,A ,PROPHETIC ,LETT] TO ,LUIGI ,FABBRI 
,]RICO ,MALATE/A ON ! ,DICTATOR%IP ( ! ,PROLET>IAT 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,]RICO ,MALATE/A 

,$ITOR 3 ,DANIEL ,GU]9 

,TEXT 3 

,LONDON1 ,JULY #c1 #aiai 

,DE>E/ ,FABBRI1.<#a.> 

74447 ,IT SEEMS TO ME ?AT WE >E 9 P]FECT AGREEM5T ON ! MATT]S ) 
:I* Y\ >E CURR5TLY SO PREOCCUPI$1 TO WIT1 ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! 
PROLET>IAT40 

,BY MY RECKON+1 ON ?IS SCORE ! OP9ION ( AN>*I/S CANNOT BE CALL$ 
9TO QUE/ION1 & 9 FACT1 WELL BE=E ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION1 IT NEV] WAS 
QU]I$ BY ANYONE4 ,AN>*Y MEANS NO GOV]NM5T1 & ?US1 ALL ! MORE 
EMPHATICALLY1 NO DICTATOR%IP1 MEAN+ AN ABSOLUTE GOV]NM5T1 UNCONTROLL$ 
& )\T CON/ITUTIONAL RE/RA9TS4 ,BUT :5EV] ! ,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION 
BROKE \T1 IT APPE>S ?AT \R FRI5DS MAY HAVE CONFUS$ :AT CON/ITUTES A 
REVOLUTION AGA9/ AN EXI/+ GOV]NM5T ) :AT WAS IMPLI$ BY A NEW 
GOV]NM5T :I* HAD JU/ DOM9AT$ ! REVOLUTION 9 ORD] TO APPLY ! 
BRAKES TO IT & /E] IT 9 ! DIRECTION ( ITS P>TY POLITICAL PURPOSES4 ,& SO 
\R FRI5DS HAVE ALL BUT DECL>$ !MSELVES ,BOL%EVIKS4 

,N[1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS >E M]ELY M>XI/S :O HAVE REMA9$ HONE/1 
CONSCI5TI\S M>XI/S1 UNLIKE !IR TEA*]S & MODELS1 ! LIKES ( ,GUESDE1 
,PLEKHANOV1 ,HYNDMAN1 ,S*EIDEMANN1 ,NOSKE1 ETC41.<#b.> :OSE FATE Y\ KN[4 ,WE 
RESPECT !IR S9C]ITY1 WE ADMIRE !IR 5]GY1 BUT1 JU/ AS WE HAVE NEV] SE5 
EYE TO EYE ) !M 9 !ORETICAL MATT]S1 SO WE C\LD NOT ALIGN \RSELVES 
) !M :5 !Y MAKE ! TRANSITION FROM !ORY TO PRACTICE4 

,BUT P]HAPS ! TRU? IS SIMPLY ?IS3 \R PRO-,BOL%EVIK FRI5DS TAKE ! 
EXPRESSION 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 TO MEAN SIMPLY ! REVOLUTION>Y 
ACTION ( ! WORK]S 9 TAK+ POSSESSION ( ! L& & ! 9/RUM5TS ( 
LABOR1 & TRY+ TO BUILD A SOCIETY & ORGANIZE A WAY ( LIFE 9 :I* !RE 
WILL BE NO PLACE = A CLASS ?AT EXPLOITS & OPPRESSES ! PRODUC]S4 

,?US CON/RU$1 ! 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 W\LD BE ! EFFECTIVE 
P[] ( ALL WORK]S TRY+ TO BR+ D[N CAPITALI/ SOCIETY & W\LD ?US 
TURN 9TO ,AN>*Y AS SOON AS RESI/ANCE FROM REACTION>IES W\LD HAVE CEAS$ 
& NO ONE CAN ANY LONG] SEEK TO COMPEL ! MASSES BY VIOL5CE TO OBEY & 
WORK = HIM4 ,9 :I* CASE1 ! DISCREPANCY BETWE5 US W\LD BE NO?+ 
MORE ?AN A QUE/ION ( SEMANTICS4 ,DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT W\LD SIGNIFY ! DICTATOR%IP ( EV]YBODY1 :I* IS TO SAY1 IT W\LD BE A DICTATOR%IP 
NO LONG]1 JU/ AS GOV]NM5T BY EV]YBODY IS NO LONG] A GOV]NM5T 9 ! 
AU?ORIT>IAN1 HI/ORICAL & PRACTICAL S5SE ( ! WORD4 

