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621 NOTE TO THE SECRETARY 408
Check when we asked for this. * Reprimand them for impermissible procrastination. They are obliged to give a brief reply at once; we shall give them a postponement (they should say how many days they ask for) only for a more detailed report. Give me the text of the telegram in reply to them, Written on June 2 8 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 4 5 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXV 622 TELEGRAM TO A. Y. BADAYEV AND AN INSTRUCTION TO D. I. KURSKY Badayev
Executive Committee Petrograd Copy to the Gubernia Land Department In the matter of presenting information concerning the requisitioning of market-garden produce you have displayed * See next document.—Ed. V. I. L E N I N 394
impermissible procrastination. The first telephone message was transmitted to you on May 28, the second on June 22, and it was only to a telegram of June 26 that your reply was forthcoming, signed by secretary Trilisser. A brief report must be presented by you without delay. Inform us exactly how many days of postponement are required for a more detailed report. In the event of a brief report not being presented immediately, and a more detailed one within a very short period, the persons responsible will be called to strict account. Lenin Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars Copy to Comrade Kursky: prosecute them for procrasti- nation.
Report fulfilment. *
Written on June 2 9 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 4 2 Printed from the text in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV in Fotieva’s handwriting added to and signed by Lenin
29. VI. 1920 Comrade Nikolayev, We must definitively make use of this protocol and of your inclusion (at last our capricious one, 409
too, begins to understand that there has to be an expert!), in order radically to reorganise the whole business. 1) Study the protocol carefully and question the mechan- 2) on the basis of this decide for yourself whether it is worth while to continue the experiments; * The text of the telegram from the words “Copy to Comrade Kursky” to the end is in Lenin’s handwriting.—Ed. 395 TO G. K. ORJONIKIDZE. JUNE 1920 3) if you think it is, we shall draw up a written, precise constitution giving all rights to the expert (i.e., to you)— with a guarantee from me to the inventor that we shall keep it secret. And then work is to be started in real earnest, i.e., by enlisting experts for a number of auxiliary special assign- ments, with the participation of one expert (you) in all se- crets.
Greetings, Lenin First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the original in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1
I enclose an extract from the booklet Cooking Food Without Fire (p. 43, No. 1 of “The Housewife’s Little Library”, published by the Supreme Economic Council, Moscow, 1918) and ask you to let me know the results of the thermos vessel competition announced by the Food Department of the Moscow Soviet. 410
V. Ulyanov (Lenin) Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars Written on June 2 9 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 4 5 Printed from in Lenin Miscellany XXXV the typewritten text signed by Lenin 625 TO G. K. ORJONIKIDZE through Alliluyeva All in code and immediate Comrade Orjonikidze Zinoviev is giving you an important international as- signment. 4 1 1
In addition, I have gone into the matter and I see that you retain all rights and powers through the front V. I. L E N I N 396
and through the supreme local Party body. Once more I ask you not to fret and to be patient a little. Moreover, you are charged with the leadership of the entire foreign and home policy of Azerbaijan and with supervising the fulfilment of the directives of the Central Committee and People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs in regard to Persia, Armenia and Georgia. 412
Answer. Lenin Written on June 2 9 or 3 0 , 1 9 2 0 First published in part in 1 9 4 5 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXV Published in full in 1 9 6 5 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1 626 INSTRUCTION ON I. N. SMIRNOV’S LETTER Vladimir Ilyich, I am sending you absolutely accurate information verified on the
at the wharves. All the goods are packed and in two weeks’ time will go to the mouth of the river Ob. We have done our part. I fear that the cost of these goods will be 2-3 times in excess of what we shall be getting from Sweden. Put pressure on the Commissariat for Foreign Trade to make use of this surplus of goods.
