V. I. Lenin

Draft Leaflet {1}

To All Citizens!

Tothe Russian People and to All the Peoples of Russia

1. Full-scale war—bloodshed—fusillade of January 9—barricades in
Riga—Caucasus, Poland—Odessa, etc., etc.—Peasant revolts.

2. Over what?

Constituent assembly .

Freedoms for the people.

[BOX:]

Trade

3. Government’s response. Fraud of the Zemstvo people. The government
issues the challenge. The Army and the Navy vacillate.

4. What is to be done? Revolutionary army and revolutionary government.

5. All class-conscious workers, all honest democrats, all peasants prepared
for the struggle must rally together and organise in groups and detachments
of the revolutionary army , obtaining arms, electing their
commanders, and keeping themselves prepared to do everything to help the
uprising.

6. Establishment of a revolutionary government should be stated as the
aim. Consolidation of the uprising. Concentration of people’s
forces. Organisation of freedom and struggle for freedom .

7. The slogans and aims of the revolutionary government.

| Five principal—central—foundation of people’s form of government | {{ | (1) Constituent assembly. [BOX ENDS:] and elections |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (2) Arming of the people. |
| (3) Freedom. |
| (4) Peasant committees. |
| (5) Liberation of oppressed nationalities. |
| (6) 8-hour working day. |

8. Revolutionary army and revolutionary government. Workers, organise! Try
to direct the crowd! Draw in the peasants!

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Notes:
{1}
It has not been established whether Lenin did write and publish the
leaflet (proclamation).

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