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1905-1908
January 1 Proletarians Brdzola, No. 8, publishes J. V. Stalin's article "The Proletarian Class and the Proletarian Party."
January 8 The manifesto is issued entitled "Workers of the Caucasus, It Is Time to Take Revenge!" written by J. V. Stalin in connection with the defeat tsarism had sustained in the Far East.
Beginning of February On the initiative of J. V. Stalin, the Caucasian Union Committee dissolves the Menshevik Tiflis Committee, which had announced its withdrawal from the Caucasian Union of the RSDLP, and forms a new, Bolshevik Tiflis Committee.
February 13 In connection with the Tatar-Armenian massacre in Baku which had been provoked by the police, J. V. Stalin writes the leaflet entitled "Long Live International Fraternity!"
February 15 In connection with the successful demonstration of many thousands of people held in Tiflis to protest against an attempt by the police to provoke massacres among the different nationalities in that city too, J. V. Stalin writes the leaflet entitled "To Citizens. Long Live the. Red Flag!"
April J. V. Stalin speaks at a big meeting in Batum in a debate with the Menshevik leaders N. Ramishvili, R. Arsenidze, and others.
May J. V. Stalin's pamphlet Briefly About the Disagreements in the Party is published.
June 12 J. V. Stalin delivers a speech at the funeral of A. G. Tsulukidze in which he outlines a program of struggle to be waged by the workers and peasants against the autocracy, and subjects the tactics of the Mensheviks to devastating criticism.
July 15 Proletarians Brdzola, No. 10, publishes J. V. Stalin's article "Armed Insurrection and Our Tactics."
July 18 In a letter to the Caucasian Union Committee, N. K. Krupskaya asks for copies of J. V. Stalin's pamphlet Briefly About the Disagreements in the Party and also for the regular delivery of Borba Proletariats.
July J. V. Stalin speaks before an audience of 2,000 in Chiaturi in debate with the Anarchists, Federalists and Socialist-Revolutionaries.
August 15 Proletarians Brdzola, No. 11, publishes J. V. Stalin's articles "The Provisional Revolutionary Government and Social-Democracy" and "A Reply to Social-Democrat."
October 15 Proletarians Brdzola, No. 12, publishes J. V. Stalin's articles "Reaction Is Growing" and "The Bourgeoisie Is Laying a Trap."
October 18 J. V. Stalin addresses a workers' meeting in the Nadzaladevi district of Tiflis on the tsar's Manifesto of October 17.
October In connection with the October all-Russian political strike, J. V. Stalin writes the leaflets "Citizens!" and "To All the Workers!"
November 20 No. 1 of Kavkazsky Rabochy Listok appears with a leading article by J. V. Stalin entitled "Tiflis, November 20, 1905."
End of November J. V. Stalin directs the proceedings of the Fourth Bolshevik Conference of the Caucasian Union of the RSDLP
December 12-17 J. V. Stalin takes part in the proceedings of the First All-Russian Conference of Bolsheviks in Tammerfors as a delegate of the Caucasian Union of the RSDLP At this conference he became personally acquainted with V. I. Lenin.
1906
Beginning of January J.V. Stalin's pamphlet Two Clashes is published.
March 8 J. V. Stalin's article "The State Duma and the Tactics of Social-Democracy" appears in Gantiadi, No. 3.
March 17-29 J. V. Stalin's articles "The Agrarian Question" and "Concerning the Agrarian Question," appear in Nos. 5, 9, 10 and 14 of the newspaper Elva.
End of March J. V. Stalin is elected a delegate from the Tiflis organization to the Fourth ("Unity") Congress of the RSDLP
April 10-26 J. V. Stalin takes part in the proceedings of the Fourth ("Unity") Congress of the RSDLP in Stockholm at which, in opposition to the Mensheviks, he substantiates and defends the Bolshevik tactics in the revolution.
June 20 No. 1 of Akhali Tskhovreba, directed by J. V. Stalin, appears.
