The German Revolution and the Debate on Soviet Power: Documents : 1918-1919 : Preparing the Founding Congress (Communist International in Lenin's Time)

A day-to-day account of the 1918-19 German revolution in the words of its main leaders, including Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht. This book is part of a series, The Communist International in Lenin's Time by Pathfinder Press. Prologue by V.I. Lenin, photos, maps, notes, chronology, glossary, index. Appendix: Program of the Russian Communist. Contents 1. The Russian Soviet republic and the German revolution of November 1918 German government denies recognition to soviets The national assembly (Kautsky) A dangerous game (Luxemburg) 3. The counterrevolution gathers strength The congress must assume full political power' (Liebknecht) The hour of socialism is now (Liebknecht) 4. Founding the German Communist Party Resolution on the international conference 5. Toward a worker-peasant alliance Congress debate on the peasantry 6. January 1919: Civil war in Berlin Special powers to the government (Central Committee of the Councils Letter to German Communists (Lenin) 7. The debate on the Soviet republic Draft decree on the dissolution of the Constituent Assembly (Lenin) The proletarian revolution and the renegade Kautsky (Lenin) Adler-Longuet resolution The hour for a genuine Communist International has struck