Among Lenin's most significant theoretical works, What ls To Be Done? has long
been a classic on the role of a revolutionary socialist party. In it he
elaborated the principles upon which the Bolshevik, or Communist, Party was
founded. Lenin clarified the difference between a party of reform and a vanguard
party of revolution and the role of Marxist theory and education. He discussed
questions such as the attitude to terrorism, to reforms and to students and
other non--proletarian forces, as well as methods of work, the party press and
assimilation of the experiences of other countries.