Leaflets of the Russian Revolution

is composed of district detachments.

The Red Guard comprises conscious, armed, strictly disciplined riflemen detachments and

protect assemblies, meetings, and demonstrations. In wartime, the Red Guard should carry out partisan struggle against the opponent

district militias are divided into subdistrict detachments;

b) there are no fewer than three detachments in

foundered in the wake of the failed July Days uprising.

The All-Russian Metalworkers’ Union was formed in late June 1917, but before it could fully function, unions had to be built up in Russia’s provinces

unemployed in finding work through labor exchanges. Its leadership settled upon a uniform wage rates system as a goal that could attract workers into the union and unify them. Workers were dissatisfied with their wages, which were not keeping

Metalworkers’ Union was finally formed on April 23, 1917, and its central board comprised Alexander Shlyapnikov (a Bolshevik), Alexei Gastev (an unaffiliated socialist who would join the Bolsheviks), and I. G. Volkov (a Menshevik

Metalworkers’ Union

Although renowned as among the most activist of Russia’s workers, Petrograd metalworkers lagged in forming a citywide union in 1917. This was due to their early preoccupation with

formidable fighting force as the army of millions, which is on the side of the people. They also know many other things. They know

characteristics of such an organization.

The Leninists know perfectly well that the people have never achieved victory over the army in any

one of unprecedented political freedom. Currently there is no serious danger for the