Speech in Petrograd Square

Lenin s speech at the Berne International Mass Conference;

Comrades! The European war has been raging wildly for more than a year and six months. Every month and every day when the war dragged on, the working people knew more clearly that the Zimmerwald Declaration was telling the truth: words like "defending the motherland" were just lies made up by capitalists. Now people see more clearly every day. This is a war between capitalists and robbers. What they strive for is who can get more stolen goods, plunder more countries, ravage and enslave.

These words sound unbelievable, especially to Swiss comrades, but they are true. In Russia, not only the bloody czar government, but also some so-called or former socialists say that Russia is engaged in a "self-defense war" and what Russia opposes is only German aggression. In fact, the whole world knows that the czar government has oppressed more than 100 million people of other nationalities in Russia for decades, and Russia has also carried out predatory policies against China, Persia, A Min and Galicia for decades. Neither Russia, Germany nor any other powerful country has the right to talk about the "self-defense war"; All powerful countries are waging wars of imperialism and capitalism, waging wars against bandits and oppression of small and weak ethnic groups and other ethnic groups, and waging wars to ensure the profits of capitalists, so that capital can exchange the appalling sufferings of the masses and the bloodshed of the proletariat for billions of pure gold income.

Four years ago191210/month, when the war was obviously approaching, the socialist representatives from all over the world held an international socialist conference in Basel. At that time, there was no doubt that the future war would be a war between a big country and a big robber, and the evils of the war should be borne by the government and bourgeoisie of a powerful country. The Basel Declaration unanimously adopted by the socialist parties all over the world openly expounded this truth. Not a word in the Basel Declaration mentioned "self-defense war", but "defending the motherland". It attacks the governments and bourgeoisie of powerful countries without exception. It openly says that war is a heinous crime, and workers think that shooting at each other is a crime. The tragedy of war and the workers' anger at this tragedy will inevitably lead to the proletarian revolution.

Later, the war really broke out, and everyone saw that the Basel Declaration was correct in its estimation of the nature of the war. However, socialist organizations and workers' organizations did not unanimously support the Basel resolution, but split. Now we all see how socialist organizations and workers' organizations all over the world are divided into two camps. A few people, that is, leaders, officials and bureaucrats, betrayed socialism and stood on the side of governments. Other people, including the awakened working people, continue to gather strength to resist the Japanese war and realize the proletarian revolution.

The latter point of view is also reflected in the Zimmerwa Declaration.

In Russia, at the beginning of the war, the workers' representatives in the Duma waged a resolute revolutionary struggle against the war and the czar monarchy. Petrovsky, Badaev, Muranov, Sha Guofu and Samoilov, five workers' representatives, issued a revolutionary call against war and vigorously carried out revolutionary agitation. The czar government ordered the arrest of these five representatives, and the court sentenced them to life exile in Siberia. These Russian working-class leaders have been tortured in Siberia for several months, but their careers have not been destroyed, and all Russian conscious workers are continuing to work in the same direction.

Comrades! You have heard the speeches of representatives of various countries here about how workers carry out the revolutionary struggle against the war. I just want to give an example of the most prosperous country, the United States. Capitalists in this country are now reaping huge profits from Europe. They also encourage war. They said that the United States should also be prepared for war and should squeeze hundreds of millions of gold dollars from the people for new armaments and endless armaments. Some American socialists also responded to this deceptive and sinful call. But I want to read you an article written by Eugene Debuch, the most prestigious leader of American socialism, the American Socialist Party and the American presidential candidate.

In the American "Appeal to Rea-son" on June 5438+0965438+September1/kloc-0, 2005, he said: "I am not a capitalist warrior, but a proletarian revolutionary. I am not a soldier of the regular army of the chaebol, but an irregular army of the people. I resolutely refuse to fight for bourgeois interests. I am opposed to any war, but there is one war that I wholeheartedly support, and that is the world war of social revolution. If the ruling class can't wait for war, then I am determined to participate in this kind of war. "

Bebel, the beloved leader of American workers, told American workers this way.

