,! ,OLD ,MOLE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG 

,TEXT 3 

,FIR/ ,PUBLI%$3 ,SP>TACUS1 ,NO4#e1 ,MAY #a#i#a#g4 
,S\RCE3 ,ROSA ,LUXEMBURG3 ,SELECT$ ,POLITICAL ,WRIT+S1 $IT$ & 9TRODUC$ BY ,ROB]T ,LOOK]4 
,TRANSLAT$3 7FROM ! ,G]MAN7 ,W4,D4 ,GRAF4 
,TRANSCRIPTION_/,M>KUP3 ,T$ ,CRAW=D_/,BRIAN ,BAGG9S ) SPECIAL ?ANKS TO ,ROB]T ,LOOK] = HELP ) P]MISSIONS4 
,COPYRI<T3 ,R&OM ,H\SE1 #a#i#g#b1 ,I,S,B,N_/,I,S,S,N3 #b#b#d#e#i#f4 ,PR9T$ ) ! P]MISSION ( ,R&OM ,H\SE4 ,LUXEMBURG ,9T]NET ,>*IVE 7M>XI/S4ORG7 #b#d4 

,! \TBREAK ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION HAS BROK5 ! /ALEMATE 9 ! HI/ORICAL SITUATION CREAT$ BY ! CONT9UATION ( ! WORLD W> & ! SIMULTANE\S FAILURE ( ! PROLET>IAN CLASS /RUGGLE4 ,= ?REE YE>S ,EUROPE HAS BE5 LIKE A MU/Y ROOM1 ALMO/ SUFFOCAT+ ?OSE LIV+ 9 IT4 ,N[ ALL AT ONCE A W9D[ HAS BE5 FLUNG OP51 A FRE%1 9VIGORAT+ GU/ ( AIR IS BL[+ 91 & EV]YONE 9 ! ROOM IS BREA?+ DEEPLY & FREELY ( IT4 ,9 P>TICUL> ! ',G]MAN LIB]ATORS' >E ANXI\SLY WAT*+ ! !AT] ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,! GRUDG+ RESPECT ( ! ,G]MAN & ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN GOV]NM5TS = ! 'CADG]S & CONSPIRATORS' & ! N]V\S T5SION ) :I* \R RUL+ CLASSES RECEIVE EV]Y UTT]ANCE BY ,*EIDZE & BY ! WORK]S' & SOLDI]S' SOVIET CONC]N+ ! QUE/ION ( W> & PEACE >E N[ A TANGIBLE CONFIRMATION ( ! FACT :I* ONLY YE/]DAY MET ! UNCOMPREH5D+ OPPOSITION ( ! SOCIALI/S FROM ! ,A4,G4.<#a.> ,?IS WAS ! FACT ?AT ! WAY \T ( ! BL9D ALLEY ( ! WORLD W> L$ NOT ?R\< DIPLOMATIC 'AGREEM5TS' & ,WILSONIAN MESSAGES1 BUT SOLELY & EXCLUSIVELY ?R\< ! REVOLUTION>Y ACTION ( ! PROLET>IAT4 ,! VICTORS AT ,TANN5B]G & ,W>SAW N[ TREMBL+LY AWAIT !IR [N 'LIB]ATION' FROM ! *OK+ NOOSE ( W> BY ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT1 BY ! 'MOB 9 ! /REET'6 

