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“... know and quite another to
apply that knowledge to the ever rising issues of the day.
Russia to the Fore
That the Socialists of Russia occupied a position some-
what different from that of the other European Socialist par-
ties was, of course, due to special causes. Indeed, it may be
said that nearly the entire conscious portion of the Russian
people was interested in the defeat of Czarism rather than its
victory, at least one could infer as much from published and
private utterances at the beginning of the war. It is true
there were exceptions, even notable exceptions such as Plech-
anoff, but that did not affect the general situation. Under
Czarism the work of the Socialist movement had to be con-
ducted largely_ underground" and had to be managed from
f^oreign countries. Moreover, Russia, because of its medieval
backwardness had not developed a numerous and powerful
bourgeoisie able to hypnotize and poison the working class
mind a process so successfully pursued In...”
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