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Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder - V.I. Lenin
Red Menace
Strategic Participation in Parliaments for Revolutionary Action
The engagement in parliamentary elections is crucial for educating and mobilizing the disadvantaged rural masses and the backward layers of the working class. Working within parliamentary institutions is essential to avoid becoming mere theorists and to reach out to those segments of the working class still influenced by clergy and rural conditions. While not viewing parliaments as a tool for overthrowing capitalism, Lenen stresses the significance of using them strategically to engage with the working class and to push for revolutionary actions. The Bolshevik approach included participating in parliamentary assemblies to reach a wider audience and reveal the limitations and futility of bourgeois institutions, ultimately fostering internal divisions within the ruling class.
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