V. I. Lenin

The Third Congress of the R.S.D.L.P.

APRIL 12–27 (APRIL 25–MAY 10), 1905

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SPEECHES IN THE DEBATE ON THE RESOLUTION ON THE EVENTS IN THE CAUCASUS

APRIL 28 (MAY 9)

1

Itis wrong to say that the Party undertakes to appoint an uprising
when the Caucasus starts a revolution. We merely authorise the C.C. to
support the movement. {1}

2

Onthe whole I agree with Comrade Petrov’s amendment, {3} although it does not contain any revolutionary
call. {2}

| Trety ocherednoi syezd R.S.D.R.P. Polny tekst protokolov , Central Committee publication, Geneva, 1905 | |
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Notes:
{1}
The records of the Minutes Committee give the end of the speech as
follows:

“Wemerely authorise the C.C. to support the movement but the
conclusion does not follow that we should only agitate and propagandise,
taking account of the situation in the Caucasus. I call everyone’s
attention to this paragraph.

“Noone has requested the floor. The debate is closed .”— Ed .

{2}
The records of the Minutes Committee give the speech as follows:

“Le nin.

Shouldn’t we add ‘to the proletariat and the peasantry of
Russia’? Rybkin has just said the resolution could state that the Caucasus
should not start an uprising until Russia is capable of sup porting it. But this
would require a change in the whole resolution. The important thins is the
testimonials of local men. On the whole, I agree with Comrade Petrov’s
amendment, although it does not contain any revolutionary
call.”– Ed .

{3}
O. A. Kvitkin (Petrov) proposed the words “armed force” at the end of
the draft resolution on the events in the Caucasus to be replaced by the
words “all the means at their disposal” ( Trety syezd R.S.D.R.P. ,
p. 442). Kvitkin’s amendment was adopted.

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