V. I. Lenin
APRIL 12–27 (APRIL 25–MAY 10), 1905
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OUTLINE OF A SPEECH ON THE QUESTION OF THE RELATIONS BETWEEN WORKERS AND
INTELLECTUALS IN SOCIAL-DEMOCRATIC
ORGANISATIONS{1}
Outline of my speech on May 3 (15th sitting).
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I. It is not right to say (as Vlasov did) that in our country it is the
intellectuals that are mainly the exponents of revolutionary
Social-Democratic ideas.
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II. It is not right to say (as Vlasov did) that the elective principle will not
make for better information of the outlying districts, etc.
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III. Vlasov said that it is the intellectuals that are at the head (of
splits and oppositions). This is confirmed by Latyshev, Lyadov,
Kramolnikov, etc.
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IV.
W o r k e r s m u s t b e b r o u g h t i n t o t h e
c o m m i t t e e s.
| Written on April 20 (May 3), 1905 |
Printed from the original |
| First published in 1926 in Lenin Miscellany V |
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Notes
{1}
The speeches were not taken down in shorthand, and in accordance with
the standing orders, every speaker had to submit a summary of his speech to
the Congress Bureau within two hours of the sitting (see Trety syezd
R.S.D.R.P., p. 11).
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