,( C\RSE EV5 ) ! GREATE/ H]OISM ! PROLET>IAT ( ONE S+LE C\NTRY CANNOT LOOS5 ?IS NOOSE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS GR[+ ( ITS [N ACCORD 9TO AN 9T]NATIONAL PROBLEM4 ,= ! PEACE EF=TS ( ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S BR+ !M 9TO ACUTE CONFLICT NOT ONLY ) !IR [N B\RGEOISIE1 BUT ALSO ) ! ,5GLI%1 ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN B\RGEOISIE4 ,! RUMBL+S ( ! B\RGEOIS PRESS 9 ALL ! ,5T5TE C\NTRIES - ,! ,TIMES1 ,MAT91 ,CORRI]E DELLA ,S]A1 ETC4 - %[ ?AT ! CAPITALI/S ( ! ,WE/1 !SE /\!>T$ *AMPIONS ( 'DEMOCRACY' & ( ! RI<TS ( ! 'SMALL NATIONS'1 >E WAT*+1 ) GNA%+ TEE? & H\RLY M\NT+ RAGE1 ! ADVANCES MADE BY ! PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION ?AT HAS *ECK$ ! GLORI\S ]A ( ! UNDIVID$ RULE ( IMP]IALISM 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! CAPITALI/S ( ! ,5T5TE N[ PROVIDE ! /RONGE/ SUPPORT = ! ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOISIE AGA9/ :OM ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT IS REVOLT+ 9 ITS /RUGGLE = PEACE4 ,9 EV]Y WAY - DIPLOMATICALLY1 F9ANCIALLY1 COMM]CIALLY - ! ,5T5TE CAPITALI/S CAN EX]T ! GREATE/ PRESSURE ON ,RUSSIA1 & >E SURELY DO+ SO ALREADY4 ,A LIB]AL REVOLUTION8 ,A PROVISIONAL GOV]NM5T ( ! B\RGEOISIE8 ,H[ NICE6 ,!SE W\LD BE IMM$IATELY RECOGNIZ$ (FICIALLY & WELCOM$ AS A GU>ANTEE ( ,RUSSIA'S MILIT>Y FITNESS1 AS AN OB$I5T 9/RUM5T ( 9T]NATIONAL IMP]IALISM4 ,BUT NOT ONE /EP FUR!R6 ,IF ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION W]E TO %[ ITS PROLET>IAN ESS5CE1 IF IT W]E TO TURN LOGICALLY AGA9/ W> & IMP]IALISM1 !N ITS *]I%$ ALLIES W\LD B>E !IR TEE? & ATTEMPT TO CURB IT BY ALL POSSIBLE MEANS4 ,?US ! SOCIALI/ PROLET>IAT ( ,5GL&1 ,FRANCE & ,ITALY HAS N[ A B\ND5 DUTY TO RAISE ! BANN] ( REVOLT AGA9/ W>4 ,ONLY ?R\< VIGOR\S MASS ACTION 9 !IR [N C\NTRIES1 AGA9/ !IR [N RUL+ CLASSES1 CAN !Y AVOID OP5LY BETRAY+ ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT1 & PREV5T IT BLE$+ TO DEA? 9 ITS UNEQUAL /RUGGLE AGA9/ NOT ONLY ! ,RUSSIAN B\RGEOISIE1 BUT ALSO ! ,WE/]N B\RGEOISIE4 ,! ,5T5TE P[]S' 9T]V5TION 9 ! 9T]NAL AFFAIRS ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 :I* HAS ALREADY TAK5 PLACE1 DEM&S ( ! WORK]S ( !SE C\NTRIES1 AS A MATT] ( HONOR1 ?AT !Y COV] ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION BY ATTACK+ ! FLANK ( !IR [N RUL+ CLASSES 9 ORD] TO COMPEL !M TO MAKE PEACE4 