1) Return it to me with your comment. 2) Put on full pressure. 3) Give me a copy of the measures. 413
Written between July 3 and 13 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 5 9 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI 397 TO G. Y. ZINOVIEV. JULY 1920 627 TELEGRAM TO G. Y. ZINOVIEV To be handed to the duty commissar Zinoviev Petrograd Comrade Zinoviev, I am sending the theses * tomorrow, Monday. Arrange for them to be received without any delay. Kobetsky and Vorovsky must be commissioned to prepare a business-like criticism of the Norwegian Party and the Swedish Left Party in time for the Congress. 4 1 4 It is necessary to have accu- rate and complete material. With regard to translations at the Congress itself, the matter must be organised in advance: all delegates should be seated according to lan- guages, so that there can be simultaneous immediate trans- lations for the Germans, French and English. This will save time. Russian is obviously necessary, for it is clear that people will insist on session in theatres. Greetings, Lenin Written on July 4 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the text in Collected Works, of the telegraph form Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1
My booklet on imperialism ought to be published in German (and in other languages), for it is always a basic issue.
** Your opinion? If yes, to whom should it be entrusted? * This refers to “Theses on the Fundamental Tasks of the Second Congress of the Communist International” (see present edition Vol. 31, pp. 184- 201).—Ed. ** This refers to Lenin’s book Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism (see present edition, Vol. 22, pp. 185-304).—Ed. V. I. L E N I N 398
2 I should like to write a new preface. What is the time limit?
Put 1-2 privatdocents on the job of finding sources in the best libraries.
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Written in July, prior to 6 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 5 9 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI
Comrade Zinoviev, I am sending the preface to Imperialism. * Please have also the Basle Manifesto of 1912 reprinted as an appendix. (It should not be difficult to find the Ger- man text for you surely have Grinberg’s “archives”, etc.) I have received your theses on the Soviets and the con- ditions for their establishment, but have only managed to skim lightly through them. I do not object. Greetings, Lenin 7/VII.
What about my speeches and reports at the Congress? 4 1 6
Is it necessary to prepare them in German or French? I think the opening speech (and others) should be in Russian (for, almost certainly, they will be in theatres with Rus- sian audience). They will be translated. And since there are the theses I propose, while referring to them, to speak extremely briefly. Your opinion? (The agrarian report by * See present edition, Vol. 22, pp. 189- 94.—Ed. 399 TO M. M. GRUZENBERG. JULY 8, 1920 Marchlewski; for me the national report and the opening speech, only?) Written on July 7 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 5 9 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI 630 TO A. M. NIKOLAYEV Comrade Nikolayev, I have received your letter of 7/VII. I am very glad you have now started properly. I advise you (1) to demand more officially and more in- sistently that all secrets should at once be revealed to you. (2) Set up the installation, if possible, on special wooden supports, so that it can be removed instantaneously from the truck (perhaps better to use a flat-car instead of a truck) and placed on a lorry, on to the ground, and so on (for the inventor made a successful experiment, so he says, not in a truck). (3) If you find that “the game is worth the candle”, then don’t be sparing with money and people for hastening the work. Greetings, Lenin Written in July, not earlier than 7, 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the original in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1
Comrade Gruzenberg, Comrade Murphy has told me that the translation of the theses contains solecisms. You must yourself undertake (or immediately organise a group to help) good editing of the translation of all the theses. Consult the English comrades about this. Regarding Wijnkoop: I have sent Radek his statement V. I. L E N I N 400
(written by Wijnkoop in English). Whether the English is good, I do not know. Take from Radek everything sent by me (if necessary, forward this letter to him), and check, please, if the English is good. (The content of the statement: the Dutch Party is not responsible for “Leftism”, the latter is the work of certain Dutchmen.) (Print only this statement and my statement that I am introducing corrections in the text. 417 )
must take good care and set up a group of responsible En- glishmen (with their responsibility in written form), other- wise we shall be blamed (and so will you). Greetings, Yours,
8/VII.
Written on July 8 , 1 9 2 0 First published in part in 1 9 6 0 Printed from the original in Voprosy Istorii KPSS No. 3 Published in full in 1 9 6 5 in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1
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According to information in my possession you have in storage film for cinema work that is not being used. In view of the acute need of the Cinema Department of the People’s Commissariat for Education and a series of urgent works in hand of great agitational importance, please turn over at least part of your store to the Cinema Depart- ment of the People’s Commissariat for Education. *
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars Written on July 8 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 4 5 Printed from in Lenin Miscellany XXXV the typewritten text signed by Lenin * Lydia Fotieva added to this document the words: “On the in- struction of V. I., please report fulfilment. L. Fotieva.”—Ed. 401 TO L. B. KAMENEV AND G. V. CHICHERIN. JULY 10, 1920 633 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE POLITICAL BUREAU OF THE C.C., R.C.P.(B.) To all the members of the Politbureau: I propose that Krasin and the entire delegation be given the directive: “Be firmer, don’t be afraid of a temporary break of the negotiations.” 419
9/VII.
