,! ,COLLAPSE ( ,C\NT]-,REVOLUTION>Y ,SOCIALISM 

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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,PET] ,KROPOTK9 

,TEXT 3 

,AT ?IS MOM5T WE >E WITNESS+ AN 9T]E/+ EV5T4 ,IT IS ! COLLAPSE1 
9 !ORY & PRACTICE1 ( ! C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y CURR5T :I*1 UND] ! 
NAME ( SOCIAL DEMOCRACY1 HAD RUL$ ! ROO/ 9 ! EUROPEAN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T 
= MORE ?AN A QU>T] ( A C5TURY4 

,9 #ahga ! ,FR5* PROLET>IAT - UNTIL !N ! 9CUBATOR ( REVOLUTION>Y 
SOCIALISM - UND]W5T A T]RIBLE DEFEAT4 ,)\T ,FRANCE ! ,9T]NATIONAL 
C\LD NOT EXI/ & COLLAPS$3 ITS ,LAT9 F$]ATIONS1 SUPPORT$ BY SOME 
,FR5* REVOLUTION>IES1 W]E B>ELY 5\< TO PREV5T TRIUMPHANT REACTION FROM 
REA*+ ITS F9AL FRONTI]3 A ,RE/ORATION 9 ,FRANCE1 ! TOTAL CRU%+ 
( ! PROLET>IAN4 

,G]MANY1 UNTIL !N RECALCITRANT TO ! TEA*+S ( ,FR5* & ,5GLI% 
SOCIALISM1 !N BECAME AN 9CUBATOR ( SOCIALISM4 ,AFT] ! W> ITS 
B\RGEOISIE LAUN*$ ITSELF ) Y\?FUL 5?USIASM 9TO L>GE 9DU/RY4 
,/R5G!N$ BY ! EXP]I5CE ( ,5GL& & ,FRANCE1 BUOY$ UP BY A WIDELY 
DEVELOP$ SY/EM ( PRIM>Y & TE*NICAL $UCATION1 TAK+ ADVANTAGE ( ! 
P[]FUL NEW MEANS ( COMMUNICATION1 ! ,G]MAN B\RGEOISIE MADE GREAT /RIDES 
9 ?AT DIRECTION4  ,NOT AS FA/1 D\BTLESS1 AS ?OSE BE+ TAK5 AT ! SAME 
TIME 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 OR EV5 9 ,JAPAN1 BUT 5\< TO CREATE 9 ! GREAT 
9DU/RIAL C5T]S AN 9TELLIG5T PROLET>IAT1 IMBU$ ) REPUBLICAN 
DEMOCRATIC IDEAS 7AS 9 ,FRANCE BE=E #a#h#d#h71 :I* !N RECEIV$ AN ADMIXTURE 
7AGA91 AS 9 ,FRANCE BE=E #a#h#d#h7 ( VAGUELY SOCIALI/ ASPIRATIONS4 

,?AT MOVEM5T HAS EXI/$ = A QU>T] ( A C5TURY4 ,IT HAS WON VICTORIES 9 
! ELECTIONS3 IT HAS HAD ! TIME & ! *ANCE TO AFFIRM ITSELF4 ,SO ONE CAN 
EVALUATE IT COLDLY1 BY ITS RESULTS4 

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,IT IS FIR/ ( ALL AN ESS5TIALLY DEMOCRATIC1 REPUBLICAN MOVEM5T4 ,AT 
ONE MOM5T IT HAD ITS URGES T[>DS ,CAES>ISM1 ) ! APPE>ANCE ( ,WILLIAM 
,I,I2 BUT !Y W]E SOON DISP]S$ BY ,WILLIAM HIMSELF4 ,! ATTACK AGA9/ ! 
AUTOCRACY ( ,BISM>CK & ! ,WILLIAMS1 ! /RUGGLE AGA9/ MON>*ICAL 
HABITS1 CU/OMS1 & LAWS 7MILIT>Y S]VICE1 LAWS ( LESE-MAJE/E1 ETC7 =M 
! MO/ SALI5T TRAIT ( ! /RUGGLES ( ?IS P>TY4 ,!Y =M ! BASIS ( 
ITS ELECTORAL PROGRAMS1 !Y FILL UP ITS NEWSPAP]S1 !Y1 ABOVE ALL1 
PREOCCUPY !IR MEMB]S ( P>LIAM5T4 