June 21-July 9 J. V. Stalin's series of articles Anarchism or Socialism? appear in Nos. 2, 4, 7 and 16 of the Bolshevik newspaper Akhali Tskhovreba.
June-November J. V. Stalin directs the work of organizing the first trade unions in Tiflis (printers, shop assistants, and others).
July 13 J. V. Stalin's article "Marx and Engels on Insurrection" appears in Akhali Tskhovreba, No. 19.
July 14 J. V. Stalin's article "International Counter-revolution" appears in Akhali Tskhovreba, No. 20.
July-August J. V. Stalin's pamphlet The Present Situation and the Unity Congress of the Workers' Party is published.
September J. V. Stalin takes part in the proceedings of the Regional Congress of Caucasian Organizations of the RSDLP
November 14 No. 1 of Akhali Droyeba, directed by J. V. Stalin, appears, containing his article "The Class Struggle."
December 4 Akhali Droyeba, No. 4, publishes J. V. Stalin's article "'Factory Legislation' and the Proletarian Struggle."
December 11 Akhali Droyeba, No. 5, resumes publication of J. V. Stalin's scries of articles Anarchism or Socialism?
December 18, 1906-April 10, 1907 Publication of J. V. Stalin's series of articles Anarchism or Socialism? is continued in the Bolshevik newspapers Akhali Droyeba, Chveni Tskhovreba and Dro.
1907
January 1 No. 1 of the newspaper Mnatobi (The Torch), directed by J. V. Stalin, appears.
No. 8 of the newspaper Akhali Droyeba (New Times) publishes the continuation of J. V. Stalin's work Anarchism or Socialism?
February 10 J. V. Stalin writes the preface to the Georgian edition of K. Kautsky's pamphlet The Driving Forces and Prospects of the Russian Revolution.
February 18 No. 1 of the newspaper Chveni Tskhovreba (Our Life), directed by J. V. Stalin, appears, containing his article "The Election Campaign in St. Petersburg and the Mensheviks."
February 21-28 Nos. 3, 5, 8 and 9 of Chveni Tskhovreba publish the continuation of J. V. Stalin's work Anarchism or Socialism?
March 11 No. 1 of the newspaper Dro (Time), directed by J. V. Stalin, appears.
March 13 No. 2 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's article "The Autocracy of the Cadets or the Sovereignty of the People?"
March 17 No. 6 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's leading article "The Proletariat Is Fighting, the Bourgeoisie Is Concluding an Alliance With the Government."
March 22 No. 10 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's article "Comrade G. Telia. In Memoriam."
March 28 and 30 Dro publishes the decisions of the worker Bolsheviks in Tiflis to elect J. V. Stalin as a delegate to the Fifth Congress of the RSDLP
April 4-6 and 10 Nos. 21-23 and 26 of Dro publish the continuation of J.V. Stalin's work Anarchism or Socialism?
April 8 No. 25 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's loading article "The Advanced Proletariat and the Fifth Party Congress."
April 10 No. 26 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's article "Muddle. . ."
April 13 No. 29 of Dro publishes J. V. Stalin's article "Our Caucasian Clowns."
April 30-May 19 J. V. Stalin takes part in the proceedings of the Fifth ("London") Congress of the RSDLP as the delegate of the Tiflis organization.
First half of June On returning from the Fifth ("London") Congress of the RSDLP, J. V. Stalin visits Baku and Tiflis and delivers reports on the congress at meetings of the Social-Democratic organizations of Baku, Tiflis and a number of districts in Western Georgia. J. V. Stalin leads the struggle of the Bolsheviks against the Mensheviks, Socialist-Revolutionaries and others.
June 20 No. 1 of the underground Bolshevik newspaper Bakinsky Proletary (The Baku Proletarian), edited by J. V. Stalin, appears, containing the leading article written by him: "The Dispersion of the Duma and the Tasks of the Proletariat," and also his article "The London Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Labour Party (Notes of a Delegate)."
