ABSTRACT
The Russian people enjoy full political freedom. "Conscious of its revolutionary power, the Russian democracy announces that it will use all means to oppose the annexationist policy of its ruling classes, and invites the peoples of Europe to united and vigorous action on behalf of peace. The greatest concern for the Russian democracy was the army. It was in imminent danger of collapse; the disruptive forces tended to be greater than the forces holding it together. The Russian Revolution will not retreat before the bayonets of invaders and will not let itself be crushed by external military force. The element of idealism was strong indeed. It was the great dream of bringing peace to the tortured world. It was the ideal of reviving the Proletarian International. The other idea that obsessed the Russian democracy was the prevailing and traditional fear that Germany would come to crush the Revolution and try to reinstate the Monarchy.
