[1919]

...22. Industrial-socialist culture. — Through the education it provides, the school introduces its pupil to the world of one or another culture. The question arises: what culture is presupposed before us, the pedagogues of the industrial-labour school?

This is, above all, the culture of a technically powerful humanity. It sounds somewhat wild to me when I am reproached for technicism. Is it bad to be strong? Is it bad to subjugate the forces of nature? Is it bad to be able to work in the most successful manner? Is not industry the pride of human genius? Or do we still cherish the ideals of the rustic? Only in one case is technology an evil: when it...

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(Markings made by Lenin on page 57 of Blonsky's brochure. On the cover of the brochure Lenin noted: "NB p. 57". Ed.)