Sovietism; the ABC of Russian bolshevism--according to the Bolshevists

Front matter

WILLIAM ENGLISH WALLING m iat m i mt ti i * m i nnim i it a ni»i^ afotttell IttittBtaitg ffiihratg

BOUGHT WITH THE INCOME OF THE

JACOB H. SCHIFF

Foreword

What everybody wants to know is not what the Bolsheviki denim to stand for, nor even what they honestly thmk they stand for, but what they actually do stand for — according to a fair summary of their own acknowledged words and deeds.

In the following summary first weight is given to the Soviet constitution and decrees — as issued by the Soviet or sympathetic publications — ^the speeches of Lenine and the other Bolshevist leaders, the Bolshevist press. Only occasionally is other evidence referred to. The opinions of the greatest Bolshevist writer, Maxim Gorky, are quoted as giving a suitable background to hold the material together.

The volume is prepared for the use of the general public, which has shown a full appreciation of the fact that this type of evidence is conclusive. To the fairminded reader a fraction of the material here brought together would be sufficient. He must be warned, however, that the Soviet sympathizers will endeavor to impugn even Soviet testimony, whenever it is damaging.

Let the facts speak!

Contents

I. SOVIETISM AND THE BOLSHEVIKI

FAQB

I. Who Are the Bolsheviki? 3