The Collapse of the Second International

Summary

In the book «The Collapse of the Second International», Vladimir Ilyich Lenin analyzes the causes and consequences of the disintegration of the Second International during World War I. Lenin criticizes the leaders of the social-democratic parties who supported their governments in the war, thereby betraying the international principles of proletarian solidarity. He views this as a manifestation of opportunism and nationalism, which contradict the true interests of the working class. Lenin emphasizes the need to create a new, revolutionary International that will consistently fight for socialism and against imperialist wars. The book is an important theoretical work in which Lenin outlines the tasks and strategy of the international labor movement in the context of a global system crisis.