ABSTRACT
The Bolsheviks were given ample opportunity to cover their tracks. Lenin hid in Stassova's plush apartment and was given a choice diet. Not all of the party leaders present knew about Lenin's deals with the Germans. In the evening of July 20th, the room which the Lenins still occupied in Yelizarov's house was searched; two days later the entire flat was examined and subsequently a third search was made. On August 3rd Lenin was formally indicted but the government made no real effort to locate him. It seemed to some that Lenin's career was nearing its end. His concealment did not lack its romantic aspects, but it hardly improved his health. In almost complete isolation, it was surprising that Lenin snapped out of his depression by mid-August. On August 8th, a party conference convened, Lenin was honorary president, but the conference was dominated by Stalin. The conference preached a united front of the internationalists against the defencists.