Comrades, this once again shows us that the working class all over the world is indeed accumulating strength. The disasters and sufferings of the people in the war are unimaginable, but we should not and have no reason to be pessimistic about the future.

Millions of people who died in the war and those who died in the war did not die in vain. Millions of people starved and died in the trenches. They are not only suffering, but also accumulating strength, thinking about the real cause of the war and exercising their will. They have a clearer understanding of the revolution. In countries all over the world, people's dissatisfaction is growing day by day, and agitation, strikes, demonstrations and protests against war are becoming more and more intense. For us, this is the guarantee that the proletarian revolution against capitalism will definitely come after the European war.

1917165438+17 Lenin's speech at the meeting of workers, peasants and soldiers representing the Soviet Union in Petrograd-the task of the Soviet regime;

Comrades! The revolution of workers and peasants, which the Bolsheviks have always considered necessary, has been successful.

What is the significance of this revolution of workers and peasants? First of all, the significance of this revolution lies in the fact that we will have a Soviet government, a political organ of our own without the participation of the bourgeoisie. The oppressed masses will establish their own political power. The old state institutions will be completely smashed, and a new management institution, the Soviet organization, will be established. A new period of Russian history has begun, and this third Russian revolution will eventually lead to the victory of socialism. One of our current tasks is to end the war immediately.

However, as we all know, in order to end the war closely related to the current capitalist system, capital itself must be overthrown. The world workers' movement, which is gradually developing in Italy, Britain and Germany, will certainly help us in this respect. Our proposal to the international democrats to conclude a just peace treaty immediately will surely receive a warm response from the international proletariat. In order to enhance this trust of the proletariat, all secret treaties must be published at once.

At home, a large number of farmers say: We no longer deal with capitalists, but we should work with workers. As long as laws are promulgated to abolish landlord ownership, we can win the trust of farmers. Farmers will understand that only by forming an alliance with workers can they be saved. We should exercise real worker supervision over production. Now we know that Qi Xin works together. The revolution that just happened has confirmed this. We have the power of mass organizations, and it will be defeated.

In Russia, we should now set about building a proletarian socialist country. Long live the socialist revolution in the world!

1965438+On August 23, 2008, Lenin's speech at the mass meeting of alekseev People's Cultural Center;

Comrades, today our party held a mass meeting to discuss such a topic: Why do we struggle in party member?

We can give the shortest answer to this question. In order to stop the imperialist war, for socialism, at the beginning of the war, during the period of opposing rule and the existence of the czar system, we have declared that this is an evil war, and the only way out of this war is to turn the imperialist war into a civil war. At that time, many people did not understand the relationship between the imperialist war and socialism, and even many socialists thought that this war would end with the conclusion of a peace treaty, just like other wars. however

After the Russian revolution, the revolutions in the participating countries also developed. How did this happen? To answer this question, it is necessary to explain party member's attitude towards the war and our evaluation of the war. We believe that all wars caused by the aggressive intentions of czars and capitalists are evil wars, because they bring death to the working class and rich fruits to the ruling bourgeoisie. But some wars should be called the only just war by the working class, that is, the struggle to get rid of capitalist slavery and oppression. This kind of war is necessary, because only through struggle can liberation be achieved. The war between Germany and Britain and France in 2004 was caused by dividing up the world and competing for world hegemony. Capitalists on both sides try their best to cover up their aggressive intentions with the slogan of "defending the motherland" and deceive the people with such nonsense. In this massacre, millions of people died and millions of people became victims. Britain and Germany are immersed in a pool of blood, but there is no way out of the war, because some imperialist countries stop fighting and some will continue to fight. Capitalists are reckless and plunder excessively. At the same time, the army is disintegrating and deserters are everywhere. The mountains in Italy are full of deserters, and French soldiers refuse to fight. Even in Germany, there is no previous discipline. French and German soldiers began to understand that they should change their fronts and turn their guns to their own governments, because under the capitalist system, it is impossible to end a bloody war. From here, I realize that the struggle between workers and capitalists in various countries must be launched.

