF DEPUTIES OF THE ARMY, NAVY AND WORKERS OF FINLAND ............ 266 2. CONVERSATION WITH MIKHAILOV, CHAIRMAN OF THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE ARMY, NAVY AND WORKERS OF FINLAND .................. 267 3. CONVERSATION WITH N. F. IZMAILOV, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF TSENTROBALT ............ 268 CONFERENCE OF REGIMENTAL DELEGATES OF THE PETRO- GRAD GARRISON, OCTOBER 29 (NOVEMBER 11), 1917. Newspaper Report ................... 270 1. REPORT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION ........ 270 2. SPEECH ON ARMING THE TROOPS .......... 272 3. SPEECH ON RESTORING LAW AND ORDER IN THE CITY...................... 273 WIRELESS MESSAGE OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE’S COMMIS- SARS, OCTOBER 30 (NOVEMBER 12), 1917 .......... 274 DRAFT RULES FOR OFFICE EMPLOYEES ........... 275 SPEECHES AT A MEETING OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P.(B.), NOVEMBER 1(14), 1917. Minutes ...... 276 RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D. L.P. (B.) ON THE OPPOSITION WITHIN THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, NOVEMBER 2 (15), 1917 ............ 277 ULTIMATUM FROM THE MAJORITY ON THE CENTRAL COM- MITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P.(B.) TO THE MINORITY ....... 280 DRAFT RESOLUTION ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS ....... 283 MEETING OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COM- MITTEE, NOVEMBER 4 (17), 1917 .............. 285 1. SPEECH ON THE PRESS .............. 285 2. REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE LEFT SOCIALIST- REVOLUTIONARIES ................ 288 3. SPEECHES CONCERNING THE LEFT SOCIALIST-RE- VOLUTIONARIES’ QUESTION ............ 290 I ....................... 290 II ....................... 291 CONTENTS 11 4. SPEECH AND RESOLUTION ON THE RESIGNATION OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE’S COMMISSARS FROM THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE’S COMMISSARS ......... 292 SPEECH AT A JOINT MEETING OF THE PETROGRAD SOVIET OF WORKERS’ AND SOLDIERS’ DEPUTIES AND DELEGATES FROM THE FRONTS, NOVEMBER 4 (17), 1917. Newspaper Report ........................ 294 TO THE POPULATION .................. 297 REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM PEASANTS ........... 300 FROM THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL- DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY (BOLSHEVIKS) ......... 302 FROM THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL- DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY (BOLSHEVIKS). To All Party Members and to All the Working Classes of Russia .... 304 DIRECT-LINE CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND FIELD H. Q., NOVEMBER 9 (22), 1917 .......... 309 WIRELESS MESSAGE. To All Regimental, Divisional, Corps, Army and Other Committees, to All Soldiers of the Revolu - tionary Army and Sailors of the Revolutionary Navy ... 312 FOREWORD TO THE PAMPHLET. HOW THE SOCIALIST-RE- VOLUTIONARIES CHEATED THE PEOPLE, AND WHAT THE NEW BOLSHEVIK GOVERNMENT HAS GIVEN THE PEOPLE 314 MEETING OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COM- MITTEE, NOVEMBER 10 (23), 1917 .............. 316 1. REPORT ON TALKS WITH DUKHONIN ........ 316 2. CONCLUDING SPEECH ............... 318 FROM THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE’S COMMISSARS TO THE REV- OLUTIONARY MILITARY COMMITTEE ............ 320 THE EXTRAORDINARY ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF PEASANTS’ DEPUTIES, November 10-25 (November 23- December 8), 1917 ................... 321 1. STATEMENT TO THE BOLSHEVIK GROUP AT THE EXTRAORDINARY ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF SO- VIETS OF PEASANTS’ DEPUTIES .......... 323 2. SPEECH ON THE AGRARIAN QUESTION, NOVEM- BER 14 (27). Newspaper Report .......... 324 3. DRAFT RESOLUTION ............... 327 4. SPEECH IN CONNECTION WITH THE STATEMENT OF A VIKZHEL SPOKESMAN, NOVEMBER 18 (DECEM- BER 1). Newspaper Report ............ 329 5. CONCLUDING SPEECH ON THE AGRARIAN QUES- TION, NOVEMBER 18 (DECEMBER 1). Newspaper Report ..................... 331 12 CONTENTS ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE WORKERS AND THE WORKING AND EXPLOITED PEASANTS. A Letter to “Pravda” ...... 333 DRAFT DECREE ON THE RIGHT OF RECALL.......... 336 REPORT ON THE RIGHT OF RECALL AT A MEETING OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CENTRAL
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