ernesto
28th January 2006, 11:26
Dear comrades;
Avidly reading "The Life and Death of Lenin" by an author named Robert Payne I have worked my way to a chapter dealing with the period while Lenin was in exile 1898. The book talks about how Lenin was infuriated by a work written by Ekaterina Kuskova . Now I think I understand the differences between what she was writing and what he wanted; that is, that she seemed to be concerned with wages and working conditions of workers and that they should be striving to become allied in any way to gain improvements and benefits in their situation. And to my knowledge after reading, Lenin wants proletarian revolutionary strategies. My question remains, Why was Lenin so adamant about such decisive action on the part of the revolutionary strategists? In other words, why would he not support those who wanted to try to gain help for the workers who obviously needed help NOW? Was it because he feared any gains for the worker would pacify him for further struggle and make the worker not as motivated?
His thinking is hard for me to understand because as a poor working man you need help at that moment--that moment when you need the help is the most crucial--you don't think far ahead because it is pointless(since if you cant make it through THAT moment the future is meaningless) Why would he have been against working together with all groups to help the worker in ANY way possible ?
Ernesto I appreciate all replies
Avidly reading "The Life and Death of Lenin" by an author named Robert Payne I have worked my way to a chapter dealing with the period while Lenin was in exile 1898. The book talks about how Lenin was infuriated by a work written by Ekaterina Kuskova . Now I think I understand the differences between what she was writing and what he wanted; that is, that she seemed to be concerned with wages and working conditions of workers and that they should be striving to become allied in any way to gain improvements and benefits in their situation. And to my knowledge after reading, Lenin wants proletarian revolutionary strategies. My question remains, Why was Lenin so adamant about such decisive action on the part of the revolutionary strategists? In other words, why would he not support those who wanted to try to gain help for the workers who obviously needed help NOW? Was it because he feared any gains for the worker would pacify him for further struggle and make the worker not as motivated?
His thinking is hard for me to understand because as a poor working man you need help at that moment--that moment when you need the help is the most crucial--you don't think far ahead because it is pointless(since if you cant make it through THAT moment the future is meaningless) Why would he have been against working together with all groups to help the worker in ANY way possible ?
Ernesto I appreciate all replies