,& N[ ! ,G]MAN B\RGEOISIE6 ,TORN BETWE5 SMIL+ S\RLY & WEEP+ BITT]LY1 !Y >E WAT*+ ! ACTIONS & GR[+ P[] ( ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT4 ,LULL$ 9TO HABITUALLY REG>D+ ITS [N WORK+ MASSES AS M]ELY MILIT>Y & POLITICAL CANNON FODD]1 ! ,G]MAN B\RGEOISIE MI<T WELL LIKE TO UTILIZE ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT TO GET ITSELF \T ( ! W> AS SOON AS POSSIBLE4 ,! H>D-PRESS$ ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM1 :I* AT ?IS V]Y MOM5T IS 9 EXTREMELY DIFFICULT /RAITS BO? 9 ! ,WE/ & 9 ,ASIA ,M9OR1 & AT ITS WITS' 5D AT HOME BECAUSE ( FOOD PROBLEMS1 W\LD LIKE TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM ! AFFAIR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE & ) SOME SEMBLANCE ( DECORUM 9 ORD] TO REPAIR & >M ITSELF CALMLY = FUR!R W>S4 ,BECAUSE ( ITS PROLET>IAN-SOCIALI/ T5D5CY TO PEACE1 ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION IS 9T5D$ TO S]VE ?IS PURPOSE4 ,?US BO? ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM & ! ,5T5TE P[]S >E SPECULAT+ ON H[ !Y CAN PR(IT BY ! REVOLUTION1 ONLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES4 ,! ,WE/]N P[]S WANT TO H>NESS ! WAGON ( IMP]IALISM TO ! B\RGEOIS-LIB]AL T5D5CY ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ORD] TO C>RY ON ! W> UNTIL ! DEFEAT ( ! ,G]MAN COMPETITOR4 ,G]MAN IMP]IALISM W\LD LIKE TO AVAIL ITSELF ( ! PROLET>IAN T5D5CY ( ! REVOLUTION 9 ORD] TO EXTRICATE ITSELF FROM ! IMM95T ?REAT ( MILIT>Y DEFEAT4 ,WELL1 :Y NOT1 G5TLEM58 ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY HAS S]V$ SO EXCELL5TLY 9 MASK+ Y\R UNCONTROLL$ G5OCIDE AS AN 'ACT ( LIB]ATION' AGA9/ ,RUSSIAN ,CZ>ISM4 ,:Y %\LDN'T ,RUSSIAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY HELP FREE ! /R&$ 'LIB]ATORS' FROM ! ?ORNY SITUATION ( A W> GONE AWRY8 ,! ,G]MAN WORK]S HELP$ WAGE W> :5 IT SUIT$ IMP]IALISM2 ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S >E EXPECT$ TO MAKE PEACE = ! SAME REASON4 

