"Two rich families having two rich fiats are obliged to move into one of their fiats during the winter, giving the other up to the use of the poor population in view of the extreme need created by the war."
"Our Party stands solidly and firmly, as one man, in defence of Soviet power, in defence of the interests of all the working people, and first and foremost of the workers and poor peasants." From the Central Committee of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party (Bolsheviks)
An ultimatum from the Central Committee to Kamenev, Zinoviev, Ryazanov and Larin; written on 5 or 6 Novermber, 1917.
"The Council of People’s Commissars calls upon the peasants to take all power into their own hands in their respective localities"
"Comrades, working people! Remember that now you yourselves are at the helm of state. No one will help you if you yourselves do not unite and take into your hands all affairs of the state."
"If the war is to be brought to an end, the power of capital must be destroyed."
"Victory will belong only to those who have faith in the people, those who are immersed in the life-giving spring of popular creativity."
"For the workers’ and peasants’ government, freedom of the press means liberation of the press from capitalist oppression, and public ownership of paper mills and printing presses"
Delivered on November 16, 1917.
"It stands to reason, a split would be highly deplorable. But an honest and open split would now be incomparably better than internal sabotage, the thwarting of our own decisions, disorganisation and prostration."
"The Central Committee affirms, finally, that despite all difficulties, the victory of socialism both in Russia and in Europe can only be ensured by the unswerving continuation of the present government's policy."
"There must be no vacillation. We are backed by the majority of the workers and peasants and of the army."
