in bringing about revolution. This vanguard party has a clear hierarchy, with decisions made from the top and trickling downward. Another thing that Lenin believed that the party had to incorporate into their strategy was secrecy and discipline; the party had to be a very secretive, well-organized party comprised of full-time revolutionists. Lenin believed that the vanguard party had to have these characteristics because of the conditions in Russia. At that time, there were no political freedoms or rights for people, therefore, out of necessity, the vanguard party had to adopt strategies and forms of organizations that were secretive. Given this situation, Lenin believed that the vanguard party had to be split into different cells and each cell was to be independent of the others, except for the central committee whom was the dictatorship of the party. All the different cells were able to discuss and debate, but only within their own cell, and the central committee had the final say on all decisions. Lenin develops his theory of the vanguard
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