,H[EV]1 ,*EIDZE IS NOT SU* AN EASY MAN TO DEAL ) AS ,S*EIDEMANN4.<#b.> ,DESPITE A HA/Y 'ANN\NCEM5T' BY ! ,NORDDEUTS*E ,ALLGEME9E & HURRI$LY DISPAT*+ ,S*EIDEMANN TO ,/OCKHOLM = 'NEGOTIATIONS'1 !Y CAN EXPECT AT BE/ A KICK 9 ! PANTS FROM ! ,RUSSIAN SOCIALI/S ( ALL %ADES4 ,& AS = A HA/ILY MANAG$ 'PUT-UP JOB'1 A SEP>ATE PEACE ) ,RUSSIA1 CONCLUD$ AT ! ELEV5? H\R1 :I* ! ,G]MAN 'LIB]ATORS' W\LD SO LIKE TO SEE1 & :I* !Y >E H>D PRESS$ TO MAKE1 ! MATT] DEF9ITELY CANNOT BE >RANG$4 ,IF ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT IS TO SEE ! VICTORY ( ITS PEACEFUL T5D5CY1 IT MU/ ACQUIRE AN 9CREAS+LY DECISIVE OV]ALL POSITION 9 ! C\NTRY1 SO ?AT ITS CLASS ACTION GR[S TO COLOSSAL PROPORTIONS 9 SCOPE1 >DOR1 PR(UNDITY & RADICALISM1 & SO ?AT ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY CAN EI!R SWEEP ALONG OR CA/ ASIDE ALL ! /ILL UNDECID$ CLASSES :O HAVE BE5 DUP$ BY B\RGEOIS NATIONALISM4 ,) B>ELY CONCEAL$ HORROR1 ! ,G]MAN 'LIB]ATION' F9D !MSELVES FACE TO FACE ) ?IS CLE>LY VISIBLE & 9EVITABLE1 BUT SO =MIDABLE1 ASPECT ( ! PEACE T5D5CY 9 ,RUSSIA4 ,!Y FE> - & ) GOOD REASON - ?AT ! ,RUSSIAN ,MOOR1 UNLIKE HIS ,G]MAN C\NT]P>T1 HAV+ DONE HIS WORK1 WILL NOT WANT TO 'GO'1 & !Y FE> ! SP>KS :I* C\LD FLY FROM ! NEI<BOR+ FIRE ON TO ! ,EA/ ,PRUSSIAN B>NS4 ,!Y READILY UND]/& ?AT ONLY ! DEPLOYM5T ( ! MO/ EXTREME REVOLUTION>Y 5]GY 9 A COMPREH5SIVE CLASS /RUGGLE = POLITICAL P[] 9 ,RUSSIA IS CAPABLE ( EFFECTIVELY C>RY+ ?R\< ! /RUGGLE = PEACE4 ,BUT AT ! SAME TIME !Y LONG = ! GOOD OLD DAYS ( ,CZ>ISM1 = ! 'C5TURIES-OLD FAI?FUL FRI5D%IP ) !IR ,EA/]N NEI<BOR'1 ,ROMANOV ABSOLUTISM4 ,TUA RES AGITUR6 ,Y\R 9T]E/S >E AT /AKE6 ,?IS W>N+ BY A ,PRUSSIAN M9I/] AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 5DURES 9 ! S\L ( ! ,G]MAN RUL+ CLASSES1 & ! H]OES ( ! ,K,A8NIGSB]G ,TRIAL.<#c.> >E ALL 'AS MAGNIFIC5T AS ! DAY !Y W]E BORN'4 ,IT W\LD BE EXPECT+ TOO MU* ( ! ,EA/ ,PRUSSIAN POLICE & MILIT>Y ,/ATE TO ?9K IT W\LD ALL[ A REPUBLIC - & A REPUBLIC FRE%LY CON/RUCT$ & CONTROLL$ BY ! REVOLUTION>Y-SOCIALI/ PROLET>IAT - TO EXI/ ON ITS FLANK4 ,& ?IS ,EA/ ,PRUSSIAN POLICE SPIRIT IS COMPELL$ TO ACKN[L$GE ITS SECRET AV]SION 9 ! OP5 M>KET-PLACE4 ,! ,G]MAN 'LIB]ATORS' TODAY MU/ PUBLICLY RAISE !IR RI<T H&S & SWE> ?AT !Y HAVE NO 9T5TION ( ?ROTTL+ ! REVOLUTION & RE/OR+ DE> PUG-NOS$ ,NI*OLAS ON ! ,CZ>I/ ?RONE6 ,IT WAS ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION ?AT =C$ ! ,G]MAN 'LIB]ATORS' TO GIVE !MSELVES ?IS RES\ND+ SLAP BE=E ! :OLE WORLD4 ,) ?IS ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION SUDD5LY WIP$ FROM ! SLATE ( HI/ORY ! :OLE 9FAM\S LIE :I* ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRACY & ! (FICIAL MY?OLOGY ( ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM HAD LIV$ ON = ?REE YE>S4 ,?IS IS H[ ! /ORM ( REVOLUTION ACTS TO CLEANSE1 TO ]ADICATE LIES1 TO /]ILIZE2 ?IS IS H[ IT SUDD5LY SWEEPS AWAY ) RU?LESS BROOM ALL ! DUNG-HEAPS ( (FICIAL HYPOCRISY ?AT HAVE BE5 ACCUMULAT+ S9CE ! \TBREAK ( ! WORLD W> & ! SIL5C+ ( ! CLASS /RUGGLE 9 ,EUROPE4 ,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION TORE AWAY ! MASK ( 'DEMOCRACY' FROM ! FACE ( ! ,5T5TE B\RGEOISIE1 & FROM ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM IT TORE AWAY ! MASK ( ! W\LD-BE LIB]ATOR FROM ,CZ>I/ DESPOTISM4 

