The Communist Nucleus - What It Is - How It Works - Lenin on Organization

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A political pamphlet presenting the communist movement and the concept of “Communist nuclei” within the working-class and semi-proletarian population. It explains what the organization is and how it functions, emphasizing party organization and the creation of nuclei wherever proletarians are found, including guidance on maintaining a vital connection with the masses. The text frames communist organizational principles using Lenin quotations and discusses tasks, perspectives, and defects of world communist parties affiliated with the Third International.

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What it is;How it works

Lenin on Organization

What is a political party?

97-84146-27Jenks,M. The communist nucleus,what it is,how it worksNew York [c1928] # COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESPRESERVATION DIVISIONBIBLIOGRAPHIC MICROFORM TARGET ORIGINAL MATERIAL AS FILMED-EXISTING BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 308Z Box 629 Jenks,M The communist nucleus,what it is,how itworks,byM.Jenks.New York,Workers librarypublishers tc1928, 61,(3,p.forms.15m.(Workers library,no.7)425954ONLY LD Reproductions may not be made without permission trom Columbia University Libraries. RESTRICTIONS ON USE: # TECHNICAL MICROFORM DATA FILM SIZE: 35mmREDUCTION RATIO: 9:1 IIB IB MAGE PLACEMENT:IA INITIALS: 3 DATE FILMED: 7-28-97 TBACKING\#: 26203 FILMED BY PRESERVATION RESOURCES,BETHLEHEM,PA. What It IsHow 【t Works 3082 BY M.JENKS 15! # THE ORGANIZATION OFA WORLD PARTY By Osip Piatnitsky # THE COMMUNISTNUCLEUS A thoro survey of the position,tasks,ac-complishmens,defects and perspectives ofthe World Communist Parties affiliated tothe 3rd International.Price 15 CentsImmIII WHAT IT IS· ## Lenin on Organization HOW IT WORKS A compilation of Lenin's most importantwritings on the question of Party organi-zation from 1901 to 1922 By $1.50,cloth bound M.JENKS ⅢIInuIIDII旧OIIIIIIIIIII IIIIuDID Watch for the Party Program and ElectionCampaign platform,now on the press.Outnext week at 10 Cents. WORKERS LIBRARY PUBLISHERS39 East 125th StreetNew York City INTENTIONAL SECOND EXPOSURE WORKERS LIBRARY No.7By Osip PiatnitskyA thoro survey of the position,tasks,ac-complishmens,defects and perspectives ofthe World Communist Parties affliated tothe 3rd International.Price 15 Centsu加II THE ORGANIZATION OFA WORLD PARTY THE COMMUNISTNUCLEUS WHAT IT IS·HOW IT WORKSA compilation of Lenin's most importantwritings on the question of Party organi-zation from 1901 to 1922By Lenin on Organization $1.50,cloth bound M.JENKS ⅢII图DIⅢ旧IICI IICZIII IOI图DIIMIIIDJHII Watch for the Party Program and ElectionCampaign platform,now on the press.Outnext week at 10 Cents. WORKERS LIBRARY PUBLISHERSNew York City39 East 125th Street The THE WORKERS LIBRARY # COMMUNISTNUCLEUS No.1.—THE TENTH YEAR—The Rise andAchievements of Soviet Russia(1917-1927)By J.LouIs ENGDAHL…………10 CENTS No.2—THE COOLIDGE PROGRAM—Capital- ist Democracy and Prosperity Exposed What It Is·How It WorksBY By JAY LoVESTONE - ………….5 CENTS No.3—QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO AMERICAN TRADE UNIONISTS一 Stalin's Interview with the First American Trade Union Delegation to Soviet Russia… 25 CENTS M.JENKSWORKERS LIBRARY PUBLISHERS39 EAST 125th STREETNEW YORK No.4—1928—THE PRESIDENTIAL ELEC- TION AND THE WORKERS By JAY LoVESTONE__ ___20 CENTS No.5—THE TROTZKY OPPOSITION一Its Significance for American Workers By BERTRAM D.WoLFE …35 CENTS No.6—WHY EVERY MINER SHOULD BE A COMMUNIST By JoHN PEPPER_ 5 CENTS Copyright 1928 byWORKERS LIBRARY PUBLISHERS,INC. 一 Printed in the U.8.A. 。 UN 14 1943 PCR "In order to best serve the interest of the masses(the proletariat)and to express its correctly con-ceived aspirations,the advance guard,the organi-zation,must carry on all of its activities withinthe masses drawing into itself without exceptionall the best forces it can find in those masses.Regularly at every step,a careful and objectivecheck-up is necessary to see whether a really vitalconnection with the masses is being maintcined." LENIN "The fundamental principle of all organizationwork of a Communist Party and of individualCommunists must be the creation of Communistnuclei wherever proletarians or semi-proletarianscan be found in even the smallest numbers.” (From Resolution adopted by the Second Congress ofthe Communist International). # THE COMMUNIST NUCLEUS ## What it is;How it worksBy

FAQs

What does the pamphlet claim “the Communist nucleus” is?

It describes the Communist nucleus as the basic organizational unit formed where proletarians or semi-proletarians can be found, to build the party’s connections with the masses.

How does the pamphlet say a party should “work within the masses”?

It stresses advancing guard work carried on within the masses, drawing in the best forces from them, and using regular objective check-ups to verify that a vital connection is maintained.

What is the pamphlet’s stated purpose for publishing it?

It aims to focus the Party’s entire membership on the high points of the work facing the organization’s basic units—the Communist nuclei.

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