,BUT1 LIKE ! ,FR5* REPUBLICANS BE=E #a#h#d#h1 ! ,G]MAN REPUBLICANS >E = 
! MO/ P>T !ORETICALLY SOCIALI/S4 ,!IR SOCIALISM HAS AS ITS 
!ORETICAL BASIS ! !ORIES ( ,SA9T-,SIMONISM 7CONC5TRATION ( CAPITAL1 
DOM9ANT ROLE ( ! ECONOMIC FACTOR1 PROLET>IANIZATION  ( ! MASSES1 ETC71 
&1 AS ITS GOAL - ! /ATI/ SOCIALISM ( ,L\IS ,BLANC1 9 :I*1 H[EV]1 
WOR%IP ( ! /ATE1 GOV]NM5TAL C5TRALIZATION1 HATR$ ( ! F$]ATIVE PR9CIPAL 7:I* 
! ,G]MAN SOCIALI/S DUE TO !IR MOD]N HI/ORY >E UNABLE TO IMAG9E 
EXCEPT 9 ! P>TICUL>I/ =M ( LITTLE K+DOMS71 DISCIPL9E1 & 
DICTATOR%IP1 >E GROTESQUELY EXAGG]AT$4 ,ONLY N[ MAK+ !IR 5TRY 9TO 
?AT P>T ( MOD]N HI/ORY :I* ,FRANCE HAS BE5 GO+ ?R\< S9CE ! 
,GREAT ,REVOLUTION1 !Y >E /ILL AT ! /AGE ( ADOR+ ,ROBESPI]RE1 ! 
,JACOB9 CLUBS & ! DICTATOR%IP1 & !Y /ILL MI/RU/1 LIKE ,ROBESPI]RE1 
! PEOPLE'S COMMUNE4 ,& H[EV] MU* !Y TALK TO ! FIR/ COM] AB\T ! 
PREPOND]ANT ROLE ( ! ECONOMIC FACTOR1 !Y PREF] TO FI<T ON ! 
POLITICAL T]RA91 = ! CONQUE/ ( POLITICAL P[] )9 ! B\RGEOIS 
/ATE1 MI/RU/+ ! DIRECT ECONOMIC /RUGGLE & ! ORGANIZATION BY TRADES 
( ! UNIONS ( LABOR]S1 FACTORY WORK]S1 & F>MWORK]S4 

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,!IR SOCIALISM HAS OBVI\SLY TRI$ TO DIFF]5TIATE ITSELF FROM ,FR5* & 
,5GLI% SOCIALISM4 

,TO SUCCE$ 9 ,G]MANY1 ESPECIALLY AFT] ! W>1 IT HAD TO APPE> NATIONAL1 
,G]MAN4 ,& IT SEP>AT$ ITSELF FROM ! SOCIALI/S1 ITS PR$ECESSORS1 BY 
SEASON+ ITSELF LIB]ALLY ) ! REACTION>Y METAPHYSICS ( ! PHILOSOPH] 
,HEGEL4 

,AID$ BY !IR IGNORANCE ( ! LIT]ATURE FROM BE=E #a#h#d#h1 ?AT ALL[S ! 
,G]MAN SOCIALI/S TO DRESS UP !IR ,SA9T-,SIMONIAN /ATEM5TS 9 A 
PSEUDO-SCI5TIFIC J>GON1 9COMPREH5SIBLE TO ! MASSES1 & EV5 TO PASS (F 
7AS ,T*]KES(F HAS DEMON/RAT$ SO WELL7#a77 ELEM5T>Y PROPOSITIONS ( ! ECONMI/S 7= EXAMPLE1 
! LAW ( WAGES7 AS 0SCI5TIFIC DISCOV]IES0 ( ! ,G]MAN SPIRIT1 AS 
IMPORTANT AS ?OSE ( ,D>W9 9 BIOLOGY4 

