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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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THE SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN ST. PETERS-BURG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DESCENDING RUNG BY RUNG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE PROTEST OF THE THIRTY-ONE MENSHEVIKS . . . . . . .THE ST. PETERSBURG ELECTIONS AND THE HYPOCRISY OF THETHIRTY-ONE MENSHEVIKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HOW TO VOTE IN THE ST. PETERSBURG ELECTIONS. Is There aDanger of the Black Hundreds Winning the St. Petersburg Elec-tions? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE ST. PETERSBURG ELECTIONS AND THE CRISIS OF OPPORTU-NISM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE ELECTIONS IN THE WORKER CURIA IN ST. PETERSBURG . .THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN S.D.’s AND S.R.’s IN THE ELECTIONSIN THE WORKER CURIA IN ST. PETERSBURG . . . . . . . . . .HOW TO VOTE IN THE ST. PETERSBURG ELECTIONS. Who Benefitsfrom the Fables About the Black-Hundred Danger? . . . . . .THE MOSCOW ELECTIONS—PRELIMINARY RESULTS . . . . . .A POLITICAL LIDVALIAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIONS IN THE WORKER CURIA INST. PETERSBURG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ON THE REPORT OF THE MOSCOW DISTRICT OF ST. PETERSBURGCONCERNING THE ELECTIONS TO THE SECOND DUMA . . . . .

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SOME FIGURES ON THE ELECTIONS IN THE WORKER CURIA INSOUTH RUSSIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ST. PETERSBURG ELECTIONS . . . .

PREFACE TO THE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION OF KARL MARX’SLETTERS TO Dr. KUGELMANN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE SECOND DUMA AND THE SECOND REVOLUTIONARY WAVE

THE ELECTION RESULTS IN ST. PETERSBURG . . . . . . . .

REPORT TO THE CONFERENCE OF THE ST. PETERSBURG ORGANI-SATION ON THE QUESTION OF THE DUMA CAMPAIGN AND DUMATACTICS. Brief Newspaper Report . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Concluding Speech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

DRAFT RESOLUTIONS FOR THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THER.S.D.L.P . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. The Present Stage in the Democratic Revolution . . . .2. The Attitude to the Bourgeois Parties . . . . . . . .3. The Class Tasks of the Proletariat at the Present Stage of

the Democratic Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . .4. The Tactics of the Social-Democrats in the State Duma

5. The Intensification of Mass Destitution and of the Econom-ic Struggle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6. Non-Party Workers’ Organisations and the Anarcho-Syndi-calist Trend Among the Proletariat . . . . . . . . .

TACTICS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. IN THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN. Inter-view Granted to a Special Correspondent of “L’Humanité” on Feb-ruary 17 (March 2), 1907 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE OPENING OF THE SECOND STATE DUMA . . . . . . . . .

THE SECOND DUMA AND THE TASKS OF THE PROLETARIAT . . .

THE FIRST IMPORTANT STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PETTY-BOURGEOIS TACTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

WHAT THE SPLITTERS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE COMING SPLIT

ON THE TACTICS OF OPPORTUNISM . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE BOLSHEVIKS AND THE PETTY BOURGEOISIE . . . . . . .

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THE IMMINENT DISSOLUTION OF THE DUMA AND QUESTIONS OFTACTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CADETS AND TRUDOVIKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .APROPOS OF STOLYPIN’S DECLARATION. Draft Manifesto . . . .THE ELECTIONS TO THE DUMA AND THE TACTICS OF THE RUS-SIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE PLATFORM OF REVOLUTIONARY SOCIAL-DEMOCRACY . . .

