Lenin (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov). K derevenskoj bednote. Objasnenie dlja krestjan, chego hotjat socialdemokratii.

€ 15,000.00

First edition of Lenin's popular pamphlet explaining the agrarian programme to a peasant audience. Outlining the Party's goals in seven brief chapters, the brochure describes the class struggle in the countryside on the basis of concrete data regarding the four strata of the village population (landlords, peasant bourgeoisie, middle peasants, and semi-proletarians together with proletarians). A draft programme of the Social-Democratic Party with an introduction by Lenin was appended to the pamphlet, which was very widely distributed. It was transported illegally to Russia from abroad, dispatched to various towns and from there distributed among the villages. During the period from May 1903 to December 1905 alone, the pamphlet was supplied to about 75 towns and villages. It was studied in illegal Social-Democratic and workers' circles, penetrated into the army and navy, and was read by students in secondary schools and universities. In 1904 the pamphlet was republished by the Central Committee of the abroad, and saw several reprints in Russia as well.

Stamp of the Central Committee of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Russia to front wrapper, title-page, and p. 7. In near mint condition.