V I L E N I N collected WORKS VOLUME 2 February?uly 1918 From Marx to Mao M L Digital Reprints 2011 wwwmarx2maocom PROGRESS PUBLISHERS MOSCOW
Page Preface 15 February-July 1918 THE REVOLUTIONARY PHRASE THE SOCIALIST FATHERLAND IS IN DANGER! SUPPLEMENT TO THE DECREE OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE S COMMISSARS: THE SOCIALIST FATHERLAND IS IN DANGER! THE ITCH PEACE OR WAR? SPEECH AT THE JOINT MEETING OF THE BOLSHEVIK AND LEFT SOCIALIST-REVOLUTIONARY GROUPS OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CEC, FEBRUARY 23, 1918 Newspaper Report REPORT AT THE MEETING OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CEC, FEBRUARY 24, 1918 WHERE IS THE MISTAKE? AN UNFORTUNATE PEACE SPEECHES AT THE MEETING OF THE CC OF THE RSDLP(B), FEBRUARY 24, 1918 Minutes NOTE ON THE NECESSITY OF SIGNING THE PEACE TREATY POSITION OF THE CC OF THE RSDLP (BOLSHEVIKS) ON THE QUESTION OF THE SEPARATE AND ANNEXATIONIST PEACE A PAINFUL BUT NECESSARY LESSON DRAFT DECISION OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE S COMMISSARS ON THE EVACUATION OF THE GOVERNMENT 19 30 34 36 40 42 43 48 51 53 57 58 62 67
iv STRANGE AND MONSTROUS ON A BUSINESSLIKE BASIS DRAFT OF AN ORDER TO ALL SOVIETS A SERIOUS LESSON AND A SERIOUS RESPONSIBILITY EXTRAORDINARY SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE RCP(B), MARCH 6-8, 1918 1 POLITICAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, MARCH 7 2 REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE POLITICAL REPORT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, MARCH 8 3 RESOLUTION ON WAR AND PEACE 4 SPEECHES AGAINST TROTSKY S AMENDMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION ON WAR AND PEACE, MARCH 8 (MORNING) I II 5 SPEECH AGAINST THE STATEMENT OF THE LEFT COM- MUNIST GROUP IN SUPPORT OF TROTSKY S AMEND- MENT, MARCH 8 6 ADDENDUM TO THE RESOLUTION ON WAR AND PEACE, MARCH 8 7 SPEECH AGAINST ZINOVIEV S AMENDMENT TO THE ADDENDUM TO THE RESOLUTION ON WAR AND PEACE, MARCH 8 8 PROPOSAL CONCERNING THE RESOLUTION ON WAR AND PEACE, MARCH 8 I II 9 REPORT ON THE REVIEW OF THE PROGRAMME AND ON CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PARTY, MARCH 8 10 RESOLUTION ON CHANGING THE NAME OF THE PARTY AND THE PARTY PROGRAMME 11 PROPOSAL CONCERNING THE REVISION OF THE PARTY PROGRAMME, MARCH 8 (EVENING) 12 SPEECH ON MGELADZE S PROPOSAL FOR DRAWING THE CHIEF PARTY ORGANISATION INTO THE WORK OF DRAFTING THE PARTY PROGRAMME, MARCH 8 (EVENING) 68 76 78 79 85 87 110 118 120 120 121 122 123 124 125 125 125 126 140 142 144
13 SPEECH AGAINST LARIN S AMENDMENT TO THE NAME OF THE PARTY, MARCH 8 (EVENING) 14 SPEECH AGAINST PELSHE S AMENDMENT TO THE RESO- LUTION ON THE PARTY PROGRAMME, MARCH 8 (EVENING) 15 SPEECH AGAINST BUKHARIN S AMENDMENT TO THE RESOLUTION ON THE PARTY PROGRAMME, MARCH 8 I II 16 SPEECH ON THE QUESTION OF ELECTIONS TO THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, MARCH 8 (EVENING) FROM MARX TO MAO 17 RESOLUTION ON THE REFUSAL OF THE LEFT COMMU- NISTS TO BE MEMBERS OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 18 ROUGH OUTLINE OF THE DRAFT PROGRAMME THE CHIEF TASK OF OUR DAY SPEECH IN THE MOSCOW SOVIET OF WORKERS, PEASANTS AND RED ARMY DEPUTIES, MARCH 12, 1918 Verbatim Report EXTRAORDINARY FOURTH ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF SOVIETS, MARCH 14-16, 1918 1 DRAFT RESOLUTION ON WILSON S MESSAGE NOT FOR COMMERCIAL DISTRIBUTION 2 REPORT ON RATIFICATION OF THE PEACE TREATY, MARCH 14 3 REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE