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Universal] sufrrage — republic.
Unsuitability of zemstvoists.
Litmus test.
Agreement] on universal suffrage (deal ►
Pursuit of agreement]
1. driving nerve
2. real voice of democracy
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3. embellishment of French] and Italian] bourgeois democrats
4.
panic fear
ON AGREEMENTS WITH LIBERALS.
1) The disputed question [between] Iskra and Vperiode consisted*)
[among] other things in whether agreements are needed on conditions or
without conditions — this is how Iskra formulates it in the 2nd letter to party] organizations].
2) In order to figure out this question, let us recall that
both sides allow agreements. What is the difference in fact?
3) According to Iskra, agreement] without conditions means surrendering
the interests of the proletariat to the bourgeoisie.
Ergo a) Iskra relies on conditions β) Iskra forgets about the struggle of the proletariat with the bourgeoisie.
Φ 4) According to Iskra, the bourgeoisie is the force (this is true).
Agreement] is impossible with the zemstvoists (((scorpions») 6)
(«do not recognize universal suffrage]»).
Agreement is needed with the extreme left— radical Intelligentsia.
5) But the intelligentsia is powerless and the behavior of the Bourgeoisie does not depend on it!!
This is Iskra's main confusion.
6) In our opinion, agreements are needed. But their essence is not verbal
conditions, not deals about the future, not expectations from the bourgeoisie.

*) Vladimir Ilyich wrote above the ending of this word: “is”. i.e.
“consists”.
Ed.