It is difficult to establish a socialist system. The civil war will last for months or even years. The Russian people know this because they know how difficult it is to overthrow the ruling class and how fierce the struggle of Russian landlords and capitalists is. In Europe, workers in no country sympathize with the Bolsheviks and don't believe that they will one day overthrow their own government like Russian workers. Our Russian producers have been isolated for the time being. Because our team was in front of other teams, we were cut off from other comrades. But we should be the first to launch, because our country is the most backward country. Our revolution was launched as a general revolution, and we will complete our task with the help of workers and peasants from all over the world.

Our task is arduous, we will encounter many redundant and harmful factors, but the work has already begun. If we also make mistakes, we should not forget that every mistake is instructive. Capitalism is an international power, so it can only be completely eliminated if not one country but all countries win. The war against Czechoslovakia is a war against capitalists all over the world. The workers are all fighting together. Workers in Petrograd and Moscow joined the army, and at the same time, the idea of fighting for socialist victory penetrated into the army. The proletariat ensured that the Soviet Republic could defeat the Czechoslovak army and support the outbreak of the world socialist revolution.

1965438+On August 28th, 2008, Lenin's speech at the first education congress in Russia;

Comrades! We are at the most critical, important and meaningful historical juncture, which is the period when the socialist revolution rises all over the world. Now even those who lack socialist theory and foresight have understood that this war will not end with the conclusion of a peace treaty with the old imperialist government as in the past. The Russian revolution shows that war will inevitably lead to the collapse of the whole capitalist society. This will become a war between the working people and the exploiters. This is the meaning of the Russian revolution. No matter how difficult our road is, no matter how many countries spread rumors and slander the Russian revolution with millions of dollars, the working class all over the world feel that the Russian revolution is their own business. The war between one imperialist group and another is still going on, and the working class in all countries take the Russian revolution as an example. There are indications that Austria and Italy are on the eve of revolution, and the old systems in these two countries are disintegrating. In Germany, Britain and France, which are relatively stable and consolidated, this process is slightly different and less obvious, but it is also developing. The extinction of the capitalist system and the capitalist war is inevitable. German imperialists failed to put out the socialist revolution. As a result, Germany suppressed the revolutions in Red Latvia, Finland and Ukraine.

German diplomats once said half jokingly that German soldiers were "Russian". Now this is not a joke, but a fact that makes them feel painful. There are more and more rebellions, and "mutiny" has become a common phenomenon in the German army. On the other hand, both Britain and France are trying their best to maintain their position. They invaded Russia and China, pulling the strings of capitalism very tightly, even the bourgeois newspapers said so. In Britain, the working class declared that "domestic peace" had been broken. In other words, British and French imperialism has played their last trump card, and we can safely say that this trump card will be eaten. (Applause warmly)

No matter how some groups clamor that the Bolsheviks rely on the minority, they must admit that they have no power against the Russian Bolsheviks. Therefore, they have to rely on foreign intervention. As a result, the working class in Britain and France were forced to take part in the aggressive war aimed at putting out the Russian revolution. That is to say, British and French imperialism, that is, world imperialism, is going to die. (Applause)

In a country where the people themselves overthrew the war and smashed the old army, how difficult it is to rebuild the war situation and organize the army in the fierce civil war, we have overcome all difficulties. The army has been established, and we are sure to defeat the Czechoslovak legion, the White Guards, landlords, capitalists and rich peasants. (Applause warmly)

Working people know that they are not fighting for the interests of a handful of capitalists, but for their own cause. For the first time, it is possible for Russian workers and farmers to manage their own factories and land. This fact will never be meaningless to them. Our army is composed of outstanding elements and conscious farmers and workers. Everyone who goes to the front knows that he is fighting not only for the fate of the Russian revolution, but also for the fate of the entire international revolution, because we believe in the Russian revolution.

