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 were formed with gigantic rapidity. At first the real force was on their side, and the Soviets were well on the way to become practically the power. But owing to a whole series of historical conditions, as soon as the power began to pass to the bourgeoisie and the counter-revolutionary Social Democrats then the Soviets began to decline and lose all importance. During the days of the unsuccesful counter-revolutionary revolt of Kapp-Lüttwitz in Germany, the Soviets again resumed their activity, but when the struggle ended again in the victory of the bourgeoisie and the social-traitors, the Soviets, which had just began to revive, once more died away.

5. The above facts prove that for the formation of Soviets certain definite premises are necessary. To organise Soviets of Workers' Deputies, and transform them into Soviets of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, the following conditions are necessary:

(a) A great revolutionary impulse among the widest circles of workmen and workwomen, the soldiers and the workers in general.

(b) The acuteness of a political economical crisis attaining such a degree that the power begins to slip out of the hands of the government;

(c) When in the ranks of considerable masses of the workmen and first of all when in the ranks of the Communist Party a serious decision to begin a systematic and regular struggle for the power has become ripe.