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with the concept of Social Revolution itself, v/hich Lenin defined as a deep and essential change in the society, "a sharp turn in the lives of a vast number of people", in all fields, namely political, economic and cultural, aimed at putting an end to exploitation, and at placing power in the hands of the working masses, are today familiar to all true revolutinnaries. The usually violent nature of the revolution was stressed by Lenin, who explains that the bourgeois, the minority priviledged class, will never voluntarily agree to give the power to the class of the exploited and oppressed, and that it will therefore be necessary to wrest that power by forces "It is very probable- even most probable - that the bourgeois will not make peaceful concessions to the proletariat and at the decisive moment will resort to violence for the defense of its priviledges. In that case, no other v/ay will be left to the proletariat for the achievement of its aim but the revolution." He also emphasised the need for organisation, unity and correct and strong leadership for any revolution to be able to succeeds "In the struggle for power the proletariat has no other weapon but organisation....the proletariat can, and inevitably v/ill, become an invincible force only through its ideological unification... .being reinforced by the material unity of organisation, v/hich welds millions of toilers into an army of the v/orking class. " 0,Without a party of iron, that has been tempered in the struggle, a party enjoying the confidence of all honest people in the class in question, a party capable of watching and influencing the mood of the masses, such a struggle cannot be waged successfully." Lenin experienced the difficulties derived from the initial disproportion of forces, which lead many comrades to abandon the struggle, convinced that victory is not possible. Lenin said, referring to the Russian Revolutions "He who turns away from the socialist revolution now taking place in Russia and points to the obvious disproportion of forces is like the conservative 'man in a muffler' v/ho cannot see further than his nose, who forgets that not a single historical change of any importance takes place without' there being several instances of a disproportion of forces. Forces grow in the process of the struggle, as the revolution grows". Lenin stressed that the revolution, in order to be victorious, must be truly popular, that is, must count upon the participation of the masses of the people. Because - he explains - the larger the part of the- population that participates in the revolution, and fights for its victory, the deeper are the changes that can be undertaken. Thus Lenin established the difference between the bourgeois revolutions, and the socialist revolutions. The first of these are led and guided by small groups v/ho, pretending to be fighting for progress and freedom, succeed in winning the support of the masses, but who, after having won the political power, use it only to satisfy their personal interests, True socialist revolutions, on the other hand, are characterised by the active participation of the working masses - because the goal of these revolutions correspond to the interests of the majority of the society, at least of all exploited people. And, after the conquest of political pov/er, the peojjle's participation continues i it is the people v/ho will build the new social system, - 26 -
Object Description
Title | Mozambique revolution, no. 42 (1970 Jan.-Mar.) |
Description | Contents: Comrade Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane, 3rd February 1970 - 1st anniversary of the death of the president of FRELIMO (p. [1]); Editorial: One year ago... (p. 2); Tete / communiqué - FRELIMO (p. [5]); Military report (p. 7); Niassa Cabo Delgado (p. 12); A journalist in free Mozambique / Peter Spacek (p. 15); The Rome conference, June 1970 (p. 19); Dutch parliament condemns NATO support to Portugal (p. 22); Vladimir Ilich Lenin, 1860-1970 (p. 25); Imperialist conspiracy (p. [28B]); Africa on W. Germany - Far-sighted (p. 29); Open letter to the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany / FRELIMO (p. 30); U.S.A. - How far from intervention? (p. 33); Cahora Bassa * Barclays D.C.O. (p. 35); The mystery of Mr. Giscard d'Estaing safari (p. 38); NATO in the Portuguese colonies (p. 41); "Resolution on foreign policy" (p. 56A). |
Subject (lcsh) |
Nationalism -- Mozambique Self-determination, National Mozambique -- History Portugal -- Politics and government -- 1933-1974 |
Geographic Subject (Country) | Mozambique |
Geographic Subject (Continent) | Africa |
Geographic Coordinates | -18.6696821,35.5273480 |
Coverage date | 1969-10/1970-06 |
Creator | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) |
Publisher (of the Original Version) | Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO). Department of Information |
Place of Publication (of the Origianal Version) | Dar Es Salaam, U.R. of Tanzania |
Publisher (of the Digital Version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
Date issued | 1970-01/1970-03 |
Type |
texts images |
Format | 70 p. |
Format (aat) | newsletters |
Language | English |
Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
Part of collection | Emerging Nationalism in Portuguese Africa, 1959-1965 |
Part of subcollection | Mozambique Collection |
Rights | The University of Southern California has licensed the rights to this material from the Aluka initiative of Ithaka Harbors, Inc., a non-profit Delaware corporation whose address is 151 East 61st Street, New York, NY 10021 |
Physical access | Original archive is at the Boeckmann Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. |
Repository Name | USC Libraries Special Collections |
Repository Address | Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 |
Repository Email | specol@usc.edu |
Filename | CENPA-361 |
Description
Title | CENPA-361~29 |
Filename | CENPA-361~29.tiff |
Full text | with the concept of Social Revolution itself, v/hich Lenin defined as a deep and essential change in the society, "a sharp turn in the lives of a vast number of people", in all fields, namely political, economic and cultural, aimed at putting an end to exploitation, and at placing power in the hands of the working masses, are today familiar to all true revolutinnaries. The usually violent nature of the revolution was stressed by Lenin, who explains that the bourgeois, the minority priviledged class, will never voluntarily agree to give the power to the class of the exploited and oppressed, and that it will therefore be necessary to wrest that power by forces "It is very probable- even most probable - that the bourgeois will not make peaceful concessions to the proletariat and at the decisive moment will resort to violence for the defense of its priviledges. In that case, no other v/ay will be left to the proletariat for the achievement of its aim but the revolution." He also emphasised the need for organisation, unity and correct and strong leadership for any revolution to be able to succeeds "In the struggle for power the proletariat has no other weapon but organisation....the proletariat can, and inevitably v/ill, become an invincible force only through its ideological unification... .being reinforced by the material unity of organisation, v/hich welds millions of toilers into an army of the v/orking class. " 0,Without a party of iron, that has been tempered in the struggle, a party enjoying the confidence of all honest people in the class in question, a party capable of watching and influencing the mood of the masses, such a struggle cannot be waged successfully." Lenin experienced the difficulties derived from the initial disproportion of forces, which lead many comrades to abandon the struggle, convinced that victory is not possible. Lenin said, referring to the Russian Revolutions "He who turns away from the socialist revolution now taking place in Russia and points to the obvious disproportion of forces is like the conservative 'man in a muffler' v/ho cannot see further than his nose, who forgets that not a single historical change of any importance takes place without' there being several instances of a disproportion of forces. Forces grow in the process of the struggle, as the revolution grows". Lenin stressed that the revolution, in order to be victorious, must be truly popular, that is, must count upon the participation of the masses of the people. Because - he explains - the larger the part of the- population that participates in the revolution, and fights for its victory, the deeper are the changes that can be undertaken. Thus Lenin established the difference between the bourgeois revolutions, and the socialist revolutions. The first of these are led and guided by small groups v/ho, pretending to be fighting for progress and freedom, succeed in winning the support of the masses, but who, after having won the political power, use it only to satisfy their personal interests, True socialist revolutions, on the other hand, are characterised by the active participation of the working masses - because the goal of these revolutions correspond to the interests of the majority of the society, at least of all exploited people. And, after the conquest of political pov/er, the peojjle's participation continues i it is the people v/ho will build the new social system, - 26 - |
Archival file | Volume25/CENPA-361~29.tiff |