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With most Bolshevik leaders either supporting Bogdanov or undecided by mid-1908 when the differences became irreconcilable, Lenin concentrated on undermining Bogdanov's reputation as a philosopher.

In 1909 he published a scathing book of criticism entitled Materialism and Empiriocriticism ( 1909 ), assaulting Bogdanov's position and accusing him of philosophical idealism.

In June 1909, Bogdanov proposed the formation of Party Schools as " Proletarian Universities " at a Bolshevik mini-conference in Paris organised by the editorial board of the Bolshevik magazine Proletary in June 1909.

However this was not accepted and Lenin tried to expel him from the Bolshevik faction.

Bogdanov was then involved with setting up Vpered, which ran the Capri Party School from August to December 1909.