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Lenin-Cw-Vol-41.Pdf 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 41 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 41 18oO – October 1o 17 PROGRESS PUBLISHERS MOSCOW TRANSLATED FROM THE RUSSIAN BY YURI SDOBNIKOV From Marx to Mao M L © Digital Reprints 2014 www.marx2mao.com First printing 1969 Second printing 1971 Third printing 1977 10102—210 л беэ объявл. 014 (01)—77 7 C O N T E N T S Page Preface ....................... 27 1896-1904 COMMUNICATION ON BEHALF OF THE “STARIKI” TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. PETERSBURG LEAGUE OF STRUGGLE FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE WORKING CLASS .... 33 FOR THE DRAFT AGREEMENT WITH STRUVE ....... 34 SECRET DOCUMENT .................. 35 REMARKS ON RYAZANOV’S ARTICLE “TWO TRUTHS” .... 36 MATERIAL FOR WORKING OUT THE R.S.D.L.P. PROGRAMME 38 1. OUTLINE OF VARIOUS POINTS OF THE PRACTICAL SECTION OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME ...... 38 2. OUTLINE OF PLEKHANOV’S FIRST DRAFT PRO- GRAMME WITH SOME AMENDMENTS ........ 39 3. RECORD OF POINTS ONE AND TWO OF PLEKHA- NOV’S FIRST DRAFT PROGRAMME, AND OUTLINE OF POINT ONE OF THE PROGRAMME’S THEORETICAL SECTION.................... 42 4. INITIAL VARIANT OF THE THEORETICAL SECTION OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME ........... 43 5. OUTLINES OF PLAN OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME 47 6. INITIAL VARIANT OF THE AGRARIAN SECTION AND THE CONCLUDING SECTION OF THE DRAFT PRO- GRAMME ................... 48 7. OUTLINES OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME ...... 49 8. ADDENDA TO THE AGRARIAN AND FACTORY SEC- TIONS OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME ........ 53 REPLIES TO PLEKHANOV’S AND AXELROD’S REMARKS ON THE ARTICLE “THE AGRARIAN PROGRAMME OF RUSSIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY” ................. 53 INTRODUCTION TO THE LEAFLET OF THE DON COMMITTEE OF THE R.S.D.L.P. “TO THE CITIZENS OF RUSSIA” .... 69 INTRODUCTION TO THE LEAFLET “TO THE CITIZENS OF ALL RUSSIA” .................. 70 PLAN FOR A PAMPHLET AGAINST THE S. R.s ...... 70 8 CONTENTS THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. July 17 (30)-August 10 (?3), 1903 .............. 78 1. PROGRAMME OF THE R.S.D.L.P. REGULAR SECOND CONGRESS ................... 78 2. SPEECHES DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE LIST OF QUESTIONS SUBJECT TO DEBATE AT THE CON- GRESS. July 17 (30) ............... 85 1 ....................... 85 2 ....................... 85 3. SPEECH ON THE ACTIONS OF THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE. July 18 (31) ............ 85 4. SPEECH ON THE ATTENDANCE OF THE POLISH SO- CIAL-DEMOCRATS AT THE CONGRESS. July 18 (31) 86 5. SPEECH IN THE DEBATE ON THE GENERAL SECTION OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME. July ?9 (August 11) 86 6. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE GENERAL PO- LITICAL DEMANDS OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME July 30 (August 1?) .............. 86 1 ....................... 86 2 ....................... 87 3 ....................... 87 7. SPEECH IN THE DEBATE ON THE GENERAL PO- LITICAL DEMANDS OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME. July 31 (August 13) ............... 87 8. PROPOSALS ON VARIOUS POINTS OF THE GENERAL POLITICAL DEMANDS OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME . 87 9. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE SECTION OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME RELATING TO LABOUR PROTEC- TION. July 31 (August 13) ........... 88 1 ....................... 88 2 ....................... 