,! ,RUSSIAN ,REVOLUTION 
,&REW ,FLOOD TO ! ,W,S,M PUBLIC MEET+ 9 ,DUBL91 #aiia 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,&REW ,FLOOD 

,TEXT 3 

,TO-NI<T ,I WANT TO TALK AB\T ! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION ( #a#i#a#g4 ,?IS HAS BE5 A SUBJECT ( KEY IMPORTANCE TO AN>*I/S = #g YE>S N[1 = TWO REASONS4 ,! FIR/ REASON IS ?AT = ! FIR/ TIME 9 HI/ORY A WORK+ CLASS REVOLUTION SUCCE$$ 9 \/+ ! OLD RUL+ CLASSES4 ,! SECOND REASON IS ?AT AFT] ! OLD RUL+ CLASS WAS \/$ A NEW CLASS CAME TO P[]4 ,?OSE ( US :O WANT TO MAKE A REVOLUTION TO-DAY MU/ UND]/& :]E ! SUCCESSES & FAILURES ( ! PA/ CAME FROM4 

,! ,RUSSIAN REVOLUTION DEMON/RAT$ ?AT IT WAS POSSIBLE = ! WORK+ CLASS TO TAKE OV] ! RUNN+ ( ! ECONOMY & TO BR+ D[N !IR OLD RUL]S1 NOT ONCE BUT TWICE 9 A S+LE YE>4 ,AFT] ! ,FEBRU>Y REVOLUTION ( #aiag ! WORK]S 5T]$ 9TO A P]IOD ( ALMO/ CON/ANT /RUGGLE ) ! /ATE & ! BOSSES4 ,AT ! />T ( ?IS P]IOD MANY WORK]S SUPPORT$ ! ,K]5SKY GOV]NM5T4 ,?IS /RUGGLE *ANG$ !IR ATTITUDES ON A MASS BASIS & GAVE !M ! CONFID5CE TO TRY TO OV]TURN ALL ! OLD ORD] & PRIVILEGE4 ,COMMITTEES SPRUNG UP 9 ! FACTORIES & ! >M$ =CES4 ,9 ! RUN UP TO ,OCTOB] ! WORK]S HAD ALREADY TAK5 CONTROL ( ! FACTORIES1 = ! MO/ P>T4 ,! PURPOSE ( ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION WAS TO SMA% ! /ATE1 DE/ROY+ ! P[] ( ! BOSSES TO USE >M$ =CE TO RECOV] !IR PROP]TY4 

,!RE W]E SEV]AL ORGANIZATIONS >GU+ = A WORK]S REVOLUTION 9 ?IS P]IOD4 ,?IS 9CLUD$ MANY AN>*I/S P>TICUL>LY 9 ,KRON/ADT4 ,!Y W]E H[EV] MU* FEW] 9 NUMB] ?AN ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY :I* CAME TO CLAIM ! REVOLUTION AS ITS LEGACY ALONE4 ,DUR+ ! #aie REVOLUTION ! AN>*I/S HAD RAIS$ ! SLOGAN 0,ALL P[] TO ! SOVIETS01 AT ! TIME ?IS WAS OPPOS$ BY :AT BECAME ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY BUT 9 #aiag !Y US$ ?IS SLOGAN TO GA9 MASS SUPPORT4 ,O!R ,M>XI/S AT ! TIME W]E1 9CORRECTLY TO ACCUSE ! ,BOL%EVIKS AS HAV+ AB&ON$ ,M>XISM = ,AN>*ISM BUT AS EV5TS W]E TO %[ !Y HAD DONE NO SU* ?+4 

,! REVOLUTION WAS MADE BY NO S+LE ORGANIZATION1 BUT RA!R WAS ! WORK ( ! WORK+ CLASS ( ,RUSSIA4 ,DUR+ ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION #d AN>*I/S W]E MEMB]S ( ! ,REVOLUTION>Y MILIT>Y COMMITTEE ?AT CO-ORD9AT$ ! MILIT>Y SIDE ( ! REVOLUTION44 ,AN ,AN>*I/ SAILOR FROM ,KRON/ADT L$ ! DELEGATION :I* DISSOLV$ ! CON/ITU5T ASSEMBLY4 

