V. I. Lenin

Russian Workers’ Assessment of the Split in the Duma Social-Democratic Group

Both Social-Democratic newspapers in St. Petersburg, which express the
views of the liquidators and the pro-Party men, carry statements by
workers’ groups from all over Russia. In these statements, the workers define their attitude to the
two Social-Democratic Duma groups: 1) the Social-Democratic group (7
deputies + Jagiello), and 2) the Russian Social-Democratic Labour group—6
Social-Democratic workers’ deputies.

We are now in a position to sum up the exact results of the workers’
decisions, according to the data in both news papers, for a whole month,
from October 20 to November 20, old style.

The most exact workers’ statements, never once questioned by either
side, are the resolutions with a definite number of signatures . The overall result, for the whole of Russia
(not only the Caucasus, but also the Bund and the Latvians have a special
representation on the International Socialist Bureau), is: 4,850 for the
Russian Social-Democratic Labour group (6 deputies) and 2,539 for the
Social-Democratic group (7 deputies + Jagiello).

Trade unions, as represented by their boards (for police reasons the
names of the ,trade unions in Russia are not published) = 9 unions with
13,500 members, for the 6 deputies; and one union with an unspecified
membership, for the 7 deputies.

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