REPORT ON RATIFICA- TION OF THE PEACE TREATY, MARCH 15 4 RESOLUTION ON RATIFICATION OF THE BREST TREATY COMMENT ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF THE LEFT COMMUNISTS ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT Verbatim Report Chapter X Chapter XI Chapter XII Chapter XIII CONCERNING THE DECREE ON REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNALS A To Members of the Collegium of the Commissariat for Justice, and a Copy to the Chairman of the CEC B Draft Decision on the Council of People s Commissars v 145 146 147 147 148 149 151 152 159 164 169 171 172 191 200 202 203 203 209 213 217 219 219 219
vi PREFACE TO THE COLLECTED ARTICLES AGAINST THE STREAM THESES ON BANKING POLICY SPEECH AT A MEETING IN THE ALEXEYEVSKY RIDING SCHOOL, APRIL 7, 1918 Newspaper Report DIRECTIVES TO THE VLADIVOSTOK SOVIET SPEECH ON THE FINANCIAL QUESTION AT THE SESSION OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CEC, APRIL 18, 1918 SPEECH IN THE MOSCOW SOVIET OF WORKERS, PEASANTS AND RED ARMY DEPUTIES, APRIL 23, 1918 Verbatim Report THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT The International Position of the Russian Soviet Republic and the Fundamental Tasks of the Socialist Revolution The General Slogan of the Moment The New Phase of the Struggle Against the Bourgeoisie The Significance of the Struggle for Country-wide Accounting and Control Raising the Productivity of Labour The Organisation of Competition Harmonious Organisation and Dictatorship The Development of Soviet organisation Conclusion SESSION OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CEC, APRIL 29, 1918 1 REPORT ON THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT 2 REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE REPORT ON THE IMME- DIATE TASKS SIX THESES ON THE IMMEDIATE TASKS OF THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT BASIC PROPOSITIONS ON ECONOMIC AND ESPECIALLY ON BANKING POLICY DRAFT PLAN OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL WORK TO THE CC, RCP 221 222 224 226 227 229 235 237 243 244 253 257 259 263 272 275 279 281 306 314 318 320 322
LEFT- WING CHILDISHNESS AND THE PETTY- BOURGEOIS MENTALITY I II III IV V VI DECISION OF THE CC, RCP(B) ON THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION MAIN PROPOSITIONS OF THE DECREE ON FOOD DICTATORSHIP PROTEST TO THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AGAINST THE OCCU- PATION OF THE CRIMEA THESES ON THE PRESENT POLITICAL SITUATION I II III IV V REPORT ON FOREIGN POLICY DELIVERED AT A JOINT MEETING OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE MOSCOW SOVIET, MAY 14, 1918 REPORT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION TO THE MOSCOW REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE RCP(B), MAY 15, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report REPORT TO THE ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF REPRESENTATIVES OF FINANCIAL DEPARTMENTS OF SOVIETS, MAY 18, 1918 Centralisation of Finances Income and Property Taxation Labour Conscription New Currency LETTER ADDRESSED TO THE CONFERENCE OF REPRESENTA- TIVES OF ENTERPRISES TO BE NATIONALISED, MAY 18, 1918 DRAFT OF A TELEGRAM TO THE PETROGRAD WORKERS MAY 21, 1918 ON THE FAMINE A Letter to the Workers of Petrograd vii 323 325 329 333 339 342 351 355 356 358 360 360 361 361 363 363 365 382 383 384 384 385 386 388 390 391