,AFT] ,OCTOB] ! WORK+ CLASS ( ! ,RUSSIA SET AB\T ! PROCESS ( BUILD+ ! NEW SOCIETY ON ! RU9S ( ! OLD4 ,IF !Y HAD SUCCE$$ !RE W\LD BE LITTLE NE$ = ?IS MEET+ TO-NI<T4 ,)9 A FEW %ORT YE>S H[EV] ! REVOLUTION HAD COLLAPS$4 ,! OLD BOSSES NEV] CAME BACK AS A CLASS AL?\< MANY 9DIVIDUALS RETURN$4 ,9/EAD A NEW CLASS ( RUL]S >OSE1 ONE :I* SUCCESSFULLY 9CORPORAT$ MANY ( ! REVOLUTION>IES ( #a#i#a#g4 ,TOO SOCIALI/S TO-DAY !RE IS NO MORE PRESS+ TASK ?AN UND]/&+ NOT ONLY :Y ! REVOLUTION FAIL$ BUT ALSO :Y IT FAIL$ 9 SU* A MANN]4 ,! FACT ! PATI5T DI$ IS N[ OBVI\S1 ! QUE/ION TO-NI<T IS :AT IT DI$ (4 

,MANY ,SOCIALI/S HAVE TRI$ TO EXPLA9 ?IS DEG5]ATION ( ! REVOLUTION AS A PRODUCT ( A UNIQUE SET ( CIRCUM/ANCES1 COMPRIS+ ! BACKW>DS /ATE ( ! ,U,S,S,R & ! HEAVY TOLL 9FLICT$ BY ?REE YE>S ( CIVIL W> & WE/]N 9T]V5TION4 ,ACCORD+ TO ?IS !ORY ! ,BOL%EVIKS W]E =C$ TO TAKE DICTATORIAL MEASURES 9 ORD] TO PRES]VE ! REVOLUTION4 ,!SE W]E 9T5D$ AS EM]G5CY MEASURES ONLY & W\LD HAVE BE5 REPEAL$ LAT] IF NOT = ,/AL9'S RISE TO P[] 9 ! #b'S4 ,?IS 9T]PRETATION ( HI/ORY PRES5TS ! ,BOL%EVIKS AS HELPLESS VICTIMS ( CIRCUM/ANCES4 

,?IS IS NOT A VIEW WE W\LD ACCEPT AS MO/ ( Y\ >E NO D\BT AW>E4 ,IT IS A VIEW ?AT FALLS B5EA? EV5 A CASUAL LOOK AT :AT OCCURR$ 9 ! ,U,S,S,R BETWE5 #aiag & #a#i#b#a4 ,IT ALSO COLLAPSES :5 Y\ LOOK AT :AT ,L59I/ IDEOLOGY HAD /OOD = BE=E & AFT] ! REVOLUTION4 ,WE 9/EAD LAY ! BLAME AT ! FEET ( ,L59 & ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY4 ,! DEG5]ATION WAS P>T & P>CEL ( ! POLICIES ( ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 

,:AT ACTUALLY HAPP5$ 9 ?IS P]IOD WAS ! REPLACEM5T ( ALL ! ORGANS ( WORK]S DEMOCRACY & SELF-MANAGEM5T ) ,BOL%EVIK IMPOS$ /ATE RULE4 ,ONE EXAMPLE ( MANY IS GIV5 BY ! FACTORY COMMITTEES4 ,!SE W]E GR\PS ( WORK]S ELECT$ AT MO/ FACTORIES BE=E1 DUR+ & AFT] ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION4 ,! DELEGATES TO !SE COMMITTEES W]E M&ATABLE & RECALLABLE4 ,!Y W]E ELECT$ 9ITIALLY 9 ORD] TO PREV5T ! 9DIVIDUAL BOSSES FROM SABOTAG+ EQUIPM5T4 ,!Y QUICKLY ATTEMPT$ TO EXP&$ !IR SCOPE TO COV] ! COMPLETE ADM9I/RATION ( ! WORKPLACE & DISPLAC$ ! 9DIVIDUAL MANAG]S4 ,AS EA* WORKPLACE RELI$ ON MANY O!RS TO SUPPLY RAW MAT]IALS1 P[] & TO TAKE !IR PRODUCTS ON TO ! NEXT /AGE ( PRODUCTION ! ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES TRI$ TO F$]ATE 9 ,NOVEMB] #a#i#a#g4 