Written on July 9 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the original in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1
Comrade Kamenev’s plan is utterly incorrect. 4 2 0 Our
business with Britain is purely commercial. Chicherin is not right. We should send to Britain only a “tradesman”; if they ask 2 4 kopeks, beat them down to 1 w kopeks.
Exposures here are harmful. This is not 1918. We have the Comintern for that. All Kamenev’s arguments= argu- ments against his going.
10/VII.
P.S. For the time being we shall appoint Krasin, Vorovsky and another 2-3 assistants. 421
Written on July 1 0 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the original in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1 V. I. L E N I N 402
635 UNDERLININGS AND AN INSTRUCTION ON I. N. SMIRNOV’S TELEGRAM Lenin Kremlin Moscow
Copy to Tsyurupa, People’s Commissariat for Food Omsk, July 9. Half of the Altai and Tomsk gubernias are in the grip of a kulak movement which we are suppressing by force of arms. The cause of the insurrection is lack of commodities. From the insur- gent kulaks we are confiscating grain, the whole of which has not been threshed. Work hands should be sent out urgently to thresh and load; unless you send workers we shall not be able to take the grain. A minimum of 7,000 is required at once for the Altai alone. If you are late, the opportunity will be lost. Ascertain the possibility and in- form us, if you cannot send them, we shall immediately cancel the order for confiscation, because the kulaks will burn grain that is un- threshed and unguarded. Smirnov Chairman of the Siberian Revolutionary Committee I insist on all possible help. Directive from the C.C.— make every haste. We are sending people. Tsyurupa, Schmidt (Commissariat for Labour) and Chief Labour Committee: Send at once, extremely urgent, exert every effort. Lenin Written on July 1 1 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 5 9 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXVI
Comrade Sklyansky, Please return this 422
to me with your remarks as to what has already been fulfilled and what is being fulfilled, and when. Lenin Written between July 1 1 and 1 5 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 4 2 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ] ]
403 TO THEODORE ROTHSTEIN. JULY 15, 1920 637 TO E. M. SKLYANSKY Comrade Sklyansky, The international situation, particularly Curzon’s pro- posal (annexation of the Crimea in exchange for a truce with Poland, the Grodno-Byelostok line), 423
demands a furious acceleration of the offensive against Poland. Is it being done? Everything? Energetically? Lenin Written on July 1 2 or 1 3 , 1 9 2 0 First published in 1 9 6 5 Printed from the original in Collected Works, Fifth Ed., Vol. 5 1 638 TO THEODORE ROTHSTEIN 15/VII. 1920 Dear Comrade, Many thanks for the letters, which always contain ex- tremely valuable information. I enclose a letter from my wife and ask you to give my regards to your wife and fam- ily, whom I met at your home in London. About your journey to Russia, I am in two minds. You are so very important for the work in London. Let them deport you: we shall see if they dare to do so. They would have to catch you on something, otherwise there will be a row. I am not against your coming “to take a look” at Russia, but I am afraid that to quit Britain is harmful for the work. As to the delegation, we shall discuss this in all aspects in a day or so. The same with the reply to Curzon, 4 2 4
who, in my opinion, wants to grossly deceive us. He won’t suc- ceed. About sending you literature, I have taken special meas- ures. You should know that a Russian has to be sworn at 20 times and verified 30 times to have the simplest thing done properly. Keep an eye on it and write more often (even sometimes to me)—then I shall push things on so that you get the missing publications more regularly.
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I think that your guiding participation (it is possible by the pen and secretly) in the Anglo-Saxon movement is especially valuable. Here it is highly important to straighten out the line. You will receive my pamphlet against the “Leftists” * and resolutions (drafts) for the Second Congress of the Third International, and I should very much like to know your opinion. All the very best, Yours,
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