1. One of the most critical moments in the rise of the world revolution.

2. War has exhausted and – – —

enriched… etc., etc.

3. Russia as an example…

4. Internal forces within capital (in Russia)

there are none… outside…

Germany

England + France.

5. They stretch (England + France) the straining strings to the breaking point

6. We are fighting not only for the victory of socialism in Russia, but throughout the entire world.

7. And in this struggle popular education has the most important significance…

8. = part of this struggle.

9. Education of the people in capitalist society:

10. Under socialism: … so that those whom capitalism cast into the ranks of the most oppressed, beaten down, darkened, – so that they themselves manage all industry, all production…

11. Class struggle: sabotage…

they employ the force of knowledge as a monopoly of the wealthy against the toiling masses.

This sabotage has already been broken (in the main part).

12. "Go to the people"… "Union of science and workers"…

Written August 27–28, 1918

First printed in 1933 in Lenin Miscellany XXI

Printed from the manuscript