# Plans for the Article "Revolutionary Army and Revolutionary Government"

1. Armed Uprising

164 V. I. Lenin apparently has in mind the boastful promise of the liberals to "proclaim a provisional government in Moscow," as reported in the note Ernste Anzeichen, published in "Vossische Zeitung" No. 293 of June 25, 1905, under the general title "Die revolutionare Bewegung in RuBland" ("The Revolutionary Movement in Russia").

165 Reference is made to the note "The Tsar's Promises," published in the "Journal de Genève" ("Geneva Gazette") of July 1, 1905.

3. A New Stage of Struggle. 1) Lodz. 2) Odessa. Caucasus. Libava.

4. Military Struggle. Revolutionary and Military Leadership. Revolutionary Army. (Gewalt – Geburtshelfer{150}.)

5. Uprising: Resolutions of the Third Congress and the Conference. Call to Struggle and "Bureaucratic Evasion." Struve No. 71, p. 340.{151}

6. Provisional Government. The Slogan of Victory and the Confusion of the Revolutionary Slogan with the Osvobozhdeniye Slogan.

7. "Bourgeois Revolution." Do not deduce from this a withdrawal from it, a passive attitude toward it, its unimportance for the workers.

8. The Significance of All-National Political Slogans:

9. Scattered, powerless attempts. There is no slogan, no unity, no bold call. Our party is a class party, its tasks are far higher than the tasks of the democratic (bourgeois) revolution. From this follows not a withdrawal from other classes, but leadership over them, not a passive attitude toward the bourgeois revolution, but the boldest carrying of it through to the end.

Bold initiative, broad slogans, the awareness that our class minimum program has now become an all-national political cause—this is what we lack.

2. Revolutionary Army and Revolutionary Government

168 On June 17 (30), 1905, in Kursk, an officer was burned in a railway carriage by an indignant crowd for the murder of a soldier.

169 The list on the left represents a list of cities where clashes between workers and troops or soldier uprisings in military units occurred.

3. At the center of these events—Odessa. Is it the first victory of the revolution? Unfortunately, not yet, though a tremendous step forward.

4. Military and political leadership—this is what was lacking. Heroism, enthusiasm in abundance. Even military forces are present.

5. Military leadership as a revolutionary army. Concept. The challenge has been issued by the autocracy. Organization of civil war.

170 This part of the sixth point of the plan was not reflected in the article "Revolutionary Army and Revolutionary Government" and was developed by Lenin in another article—"The Bourgeoisie Bargains with the Autocracy, the Autocracy Bargains with the Bourgeoisie" (see this volume, pp. 352–354).

7. Gredeskul on Disobedience to the Government{152}.

8. The Significance of Revolutionary Power.

9. The Inconsistency of the "Iskra" Slogan: Doctrine Hinders.

(1) Uprising—Quote from "What Is to Be Done?"—Compare with the conference.—Acknowledge yet another step. Odessa teaches.

(2) Provisional Government.—Leaflet of "Iskra."—Doctrine hinders{153}.

173 In the article, a sixth slogan is added to these five: the eight-hour working day (see this volume, p. 342).—404.

α) Generalization of uprisings on an all-people's scale—revolutionary army.

β) National, all-people's organization of the uprising = provisional revolutionary government.

—propaganda in leaflets

—" at all mass meetings and gatherings

—bold initiative in action. Slogans of revolutionary struggle are insufficient; slogans of leadership and revolutionary power are needed.

Of course, revolutionary power will not take shape immediately. It cannot be decreed, appointed; it must win recognition for itself. But attempts must be made, it must be conquered, one must begin to conquer.

Written in June, prior to June 27 (July 10), 1905.

First published in 1926 in Lenin Miscellany V

Printed from the manuscript