One More Departure From Democratic Principles "The principle of democracy—the right of the population at any time to recall each and every representative, each and every person holding elected office". Pravda No. 60, May 31 (18), 1917.
Combating Economic Chaos By a Spate of Commissions "0 men! 0 lawgivers! 0 Louis Blancs!". Published in Pravda No. 60, May 31 (18), 1917.
Muddleheadedness (More on the subject of annexations) "Annexation means keeping an alien people by force within the bounds of a given state." Pravda No. 60, May 31 (18), 1917.The editors of Izvestia, a paper controlled by the Narodnik and Menshevik bloc, are beating all records of muddledom. In that paper’s issue No.67 for May 16, they try to chop logic with Pravda, without, of course, mentioning its name—a usual ill-mannered “ministerial” practice. Pravda, we are told, has a foggy, misleading idea of annexations.
A Letter to the Editors "Once more I ask readers not to believe the papers, except Pravda." Written May 31 (18), 1917.
Inevitable Catastrophe and Extravagant Promises ''The most useful and indispensable job for the people at this moment of impending catastrophe is that of organisation.''Published in Pravda No. 58 and 59, May 29 and 30 (16 and 17), 1917.
Despicable Methods "You are lying again, gentlemen of the Cadet Party, just as you lied about the congress of front-line delegates." Published in Pravda No. 58, May 29 (16), 1917.
Impending Debacle "Disaster is imminent. The capitalists are heading all countries to destruction. There is only one way out: revolutionary discipline, revolutionary measures by the revolutionary class,..." Published in Pravda No. 57, May 27 (14), 1917.
War and Revolution - A lecture delivered May 27 (14) "Nothing but a workers’ revolution in several countries can defeat this war." A LECTURE DELIVERED MAY 14 (27), 1917. First published April 23, 1929 in Pravda No. 93
Statements About the War Made By Our Party Before the Revolution 'Our slogan is: against the chauvinists, even if they are revolutionary and republican—against them, and for an alliance of the international proletariat for the socialist revolution.'Published in Pravda No. 56, May 26 (13), 1917.
Speech at a Meeting at the Putilov Works May 25 (12), 1917 'Seizure of power by the workers and the peasants could solve our country’s most pressing problems'. (Brief newspaper report)
On the Question of Convening an International, So-Called Socialist Conference Jointly with the Social-Chauvinists 'Our Party will take no part either in the commission or in any joint conference with so-called socialist ministers who have gone over to their bourgeoisie.'published May 25 (12), 1917 in Pravda No. 55.
Nothing Has Changed Published: Pravda No. 54, May 24 (11), 1917.'What do you take the class-conscious workers and soldiers for? Or do you really regard them as “rebellious slaves”?'
An Open Letter to the Delegates to the All-Russia Congress of Peasants’ Deputies Published May 24 (11), 1917 in the newspaper Soldatskaya Pravda No. 19.
One of the Secret Treaties Published in Pravda No. 53, May 23 (10), 1917.'Soldiers and workers! You are told that you are defending “freedom” and the “revolution”! In reality you are defending the shady treaties of the tsar, which are concealed from you as one conceals a secret disease.'
A Regrettable Deviation From the Principles of Democracy 'Democracy will remain an idle deceitful phrase, or merely a half-measure, unless the entire people is given a chance immediately and unqualifiedly to learn how to handle arms.' Written May 23 (10), 1917; published in Pravda No. 55 May 25 (12).
The ''Virtual Armistice'' Published in Pravda No. 52, May 22 (9), 1917.Novaya Zhizn for May 7 publishes interviews with ministers of the ''new'' government. Prime Minister Lvov has declared that ''the country must have its weighty say and send its army into battle''.This is the sum and substance of the new government’s ''programme''. An offensive, an offensive, an offensive!
