LENIN ON ORGANIZATION 
irreconcilable struggle against all deviations from 
the revolutionary Marxian policy. Lenin never 
glossed over differences of opinion, never tried to 
conceal them by a screen of outward well being, 
peace and harmony. On the contrary, with revolu- 
tionary passion he fought to the end against all 
retreats and deviations and did not hesitate even 
before splits and expulsions, not only of Mensheviks 
and Liquidators, but also of revolutionary phrase- 
mongers like the Otzovists, Ultimatists, and “god 
creators.” However, he was not in favor of splits 
at all costs. He first of all explored all possibilities 
of directing the erring comrades on the path of 
revolutionary Marxism, and only when all his efforts 
produced no favorable results did he decide to break 
with them. After the first split, when, in 1905, the 
Mensheviks, as a result of the pressure of the masses, 
moved to the Left and in the practical revolutionary 
himself advocated unity. Subsequently, in the Spring 
of 1905, the Fourth Congress of the R. S. D. L. P., 
known as the Unity Congress, was held. At this 
Congress the Mensheviks obtained a majority, but 
Lenin did not leave the Party. He continued the 
fight within its ranks in order to win it from within. 
By the time the Fifth Congress of the R. 8. D. LL.B. 
was held in 1907, the Bolsheviks had managed to 
secure a majority. The leadership of the Party 
passed into the hands of the Bolsheviks. The Men- 
sheviks had a definitely formed fraction in the 
Party. In 1908 they came forward openly as the 
liquidators of the revolutionary Party. 
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