Lenin went into hiding, residing in a straw hut in the forests next to Lake Razliv, north of Petrograd. Here he stayed for a month, disguised as a haymaker, writing and contemplating. By the end of August, Lenin had left Razliv for safety in Finland. Disguised by a clean-shave and a wig, he travelled under the name of K. Ivanov, a worker from an arms factory. It was during this time, Lenin wrote his State and Revolution, outlining the future of the revolution, in which the State and democracy would wither away, to be replaced by Soviets. Meanwhile, Trotsky and leading Bolsheviks were caught
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