To the Students of the Workers' and Peasants' Faculty

So there you sit. And how much blood was shed

That you might sit there. Do such stories bore you?

Well, don't forget that others sat before you

who later sat on people. Keep your head!

Your science will be valueless, you'll find

And learning will be sterile, if inviting

Unless you pledge your intellect to fighting

Against all enemies of all mankind.

Never forget that men like you got hurt

That you might sit here, not the other lot.

And now don't shut your eyes, and don't desert

But learn to learn, and try to learn for what.