Vladimir Lenin on Democracy and Dictatorship. Illustrated The State and Revolution, Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution, All Power to the Soviets!, "Democracy" and Dictatorship

In Bolshevik Russia, government by direct democracy was realised and effected by the soviets (elected councils of workers) which Lenin said was the "democratic dictatorship of the proletariat" postulated in orthodox Marxism.Concerning the disenfranchisement from democracy of the capitalist social class, Lenin said: "Democracy for the vast majority of the people, and suppression by force, i.e. exclusion from democracy, of the exploiters and oppressors of the people — this is the change democracy undergoes during the transition from capitalism to communism."Contents: 1. The State and Revolution2. The Democratic Tasks of the Revolutionary Proletariat3. Two Tactics of Social-Democracy in the Democratic Revolution4. The Right of Nations to Self-Determination5. All Power to the Soviets!6. Second All-Russia Congress of Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies7. "Democracy" and Dictatorship8. Economics And Politics In The Era Of The Dictatorship Of The Proletariat9. First Congress of the Communist International. Speech at the Opening Session of the Congress10. To: Comrade Stalin