,NEV]!LESS ! QUE/ION ( PEACE IS NOT QUITE AS SIMPLE = ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT AS IT W\LD SUIT ! PURPOSES ( ,H9D5BURG & ,BE?MANN TO BELIEVE4 ,! VICTORY ( ! REVOLUTION1 AS WELL AS ITS FUR!R TASKS1 REQUIRES MORE SECURE BACK+ = ! FUTURE4 ,! \TBREAK ( ! REVOLUTION & ! COMM&+ POSITION ASSUM$ BY ! PROLET>IAT HAS IMM$IATELY TRANS=M$ ! IMP]IALI/ W> 9 ,RUSSIA 9TO ?AT :I* ! M5DACI\S CLAP-TRAP ( ! RUL+ CLASSES W\LD HAVE US BELIEVE IT IS 9 EV]Y C\NTRY3 A W> ( NATIONAL DEF5SE4 ,! BEAUTIFUL DREAMS ( ,CON/ANT9OPLE & ! 'NATIONAL-DEMOCRATIC' PLANS = REAPPORTIONM5T1 :I* W]E TO MAKE ! WORLD SO HAPPY1 W]E ?RU/ BACK D[N ! ?ROATS ( ,MILYUKOV & HIS ASSOCIATES BY ! MASSES ( WORK]S & SOLDI]S1 & ! SLOGAN ( NATIONAL DEF5SE WAS PUT 9TO PRACTICE4 ,H[EV]1 ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT CAN 5D ! W> & MAKE PEACE ) A CLE> CONSCI5CE ONLY :5 !IR WORK - ! A*IEVEM5T ( ! REVOLUTION & ITS CONT9U$ UNHAMP]$ PROGRESS - HAS BE5 SECUR$6 ,!Y1 ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT1 >E TODAY ! ONLY ONES :O REALLY HAVE TO DEF5D ! CAUSE ( FRE$OM1 PROGRESS & DEMOCRACY4 ,& !SE ?+S MU/ TODAY BE PRES]V$ NOT ONLY AGA9/ ! *ICAN]Y1 ! PRESSURE & ! W> MANIA ( ! ,5T5TE B\RGEOISIE1 BUT TOMORR[ ABOVE ALL - AGA9/ ! 'FI/S' ( ! ,G]MAN 'LIB]ATORS'4 ,A SEMI-ABSOLUTI/ POLICE & MILIT>Y /ATE IS NOT A GOOD NEI<BOR = A Y\NG REPUBLIC %AK5 BY 9T]NAL /RUGGLES1 & AN IMP]IALI/ SOLDI]Y S*OOL$ 9 BL9D OB$I5CE IS NOT A GOOD NEI<BOR = A REVOLUTION>Y PROLET>IAT :I* IS MAK+ READY = ! MO/ 9TREPID CLASS /RUGGLES ( UN=ESEEABLE SIGNIFICANCE & DURATION4 

,ALREADY ! ,G]MAN OCCUPATION ( AN UN=TUNATE ',9DEP5D5T ,POL&' IS A HEAVY BL[ AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,! OP]ATIONAL BASIS ( ! REVOLUTION IS 9DE$ LIMIT$ :5 A C\NTRY :I* WAS ALWAYS ONE ( ! MO/ EXPLOSIVE C5T]S ( ! REVOLUTION>Y MOVEM5T1 & :I* 9 #aie M>*$ AT ! HEAD ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION1 IS COMPLETELY ELIM9AT$ & TRANS=M$ SOCIALLY 9TO A GRAVEY>D1 POLITICALLY 9TO A ,G]MAN B>RACKS4 ,:]E !N IS ! GU>ANTEE ?AT TOMORR[1 :5 PEACE HAS BE5 CONCLUD$1 ONCE ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM HAS PRI$ ITSELF LOOSE FROM ! BURD5 ( W> & RE%>P5$ ITS CLAWS1 IT WILL NOT /RIKE AT ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT'S FLANK 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! ,G]MAN SEMI-ABSOLUTI/ REGIME FROM BE+ %AK58 