Summer-Autumn J. V. Stalin speaks at discussion meetings organized in the districts of Baku in which he exposes the policy of the Mensheviks and the Socialist-Revolutionaries.
J. V. Stalin directs the campaign to boycott the conference with the oil owners.
July 10 No. 2 of Bakinsky Proletary publishes the continuation of J. V. Stalin's article "The London Congress of the Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (Notes of a Delegate)."
End of July The Baku Bolsheviks, headed by J. V. Stalin, hold a Party conference of the oil districts, which declares in favour of organizing a general strike.
August 12 Appearance of No. 1 of the newspaper Gudok - the legal Bolshevik organ of the Baku oil industry workers' union, formed on the initiative of J. V. Stalin.
August 24 At a delegate meeting of five district Social-Democratic organizations and of the Moslem Social-Democratic group "Gummet,"J. V. Stalin is elected a member of the organizing commit-tee set up to convene a city Party conference.
September J. V. Stalin directs the campaign during the October Third State Duma elections.
The "Mandate" to the Social-Democratic deputies in the Third State Duma, written by J. V. Stalin, is adopted at a meeting of delegates of the workers' curia in Baku held on September 22.
September 29 J. V. Stalin delivers a speech at the grave of Khanlar Safaraliyev. a working man Bolshevik who was killed by the hired agents of the capitalists.
No. 4 of Gudok publishes J. V. Stalin's article "Boycott the Conference!"
October 25 At a Baku city conference of Bolsheviks, J. V. Stalin is elected a member of the Baku Committee of the RSDLP
First half of November A meeting of the Baku Committee of the RSDLP, which J. V. Stalin attended, is held in the premises of the Sabunchi Hospital.
November 22 The Baku Committee of the RSDLP, directed by J. V. Stalin, conducts a one-day strike to protest against the prosecution of the Social-Democratic group in the Second State Duma.
End of November J. V. Stalin arrives in Tiflis on Party business,
November 1907-March 1908 J. V. Stalin directs the campaign for the participation of the Baku workers in a conference with the oil owners on the condition that the rights of the workers are guaranteed.
1908
January 13 No. 14 of Gudok publishes J. V. Stalin's leading article "Before the Elections."
January-February The Baku Bolsheviks, directed by J. V. Stalin, organize a series of big strikes.
February 3 No. 17 of Gudok publishes J. V. Stalin's leading article "More About a Conference With Guarantees."
February The Baku Committee of the RSDLP, directed by J. V. Stalin, organizes a "Self-Defense Staff" in connection with the growing frequency of assaults by Black Hundreds.
March 2 No. 21 of Gudok publishes J. V. Stalin's article "What Do Our Recent Strikes Tell Us?"
March 9 No. 22 of Gudok publishes J. V. Stalin's leading article "The Change in the Oil Owners' Tactics."
March 16 No. 23 of Gudok publishes J.V. Stalin's leading article "We Must Prepare!"
March 25 J. V. Stalin, under the alias Gaioz Nizharadze, is arrested and confined in the Bailov prison in Baku.
March 25-November 9 While in prison J. V. Stalin establishes and maintains contact with the Baku Bolshevik organization, directs the Baku Committee of the RSDLP and writes .articles for the Bakinsky Proletary and Gudok. He also conducts propaganda among the political prisoners, holds debates with the Socialist-Revolutionaries and Mensheviks and organizes the study of Marxist literature by the political prisoners.
March 30 No. 25 of Gudok publishes J.V. Stalin 's leading article "Economic Terrorism and the Labor Movement."
April 21-May 18 Nos. 28, 30 and 32 of Gudok publish J.V. Stalin's article "The Oil Owners on Economic Terrorism."
July 20 No. 5 of Bakinsky Proletary publishes J. V. Stalin's articles "Flunkey 'Socialists'" and "Hypocritical Zubatovites."
The same issue of the newspaper publishes as a supplement J. V. Stalin's article "The Conference and the Workers."
November 9 J. V. Stalin is deported to the Vologda Gubernia for two years to remain under open police surveillance.