viii SPEECH AT THE SECOND ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF COMMIS- SARS FOR LABOUR, MAY 22, 1918 THE SOCIALIST ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES I Draft Decision of the Council of People s Commissars II Directives for the Commission THESES ON THE CURRENT SITUATION SPEECH AT THE FIRST CONGRESS OF ECONOMIC COUNCILS, MAY 26, 1918 APPEAL TO RAILWAY, WATER TRANSPORT AND METAL WORKERS JOINT SESSION OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COM- MITTEE, THE MOSCOW SOVIET OF WORKERS, PEASANTS AND RED ARMY DEPUTIES AND THE TRADE UNIONS, JUNE 4, 1918 1 REPORT ON COMBATING THE FAMINE, JUNE 4, 1918 2 REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE REPORT ON COMBATING THE FAMINE, JUNE 4, 1918 3 DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE REPORT ON COMBATING THE FAMINE, JUNE 4, 1918 SPEECH DELIVERED AT THE FIRST ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONALIST TEACHERS, JUNE 5, 1918 Brief Report TELEGRAM TO J V STALIN AND A G SHLYAPNIKOV FOOD DETACHMENTS Speech at Workers Meetings in Moscow, June 20, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report SPEECH DELIVERED AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN THE SOKOLNIKI CLUB, JUNE 21, 1918, Brief Newspaper Report ORGANISATION OF FOOD DETACHMENTS FOURTH CONFERENCE OF TRADE UNION AND FACTORY COM- MITTEES OF MOSCOW, JUNE 27-JULY 2, 1918 1 REPORT ON THE CURRENT SITUATION, JUNE 27, 1918 2 REPLY TO THE DEBATE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION, JUNE 28, 1918 3 RESOLUTION ON THE REPORT ON THE CURRENT SITUA- TION SPEECH AT A PUBIC MEETING IN SIMONOVSKY SUB- DISTRICT, JUNE 28, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report PROPHETIC WORDS 399 404 404 405 406 408 416 419 421 440 444 445 447 448 450 454 457 459 478 491 492 494
SPEECH DELIVERED AT A MEETING IN THE ALEXEYEVSKY RIDING SCHOOL, JULY 2, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report SPEECH DELIVERED AT A MEETING OF THE COMMUNIST GROUP AT THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF SOVIETS, JULY 3, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report FIFTH ALL-RUSSIA CONGRESS OF SOVIETS OF WORKERS, PEA- SANTS, SOLDIERS AND RED ARMY DEPUTIES, JULY 4-10, 1918 1 REPORT OF THE COUNCIL OF PEOPLE S COMMISSARS, JULY 5, 1918 2 REPLY TO THE DEBATE, JULY 5, 1918 TELEGRAM TO J V STALIN INTERVIEW GRANTED TO AN IZVESTIA CORRESPONDENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE LEFT SOCIALIST-REVOLUTIONARY REVOLT Brief Report TO THE WORKERS OF PETROGRAD SPEECH AND GOVERNMENT STATEMENT AT THE SESSION OF THE ALL-RUSSIA CEC, JULY 15, 1918 SPEECH DELIVERED AT A PUBLIC MEETING IN LEFORTOVO DISTRICT, JULY 19, 1918 TO ZINOVIEV, LASHEVICH AND STASOVA REPORT DELIVERED AT A MOSCOW GUBERNIA CONFERENCE OF FACTORY COMMITTEES, JULY 23, 1918 Newspaper Report CONVERSATION WITH J V STALIN BY DIRECT LINE, JULY 24, 1918 SPEECH DELIVERED AT A MEETING IN KHAMOVNIKI DISTRICT, JULY 26, 1918 Brief Newspaper Report BY DIRECT LINE TO ZINOVIEV, THE SMOLNY, PETROGRAD Notes The Life and Work of V I Lenin Outstanding Dates ix 500 502 505 507 529 533 534 536 538 542 544 545 549 551 552 553 615
x ILLUSTRATIONS Portrait of V I Lenin, 1918 The Decree The Socialist Fatherland Is in Danger! written by Lenin on February 21, 1918 18-19 31 First page of the manuscript of Lenin s Resolution on Changing the Name of the Party and the Party Programme March 1918 140-41 First page of the manuscript of Lenin s Theses on the Tasks of the Soviet Government in the Present Situation March-April 1918 239