The revolution in Russia was victorious with the help of the poor peasants. This should always be borne in mind here in Western Europe and all the world over. But the workers in Western Europe stand alone: this should never be forgotten in Russia.

Gorter rapidly followed this up with a book of short lyric poetry simply called "Verzen" ("Verses") in 1890 which after the initial bad reviews was equally hailed as a masterpiece. Herman Gorter (November 26 1864 Wormerveer – September 15 1927 Brussels) was a Dutch poet and socialist. He wrote a massive new epic poem called Pan in 1912 describing the First World War being followed by a global Socialist revolution.