V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v51; ru:LS/v24;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

RECORD OF THE DEBATES. 4.
[December 6, 1919]

Martov
1) “Local influences” (of the Communists) in small countries are not needed.
2) “Improvement” of economic life is necessary.
3) I “involuntarily” recognised the importance of the moral factor:
for the first time he “justified” himself regarding terror. 5
1. England
S[tatistics]
Fr[ance]
Italy
5. Japan

“Broad, indifferent <* conscious masses” of working people in Europe: for them it is important: to give the least grounds
for accusation of terror
I
“dictatorship of the revolutionary minority” in Russia
They do not allow “Suppression of the most elementary personal and public
freedoms” (they make it difficult to open a window to Europe).
“A whole system of violations of the constitution”....
The All-Russia Central Executive Committee was not “Degeneration of the organs of power”. Uncontrolled executive
committees.
“Extinction” of the constitution “Suppression of freedom”
[ “Those groups in which they have the greatest confidence.
I These groups cannot have freedom... bureaucracy...
“one privileged estate”
The Communist/
Party.
“Apathy of the masses” (after brief upsurges)
Uncontrolled and irresponsible power of the Cheka
For ever and ever, not last year’s declaration | with the principles of democracy must be in
conformity “democratisation of the constitution” “Equality of rights of the working people of town and country”
J A difficult choice between Kolchak and the Bolsheviks — even
( for the kulaks...
and distorted) Soviet system — or
rests on the shoulders “Of a small minority of the prole-
 tariat”...
but in idea of the whole proletariat and peasants

* less. Ed.

! ((real freedom and real equality
I of the working people” from the Bund:
{{ Serious cases of cancellation by Soviets of decisions of Executive Committees
{{ Soviets are not elected, not re-elected___
!!* The All-Russia Central Executive Committee was at the Front: this is curious.
“There must be dumas we are afraid of the peasants, etc.
“Every Soviet young lady”, her expression . . .
.......replaces the masses....
“once and for all put an end to [the exercise of] the dictatorship
of the Communist Party”...
“realise the Soviet constitution” shame that the Mensheviks are not given a propagandist journal
Volsky “The peasant mass” = “the last base” greatest attention and caution.
A completely different principled attitude to the food
system: a tax is necessary, but then introduce it
as such. 8 Yuzov