Collected Works of V. I. Lenin - Vol. 26 - From Marx to Mao

MEETING OF C.C., OCTOBER 16 (29), 1917193Central Committee it would have to be proved that therewas no economic ruin and that the international situationwould not lead to complications. If trade union leaders werein favour of full power they knew very well what they wanted.Objective conditions showed that the peasantry must be led;they would follow the proletariat.Some were afraid that Bolsheviks would not be able tomaintain power, but at that moment there was a betterchance than ever that they would be able to.Lenin expressed the wish that the debate be confined tothe substance of the resolution.2If all resolutions were defeated in that manner nothingbetter could be wished for. Zinoviev was saying: do awaywith the “Power to the Soviets” slogan and bring pressureto bear on the government. When it was said that the timewas ripe for insurrection there could be no question of conspiracy.Since an insurrection was inevitable politically,it must be regarded as an art. Politically, an insurrectionwas due.Because there was only enough bread for a day the Partycould not wait for the Constituent Assembly. ComradeLenin proposed that the resolution be approved, that energeticpreparations be begun and that it be left to the CentralCommittee and the Soviet to decide when.3Comrade Lenin opposed Zinoviev, saying that the revolutioncould not be contrasted to the February revolution.He proposed a resolution straight to the point.3RESOLUTIONThe meeting fully welcomes and fully supports the resolutionof the Central Committee and calls upon all organisationsand on workers and soldiers to make all-round,energetic preparations for an armed uprising and to support