,!Y W]E PREV5T$ FROM DO+ SO BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS ?R\< ! TRADE UNION BUREAUCRACY4 ,! PLANN$ ',ALL ,RUSSIAN ,CONGRESS ( ,FACTORY ,COMMITTEES0 NEV] TOOK PLACE4 ,9/EAD ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY DECID$ TO SET UP ! 0,ALL ,RUSSIAN C\NCIL ( WORK]S CONTROL0 ONLY #b#e.0 ( ! DELEGATES COM+ FROM ! FACTORY COMMITTEES4 ,9 ?IS WAY ! CREATIVE 5]GY ( ,RUSSIAN WORK]S :I* W\LD HAVE RESULT$ 9 A CO-ORD9AT+ C5T] NOT UND] ,BOL%EVIK CONTROL WAS BLOCK$ 9 FAVOR ( AN ORGANIZATION ! P>TY C\LD CONTROL4 ,?IS BODY WAS 9 ITSELF /ILL BORN1 IT ONLY MET ONCE4 ,9 ANY CASE IT WAS SOON ABSORB$ BY ! ,SUPREME ,ECONOMIC ,C\NCIL SET UP 9 ,NOVEMB] #aiag :I* WAS ATTA*$ TO ! ,C\NCIL ( ,PEOPLES ,COMMISS>S1 ITSELF 5TIRELY MADE UP ( ,BOL%EVIK P>TY MEMB]S4 

,SO )9 A FEW %ORT MON?S ( ,OCTOB] ! ,BOL%EVIKS HAD TAK5 CONTROL ( ! ,ECONOMY \T ( ! H&S ( ! ,WORK+ CLASS & 9TO ! H&S ( ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY4 ,?IS WAS BE=E ! CIVIL W>1 AT A TIME :5 ! WORK]S HAD %[$ !MSELVES CAPABLE ( MAK+ A REVOLUTION BUT ACCORD+ TO ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9CAPABLE ( RUNN+ ! ECONOMY4 ,! BASIS ( ! ,BOL%EVIK ATTACK ON ! FACTORY COMMITTEES WAS SIMPLE1 ! ,BOL%EVIKS WANT$ ! FACTORIES TO BE [N$ & MANAG$ BY ! /ATE1 ! FACTORY COMMITTEES WANT$ ! FACTORIES TO BE [N$ & MANAG$ BY ! WORK]S4 ,ONE ,BOL%EVIK DESCRIB$ ! FACTORY COMMITTEES ATTITUDE AS 0 ,WE F\ND A PROCESS :I* RECALL$ ! AN>*I/ DREAMS ( AUTONOM\S PRODUCTIVE COMMUNES04 

,!RE W]E MANY AN>*I/S 9VOLV$ 9 ! FACTORY COMMITTEE MOVEM5T AT ! TIME1 MA9LY ?R\< ! ,K4,A4,S41 ! ,CONF$]ATION ( ,AN>*O-,SYNDICALI/S4 ,9 SOME >EAS !Y W]E ! DOM9ANT 9FLU5CE 9 ! FACTORIES4 ,FROM ?IS /AGE ON ! 9FLU5CE ( ! ,K,A,S WAS TO GR[ RAPIDLY 9 ! ,UNIONS TO ! PO9T :]E ! ,BOL%EVIKS />T$ TO PHYSICALLY SUPPRESS ITS ACTIVI/S 9 #a#i#a#h4 ,AT ! FIR/ ALL ,RUSSIAN C\NCIL ( TRADE UNIONS ! AN>*O-SYNDICALI/S HAD DELEGATES REPRES5T+ #g#e1 # WORK]S4 ,!IR RESOLUTION CALL+ = REAL WORK]S CONTROL & NOT /ATE WORK]S CONTROL WAS DEFEAT$ BY AN ALLIANCE ( ! ,BOL%EVIK1 ,M5%EVIK & ,SOCIAL-,REVOLUTION>Y DELEGATES4 ,BY ! 5D ( #aiah ,WORK]S ,CONTROL WAS REPLAC$ ) 9DIVIDUAL MANAGEM5T ( ! ,FACTORIES 7BY ,BOL%EVIK DECREE7 & ! ,K,A,S HAD BE5 WEAK5$ BY >M$ ,*EKA RAIDS & ! CLOS+ D[N ( ITS NATIONAL PUBLICATION 9 ,APRIL & ,MAY #a#i#a#h4 

