2. Theoretical Excursus
(a) Bourgeois or socialist revolution?
The struggle will decide.
(β) Renegade Kautsky, (p. 102 ed. 1918).
3. Who whom? 2 different classes.
Lesson of "Kronstadt" to policy: > consolidation (discipline)
within the party, more struggle with Mensheviks and Socialist Revolutionaries.
in economics: satisfy as much as possible the middle peasantry.
4. All peasantry (almost) has become middle. <Committees of the Poor>.
5. How is it possible economically to satisfy the middle peasantry? Petty commodity producer?
(α) freedom of circulation, freedom of trade (= freedom of
capitalism)
(β) obtain goods for this.
"Freedom of circulation" = freedom of trade = freedom of
capitalism.
Back to capitalism?
Too hasty, straightforward, unprepared "communism" was caused by
the war and the impossibility either to obtain goods or to start factories.
There is still a whole series of possible transitions.
7. NB: Cooperation.
Repeal of the resolution of the IX Congress. Draft new resolution on cooperation =
(to maneuver more freely).
Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks politically.
Economically the best form of free circulation
Where to get goods?
(α). Loan. (100 million in gold). (2 proposals)
(β). Trade agreement with England, America.
(γ). Concessions.
State capitalism, above it,— freedom of circulation for peasants and others below.
[illegible]
ASSEMBLY
Crutches and [illegible]?
Beaten to
1/4 death.
10. Overwork, exhaustion also of the workers.
"Breathing space" like Brest, economic breathing space.
Improve the situation of the workers (10 million in gold and special resolution*)
Improve the situation of the peasants and set circulation in motion.
11. Individual commodity exchange?
Yes! We will strengthen production, set circulation in motion,
give a breath- ing space, we will strengthen the petty bourgeoisie
much more we will strengthen large-scale production proletariat.
One is connected with the other.
12. It is impossible
to strengthen large-scale production, factories and plants, the proletariat, without reviving to
a certain extent, the petty bourgeoisie and its circulation.
13. Tax
in kind.
[illegible] tax history (briefly) 30.X.1918
A different formulation now.
What is its economic significance?
(1) Stimulus to the small producer:
set production in motion. Most important of all.
(2) But it limits the state monopoly.
SURPLUS
(3) Precise obligations to the state.
Weakening of bureaucracy (4) more free the whole "circulation" and to exempt from "detachments," possible
Crop failure and prices
) should announce?
its "certificate"*.
Change after determination of yield.
Yield )
14. To preserve the firmness of the "apparatus."
But the apparatus for politics (= revision and correction of relations between classes), and not politics for the apparatus!!
(good) bureaucracy in the service of politics, and not politics
in the service of (good) bureaucracy.
Flexibility is needed now to the maximum and for that, for
flexible maneuvering, we need the firmness of the apparatus.

* The date is established on the basis of comparison with the following document, in which Lenin inserts the item "Lesson of Kronstadt." Apparently, the first version of the plan was written before the Kronstadt rebellion, and the question of counterrevolution is given only in general terms.