88 10. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE AGRARIAN PROGRAMME. August 1 (14) ........... 88 1 ....................... 88 2 ....................... 89 3 ....................... 89 4 ....................... 89 5 ....................... 89 6 ....................... 90 7 ....................... 90 CONTENTS 9 11. SPEECH IN THE DEBATE ON THE PARTY RULES. August ? (15) ................. 90 12. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE PARTY RULES. August 4 (17) ................. 91 1 ....................... 91 2 ....................... 91 3 ....................... 91 4 ....................... 91 5 ....................... 92 13. ADDENDUM TO PARAGRAPH 12 OF THE DRAFT PARTY RULES .................... 92 14. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE PARTY RULES. August 5 (1FROM8) ................. MARX 92 1 ....................... 92 2 .......................TO MAO 93 3 ....................... 93 4 ....................... 93 15. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE STATEMENT BY MAR- TYNOV AND AKIMOV. August 5 (18) ........ 93 16. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE STATEMENT BY 8 MARTYNOV AND AKIMOV. August 5 (1 ) ...... 94 1 ....................... 94 2 ....................... 94 17. ADDENDUM TONOT MARTOV’S FORRESOLUTION ON THE BUND’S WITHDRAWAL FROM THE R. S. D. L. P.... 95 18. SPEECH DURINGCOMMERCIAL THE ELECTION OF THE PARTY’S CENTRAL COMMITTEE. August 7 (?0) ....... 95 19. SPEECH IN THE DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION OF POTRESOVDISTRIBUTION (STAROVER) ON THE ATTITUDE TO THE LIBERALS. August 10 (?3) ............ 96 THE LAW ON COMPENSATION PAYABLE TO WORKERS IN- JURED IN ACCIDENTS ................ 96 TO THE MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P................... 103 TO THE MINUTES COMMITTEE OF THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P................... 104 THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE LEAGUE OF RUSSIAN REVO- LUTIONARY SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY ABROAD. October 13-18 (?6-31), 1903 .................... 104 1 . REMARKS ON THE AGENDA. October 13 (?6 ) .... 104 1 ....................... 104 10 CONTENTS 2 ....................... 105 3 ....................... 105 2. PREFATORY REMARK TO THE REPORT ON THE SECOND CONGRESS OF THE R. S. D. L. P. October 13 (?6) .................... 105 3. STATEMENT CONCERNING MARTOV’S REPORT. Octo- ber 16 (?9) .................. 106 4. SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE LEAGUE RULES. October 17 (30) ................. 106 1 ....................... 106 2 ....................... 106 5. SPEECH ON THE RESULT OF THE VOTING OF THE RESOLUTIONS ON THE LEAGUE RULES. October 17 (30) .................... 107 DECISION OF THE PARTY COUNCIL. Geneva. November 1, 1903 ........................ 107 R.S.D.L.P. COUNCIL. January 15-17 (?8-30), 1904 .... 108 1 . REMARK ON A POINT OF ORDER. January 15 (?8) .. 108 2. REMARKS ON THE AGENDA. January 16 (?9) .... 108 1 ....................... 108 2 ....................... 108 3. SPEECH MOTIONING A DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE IN THE PARTY. January 16 (?9) ................ 109 4. SPEECH CONCERNING THE MINORITY OPINION EN- TERED BY THE C. C. REPRESENTATIVES. January 17 (30) .................... 109 5. SPEECH IN DEFENCE OF THE MINORITY OPINION OF THE C.C. REPRESENTATIVES. January 17 (30) .... 110 6. REMARK ON THE AGENDA. January 17 (30) .... 110 7. DRAFT RESOLUTION MOVED ON JANUARY 17 (30) . 110 ON BEHALF OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC LABOUR PARTY .......... 111 TO THE RUSSIAN PROLETARIAT ............ 