In July 1917, when the Provisional Government issued a warrant for his arrest, Lenin fled from Petrograd. Later that year, the October Revolution raised him to the highest power. During the brief period he spent in Finland, he wrote his passionate, never completed work "The State and Revolution". This book, which strongly supports his positions, offers the justification for the new regime and rich insights into Leninism's politics. Here, Lenin justifies his personal interpretation of Marxism, criticizes his opponents, and presents his sharp views on class conflict, the lessons of previous revolutions, the dissolution of the bourgeois state, and the replacement of capitalism with the dictatorship of the proletariat. As a historical document and political statement, its significance cannot be overstated. Translated and edited by Robert Service.