The Tasks of the Proletariat in Our Revolution

Brief Overview

In the book «The Tasks of the Proletariat in Our Revolution», Vladimir Ilyich Lenin analyzes the political situation in Russia following the February Revolution of 1917 and outlines the tasks facing the proletariat during the transition of power. Lenin emphasizes the need to move from a bourgeois-democratic revolution to a socialist one, highlighting the importance of the Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies seizing power. He criticizes the Provisional Government and calls for the establishment of the dictatorship of the proletariat. Lenin also addresses issues of agrarian reform, land nationalization, and control over production, stressing the necessity of international proletarian solidarity and revolution. The main focus is on the active role of the working class in transforming society and building socialism.