V. I. Lenin

| | α) | Contemporary system. |
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| β) | Socialist aims and the class struggle. |
| γ) | Struggle against the autocracy. [[ for 2-3 hours ]] [BOX:] Divide α-γ into three talks |
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Plan for first talk [SQUIGLY:] on the Social-Democratic programme |
| α {{ | 1. | The struggle of the workers against their masters to improve their
condition is world-wide. Strikes—socialism. What does this mean? |
| 2. | Contemporary society is arranged as follows: it is divided into working
people and exploiters. Two classes. Property-owners and proletarians. Who
maintains whom? |
| 3. | Workers’ plight: low wages. Malnutrition. Unemployment. Female
labour. Child labour.
“Degeneration of the nation.” Prostitution. Social and political
oppression. |
| β {{ | 4. | In large-scale production, workers unite to fight against their
masters. Under capitalism, the whole of society is more tightly knit, making possible a transition to socialist
production. Example of the masters being quite useless in big
factories and estates. |
| 5. | Socialist revolution=land and factories handed over to the
workers. Socialist production, short working hours, etc. |
| 6. | Demands on modern society to facilitate the workers’ struggle and safeguard them against degeneration:
labour reforms, 8-hour working day, weekly payment of wages, living
quarters, medical aid, schools, etc. |
| γ {{ | 7. | Political demands. What is an autocracy? Struggle for political freedom.
(Constitution—republic, freedom of speech, assembly, etc., etc.) |
| 8. | Revolutionary parties and their role in the working-class struggle.
Narodnaya Volya and Social- Democracy . |