Among Lenin's most significant theoretical works, What ls To Be
Done? has long been a classic on the role of a revolutionary
socialist party. In it he elaborated the principles upon which the
Bolshevik, or Communist, Party was founded. Lenin clarified the
difference between a party of reform and a vanguard party of
revolution and the role of Marxist theory and education. He discussed
questions such as the attitude to terrorism, to reforms and to
students and other non--proletarian forces, as well as methods of
work, the party press and assimilation of the experiences of other
countries.
