INDEX

Absolutism, rôle of, in outgrowing economic basis, 69; in promoting industry and science, 69, 70; as an end in itself, 70-71. Agrarian question, 132-136. Armament for the Revolution, 57-58. Army, 35, 36, 37. Bourgeoisie, imperialistic plans of, 189-191; afraid of peace, 194-195; reactionary, 203-204; responsible for the war, 209-211. Capitalism, preparing its own collapse, 138-139; and feudal reaction, 139-140. Cities, as scene of revolutionary battles, 41; social structure of, 71-72. Class consciousness, of proletariat, as prerequisite to Socialism, 124-128. Constituent Assembly, as a revolutionary slogan, 43-44. Demonstrations, in the streets, 41-42; to become of nation-wide magnitude, 57. French Revolution, 73-77. Gapon, 59, 62; 172-173. Intelligentzia, 145. January Ninth, 49; 59-60; 171-173. June Third, 198. Labor Dictatorship, 94-97; crushing absolutism, abandoning its remnants, 103-104; introducing class politics, 103; introducing class struggle in the village, 104-105; introducing Collectivism and Internationalism, 105; abandoning distinction between minimum and maximum program, 106; and eight hour workday, 106-108; and unemployment, 108-109; and agriculture, 109; and Collectivism, 109-110; and class consciousness, 124-128; incompatible with economic slavery, 132; and agrarian question, 132-136. Liberalism, denying the existence of revolutionary masses, 52-53; defeated by events of January 9th, 54; trying to "tame" revolutionary people, 55; not reliable as partner in Revolution, 173-174; 176-177. Manœuvers, revolutionary, 29-30. Masses, drawn into the Revolution, 37-39; as a political reality, 51-52; stirred by world-war, 183-184. Middle-class (see Bourgeoisie), weakness of, in Russia, 71, 72. Militia, 81-82. "Osvoboshdenie," 52, 53, 62. Peasantry, as of no significance in Revolution, 175-177. Poland, as possible revolutionary link between Russia and Europe, 140-141. Prerequisites to Socialism, in relation to each other, 113-117. Proletariat, as a vanguard of the Revolution, 33-35; rôle of, in events of January 9th, 56-57; stronger than bourgeoisie in Russia, 72; growing with capitalism, 84; may sooner reach political supremacy in a backward country, 84-85; 87-91; as liberator of peasants, 98-100; as a class objectively opposed to capitalism, 119-124; to revolutionize European proletariat, 142-144. Revolution, in Europe, as aid to Socialism in Russia, 136-137; may be result of shattered European equilibrium, 141-142; as result of Russian Revolution, 142-144. Revolution, in general, 83; of bourgeois character, 92-93. Revolution, of 1848, 77-80. Revolution, of 1917, its causes, 181-185; social forces in, 191-192; to stir up revolution in Germany, 212. Social-Democracy, foresaw revolution, 55-56; natural leader of the Revolution, 60-61. Soviet, distinguishing Russian Revolution from that of 1848, 80; short history of, 145; general survey of the rôle of, 151-154; as class-organization, 154-156; as organ of political authority, 158-159; an imminent form of Russian Revolution, 160; program of (outlined by Trotzky for the future), 160-161; to fight against Provisional Government, 203. "Spring," 25-26; 32; 54. Strike, political, as beginning of Revolution, 35-36; 42, 43. Struve, 62. Technique, industrial, as prerequisite to Socialism, 113; 117-119. "Underground," and the revolutionist, 165-168. War, Russo-Japanese, 25; of the world, as influencing masses, 183-184. Witte, 62, 145. Zemstvo, movement of, in 1904, 25-26; 33; 62.