In the years leading up to World War I, V.I. Lenin led the political battle within the leadership of the international workers movement for a revolutionary course to oppose imperialist war by organizing to lead the toilers in overthrowing the capitalist rulers. The articles and documents in this collection bring that debate alive. "Brings together an excellent choice of important and revealing documents.… This collection and the entire series will be important resources for any library of twentieth-century history."-Robert V. Daniels, editor, A Documentary History of Communism "Informed, concise introductory notes and commentaries contribute to the collection's great usefulness for teaching purposes."-Alexander Rabinowitch, author, The Bolsheviks Come to Power "The debates from the prehistory and early history of the Communist International, presented in good English translations in these volumes, still make lively and significant reading."-David W. Morgan, author, The Socialist Left and the German Revolution "This is an extraordinary debut for what promises to be a distinguished series…. The translations are well-done, and the notes and identifications of obscure names are very helpful."-Ronald Suny, author, The Baku Commune, 1917–1918 "The selection, translation and presentation of documents are excellent. The explanatory notes are very useful. The volume is of special value because most of the documents presented here are not readily available elsewhere. This is a valuable work for all scholars interested in the early history of the Communist International."-Richard K. Debo, author, Revolution and Survival: The Foreign Policy of Soviet Russia 1917–18 This book is part of a series, The Communist International in Lenin's Time. Index, Chronology, Glossary.