,! /RANGL$ 'ASSURANCES' ( YE/]DAY'S H]OES ( ! ,KONIGSB]G ,TRIAL - !SE >E NOT 5\< TO PUT \R M9DS AT RE/4 ,WE /ILL REMEMB] ONLY TOO WELL ! EXAMPLE ( ! ,P>IS ,COMMUNE4 ,AFT] ALL1 ! CAT CANNOT LEAVE ! M\SE ALONE4 ,! WORLD W> HAS UNLEA%$ SU* AN ORGY ( REACTION 9 ,G]MANY1 HAS REVEAL$ SU* A DEGREE ( MILIT>I/IC OMNIPOT5CE1 HAS SO /RIPP$ AWAY ! FACADE ( GREATNESS ( ! ,G]MAN WORK+ CLASS AS SU*1 & HAS %[N ! F\NDATIONS ( SO-CALL$ 'POLITICAL FRE$OM' 9 ,G]MANY TO BE SO EMPTY & FLAW$1 ?AT ! PROSPECTS FROM ?IS PO9T ( VIEW HAVE BECOME A TRAGIC & S]I\S PROBLEM4 ,! 'DANG] ( ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM' TO IMP]IALI/ ,5GL& OR ,FRANCE IS ( C\RSE HUMBUG1 W> MY?OLOGY1 ! CRY ( ,G]MANY'S RIVALS4 ,! DANG] ( ,G]MAN MILIT>ISM TO REVOLUTION>Y1 REPUBLICAN ,RUSSIA1 BY CONTRA/1 IS A V]Y REAL FACT4 ,! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT W\LD BE V]Y C>ELESS POLITICIANS IF !Y FAIL$ TO ASK !MSELVES :E!R ! ,G]MAN CANNON-FODD] ?AT ALL[S IMP]IALISM TO LEAD IT TO ! SLAU<T]H\SE ON EV]Y BATTLEFIELD TODAY W\LD NOT TOMORR[ OBEY ! COMM& TO FI<T AGA9/ ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,( C\RSE ,S*EIDEMANN1 ,HEILMANN & ,L5S*E WILL ALREADY HAVE A ',M>XI/' !ORY TO H& = IT1 & ,LEGI5 & ,S*LICKE WILL PREP>E A TREATY = ?IS SLAVE-TRADE1 ALL FAI?FUL TO ! PATRIOTIC TRADITION ( ! ,G]MAN PR9CES :O SOLD !IR NATIVE SUBJECTS AS CANNON-FODD] ABROAD4 

,!RE IS ONLY ONE S]I\S GU>ANTEE AGA9/ !SE NATURAL CONC]NS = ! FUTURE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION3 ! AWAK5+ ( ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT1 ! ATTA9M5T ( A POSITION ( P[] BY ! ,G]MAN 'WORK]S & SOLDI]S' 9 !IR [N C\NTRY1 A REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLE = PEACE BY ! ,G]MAN PEOPLE4 ,TO MAKE PEACE ) ,BE?MANN & ,H9D5BURG W\LD BE A HIDE\SLY DIFFICULT & HAZ>D\S 5T]PRISE ) A DUBI\S \TCOME4 ,) ! ,G]MAN 'WORK]S & SOLDI]S'1 PEACE W\LD BE CONCLUD$ IMM$IATELY & W\LD RE/ UPON SOLID F\NDATIONS4 

,?US ! QUE/ION ( PEACE IS 9 REALITY B\ND UP ) ! UNIMP$$1 RADICAL DEVELOPM5T ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,BUT ! LATT] IS 9 TURN B\ND UP ) ! P>ALLEL REVOLUTION>Y /RUGGLES = PEACE ON ! P>T ( ! ,FR5*1 ,5GLI%1 ,ITALIAN &1 ESPECIALLY1 ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT4 

,WILL ! 9T]NATIONAL PROLET>IAT %IFT ! RESPONSIBILITY = COM+ TO T]MS ) ! ,EUROPEAN B\RGEOISIE ON TO ! ,RUSSIAN WORK]S' %\LD]S1 WILL IT SURR5D] ?IS /RUGGLE TO ! IMP]IALI/ MANIA ( ! ,5GLI%1 ,FR5* & ,ITALIAN B\RGEOISIE8 ,AT ! MOM5T ?IS IS H[ ! QUE/ION ( PEACE %\LD REALLY BE =MULAT$4 

