lear why Lenin entered into law at all. He did work on small cases for a short period of time but what he spent most of his time trying to do was find a sure method of revolutionary success. He needed assurance that the method would work without any doubts in his own mind. This need was influenced by his brothers execution.
             "Marxism seemed to promise a solution: [Capitalism is progressive because] it AWAKENS THE MIND OF THE WORKER, converts dumb and incoherent discontent into conscious protest, converts scattered, petty, senseless revolt into an organized class struggle . . . a struggle which derives its strength from the very conditions of existence of large-scale capitalism, and therefore can undoubtedly count upon CERTAIN SUCCESS." (Wolfenstein, pg 117)
             Lenin studies Marxism and only experiments with it with his family and closes friends. He did not rush into any of the new concepts he learned until he fully understood them. (Wolfenstein, pg 110) He had to remove any doubts from his own mind before he applied them in debate or speech. This would make him look completely under control and more powerful in the public eye.
             In 1893 he moved to St. Petersburg to enter himself into the revolutionary centre of thinking. He expected action and organization and was disappointed. However, he was still productive and wrote his first works: New Economic Developments in Peasant Life and On the So-Called Market Question. Both of these books discuss Russia as a developing Capitalist country. He also attended the Social Democratic gatherings and became involved in teaching workers. He was able to study the workers as well as educate them. As Lenin became more and more involved in revolutionary activities, he became a threat to the state and the Tsar. He was arrested repeatedly and exiled to different places. He used his time effectively in prison and could even escape some of the pressure of the outside world. He could study and write more...