The following years saw Lenin moving frantically around Europe. He hid in Finland disguised as a peasant and reappeared in Geneva in 1908. At that time the Tsarist began to take revenge for the revolutions through “execution and exile” labeled “black reaction”. The workers' organizations were disbanded, although Lenin continued to vehemently promote illegal and legal tactics within his Bolshevian congresses and the Duma. He desperately wanted to avoid compromise with the petty bourgeoisie and maintained the Bolshevik ideal of “workers, masses, proletariat, vanguard and army”. Lenin continued to read radical literature and publish works that promoted his vision. Figas comments that "in his fight for the party, for his purist and authentically Marxist ideological philosophy, Lenin was impeccable." Lenin believed that 1905 was only a precursor to greater things and thanks to his tireless work and “round-the-clock devotion” to the revolution, the Bolsheviks stayed their course, rallied the working class and waged a fight against the autocracy . Clash between workers and tsarist forces in Petersburg. Lenin continued his “iron logic” as Russia prepared for war against Germany because of its alliance with France. Lenin saw the war as an excellent opportunity for peasant soldiers to turn their weapons against the establishment. Lenin declared a “war on war” and urged people to “turn imperialism into civil war.” "WWOrk for your government's defeat in the war," he wrote. His book “Imperialism, the highest phase of capitalism” criticized capitalist exploitation and called for the adoption of a socialism that moved away from “colonies, monopolies, privileges and national oppression of every kind”. Not surprisingly, the Russians......middle of paper......s declared that Lenin was the only authority they would recognize. Nearly 23,000 soldiers were tried or transferred. At this point the signals were clear: “If Lenin and Trotsky want to take Petrograd, nothing can stop them.” Considered a threat to the state, Lenin was again forced into exile and labeled a "German spy" by the opposition. For some time he hid as a Finnish barn and wrote his “State and Revolution”. During this time his party continued to create a compromise with the frightened Korensky (leader of the Provisional Government) which created an opening for the Bolsheviks to take power. Fearful of missing the action, Lenin returned to Russia and took control of the “Red Guard” on October 24. Lenin, the master strategist and orator, managed to maneuver the Red Guard into central positions in the city and eventually