111 THREE OUTLINES FOR A REPORT ON THE PARIS COMMUNE 113 1 ....................... 113 2 ....................... 119 3 ....................... 121 R.S.D.L.P. COUNCIL. May 31 and June 5 (June 13 and 18) 1904 ........................ 122 CONTENTS 11 1. REMARK ON THE AGENDA. May 31 (June 13) .... 122 2. SPEECHES ON AN INTER- PARTY CONFERENCE. May 31 (June 13) ............... 122 1 ....................... 122 2 ....................... 122 3. SPEECHES ON R.S.D.L.P. REPRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIST CONGRESS. May 31 (June 13) ................... 123 1 ....................... 123 2 ....................... 123 3 ....................... 123 4. REMARK ON THE NEED OF CONTROL OVER THE GNCHAK NEWSPAPER. May 31 (June 13) ...... 124 5. MOTION OF AMENDMENT TO MARTOV’S RESOLUTION ON THE RIGHT OF THE C.O. AND THE C.C. TO RE- CALL THEIR REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE PARTY COUNCIL. June 5 (18) .............. 124 6. SPEECH ON CO-OPTATION TO THE COMMITTEES AND ON THE C.C.’S RIGHT TO APPOINT NEW MEMBERS. June 5 (18) .................. 124 7. SPEECHES ON THE VOTING PROCEDURE IN DECIDING THE QUESTION OF CONVENING THE THIRD CON- GRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. June 5 (18) ...... 125 1 ....................... 125 2 ....................... 125 3 ....................... 125 4 ....................... 126 8. SPEECHES ON THE QUESTION OF PUBLISHING THE MINUTES OF THE PARTY COUNCIL SITTINGS. June 5 (18) .................. 126 1 ....................... 126 2 ....................... 127 3 ....................... 127 STATEMENT ON THE TRANSFER OF THE POWERS OF THE R. S. D. L.P. C.C. REPRESENTATIVES ABROAD ....... 127 DRAFT RESOLUTION OF THE MAJORITY’S GENEVA GROUP 127 PLANS FOR AN ARTICLE “THE PEASANTRY AND SOCIAL- DEMOCRACY” .................... 129 1 ....................... 129 2 ....................... 129 PLAN FOR A PROPAGANDA TALK ON CRISES ...... 131 12 CONTENTS PLAN FOR THREE TALKS ON THE SOCIAL- DEMOCRATIC PROGRAMME .................... 132 NOTE BY THE VPERYOD EDITORIAL BOARD TO THE LET- TER OF THEIR ST. PETERSBURG CORRESPONDENT .... 133 OUTLINE OF THESES FOR AN ARTICLE “HOW THEY DEFEND THEMSELVES” .................... 134 STATEMENT BY THE GROUP OF FOUNDERS OF THE R. S. D. L. P. LIBRARY AT GENEVA ........... 136 1905-1910 PLAN FOR AN ARTICLE “1895 AND 1905 (SHORT PARALLEL)” 137 A MILITANT AGREEMENT FOR THE UPRISING AND THE FORMATION OF A COMBAT COMMITTEE ......... 138 RECORD OF SPEECHES AT THE GENEVA BOLSHEVIK CLUB. Minutes of March 6, 1905 .............. 139 I...................... 139 II...................... 140 III...................... 141 NOTE BY THE VPERYOD EDITORIAL BOARD TO A RESO- LUTION BY A GROUP OF WORKERS OF THE ST. PETERS- BURG METALWORKS ................. 141 THE THIRD CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. April 1?-?7 (April ?5- May 10), 1905 ............... 142 1. DRAFT RESOLUTIONS OF THE ORGANISING COMMIT- TEE FOR CONVENING THE THIRD CONGRESS ON THE REPRESENTATION OF CERTAIN ORGANISATIONS 142 2. O.C. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE CONGRESS ................. 144 3. SPEECH ON THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE REPORT CONCERNING THE KAZAN COMMITTEE’S REPRESEN- TATION AT THE CONGRESS. April 13 (?6) .... 145 4. AMENDMENT TO A CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE PROPOSAL ON THE KAZAN COMMITTEE’S REPRESEN- TATION AT THE CONGRESS. April 13 (?6) .... 146 5. SPEECH ON THE QUESTION OF A DEBATE ON THE O. C. REPORT. April 13 (?6 ) .......... 146 6. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE DEBATE ON THE O.C. REPORT .................... 147 7. DRAFT AGENDA OF THE THIRD PARTY CONGRESS 147 8.
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