,ALL ?IS OCCURR$ BE=E ! ,CIVIL W> & ! ALLI$ 9T]V5TION ATTEMPT$ TO SMA% ! REVOLUTION4 ,! CIVIL W> WAS TO REAP AN 5ORM\S H>VE/ ON ! ,SOVIET UNION AS ! COMB9$ =CES ( ,:ITE G5]ALS & #ag =EIGN >MIES CAPTUR$ UP TO #f.0 ( ! L& >EA & ?REAT5$ TO CAPTURE ,PETROGRAD4 ,IT ALSO PROVID$ ! EXCUSE ! ,BOL%EVIKS W]E TO USE = ! SUPPRESSION ( WORK]S CONTROL BUT AS WE HAVE SE5 ?IS WAS A PROCESS ?AT WAS ALREADY UND] WAY4 ,IT DID H[EV] MEAN ?AT MO/ ( ! NON-,BOL%EVIK REVOLUTION>IES TEMPOR>ILY SUNK !IR DIFF]5CES ) ! ,BOL%EVIKS 9 ORD] TO DEFEAT ! :ITES4 

,! CIVIL W> GREATLY WEAK5$ ! ABILITY ( ! WORK+ CLASS TO RESI/ ! FUR!R UND]M9+ ( ! GA9S !Y HAD MADE 9 #a#i#a#g4 ,DUR+ ! CIVIL W> EMPHASIS WAS PLAC$ ON ! NE$ = UNITY TO DEFEAT ! :ITES4 ,AFT] ! CIVIL W> A MU* WEAK5$ WORK+ CLASS F\ND ITSELF FAC$ ) A COMPLETE /ATE /RUCTURE >M$ ) ALL ! REPRESSION APP>ATUS ( ! MOD]N /ATE4 ,MANY ( ! ACTIVI/S HAD BE5 JAIL$ OR EXECUT$ BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS4 ,9 #aiba AT ! 5D ( ! CIVIL W> ONLY A FRE% REVOLUTION C\LD HAVE SET ! ,U,S,S,R BACK ON ! PA? T[>DS SOCIALISM4 

,?OSE ( Y\ :O HAVE READ ,WORK]S ,SOLID>ITY WILL BE AW>E ( !SE >GUM5TS 9 MORE DETAIL4 ,! MAJOR PO9T ,I WANT TO MAKE TO-NI<T IS ?AT ! REPRESSION ( WORK]S DEMOCRACY BY ! ,BOL%EVIKS WAS AS A RESULT ( ,BOL%EVIK IDEOLOGY RA!R !N DUE TO *>ACT] FLAWS 9 ! ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]%IP4 ,L59 HAD A V]Y LIMIT$ VIEW ( :AT SOCIALISM WAS1 SEE+ IT AS LITTLE MORE !N AN EXT5SION ( /ATE CAPITALISM4 

0,/ATE CAPITALISM IS A COMPLETE MAT]IAL PREP>ATION = SOCIALISM1 ! ?RE%OLD ( SOCIALISM1 A RUNG ON ! LADD] ( HI/ORY BETWE5 :I* & ! RUNG CALL$ SOCIALISM !RE >E NO GAPS04 

,! 9TRODUCTION ( ,TAYLORISM & ONE MAN MANAGEM5T 9 ! FACTORIES 9 #aiah & #aiai DISPLAYS A SIMIL> FIXATION ) EFFICI5CY & PRODUCTIVITY4 

