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Lenin on Russian Trade Unions under Captialism, 1894-1904
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2018
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Today in several of the countries of Europe where the capitalist economic system still prevails and where Communist parties are not in control of the government, one of the principal means by which the Communists exert their influence is through trade unions. News analysts predict that when and if the Communists in France and Italy attempt to seize power, they will first paralyze these countries through general strikes conducted by the trade unions. In Czechoslovakia the rise to power of-the Communist Party was greatly facilitated by Communist control of the trade-union movement.
On the other hand, in countries like the United States, Great Britain and Germany, the non-Communist trade union movement has acted as one of the most important bulwarks against the growth of Communist parties.
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1 Lenin, V. I., “Ob'jasnenie zakona o strafakh, vzimaemykh s rabočikh na fabrikakh i zavodakh,” Scčinenija (3d ed.; Moscow, 1932-37), I, 396 Google Scholar. All subsequent references to the Sočinenija refer to the 3d edition.
2 “Proekt i ob'jasnenie programmy social-demokratičeskoj partij,” ibid., I, 432. In this and all following quotations the italics are Lenin's.
3 “O stačkakh,” ibid., II, 577
4 In this article the position of the Economists is presented as Lenin himself presented it. This is, of course, not necessarily a complete or an accurate representation of their views, but in the present article the object of primary interest is what Lenin thought and wrote.
5 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 388-89.
6 “Novoe pobojsče,” ibid., IV, 115.
7 “Nasuščnye zadači našego dviženija,” ibid., IV, 55.
8 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 388.
9 Ibid., p. 444.
10 to Ibid., p. 389.
11 “Fridrikh Engel's,” ibid., I, 415.
12 “Proekt i ob'jasnenie programmy social-demokratičeskoj partij,” ibid, I, 442-43.
13 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 409.
14 “Beseda s zaščitnikami ekonomizma,” ibid.,IV, 339.
15 Ibid., p. 341.
16 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 390.
17 “Proekt zajavlenija redakcij ‘Iskry’ i ‘Zari',” ibid., IV, 9.
18 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 388-89
19 Ibid., p. 401.
20 “Beseda s zaščitnikami ekonomizma,” ibid., IV, 342.
21 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 405
22 Ibid., p .384.
23 Ibid., p. 422.
24 Ibid., p.405.
25 “Pis'mo ‘Severnomu Sojuzu,’ “ibid., V, 129.
26 “Ob'jasnenie zakona o strafakh, vzimaemykh s rabočikh na fabrikakh i zavodakh,“ ibid., I 365-97; “Proklamacij Peterburgskogo ‘Sojuza Bor'by za Osvoboždenie Rabočego Klassa,’ ” ibid., I, 450.
27 “Proekt i ob'jasnenie programmy social-demokratičeskoj partij,” ibid., I, 426-27; “Proekt programmy rossijskoj social-demokratičeskoj partij,” Leninskij sbornik, II, ed. Kamenev, L. B. (2d ed.; Moscow-Leningrad, 1924), 47 Google Scholar.
28 “Čto delat'?” Solinenija, IV, 444.
29 “Protest rossijskikh social-demokratov,” ibid, II, 483.
30 Ibid., pp. 478-80.
31 “ Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 406.
32 “Goniteli zemstva i annibaly liberalizma,” ibid., IV, 152-53; “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 409.
33 “Proekt i ob'jasnenie programmy social-demokratičeskoj partij,” ibid., I, 440; “O stačkakh,” ibid., II, 575-77.
34 “Proekt i ob'jasnenie programmy social-demokratičeskoj partij,” ibid., I, 442.
35 “Čto delat'?” ibid., IV, 448-50.
36 “O stačkakh,” ibid., II, 575-77.
37 “Novoe Pobojsče,” ibid., IV, 115.
38 “Goniteli zemstva i annibaly liberalizma,” ibid., IV, 152-53.
39 “Pis'mo ‘severnomu sojuzu,’ ” ibid., V, 130.
40 “Nasuščnye zadači nasego dviženija,” ibid., IV, 56.
41 “Čto delat'č” ibid., IV, 59.
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