Delivered: 3 November, 1918.
First Published: 5 November, 1918 Pravda No. 240,; Published according to the Pravda text
Source: Lenin’s Collected Works, Progress Publishers, Moscow, Volume 28, 1974, page 130
Translated (and edited): Jim Riordan
Transcription/HTML Markup: David Walters
Online Version: V. I. Lenin Internet Archive, 2002
(Storm of applause.) Events have shown that the people's sufferings have not been in vain.
We are not only fighting Russian capitalism. We are fighting the capitalism of all countries, world capitalismwe are fighting for the freedom of all workers.
Hard as it was for us to cope with famine and our enemies, we now see that we have millions of allies.
They are the workers of Austria, Hungary and Germany. While we are gathered here, Friedrich Adler is very likely on his way to Vienna after his release from prison. The first day of the Austrian workers' revolution is probably being celebrated on the squares of Vienna.
The time is near when the first day of the world revolution will be celebrated everywhere.
Our labour and sufferings have not been in vain! The world revolution will triumph!
Long live the world proletarian revolution! (Storm of applause.)