Lenin had but one aim and one dream to overthrow and control the Russian Government. In 1895 he was exiled to Siberia for propagandising among the workers particularly in St Petersburg. Lenin was already a force struggling and gaining strength. He left Russia in July 1900 living in Brussels, Paris, London and Geneva. He influenced through his pamphlets and his revolutionary newspaper “Iskra” (The Spark) which was very successful in spreading discontent and strengthening the revolutionary circle. In a pamphlet titled What Is To Be Done? (1902), Lenin argued that only a disciplined party of professional revolutionaries could bring socialism to Russia. With the outbreak of revolution in 1905 Lenin returned to Russia. Lenin believed the time had come and studie
d armed insurrection and whatever literature he could find dealing with street barricade fighting. He tried to get the peasants and workers to revolt against the government. The revolt was put down but Lenin did not lose hope and he regarded it as a major rehearsal. lenin was in Switzerland during the early years of World War 1, the outbreak pleased Lenin as he was confident that it hasten the outbreak of revolution. Lenin urged the proletariat to oppose the war by an international civil war against the capitalist class. Revolution was nearer then Lenin thought. The Russian economy could not bear the strain of war much longer. The suffering and hardship forced on the Russian people was incredible. In February 1917 the Russian Revolution broke out, Lenin was in
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