,! CONFLICT BETWE5 ! 9T]NATIONAL B\RGEOISIE & ! ,RUSSIAN PROLET>IAT ?US REVEALS ! DILEMMA ( ! LA/ PHASE ( ! GLOBAL SITUATION3 EI!R WORLD W> TO ! V]GE ( UNIV]SAL RU9 OR PROLET>IAN REVOLUTION - IMP]IALISM OR SOCIALISM4 

,& H]E AGA9 WE >E CONFRONT$ BY \R OLD BETRAY$ SLOGANS ( REVOLUTION & SOCIALISM1 WORDS :I* WE REPEAT$ A ?\S& TIMES 9 \R PROPAG&A & :I* WE FAIL$ TO PUT 9TO PRACTICE :51 ON ! \TBREAK ( W>1 ! TIME CAME TO GIVE SUB/ANCE TO !M4 ,!Y AGA9 PRES5T$ !MSELVES TO EV]Y ?9K+ SOCIALI/ AS ! FUTILE G5OCIDE DRAGG$ ON4 ,!Y PRES5T$ !MSELVES ONCE MORE 9 AN OBVI\SLY NEGATIVE =M AS A RESULT ( ! WRET*$ FIASCO ( ! ATTEMPTS ( B\RGEOIS PACIFISM AT A*IEV+ A DIPLOMATIC AGREEM5T4 ,TODAY WE AGA9 SEE !M 9 A POSITIVE LI<T2 !Y HAVE BECOME ! SUB/ANCE ( ! WORK1 ! DE/9Y & ! FUTURE ( ! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION4 ,DESPITE BETRAYAL1 DESPITE ! UNIV]SAL FAILURE ( ! WORK+ MASSES1 DESPITE ! DIS9TEGRATION ( ! ,SOCIALI/ ,9T]NATIONAL1 ! GREAT HI/ORICAL LAW IS MAK+ HEADWAY - LIKE A M\NTA9 /REAM :I* HAS BE5 DIV]T$ FROM ITS C\RSE & HAS PLUNG$ 9TO ! DEP?S1 IT N[ REAPPE>S1 SP>KL+ & GURGL+1 9 AN UNEXPECT$ PLACE4 

,OLD MOLE4 ,HI/ORY1 Y\ HAVE DONE Y\R WORK WELL6 ,AT ?IS MOM5T ! SLOGAN1 ! W>N+ CRY1 SU* AS CAN BE RAIS$ ONLY 9 ! GREAT P]IOD ( GLOBAL *ANGE1 AGA9 RES\NDS ?R\< ! ,9T]NATIONAL & ! ,G]MAN PROLET>IAT4 ,?AT SLOGAN IS3 ,IMP]IALISM OR ,SOCIALISM6 ,W> OR ,REVOLUTION6 ,!RE IS NO ?IRD WAY6 

,FOOTNOTES 

.<#a.> ,! ,>BEIT]GEME9S*AFT1 AS ! C5TRI/ OPPOSITION :I* =M$ ! ,U,S,P,D WAS !N KN[N4 

.<#b.> ,9 ! ORIG9AL ! AU?OR REF]S TO ! ,S4,P4,D4 LEAD] AS ,S*EIDEMANN*51 IMPLY+ ?AT HE IS AN 9COMPLETE OR LITTLE MAN1 OR A MANNEK94 

.<#c.> ,! TRIAL 9 #aid ( A NUMB] ( ,G]MAN ,SOCIAL ,DEMOCRATS *>G$ ) ASSI/+ 9 ! SMUGGL+ ( REVOLUTION>Y LIT]ATURE 9TO ,RUSSIA4 

,FROM 3 ,M>XI/S4ORG4 

,*RONOLOGY 3 
,M>* #f1 #bba 3 ,! ,OLD ,MOLE -- ,ADD$4 
,JANU>Y #i1 #bbb 3 ,! ,OLD ,MOLE -- ,UPDAT$4 

 FILE G5]AT$ FROM 3  
HTTP3_/_/REVOLTLIB4COM_/