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Preface by Progress Publishers

Volume Six contains works by V. I. Lenin written between January 1902 and August 1903.

The volume includes Material for the Preparation of the Programme of the RSDLP, which reflects the struggle waged by Lenin in the Editorial Board of Iskra for the working out of a revolutionary programme for the party of the working class.

A considerable part of the volume consists of works dealing with the question of agrarian relations and the peasantry, the theory of the alliance of the working class with the peasantry: “The Agrarian Programme of Russian Social Democracy,"the pamphlet, To the Rural Poor, and other works.

The national question and the struggle against bourgeois and petty-bourgeois nationalism are dealt with in the articles, “The National Question in Our Programme," “Does the Jewish Proletariat Need an 'Independent Political Party'?", and other writings.

The present volume contains the following works directed against the Socialist-Revolutionaries: “Revolutionary Adventurism," “The Basic Thesis Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries," “Why the Social-Democrats Must Declare a Determined and Relentless War on the Socialist-Revolutionaries," and others.

Lenin's struggle against bourgeois liberalism is reflected in the articles, “The Autocracy is Wavering...", “Mr. Struve Exposed by His Colleague," and “Political Struggle and Political Chicanery."

"A Letter to a Comrade on Our Organisational Tasks," and “Draft Rules of the RSDLP" are devoted to an elaboration of the organisational principles of a Marxist party.

The volume includes “On the Subject of Reports by Committees and Groups of the RSDLP to the General Party Congress," as well as draft resolutions and speeches at the Second 'Congress of the RSDLP which give an idea of Lenin's work in preparation for and during the Party Congress.

The present volume includes the following works by V. I. Lenin published for the first time in his Collected Works:

"Concerning Demonstrations," “On the Tasks of the Social-Democratic Movement," “The Basic Thesis Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries," “To Secondary School Students," “Extract from an Article Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries," “Draft Appeal of the Russian Organising Committee to the League of Russian Revolutionary Social-Democracy, the Union of Russian Social-Democrats Abroad, and the Foreign Committee of the Bund," “Marxist Views on the Agrarian Question in Europe and in Russia," “Outline of an Article Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries," “First Speech in the Discussion on the Party Rules," “Speech on the Attitude Towards the Student Youth," and “The Latest Word in Bundist Nationalism."

 

1902

Material for the Preparation of the Programme of the RSDLP Notes on Plekhanov's First Draft Programme Draft Programme of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party Three Amendments to the Draft Programme Notes on Plekhanov's Second Draft Programme Opinion On Plekhanov's Second Draft Remarks on the Committee's Draft Programme Additional Remarks on the Committee's Draft Programme Addition Concerning The Class Struggle An Amendment to the Agrarian Section of the Programme	17
Signs of Bankruptcy	79
From the Economic Life of Russia 1. The Savings-Banks	86
Report of the Iskra Editorial Board to the Meeting (Conference) of RSDLP Committees (N. B.) Rough Outline of Resolution	97
The Agrarian Programme of Russian Social-Democracy	107
A Letter to the Zemstvoists	151
On the Borba Group	160
A Letter to the Northern League Comments on the Programme of the Northern League	161
Why the Social-Democrats Must Declare a Determined and Relentless War on the Socialist-Revolutionaries	172
Two Letters to I. I. Radchenko, July 16 and July 22	176
Revolutionary Adventurism	186
A Letter to the Moscow Committee	208
Preface to the Second Edition of the Pamphlet, The Tasks of the Russian Social-Democrats	211
The Draft of a New Law on Strikes	217
A Letter to the Editors of Yuzhny Rabochy	227
A Letter to a Comrade on Our Organisational Tasks	231
Political Struggle and Political Chicanery	253
Concerning Demonstrations	262
Vulgar Socialism and Narodism as Resurrected by the Socialist-Revolutionaries	263
On the Tasks of the Social-Democratic Movement	271
The Basic Thesis Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries	273
New Events and Old Questions	278
To Secondary School Students	284
On the Svoboda Group	285
Extract from an Article Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries	287
Draft Appeal of the Russian Organising Committee to the League of Russian Revolutionary Social-Democracy, the Union of Russian Social-Democrats Abroad, and the Foreign Committee of the Bund	289
On the Subject of Reports by Committees and Groups of the RSDLP to the General Party Congress The Working-Class Movement, Its History and Present State History of the Local Socialist Circles, Appearance of the Social-Democrats, Struggle of Trends Within Them Organisation of the Local Committee, Local Groups and Circles Character, Content, and Scope of Local Work Attitude Towards Revolutionary (Especially Social-Democratic) Groups of Other Races and Nationalities Print-Shops, Transport, and Arrangements for Secret Work Contacts and Activity Among Sections of the Population Outside the Working Class State of the Non-Social-Democratic Revolutionary and Opposition Trends and Attitude Towards Them	290

