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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AMENDMENTS TO THE DRAFT RESOLUTION ON PROPAGANDA AND
AGITATION {2}

The Resolution as a Whole

a) Organise a literary-propagandist group to work out a
general propaganda programme and to compile in conformity with it a series
of popular booklets on the principal questions of the Party programme,
tactics and organisation. {1}

a) Give special attention to the publication of pamphlets for work
among the peasantry.

b) Make arrangements for the publication of a popular organ in Russia.

pointc) substitute

|| adopted _ _

c) Take measures to organise travelling groups of agitators and
propagandists to help local centres. {3}

Lenin

| Written on April 25 (May 8), 1905 | Printed from the original |
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| Published in 1905 in the book Trety ocherednoi syezd R.S.D.R.P. tekst protokolov , Central Committee publication, Geneva | |

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Notes:
{1}
The text of the draft resolution is given in brevier.— Ed .

{2}
The draft resolution on propaganda and agitation was discussed and
adopted at the twenty-second sitting on April 25 (May 8). Lenin’s
amendments and addenda were adopted and written into the resolution (see
Trety syezd R.S.D.R.P. , p. 457).

Theamendment to point “a” was written by Lenin and tabled by
A. A. Aristarkhov (Osetrov) and V. M. Obukhov (Kamsky).

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{3}
Point “c” of the draft resolution read as follows: “take measures to
organise in all the main areas of Russia travelling agitation groups under
the direction of responsible district agitators, to assist the local
centres”. Lenin’s amendment replaced this text.

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