Ethnic education is an integral part of our current struggle. We can refute deceptive lies with obvious truth. This war clearly shows what the so-called "will of the majority" used by the bourgeoisie to hide itself is. This war clearly shows that a handful of chaebol dragged the people into the war for their own interests. The so-called bourgeois democracy is the democracy of the majority, and this belief is now completely bankrupt. Our Constitution, our Soviet Union (new to Europe, but we have understood it from the experience of the 1905 revolution) is the best propaganda and agitation material to expose all the deceptive tricks of bourgeois democracy. We have publicly declared the rule of the exploited working people-this is our strength and this is our invincible source. The same is true of national education: the more civilized a bourgeois country is, the more likely it is to lie. It is said that schools can serve the whole society regardless of politics. In fact, the school has completely become a tool of bourgeois rule, permeated with bourgeois hierarchy, and its purpose is to train obedient slaves and capable workers for capitalists. The war shows that the miracle of modern technology has become a means for capitalists who make a fortune by war to slaughter millions of workers and plunder a lot of wealth. The war can't go on because we have figured out the truth and exposed their lies. We say that our school-running career is also to overthrow assets.

What does it feel like for the most educated bourgeois people with old culture to walk slowly? Go-slow knows better than any drum mobilization, than all our speeches and thousands of pamphlets. These people regard knowledge as a patent and become a tool for them to rule the so-called "inferior people". They use their knowledge to undermine the cause of socialist construction and openly oppose the working masses. Russian workers and peasants received a complete education in the revolutionary struggle. They see that only our system allows them to actually rule; They are convinced that the state power is entirely to help workers and poor peasants, so that the resistance of rich peasants, landlords and capitalists can be completely crushed. Workers are eager for knowledge because it is a necessary condition for them to win. Nine out of ten working people know that knowledge is their weapon of liberation, and they are depressed because of lack of education. It is entirely up to them to let everyone get a real education now. The guarantee of our cause is that the masses themselves shoulder the responsibility of building a new socialist Russia. They learn from their own experiences, failures and mistakes. They know how much education is needed to successfully end their struggle. Although many institutions seem to be disintegrating, and the intellectuals who are slacking off are very proud, we can see that the struggle experience has enabled the masses to learn to control their own destiny. All those who sympathize with the people, not in words but in deeds, and excellent teachers will help us-this is a reliable guarantee for our socialist cause to win.

19181kloc-0/.7 Lenin's speech at the unveiling ceremony of the monument to Marx and Engels;

Today, we hold the unveiling ceremony for the monument to Marx and Engels, the leaders of the world workers' revolution.

For centuries, mankind has been oppressed by a handful of exploiters who have ravaged millions of working people. In the old days, exploiters and landlords squeezed and plundered scattered and ignorant serfs, but in the new era, exploiters and capitalists met the vanguard of the oppressed masses, namely urban workers, factory workers and industrial workers. Factories unite workers, city life inspires them, and they are tempered by strikes and revolutionary actions.

The great achievements of Marx and Engels with world historical significance lie in their scientific analysis, which proves that capitalism is bound to collapse, capitalism is bound to transition to capitalism, and no one will exploit anyone in capitalism.

The great achievement of Marx and Engels with world historical significance lies in that they pointed out the role, task and mission of proletarians to all countries, that is, they took the lead in the revolutionary struggle against capital and United all the exploited workers around them in this struggle.

We are in a happy era, an era when the foresight of two great socialists began to come true. We all see that the dawn of the international proletarian socialist revolution has been revealed in many countries. The unspeakable tragedy caused by the imperialist massacre in all ethnic groups aroused the heroism of oppressed people everywhere. This greatly strengthened their struggle for liberation. May the monuments of Marx and Engels remind millions of workers and peasants that we are not alone in our struggle. Workers from more advanced countries stood up and fought with us. We still have a tough battle before them. Through the struggle with them, we will crush the oppression of capital and finally win socialism!

