Julius Martov

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Age: 43

Lives in: Petrograd, Russian Empire

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Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Julius Martov

13.01.18

Happy New Year, my darling! Write to me about yourself.

Yours,

Julius Ts.

Julius Martov

08.11.17

The Menshevik faction proposes that the congress pass a resolution on the need to resolve this crisis peacefully by forming an all-democratic government. To this end, the congress must appoint a delegation to hold discussions with other democratic organisations and all the socialist parties. The Menshevik-Internationalist faction proposes that the work of the congress be suspended until the results of this delegation’s efforts become clear.

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Julius Martov

08.11.17

Then we are leaving!

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Julius Martov

Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

07.11.17

Without doubt, there is not one member of the Central Executive Committee who would deny the right of the proletariat to an uprising. But at the present moment, the conditions are not auspicious. And although the Menshevik Internationalists are not against the transfer of power to a democracy, they will, nevertheless, speak out decisively against the methods used by the Bolsheviks to push for this power.

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Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

07.11.17

Internationalist Menshevik Julius Martov urges the delegates of the Congress to discuss, first and foremost, the question of peaceful crisis resolution.

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Julius Martov

07.11.17

The Civil War has begun, comrades!

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Mariinsky Palace, Petrograd, Russian Republic

06.11.17

At the Pre-parliament session, Julius Martov speaks. The left-wing politicians welcome him with applause, and from the Constitutional Democrats somebody shouts “Foreign minister of the future cabinet!” Martov answers, “I’m short-sighted, and I can’t see if that is the Foreign minister of the future cabinet of Kornilov speaking.”

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Julius Martov

Smolny Institute, Petrograd, Russian Republic

21.10.17

I found neither in Trotsky’s speech, nor in the speech of Kollontai, nor in the Bolshevik declaration, nor in the resolution that they proposed now, any explanation for the reason why the Bolsheviks need to withdraw from the Pre-Parliament. See more

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John Reed

Petrograd, Russian Republic

03.10.17

In the Tsay-ee-kah three factions immediately appeared. The Bolsheviki demanded that the All-Russian Congress of Soviets be summoned, and that they take over the power. The “centre” Socialist Revolutionaries, led by Tchernov, joined with the Left Socialist Revolutionaries, led by Kamkov and Spiridonova, the Mensheviki Internationalists under Martov, and the “centre” Mensheviki, represented by Bogdanov and Skobeliev, in demanding a purely Socialist Government. Tseretelli, Dan and Lieber, at the head of the right wing Mensheviki, and the right Socialist Revolutionaries under Avksentiev and Gotz, insisted that the propertied classes must be represented in the new Government. See more

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Julius Martov

Petrograd, Russian Empire

26.07.17

The situation is hopeless. Never, even in 1915, it was not so bad, but I believe that the Revolution still has more resources.

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Julius Martov

4, Dvortsovaya embankment, Petrograd, Russian Empire (British Embassy)

09.07.17

The situation was tragic and no matter the range of languages we speak, we all see the same way out; revolutionary dictatorship.

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Julius Martov

Petrograd, Russian Empire

23.05.17

Petrograd has become a socialist Mecca, a place of pilgrimage for almost every people from every corner of the globe...Only distant rolls of thunder from the great Russian revolution reached Switzerland. Only yesterday, at the first meeting, and today at the Finland station....hundreds of thousands of members of the European proletariat have come here, to this school of revolution, in order to learn what the peoples of the world should do, what direction their actions should take.

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Romain Rolland

Saint-Légie, Switzerland

09.05.17

The membership of the Provisional Government is still a conundrum. Born of a popular revolution, it is now made up of people who are as far away from the spirit of revolution and as close to the spirit of a coup d’etat as it as it is possible to imagine. The Minister of War in the Provisional Government, Guchkov, is the former alter ago of Stolypin the “hangman”. The Foreign Minister, Milyukov, is an imperialist who supports continuing the war “to a victorious end”. It is impossible to place one’s trust in any of the generals. See more

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Anatoliy Lunacharskiy

Luckily, Martov, the leader of the moderate faction (the Mensheviks) is coming with me to Russia. A dedicated internationalist, endowed with all the qualities necessary in an outstanding statesman. He lacks the gift of oratory possessed by Lenin and Trotsky, but surpasses them in spirit and judgement.

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Vladimir Lenin

Petrograd, Russian Empire

08.05.17

Rabochaya Gazeta gloats and crows over the recent resolution of the Central Committee which has revealed certain disagreements within our Party. The Mensheviks may gloat and crow as much as they like. It does not worry us in the least. The Mensheviks have no organisation. Chkheidze and Tsereteli are one thing—they are ministers without portfolios; the Organising Committee is another thing—they are Social-Democrats without a policy; the “defencists” are a third thing—they support Plekhanov. See more

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Julius Martov

Zurich, Switzerland

05.04.17

This affair with the Bolsheviks has not induced a great deal of upset. It is very clear that even they feel awkward about the whole thing, and realise that they have acted very shabbily in regards to everyone else in particular…

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Age: 43

Lives in: Petrograd, Russian Empire

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