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We publish this english translation of the article "O Estado e a Revolução" from issue 199 of A Nova Democracia:

We publish this english translation of the article "O campesinato e a Revolução Democrática" from issue 198 of A Nova Democracia:

Over the five last AND issues we have approached, respectively, the need for the Democratic Revolution; the necessary State for serving the people; the revolution as an exercise for the just violence in a just war for conjuring the imperialist war and finishing the reactionary civil war; and the role of every revolutionary classes on the process. We have concluded this group of texts dealing with the role of peasantry on the democratic revolution, including the working class and the petty-bourgeoisie, the most interested forces for the revolution. The middle bourgeoisie ( genuine national bourgeoisie) has formed those forces as well; however, because its double character and vacillation, we will not approach its role at the moment; we will do it when the contradictions resulting from the revolutionary situation in development demand such a thing.

In recent days militant actions were carried out in Chile’s capital Santiago targeting the administrative body organizing the elections, the “Servicio Electoral de Chile” (Servel), and boldly organizing the masses to abstain from the elections on the upcoming weekend. Instead of taking part in the elections revolutionary forces are organizing a demonstration set to take place on the 19th of November, the very same day as the elections.

On the 9th of November in both Minas Gerais and Rondônia celebrations on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution took place. Nothern Minas Gerais and Rondônia are both areas that can be considered to be important strongholds of the struggle of the poor peasants of Brazil for land. Hence participation by the masses, as well as the attendance of delegations of democratic and revolutionary organisations, was great.

The comrades of the FDLP-EC (Frente de Defensa de Luchas del Pueblo del Ecuador - Front in Defence of the Ecuadorian People's Struggles) published a declaration on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution. They also made a campaign to mobilise the masses.

On the 9th of November an event took place in Belo Horizonte in Minas Gerais for the 100th anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution. The Revolutionary Front in Defence of the People’s Rights (Frente Revolucionária de Defesa dos Direitos do Povo (FRDDP)) invited for this event, other organisations like the Popular Womens Movement (Movimento Feminino Popular (MFP)), the Popular Revolutionary Student Movement (Movimento Estudantil Popular Revolucionário (MEPR)), the League of Poor Peasants (Liga dos Camponeses Pobres (LCP)), the Workersleague (Liga Operária) and the Red Unity - League of the Revolutionary Youth (Unidade Vermelha - Liga da Juventude Revolucionária (UV-LJR)) took part.

In a successful event comrades from Mexico on the 7th celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Great Socialist October Revolution in a festive mass celebration. Hundreds of workers and poor peasants from various unions and organizations followed the call to gather at the main square of the city of Oaxaca turning the celebrations into an authentic event of the popular masses, the workers and the people of Oaxaca.