What is the Soviet regime? What is the Soviet regime? What is the essence of this new regime that most countries are unwilling or unable to understand? The essence of the new regime, which attracts more and more workers from every country, is that in the past, the rich or capitalists always managed the country, but now for the first time, it is the class-managed country with the largest number of people oppressed by capitalism. Even in the most democratic and liberal republic, as long as the rule of capital and private ownership of land exist, it will always be a very small number of people who manage the country, and nine out of ten are capitalists or rich people. In the world, in Russia, for the first time, we established state power in this way. Without the participation of exploiters, only workers and working peasants formed a mass organization-the Soviet Union. All the rights of the country were given to the Soviet Union. This is why no matter how the bourgeois representatives of various countries denigrate Russia, the word "Soviet" has not only become an easy-to-understand word, but also become a buzzword and favorite word for workers and all laborers all over the world. This is why no matter how persecuted the advocates of productism are in the world, the Soviet regime is bound to win in the world in the near future.

We clearly know that our Soviet regime still has many shortcomings. Soviet regime is not a panacea. It cannot cure the problems of the past at once, nor can it get rid of the consequences of ignorance, ignorance, barbaric war and the legacy of predatory capitalism at once. However, it provides the possibility of transforming into socialism, enabling the oppressed people to stand up and gradually grasp the management power of the whole country, economy and production. Soviet regime is the socialist road found by working people.

Lenin's speech at the factory:

Soviet Russia was surrounded by enemies, and counter-revolutionary riots burned from one end to the other like flames.

These riots were supported by imperialist funds all over the world and organized by the Social Revolutionary Party and Monteshvik. Here is a proof. As we all know, Comrade Kublat Kubrat Pulev was assassinated in Petersburg today. This despicable act of assassinating the people is precisely the characteristic of social revolutionaries, as well as the rich peasants' rebellion and Czechoslovakia prisoner rebellion. All these wars against us, like the north, like the east, like the south, are unified wars, and they want to attack our Soviet Russia.

We are bleeding, our painful wounds are bleeding. We are, we are in the most difficult environment, we are starving, and the sources of coal and kerosene are cut off.

Ah, I'll answer your question about food later, ok? Comrades, it is more difficult to maintain political power than to seize it. Our revolution is advancing, developing and growing, but so is our struggle. I received a note, and you all came to listen to me: "Your regime can't be maintained anyway, so you should be skinned to make drums." Quiet, quiet, comrades.

I can see that these words are not written by workers. I'm afraid the person who wrote this note may not have the courage to stand here ... Right comrade, I don't think he dares to come out and have a try.

Comrades, when the revolution is still going on, that is, when the whole class is dying, he is completely different from a person's death. After death, the corpse can be carried out, but the old society has perished. Unfortunately, the corpse of the bourgeoisie cannot be nailed to a coffin and buried in a grave at once. The corpse of the bourgeoisie rotted in our hearts, and he spread poison gas to everyone. He stinks!

The assassination of Kublat Kubrat Pulev showed the white terror of counter-revolution. Quiet comrades, quiet comrades. Traitors judged by the people's will must be ruthlessly eliminated. Let the bourgeoisie go crazy! Let those worthless souls cry! Comrades of workers, this is our answer. Plus three times the vigilance and care, but also patience. Everyone should stick to their posts. Comrades, you should remember that there is only one way out for us, and that is victory. There is another way, and that is death. Death does not belong to the working class!

Lenin s refutation of the rich peasants;

Ah, you draw badly, but you draw badly. So you came to us and declared war on us. Well, please remember to tell the person who sent you that there is no need to be backstage: the Soviet regime is stable, and the establishment of this regime by workers and peasants is permanent. No one can imagine letting him drive backwards. As long as you rich peasants exist, you must give us food. If you don't give it, force it. If you want to use force, you will be destroyed. This is the truth I gave you-the truth of our real workers and peasants. Please remember it.

Lenin's conversation with Gorky;

In a word, Alexei Macsimovici, what I want to tell you now is because you are doing great things. All these people in the past, they are just a stumbling block to you, and that's what I want to tell you. Dear Gorky, you are a great man. Don't let the chains of pity entangle you! What a sharp struggle it is now. You'd better throw away this pity! They blinded your eyes with tears, making you look confused about right and wrong. Throw away your pity!