1903

Moscow Zubatovists in St. Petersburg	301
Announcement of the Formation of an Organising Committee	307
Some Reflections on the Letter from “7 Ts. 6 F.”	312
Concerning the Statement of the Bund	319
On the Manifesto of the Armenian Social-Democrats	326
Does the Jewish Proletariat Need an “Independent Political Party”?	330
Marxist Views on the Agrarian Question in Europe and in Russia Programme of Lectures Outline of Lecture One. General Theory Domination of Capitalist Agriculture. Rent	337
The Autocracy is Wavering....	348
Mr. Struve Exposed by His Colleague	354
To the Rural Poor An Explanation for the Peasants of What the Social-Democrats Want The Struggle of the Urban Workers What Do the Social-Democrats Want? Riches and Poverty, Property-Owners and Workers in the Countryside What Path Should the Middle Peasant Take? Should He Take the Side of the Property-Owners and the Rich, or the Side of the Workers and the Poor? What Improvements Are the Social-Democrats Striving to Obtain for the Whole People and for the Workers? What Improvements Are the Social-Democrats Striving to Obtain for All the Peasants? The Class Struggle in the Countryside The Programme of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party Proposed by the Newspaper Iskra in Conjunction with the Magazine Zarya	361
Les Beaux Esprits Se Rencontrent (Which May Be Interpreted Roughly as: Birds of a Feather Flock Together)	433
Reply to Criticism of Our Draft Programme	438
The National Question in Our Programme	454
Outline of an Article Against the Socialist-Revolutionaries	464
Second Congress of the RSDLP July 17 (30)-August 10 (23), 1903 Draft Resolution on Demonstrations Draft Resolution on the Place of the Bund in the Party Draft Resolution on the Attitude Towards the Student Youth Draft Resolution on Party Literature Drafts of Minor Resolutions The Economic Struggle; May Day; International Congress; Terrorism; Propaganda; Distribution of Forces. Draft Resolution on the Publication of A Periodical For Members of Religious Sects Draft Rules of the RSDLP Draft Resolutions Not Submitted to the Congress Withdrawal of the Bund; Separate Groups; The Army; The Peasantry; First Speech On the Agenda of the Congress, July 15 (31) Second Speech On the Agenda of the Congress, July 15 (31) Speech On the Actions of the Organising Committee, July 15 (31) Speech On the Attendance of the Polish Social-Democrats at the Congress, July 18 (31) Speech On the Place of the Bund In the RSDLP, July 20 (August 2) Speech On the Party Programme, July 22 (August 4) Report On the Party Rules, July 29 (August 11) First Speech In the Discussion On the Agrarian Programme, July 31 (August 13) Second Speech In the Discussion On the Agrarian Programme, August 1 (14) Third Speech In the Discussion On the Agrarian Programme, August 1 (14) Fourth Speech In the Discussion On the Agrarian Programme, August 1 (14) First Speech In the Discussion On the Party Rules, August 2 (15) Second Speech In the Discussion On the Party Rules, August 2 (15) Speech at the Election of the Editorial Board ofIskra, August 7 (20) Speech On the Attitude Towards the Student Youth, August 10 (23)	467
An Era of Reforms	510
The Latest Word in Bundist Nationalism	518
Martov's Contradictions and Zigzags	522