From 0a63b1a9f52f2da91cc0ea42bc4c621927729d6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LaTeX Anon <nice_try@fbi.gov>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 14:04:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Embiggen twocolumn cover font to 12pt

---
 road2revolution.tex | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/road2revolution.tex b/road2revolution.tex
index d7990cf..9c8fbb2 100644
--- a/road2revolution.tex
+++ b/road2revolution.tex
@@ -54,12 +54,24 @@
 \hyphenation{Wo-men}
 \hyphenation{Ja-pa-nese}
 \hyphenation{con-gress}
+\hyphenation{re-vo-lu-tio-na-ry}
+
+\ifdefined\maketwocolumn
+  \newcommand{\twelvepoint}{\fontsize{12pt}{14.4pt}\selectfont}
+\else
+  \newcommand{\twelvepoint}{}
+\fi
 
 \begin{document}
 
+{
+% always use 12pt on the front page
+% it won't look exactly like the onecolumn version either way because of pdfbook2, but at least the text is nicer to read
+\twelvepoint
+
 \maketitle
 
-\epigraph{Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement…the role of vanguard fighter can be fulfilled only by a party that is guided by the most advanced theory.}{V.I. Lenin, \emph{What is to be done}.}
+\epigraph{\twelvepoint Without revolutionary theory there can be no revolutionary movement…the role of vanguard fighter can be fulfilled only by a party that is guided by the most advanced theory.}{\twelvepoint V.I. Lenin, \emph{What is to be done}.}
 
 %UNION OF THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE
 %SEAL OF THE MINISTRY OF PROPAGANDA
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@
 
 \centerline{Footnotes from the source PDF use arabic numerals.}
 \centerline{Footnotes added in the English translation use roman numerals.}
+}
 
 \ifdefined\maketwocolumn
   \twocolumn