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216V. I. LENINleaflet, were circulated at the Conference). The ZimmerwaldLeft, in whose organisation we shared, was formed as aseparate group at the Conference for the express purpose ofshowing that we support the Zimmerwald group insofar asit combats social-chauvinism.It has now been definitely established—of this we areprofoundly convinced—that the Zimmerwald majority, orthe Zimmerwald Right, has made a roundabout turn nottowards struggle against social-chauvinism, but towardscomplete surrender to it, towards merger with it on a platformof empty pacifist phrases. And we consider it our dutyopenly to state that to support, in these circumstances, theillusion of Zimmerwald unity and Zimmerwald struggle forthe Third International would cause the greatest damageto the labour movement. We declare, not as a “threat” or“ultimatum”, but as an open notification of our decision,that unless the situation changes we shall not remain amember of the Zimmerwald group.Written before December 26, 1916(January 7, 1917)First published in 1931in Lenin Miscellany XVIIPublished according tothe manuscript