,LITTLE BY LITTLE1 H[EV]1 !IR SOCIALISM1 :I* HAS ADD$ NO?+1 NEI!R 
9 !ORY NOR 9 AIMS1 TO ?AT ( ,L\IS ,BLANC1 BECAME :AT IT NECESS>ILY HAD 
TO BECOME UND] ! 9FLU5CE ( ! IDEAS ( GOV]NM5TAL C5TRALIZATION3 NOT 
EV5 A /ATE SOCIALISM1 BUT PURE & SIMPLY /ATE CAPITALISM1 ! 
C5TRALIZ$ /ATE BECOM+ ! S+LE CAPITALI/4 

,!Y D5I$ IT 9 ! ,CONGRESSES ( ! ,G]MAN P>TY4 ,BUT ! FACT IS !RE3 
! PROGRAM :I* SOCIAL DEMOCRACY FOLL[S 9 ,SWITZ]L&1 :]E IT IS LESS 
DI/RACT$ BY POLITICAL /RUGGLES1 IS ABSOLUTELY ! SY/EM ( /ATE 
CAPITALISM APPLI$ AT ?IS MOM5T 9 ,RUSSIA BY ! F9ANCE M9I/]1 
,WITTE4 ,:AT ?IS P>TY HAS TRI$ TO W9 ?R\< ! 0REF]5DUM0 9 
,SWITZ]L& IS EXACTLY ?AT3 ALL ! RAILWAYS B\<T BACK BY ! /ATE1 ! 
BANKS MONOPOLIZ$ BY ! /ATE1 SALE ( ALCOHOL TO BECOME A /ATE MONOPOLY - 
MEASURES ALREADY REALIZ$ ALMO/ COMPLETELY BY ! ,RUSSIAN >I/OCRACY4 ,EV]Y 
/EP 9 ! DIRECTION ( C5TRALIZATION1 9DE$ EV5 ! 0TRU/S0 OR BOSSES 
UNIONS 9 ,AM]ICA1 IS WELCOM$ BY ! SOCIALI/S ( ?IS S*OOL AS A /EP 
=W>D PREP>+ ! ADV5T ( ! /ATE AS LONE CAPITALI/4 

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,F9ALLY1 TO A*IEVE ?AT 5D1 ,G]MAN SOCIAL DEMOCRACY HAS NECESS>ILY BECOME 
! POLICEMAN ( ,EUROPE AGA9/ ANY POPUL> OR 9DIVIDUAL ATTEMPT AT 
REVOLUTION4 ,IT HAD TO BE4 ,FEEL+ TOO WEAK TO RESI/ ! S]I\S P]SECUTIONS 
ON ! P>T ( A ,BISM>CK1 IT HAD TO TRY TO P]SUADE ! B\RGEOISIE ( ITS 
C\NT]REVOLUTION>Y NATURE4 ,IT TRI$ TO P]SUADE ! ,G]MAN WORK]S ?AT ! 
ONLY WAY TO 0GET !RE0 WAS TO PREV5T ANY POPUL> UPRIS+ 9 ,G]MANY :I* 
MI<T TRIGG] REACTION2 ?AT ?R\< ELECTIONS ALONE1 !Y1 :O HAD 
#b1 #g 1 #i DEPUTIES AT ! />T C\LD >RIVE 9 SO MANY YE>S1 BE=E ! 
5D ( ! N9ETE5? C5TURY  
#b AT A MAJORITY 9 
,P>LIAM5T1 :I* W\LD ALL[ !M TO 'C>RY \T ! REVOLUTION' )\T 
SPILL+ A DROP ( BLOOD4 ,AS LONG AS !RE W]E NO 'PREMATURE ATTEMPTS'6 

,&1 ONCE MORE ( NECESSITY1 TO PREV5T ! EM]G5CE ( A REVOLUTION>Y SPIRIT 
9 ,G]MANY ! P>TY HAD TO D5EGRATE ANY ATTEMPT AT UPRIS+1 ANY 
DEMON/RATION ( ! SPIRIT ( REVOLT 9 ! :OLE ( ,EUROPE4 ,! ECONOMIC 
'LAWS' ( DEVELOPM5T1 DISCOV]$ BY ! ,G]MAN ,D>W9S & UNKN[N TO ! 
,LAT9S1 W\LD DO EV]Y?+ BY !MSELVES4 