,L59 ALSO BELIEV$ ?AT ORDIAN>Y WORK]S C\LD NOT RUN SOCIETY4 ,A P>TY ( 9TELLECTUALS WAS NECESS>Y TO DO ?IS4 ,HE ?\<T ?AT WORK]S W]E UNABLE TO GO BEYOND HAV+ A 0TRADE UNION CONSCI\SNESS0 BECAUSE ( ! FACT !Y HAD NO TIME TO /UDY SOCIALISM4 

0!RE >E MANY444:O >E NOT 5LI<T5$ SOCIALI/S & CANNOT BE SU* BECAUSE !Y HAVE TO SLAVE 9 ! FACTORIES & !Y HAVE NEI!R ! TIME NOR ! OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME SOCIALI/S04 

,BRIEFLY 9 #aiag ,L59 WAS =C$ TO ACKN[L$GE ?IS TO BE WRONG :5 HE ADMITT$ ?AT ! WORK]S W]E #a TIMES AHEAD ( ! P>TY FROM ,FEBRU>Y TO ,OCTOB]4 

,?IS WAS ! JU/IFICATION BEH9D ! DICTATOR%IP ( ! P>TY4 ,9 A MOD]N S5SE IT IS ! JU/IFICATION BEH9D PUTT+ ! P>TY BE=E ALL ELSE4 ,L59I/S TODAY WILL HAPPILY >GUE ?AT A SOCIALI/ %\LD HAVE NO PR9CIPLES BEYOND BUILD+ ! P>TY & ?AT EV5 SCABB+ IS EXCUSABLE IF IT IS 9 ! P>TIES 9T]E/S4 ,L59I/ ORGANIZATIONS T5D TO LOOK AT /RUGGLES PURELY 9 T]MS ( RECRUITM5T1 REMA9+ 9VOLV$ JU/ LONG 5\< TO PICK UP ANY ACTIVI/S !N HEAD+ ON = ! NEXT ONE4 ,= ! ,L59I/S ! *ANCE ( A REVOLUTION BE+ SUCCESSFUL IS MA9LY DET]M9$ BY ! SIZE ( !IR P>TY AT ! TIME4 

,AN>*I/S HAVE A DIFF]5T VIEW ( :AT SOCIALISM IS & H[ PEOPLE BECOME SOCIALI/S4 ,WE DO NOT ?9K IT IS SOME?+ ?AT COMES FROM READ+ BOOKS OR 5GAG+ 9 DEBATES4 ,! BASIC IDEAS ( SOCIALISM >E PRODUC$ :5EV] WORK]S COME 9TO CONFLICT ) ! BOSSES4 IT IS AT ?IS TIME ?AT L>GE NUMB]S ( PEOPLE ACTIVEY ASK :O RUNS ! FACTORIES1 :AT IS ! ROLE ( ! /ATE1 ETC4 ,! PURPOSE ( AN AN>*I/ ORGANIZATION IS NOT SIMPLY TO GR[ BY GRABB+ ACTIVI/S \T ( CAMPAIGNS4 ,ITS FUNCTION IS TO GET 9VOLV$ ) SU* /RUGGLES US+ ITS RES]VOIR ( EXP]I5CE & !ORY TO W9 !M4 ,IT'S FUNCTION IS TO L9K UP MANY 9DIVIDUAL /RUGGLES 9TO A WIDESPREAD ANTI-CAPITALI/ MOVEM5T4 ,ITS FUNCTION IS TO AGITATE = ! SMA%+ ( ! /ATE & IT'S REPLACEM5T ) A SOCIETY BAS$ ON COMMUNISM & WORK]S SELF-MANAGEM5T4 

,WE DO NOT SEE ! NUMB] ( PEOPLE 9 \R ORGANIZATION AS BE+ ! MO/ IMPORTANT FACTOR BEH9D ! SUCCESS OR FAILURE ( A REVOLUTION4 ,RA!R WE LOOK AT ! LEVEL ( CONFID5CE 9 ! CLASS1 & ! LEVEL ( UND]/&+ AB\T :AT NE$S TO BE BUILT AS WELL AS :AT MU/ BE DE/ROY$4 ,AL?\< WE WANT \R IDEAS TO BE TAK5 UP & US$ ON A MASS BASIS WE HAVE NO WI% TO GET BECOME LEAD]S 9 ORD] = ?IS TO HAPP54 

