Lenin revealed the peculiarities of imperialism as the last monopoly stage of capitalism. Relying on the law of uneven development of capitalism discovered by him in the epoch of imperialism, Lenin formulated and substantiated the possibility of the victory of socialism in one single country, bearing in mind primarily Russia. Lenin developed and developed the main thing in Marxism - the theory of the dictatorship of the proletariat. He emphasized with particular force the fact that the dictatorship of the proletariat is the highest type of democracy in a class society, a form of proletarian democracy expressing the interests of the majority (exploited), in contrast to the capitalist democracy expressing the interests of the minority (exploiters). Studying the Soviets spontaneously born in the revolutionary struggle of 1905, Lenin in 1917 opened the Republic of Soviets as the state form of the dictatorship of the proletariat.
The dictatorship of the proletariat can be carried out only through the party, as its guiding force. Without iron discipline in the party, the tasks of the dictatorship of the proletariat cannot be accomplished to suppress the exploiters and reorganize class society into a socialist society. The task was to organize cadres of experienced revolutionaries on the ground, give them a clear program and firm tactics, and finally, assemble these cadres into a single militant organization of professional revolutionaries, conspiratorial enough to withstand gendarmes' raids, but at the same time sufficiently connected with the masses in order to lead them at the right moment to the struggle.
For many years, V.I. Lenin and the party led by him successfully resisted both the domestic (Mensheviks) and international (social traitors of the workplace — leaders of the Second International such as K. Kautsky) opportunism, defending the militant, revolutionary essence of the Marxist doctrine. Lenin was right a thousand times, leading the party along the path of an implacable struggle against anti-Party and anti-revolutionary elements. The designation of the ways and means of implementing Marxism, appropriate to the situation, the change of these ways and means when the situation changes - this was what V.I. Lenin is of paramount attention in his work. Both Lenin himself and his associates invariably learned from the masses, interpreting their actions, carefully studying the practical experience of the mass struggle.
Lenin worked hard to create Bolshevik parties in dozens of countries, was the organizer of the combat headquarters of the world proletariat - the Communist International, and ideologically led its work. The name of Lenin became the most beloved, closest and dear to hundreds of millions of working people of all countries. The doctrine of Lenin became the banner of the struggle for all the oppressed and exploited, for all progressive, progressive humanity.
