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Read through the most famous quotes from Vladimir Lenin
A revolution is impossible without a revolutionary situation; furthermore, not every revolutionary situation leads to revolution. ↗
If it were necessary to give the briefest possible definition of imperialism, we should have to say that imperialism is the monopoly stage of capitalism. ↗
If Socialism can only be realized when the intellectual development of all the people permits it, then we shall not see Socialism for at least five hundred years. ↗
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Despite remaining an orthodox Marxist he had begun to accept the Social Revolutionary Party's views on the revolutionary power of the Russian peasantry penning a pamphlet in 1903 entitled To the Village Poor. In 1896–97 strikes hit St. At first Lenin disbelieved such political fickleness especially that the Germans had voted for war credits; the Social Democrats' war-authorising votes broke Lenin's mainstream connection with the Second International (1889–1916).
Faced with the threat of German invasion he argued that Russia should immediately sign a peace treaty—which led to Russia's exit from the First World War. Following the February Revolution of 1917 in which the Tsar was overthrown and a provisional government took power he returned home. Briefly attending the University of Kazan he was ejected for his involvement in anti-Tsarist protests devoting the following years to gaining a law degree and to radical politics becoming a Marxist.