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,Y\ CAN UND]/& :AT AN 5FEEBL+ & DEMORALIZ+ EFFECT !SE !ORIES1 
PREA*$ ) ALL ! METAPHYSICAL J>GON 9 :I* !Y HAD BE5 5VELOP$1 
) ALL ! WISDOM ( PEOPLE 9 SOLE POSSESSION ( SCI5CE1 & ALL ! 
F]VOR ( PEOPLE 0:O HAVE ONLY READ ONE BOOK0 - !IR BIBLE1 OR RA!R ITS 
COMM5T>IES - Y\ CAN UND]/& :AT EFFECT ALL ?AT HAD TO EX]T ON ! 
EUROPEAN SOCIALI/ MOVEM5T4 

,IT WAS A 0P]IOD ( PAUSE0 - AN 9TELLECTUAL PAUSE AS MU* AS ONE ( ACTION4 
,! P>TY WAS C]TA9LY 9CREAS+ 9 SIZE 9 ,G]MANY1 :]E ! BEAUTIES ( 
! ,BISM>CKIAN REGIME1 ( MILIT>ISM & ( POLICE BUREAUCRACY W]E SWELL+ 
! RANKS ( ! REPUBLICANS1 :ILE ! F]OCI\S CAPITALISM ( NASC5T 
9DU/RY AWOKE A HATR$ ( CAPITAL4 ,! NUMB] ( MALCONT5TS WAS SWELL+1 
)\T 9CREAS+ BESIDES ! ECONOMIC MI<T ( ! P>TY4 

,BUT = ! DEVELOPM5T ( ! SOCIALI/ IDEA1 = ! ELABORATION ( 
PRACTICAL MEANS ( SOCIALIZATION1 = ! DEVELOPM5T ( WORK+ CLASS 
9ITIATIVE & ?\<T1 = ! GA!R+ ( =CES 9 PROSPECT ( A 
=?COM+ ECONOMIC BATTLE - IT WAS A PAUSE1 /AGNATION1 ! TRIUMPH ( 
=MULAS OV] REALITY1 ( PASSIVE OB$I5CE OV] ! SPIRIT ( REVOLT4 

,PRAISE !N TO ! ,FR5* WORK]S :O1 AT !IR LA/ TRADES UNION CONGRESS1 
HAVE JU/ RIPP$ OP5 ! VEIL :I* WAS 5VELOP+ US4 ,F9ALLY1 = ! FIR/ 
TIME 9 ?IRTY YE>S1 ! ,FR5* WORK] HAS FREELY SPOK5 \T4 ,HE HAS AGA9 
SPOK5 ! LANGUAGE ( HIS FA!RS1 ! LANGUAGE ( ! ,9T]NATIONAL1 &1 9 
WORDS ?AT >E SIMPLE1 CLE>1 & FULL ( GOOD S5SE1 DECL>$ HIS 9T5TION 
TO TAKE BACK CONTROL ( ! /RUGGLE1 & TO GIVE BATTLE ON A FIELD :]E ?IS 
QUE/ION WILL BE DECID$3 :OSE1 9 LAW1 9 FACT1 & BY VIRTUE ( SIMPLE GOOD 
S5SE1 >E ! WORK%OPS1 ! FACTORIES1 ! FIELDS1 ! RI*ES ( EV]Y K9D8 
,! BOSS'S1 ! ,/ATE'S1 OR ! WORK+ M5 ASSEMBL$ TO MAKE USE ( !M8 

,AT ! SAME TIME !RE IS ALSO ! COMPLETE COLLAPSE ( ! !ORIES ) 
:I* PEOPLE HAVE S\<T TO OBSCURE ! 9TELLIG5CE ( ! WORK+ CLASS4 
,9 ,RUSSIA1 :]E ABOVE ALL ! !ORETICAL /RUGGLE HAS TAK5 PLACE REC5TLY1 
!RE IS ! COLLAPSE1 ! RETREAT1 ) ! W\ND$ AB&ON$1 ( ,M>XISM4 
,BUT WE WILL NE$ TO DISCUSS ?AT ANO!R TIME4 

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