The automated little red schoolhouse

Abstract

even more of them had died slowly from disease and starvation. The German, Red, and White armies had savagely destroyed entire villages and cities. Industrial and agricultural production had declined to such a low level that it was almost impossible for people to obtain the basic products needed to sustain life. As a result, the signs of dissatisfaction and discontent with the new regime were evident everywhere in the ravaged nation. Aware of the explosive situation and the need to unite the country behind a popular cause, Lenin urged the Eighth Congress of Soviets to adopt a radical program which would rally the people. This plan called for the electrification of Russia. To support his position, Lenin advanced the view that kilowatts of electricity could be transformed into mechanical slaves which then could replace human labor. Furthermore, A RADICAL PLAN: MECHANICAL SLAVES