Lenin's view that socialism may win first in one country or several countries is based on the law of unbalanced political and economic development of capitalism in the imperialist era. Socialism will first win in countries with relatively backward economy and culture. Socialism will first win in one or several countries, while the rest will remain bourgeois or former bourgeois countries for some time. Socialism will win first in the weak link of capitalist rule. The proletarian socialist revolution in the era of imperialism will be the first victory of a country or several countries, and then it will develop into a victory of the whole world in a wave way.

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After the victory of the October Revolution, Lenin countered Menshevik Suhanov's opposition to the October Revolution on the grounds that Russia's productive forces were not developed enough to realize socialism. Proletarian political parties do not have to wait until capitalism is mature enough to engage in revolution. Instead, we can gain political power first, then vigorously develop productive forces on this basis, gradually establish a socialist material foundation, continuously consolidate and improve the socialist system, and finally achieve the goal of * * * producers.