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ee ee « In the interview below Sinlin refers to Lehiniam as Narsian. of the enooh of imperialism ard proleterten revolutionse” |” this evochi wes brought into existence by two events! World Var I: . Whi the nusslan Rovolution of 1217. World War I clearly demon- Atraved thet the ontire world had heen. touched by the expansion - of capitalism. The Yorld Yar represented the first battle in’ amich the combatants were fighting over. how to divide’ up the. Wealth, resources, ang territory of the whole planete It wan, the culmination of the dovelonment of onpitalism into a worldwide aysterhl jImperialion. _ wo, oe fhe advent of imnerialion changed tha nature of any revolution ' which occurred aftor this pariod. - Before this tine it. was possible Poy bourseoia revolutions such as that in the Uses. in 1776 to dccur., Th this type of bourgeola revolution the bourgeotie of. the rebelling nation could in fact oreate a state which was - cnoitaliot, but not silgned with any Jmporlal powore Onoc, Lionvlalian Lecame a vorld sysiem any country that sngaged inv revolution had to sithor be anti-impertalist in focus or - | Meyely interested in exchansing ene form of belng lackays to |, hunepieliaste Tor wnother. This algo meant that any country which’ = ataged an antieimperialist revolution veo by nature aiding with: the international prolotarion p:volution. The Russian Revolution provided the modal for oreleterian revolution and bhoeceuse o> 1ta unique gaosraphtoal nosition provided a link “etween the _ proletariat of Yeatern Curone and the struggling oppressed _ [nations af tae Enst. | . - Lonin a:mneretely defined his time as the age of lintoerlalism Ip bis work of 1916, Imoertalism, the Hivhesat Stace of Ganitaliam. fig wun, bowever, even more noted for hia deteaited analysis of how & rovolutlon should be oreunilasd. Lenin was uncompromising on $0 pointy which were souveen Of creat doabet ‘amongst socialista of hle tives 1) thea Llouiinge rores of tho revolution must be a vancuard party comprined of profensionel revolutionaries. The party munt represent the interests of the prolt:ariat and must ° heve a shiyj:le political Lino rather than be a conglomeration of - peorle with dizforont points of view. 2) revolution could. only be achieved throush violently overthrowing; the governnent and setting up tha dictatorshin of the proleturiat. It aould not bo achieved throuyh economic and electoral roform. Reading: Lenin's Gontribution to Kar:iem -- iuterview with Stalin Other Reading: Stuto amd Revolution -- Tenin -- tg moat fe moun work An whieh - he outlines the noed for violent overthrow of the rov't ang presents @& bhueprint for a comiuniet aooletye 120 pp. Iniperiniism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism ’.- Lonin -- A simply written outLino of the structure of imperialism. Lenin'a defining of hia tine as tha ovoach of imperialism in this werk in why the Weather Underground continually, emphasizes ’ that our time is the ere of tmmerialiam on the declines 100 pp. “Nhat Is To Be Doue -- Lenin®+Thia bool’ contains the details of Lonin's theorlen on oYrvanization of tne vanguard ‘partys It elso contatnea long polemioen against opportuntiam, econonism, and terrorism. 120 pp. Foundations of Leninisum <- Strlin -- 160 Pp A more detailed dis- . enpsion or the potnts covered in tne intorview. mrs = yon = - es + eetenever as AE TARE 377A on nny le Type gna > er, ¢@ . 7 < tae: Px .