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HOW NOT TO WRITE RESOLUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .Instead of an Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A NOTE ON THE RESOLUTION OF THE ESTONIAN SOCIAL-DEMO-CRATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE TERMS OF THE DEAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE MENSHEVIK TACTICAL PLATFORM . . . . . . . . . . .DRAFT FOR A SPEECH ON THE AGRARIAN QUESTION IN THESECOND STATE DUMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .FINE WORDS—FOUL DEEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .THE DUMA AND THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET . . . . . . .THE CUCKOO PRAISES THE ROOSTER . . . . . . . . . . . .INTELLECTUALIST WARRIORS AGAINST DOMINATION BY THEINTELLIGENTSIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ANGRY EMBARRASSMENT. The Question of the Labour Congress

THE AGRARIAN QUESTION AND THE FORCES OF THE REVOLUTION

AN ANAEMIC DUMA OR AN ANAEMIC PETTY BOURGEOISIE . . .BANALITY TRIUMPHANT, OR S.R’s APE THE CADETS . . . . .THE SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC GROUP AND APRIL 3 IN THE DUMA . .THE STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS OF THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION

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PREFACE TO THE RUSSIAN TRANSLATION OF LETTERS BYJOHANNES BECKER, JOSEPH DIETZGEN, FREDERICKENGELS, KARL MARX, AND OTHERS TO FRIEDRICHSORGE AND OTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

How the Classics Estimated Intellectualist Opportunism inSocial-Democracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE DUMA AND THE RUSSIAN LIBERALS . . . . . . . . . .FRANZ MEHRING ON THE SECOND DUMA . . . . . . . . . . .

German Liberalism and the Russian Duma . . . . . . . .LARIN AND KHRUSTALEV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REORGANISATION AND THE END OF THE SPLIT IN ST. PETERS-BURG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ON THE QUESTION OF A NATION-WIDE REVOLUTION . . . . . .APROPOS OF THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER MILITARY ANDCOMBAT CONFERENCE OF THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATICLABOUR PARTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .REPORT TO THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. ON THE ST.PETERSBURG SPLIT AND THE INSTITUTION OF THE PARTY TRI-BUNAL ENSUING THEREFROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

I. Speech for the Defence (or for the Prosecution of theMenshevik Section of the Central Committee) Deliveredit the Party Tribunal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

II. A Brief Summary of the Real History of the St. Peters-burg Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

THE FIFTH CONGRESS OF THE R.S.D.L.P. April 30-May 19(May 13-June 1), 1907 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1. SPEECH DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THE CONGRESSAGENDA, MAY 2 (15) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. SPEECH ON THE REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THECENTRAL COMMITTEE, MAY 4 (17) . . . . . . . . . .

3. SPEECH ON THE REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE DUMAGROUP, MAY 8 (21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4. STATEMENT OF FACT, MAY 10 (23) . . . . . . . . . .5. STATEMENT OF MAY 11 (24) . . . . . . . . . . . . .6. SPEECH ON THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS BOURGEOIS PARTIES,

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7. CONCLUDING REMARKS ON THE REPORT ON THE ATTITUDETOWARDS BOURGEOIS PARTIES, MAY 14 (27) . . . . . . .

8. SPEECH ON THE ATTITUDE TO THE POLISH DRAFT RESOLU-TION ON BOURGEOIS PARTIES, MAY 15 (28) . . . . . . .

9. OBJECTIONS TO TROTSKY’S AMENDMENTS TO THE BOLSHE-VIK RESOLUTION ON THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS BOURGEOISPARTIES, ADOPTED BY THE CONGRESS. MAY 15-16 (28-29)

10. OBJECTIONS TO MARTOV’S AMENDMENTS TO THE BOLSHEVIKRESOLUTION ON THE ATTITUDE TO BOURGEOIS PARTIES,MAY 16 (29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11. OBJECTIONS TO MARTYNOV’S AMENDMENTS TO THE RESO-LUTION ON THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS BOURGEOIS PARTIES,MAY 16 (29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12. REPORT OF THE COMMISSION FORMED TO DRAFT A RESOLU-TION ON THE STATE DUMA, MAY 18 (31) . . . . . . . .

13. REMARKS DURING THE DISCUSSION ON THE RE-VOTING OFTHOSE ELECTED TO THE C.C., MAY 19 (JUNE 1) . . . . .

ATTITUDE TOWARDS BOURGEOIS PARTIES . . . . . . . . . .I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Life and Work of V. I. Lenin. Chronology . . . . . . .

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First page of the newspaper Zreniye, No. 1, 1907 . . . . . . .First page of the newspaper Rabochy, No. 2, 1907

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