,BUT ! REAL SUPPORT]S ( 0DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT0 DO NOT TAKE 
?AT L9E1 AS !Y >E MAK+ QUITE PLA9 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,( C\RSE1 ! PROLET>IAT 
HAS A H& 9 ?IS1 JU/ AS ! PEOPLE HAS A P>T TO PLAY 9 DEMOCRATIC REGIMES1 
?AT IS TO SAY1 TO CONCEAL ! REALITY ( ?+S4 ,9 REALITY1 :AT WE HAVE IS 
! DICTATOR%IP ( ONE P>TY1 OR RA!R1 ( ONE P>TY'S LEAD]S3 A G5U9E 
DICTATOR%IP1 ) ITS DECREES1 ITS P5AL SANCTIONS1 ITS H5*M5 &1 ABOVE 
ALL1 ITS >M$ =CES :I* >E AT PRES5T ALSO DEPLOY$ 9 ! DEF5SE ( ! 
REVOLUTION AGA9/ ITS EXT]NAL 5EMIES1 BUT :I* WILL TOMORR[ BE US$ TO 
IMPOSE ! DICTATORS' WILL UPON ! WORK]S1 TO APPLY A BRAKE ON REVOLUTION1 
TO CONSOLIDATE ! NEW 9T]E/S 9 ! PROCESS ( EM]G+ & PROTECT A NEW 
PRIVILEG$ CLASS AGA9/ ! MASSES4 

,G5]AL ,BONAP>TE WAS ANO!R ONE :O HELP$ DEF5D ! ,FR5* ,REVOLUTION AGA9/ ! ,EUROPEAN REACTION1 BUT 9 DEF5D+ IT1 HE /RANGL$ ! LIFE 
\T ( IT4 ,L591 ,TROTSKY & !IR COMRADES >E ASSUR$LY S9C]E REVOLUTION>IES 74447 & !Y WILL NOT BE TURN+ TRAITORS-BUT !Y >E PREP>+ ! 
GOV]NM5TAL /RUCTURES :I* ?OSE :O WILL COME AFT] !M WILL UTILIZE TO 
EXPLOIT ! ,REVOLUTION & DO IT TO DEA?4 ,!Y WILL BE ! FIR/ VICTIMS ( !IR 
ME?ODS & ,I AM AFRAID ?AT ! ,REVOLUTION WILL GO UND] ) !M4 

,HI/ORY REPEATS ITSELF3 MUTATIS MUT&IS1 IT WAS ,ROBESPI]RE'S DICTATOR%IP ?AT 
BR\<T ,ROBESPI]RE TO ! GUILLOT9E & PAV$ ! WAY = ,NAPOLEON4 

,SU* >E MY G5]AL ?\<TS ON AFFAIRS 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,AS = DETAIL$ NEWS 
WE HAVE HAD1 IT I S AS YET TOO V>I$ & TOO CONTRADICTORY TO M]IT RISK+ 
AN OP9ION4 ,IT MAY BE1 TOO1 ?AT LOTS ( ?+S ?AT /RIKE US AS BAD >E ! 
PRODUCTS ( ?AT SITUATION1 &1 9 ,RUSSIA'S P>TICUL> CIRCUM/ANCES1 !RE 
WAS NO OPTION BUT TO DO :AT !Y HAVE DONE4 ,WE W\LD DO BETT] TO WAIT1 
ESPECIALLY AS ANY?+ WE WILL SAY CANNOT HAVE ANY 9FLU5CE UPON ! C\RSE 
( EV5TS 9 ,RUSSIA & MI<T BE MIS9T]PRET$ 9 ,ITALY & APPE> TO E*O 
! REACTION'S P>TISAN CALUMNIES4 

.<#a.> ,LUIGI ,FABBRI 7#a#h#g#g-#a#i#c#h71 ,ITALIAN AN>*I/ WRIT] & MILITANT1 AU?OR ( ,DICTATOR%IP & ,REVOLUTION4 

.<#b.> ,JULES ,GUESDE 7#a#h#d#e- #a#i#b#b71 SOCIAL DEMOCRAT LEAD]1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 AN AN>*I/ & !N 
PIONE] ( M>XISM 9 ,FRANCE4 ,GEORGI ,PLEKHANOV 7#a#h#e#f-#a#i#a#h71 A ,RUSSIAN POPULI/ TURN$ M>XI/ 9 EXILE3 PIONE]$ M>XISM 9 ,RUSSIA3 M5TOR & COLLABORATOR ( ,L591 BE=E BREAK+ 
) HIM 9 ORD] TO CONDEMN ! ,BOL%EVIK SEIZURE ( P[] 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,H5RY ,HYNDMAN 
7#a#h#d#b-#a#i#b#a71 F\ND] ( LABORISM1 AFT] HAV+ BE5 A PIONE] ( M>XISM 9 ,5GL&4 ,PHILIP 
,S*$IDEMANN 7#a#h#f#d-#a#i#c#e71 ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT *ANCELLOR 9 #a#i#a#i4 ,GU/AV ,NOSKE 
7#a#h#f#h-#a#i#d#f71 RI<T-W+ ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRAT1 GOV]NOR ( ,KID 9 #a#i#a#h1 JO9$ ! C\NT] 
REVOLUTION>Y C\NCIL ( PEOPLE'S COMMISS>S AT ! />T ( #a#i#a#i1 !N W5T ON TO BECOME 
,>MY M9I/]1 ORGANIZ+ ! REPRESSION ( ! PO/W> REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5TS4 

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