,! ,BOL%EVIKS SAW !IR P>TY AS COMPRIS+ ALL ! ADVANC$ REVOLUTION>IES 7VANGU>D74 ,!Y SAW SOCIALISM AS SOME?+ BE/ IMPLEM5T$ BY A PR(ESSIONAL LEAD]%IP ( 9TELLECTUALS4 ,SO :5 !Y TALK$ ( DICTATOR%IP ( ! PROLET>IAT !Y DID NOT MEAN ! WORK+ CLASS AS A :OLE EX]CIS+ CONTROL ( SOCIETY4 ,!Y MEANT ! P>TY HOLD+ P[] ON BEHALF ( ! WORK+ CLASS & 9 PRACTICE ! LEAD]%IP ( ! P>TY BE+ ! ONES MAK+ ALL ! IMPORTANT POLICY DECISIONS4 

,!Y BELIEV$ ! P>TY1 BECAUSE ( ITS UNIQUE POSITION WAS ALWAYS RI<T & !RE=E IT HAD ! RI<T TO RULE OV] ALL ! CLASS4 ,!RE=E :ILE ! ,SOVIETS HAD BE5 USEFUL TO ! ,BOL%EVIKS UP TO ! ,OCTOB] REVOLUTION AFT] ! REVOLUTION !Y BECAME A ?REAT4 ,!Y C\LD & DID DECIDE POLICY :I* W\LD CONTRADICT ! P>TY L9E4 ,MO/ ( !M W]E NOT UND] SUFFICI5TLY UND] ! CONTROL ( ! P>TY AS !Y CONTA9$ MANY O!R REVOLUTION>IES ALSO4 ,SO ! ,BOL%EVIKS PROCE$$ TO TURN !M 9TO ORGANS :I* RUBB]/AMP$ P>TY DECISIONS4 

,BY #aiah ?IS PROCESS HAD BE5 COMPLET$ TO ! EXT5T ?AT ! DECISIONS TO SIGN ! TREATY ( ,BRE/-,LIVTOSK :I* SURR5D]$ A HUGE >EA ( ! REVOLUTION>Y ,UKRA9E TO ,G]MANY & ! ,AU/RO-,HUNG>IAN EMPIRE WAS MADE AT A P>TY ,C5TRAL ,COMMITTEE MEET+4 ,9DE$ ! C5TRAL COMMITTEE WAS SPLIT1 ! DECISION GO+ ?R\< ONLY BY ONE VOTE1 YET ! ,SOVIETS HAD NO ROLE AT ALL 9 ?IS DECISION MAK+4 ,?IS WAS AGA9 LONG BE=E ! ,CIVIL W> & ! FAM9E WAS TO PROVIDE AN EXCUSE = SU* MANEUV]S4 

,! SUCCESS & FAILURE ?R[S UP ALL ! QUE/IONS ?AT /ILL SEP>ATE AN>*ISM FROM ALL O!R SOCIALI/ !ORIES4 ,:]E DO REVOLUTION>Y IDEAS COME FROM4 ,L59 WAS QUITE CLE> ON ?IS 9 :AT IS TO BE DONE 

0,HI/ORY 9 ALL C\NTRIES ATTE/S ?AT1 ON IT'S [N1 ! WORK+ CLASS CANNOT GO BEYOND ! LEVEL ( TRADE UNION CONSCI\SNESS1 ! REALIZATION ?AT !Y MU/ COMB9E 9TO TRADE UNIONS1 FI<T AGA9/ ! EMPLOY]S1 =CE ! GOV]NM5TS TO PASS SU* LAWS AS B5EFIT ! CONDITIONS ( ! WORK]S444,AS = ! SOCIALI/ DOCTR9E1 IT WAS CON/RUCT$ \T ( ! PHILOSOPHICAL1 HI/ORICAL & ECONOMIC !ORIES ELABORAT$ BY $UCAT$ MEMB]S ( ! RUL+ CLASS BY 9TELLECTUALS04 

