V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v26;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

PLAN OF A NOTE TO THE “NOTICE ON THE CONVOCATION OF THE THIRD PARTY CONGRESS”[1]
[February 1905]

1. Saluer....[2]
2. Open and obligatory discussion and decision of the party crisis.
3. Hypocritical speeches against the congress.
4. The only means, if any, against a split.
5. Letter from Bebel: here too.[3]
6. The first congress with conscious party unity. Possibility of more open preparation and elaboration.
7. Every statement of every party member: open struggle of shades and opinions.[4]
8. Anfang.[5] Draft agenda of the Editorial Board.
9. Appeal to party members to respond.
(1—7. Nachwort.
(8—9. In the section “From the Party”.
Conspiratorial: 1) arming
2) connections with the military
3) communications between towns
4) distribution of Vperyod.

[1] The Notice, to which this note was appended under the subtitle “From the Editorial Board”, was printed in No. 8 of Vperyod of February 28 (15), 1905 (see Works, Vol. VII, pp. 136—139).
[2] Saluer—to greet. The note from the Editorial Board begins with the words: “The Editorial Board of Vperyod can only express its warm sympathy with the initiative of the Russian Bureau.”
[3] In a footnote to the note it is stated that the question of Bebel’s proposal regarding arbitration should be referred to the congress agenda item on the party crisis.
[4] In the note from the Editorial Board a reference is given from § 10 of the Rules: “Every party member and every person having any relation to the party is entitled to demand that his statement in its original form be immediately delivered to the Central Committee, to the Editorial Board of the Central Organ, or to the party congress.”
[5] In the text of the note the Editorial Board proposed a congress agenda of 11 points.
[6] Here Lenin refers to the Menshevik Iskra, which began publication on November 25, 1903 (No. 53). In 1904, over a whole year, only 26 issues appeared (56—81).