Marxist View on Democracy and Proletarian Rule in Russia
Lenin argues democracy fails to end wage slavery and that only the proletariat, guided by Marxism, can overthrow capitalist and bureaucratic rule. He lauds the 1917 Russian Revolution, praising the Soviets and Bolsheviks for proving workers can govern the state despite war, sabotage, and invasion.
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Bolsheviks
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Tracts From Communism And Terrorism
Excerpts argue that revolutionary means are necessary for proletarian supremacy and dictatorship. It condemns peaceful power through parliamentary routes, urging violence and the destruction of capitalist power to secure socialist victory.
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