,AN>*I/S ON ! O!R H& PO9T TO ! CREATIVE 5]GY ( ! WORK+ CLASS1 ! CREATION ( ,SOVIETS 9 #aie & ( ! ,HUNG>IAN ,WORK]S ,C\NCILS 9 #aief = 9/ANCE W]E SPONTANE\S EV5TS1 UNGUID$ BY ANY ORGANIZATION4 ,REVOLUTION>Y ORGANIZATIONS >E CREAT$ BY SECTIONS ( ! WORK+ CLASS AL?\< IT IS C]TA9LY TRUE ?AT AS ! RUL+ CLASS DOM9ATE $UCATION IT MAY WELL BE EX-MEMB]S ( ?IS CLASS ?AT WRITE D[N & =MUL>IZE !SE IDEAS4 

,! ,L59I/S ALSO SEE !IR P>TY AS REPRES5T+ ! WORK+ CLASS4 ,?IS WAS ! JU/IFICATION ( ! SUPPRESSION ( ALL RIVALS 9 #aiah = ! ,BOL%EVIKS & = ! CLOS+ D[N ( FACTIONS 9 ! P>TY FROM #aiah TO #a#i#b#a4 ,TROTSKY EV5 MORE !N ,/AL9 OR ,L59 WAS ! MO/ PROM95T SUPPORT] ( :AT WAS CALL$ ! P>TIES HI/ORICAL BIR?RI<T4 ,9 ! E>LY #b'S HE WAS TO REPEAT$LY USE ?IS IDEA ( ! P>TIES BIR?RI<T AGA9/ M9ORITY GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS 9 ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY4 ,! MO/ A/\ND+ P>T ( ?IS H[EV] WAS ! WILL+NESS ( ! SAME GR\PS & 9DIVIDUALS TO ACCEPT ?IS SIL5C+ 9 ! NAME ( ! P>TY4 ,BY ! #c'S ?IS :OLE PROCESS WAS TO REA* ITS LOGICAL CONCLUSION ) ,/AL9S %[ TRIALS ( MANY ( ! OLD ,BOL%EVIK LEAD]%IP4 

,! RI<T ( ! P>TY TO DICTATE OV] ! CLASS WAS CLE>LY EXPRESS$ 9 #aiba BY ,TROTSKY AT ! #a? P>TY CONGRESS4 ,9 ATTACK+ A FACTION )9 ! ,BOL%EVIK P>TY HE SAID ( !M 

0,!Y HAVE COME \T ) DANG]\S SLOGANS4 ,!Y HAVE MADE A FETI% ( DEMOCRATIC PR9CIPLES4 ,!Y HAVE PLAC$ ! WORK]S RI<T TO ELECT REPRES5TATIVES ABOVE ! P>TY4 ,AS IF ! P>TY W]E NOT 5TITL$ TO ASS]T ITS DICTATOR%IP EV5 IF ?AT DICTATOR%IP TEMPOR>ILY CLA%$ ) ! PASS+ MOODS ( ! WORK]S' DEMOCRACY60 ,H]E WE HAVE ONE ( ! CLE>E/ /ATEM5TS ( ! IDEOLOGY BEH9D ,BOL%EVIK PRACTICE 9 !SE YE>S4 ,?IS IS ! ROAD MANY ( TO-DAYS REVOLUTION>IES W\LD LIKE TO LEAD US ON TO4 

,WE HAVE AN 5TIRELY DIFF]5T PROJECT ( H[ CAPITALISM IS TO BE OV]?R[N & :AT IS TO REPLACE IT4 ,WE DON'T ?9K ,WORK]S DEMOCRACY IS IC+ ON ! CAKE OR A /EP T[>DS A WORK]S /ATE4 ,WE HAVE NO ILLUSIONS 9 ! NEUTRALITY ( ! /ATE1 NO MATT] 9 :OSE H&S P[] MAY LIE4 ,WE WI% TO TAKE P>T 9 ! BUILD+ ( A WORK]S MOVEM5T NOT ONLY CAPABLE ( TE>+ D[N EXI/+ SOCIETY BUT ALSO ( BUILD+ A NEW SOCIETY FREE ( EXPLOITATION ON ITS RU9S4 

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