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revolution perish, may the bourgeoisie triumph over the proletariat, so long as 'pure democracy' flourishes!" Fiat justitia, pereat mundus!
These are the figures of the Russian Congress of Soviets in their development in the course of the Russian revolution:
| All-Russian Congresses of Soviets | Number of Delegates | Number of Bolsheviks | Percentage of Bolsheviks |
| 1st, 16th June, 1917 | 790 | 103 | 13 p. c. |
| 2nd, 10th Nov., 1917 | 675 | 343 | 51 p. c. |
| 3rd, 23rd Jan., 1918 | 710 | 434 | 61 p. c. |
| 4th, 20th March, 1918 | 1,232 | 795 | 64 p. c. |
| 5th, 17th July, 1918 | 1,164 | 773 | 66 p. c. |
A glance at these figures will show why the defence of the Constituent Assembly and the talk (of Kautsky, among other people) that the Bolsheviks have not behind them a majority of the population is met in Russia with laughter.
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