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198 TELEGRAM TO G. Y. SOKOLNIKOV Urgent In code Sokolnikov, Member, Revolutionary Military Council, Southern Front Boguchar
The offensive against Petrograd multiplies tenfold the peril, and the extreme necessity of suppressing the revolt immediately, at all costs. Telegraph how things are going— has the division which was landed got to work at last, are the Voronezh and Tambov Communists who were sent you arriving, do you need more reinforcements, and of what sort?—in as much detail and as frequently as possible. Delays are extraordinarily dangerous. Lenin Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars Written on May 1 9 , 1 9 1 9 First published in 1 9 3 4 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 3 391 199 TELEGRAM TO A. L. KOLEGAYEV In code May 21, 1919 Kolegayev Revolutionary Military Council, Southern Front Kozlov Copy to Sokolnikov, Member, Revolutionary Military Council Boguchar
Copy to Khvesin and Beloborodov, Staff of the Commander of the Expeditionary Forces From Beloborodov’s telegram of the 20th I learn mon- strous news, that orders reach units several days late, while armoured cars have no fuel. I am putting pressure on here, pull things together in your own area. The Military Com- missar at Tambov telegraphs that he has sent you 669 Communists to Boguchar and Ust-Medveditskaya. I am surprised that, having them, plus 2,000 Red Army cadets, plus a division, you are slow to take resolute action to crush the revolt, which must be done immediately. Telegraph in as much detail as possible. Lenin Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars First published in 1 9 3 4 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 3
392 200 TELEGRAM TO K. G. RAKOYSKY AND V. I. MEZHLAUK In code May 26, 1919 Rakovsky, Council of People’s Commissars Kiev
Mezhlauk, Deputy People’s Commissar for War Kharkov
I repeat my request that you telegraph me twice a week about your actual help to the Donets Basin. I insist on the fulfilment of this request. Don’t lose a moment of your victory over Grigoryev, don’t release a single soldier who has been fighting Grigoryev. 348
Decree and put into effect the complete disarmament of the population, shoot on the spot without mercy for every concealed rifle. The whole problem of the moment is a rapid victory in the Donets Basin, the collection of all rifles from the villages, the creation of a stable army. Concentrate all forces on this task, don’t relax your energies, mobilise the workers en masse. Read this telegram to all prominent Bolsheviks. Lenin Sent to Kiev First published in 1 9 3 3 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXIV
393 201 TELEGRAM TO S. I. GUSEV, M. M. LASHEVICH, K. K. YURENEV In code May 29, 1919 Gusev, Lashevich, Yurenev Revolutionary Military Council, Eastern Front Simbirsk On your insistence Kamenev * has been appointed again. If we don’t win the Urals before the winter, I consider that the revolution will inevitably perish. Strain all your energies. Telegraph me in code and in good time about every friction between Kamenev and the Staff. Watch over reinforcements more attentively; mobilise the front-line population en masse; keep your eye on political work. Tele- graph me results weekly in code. Read this telegram to Muralov, Smirnov, Rozengolts and all prominent Commu- nists and Petrograd workers. Notify receipt. Pay partic- ular attention to mobilisation of the Orenburg Cossacks. You are responsible for seeing that units do not get demor- alised or depressed. Don’t get carried away by the opera- tions side.
First published, but not in full, Printed from the original in 1 9 3 0 in Grazhdanskaya voina, 1918-?1, Vol. III Published in full in the Fourth (Russian) Edition of the Collected Works * Reference is to S. S. Kamenev, Commander-in- Chief of the Eastern Front.—Ed. 394 202 TELEGRAM TO D. I. YEFREMOV May 30, 1919 Yefremov Revolutionary Military Council 10 Immediately select a group of the most responsible and energetic Tsaritsyn workers who took part in carrying out the measures ordered by Stalin in the defence of Tsaritsyn, and instruct them to begin carrying out all these measures with the same energy. Telegraph the names of those respon- sible.
Lenin Chairman, Defence Council Sent to Tsaritsyn First published in 1 9 3 4 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 3 395 203 TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE EASTERN FRONT The same directive to be issued through the Central Committee Lashevich, Yurenev, Gusev, Rozengolts, Smirnov, Muralov Revolutionary Military Council, Eastern Front Serious worsening of the situation near Petrograd and the break-through in the South oblige us again and again to take troops from your front. We cannot do otherwise. You must go over to more revolutionary forms of military work, cutting through the usual methods. Mobilise in the front-line area everyone between 18 and 45 en masse, give them the task of capturing the nearest big works like Moto- vilikha, Minyar, promising to let them go when they have captured these places, assigning two or three men per rifle, calling on them to drive Kolchak out of the Urals. Mobilise 75 per cent of members of the Party and the trade unions. There is no other way out, you must go over to revolutionary methods. Discuss in part with Kamenev how to carry this out, and reply what you are undertaking.
Written on June 9 , 1 9 1 9 First published in Pravda No. 2 1 , Printed from the original January 2 1 , 1 9 3 7
396 204 TO E. M. SKLYANSKY Comrade Sklyansky, (1) Without fail at once appoint (and carry through to the end) an investigation into who misinformed you, minimi- sing the disaster. * After all, this is treachery. (2) All measures must he taken and special attention given to the rapid movement of the 6 regiments from the Eastern Front. For really it is you, Comrade Sklyansky, who have proved
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Reply to me what exactly you have done on both points. Lenin Written on June 1 0 , 1 9 1 9 First published in 1 9 4 5 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXV * Reference is to the critical situation in Petrograd.—Ed. 397 205 TELEGRAM TO S. I. GUSEV AND M. M. LASHEVICH Gusev, Lashevich We have to take the division in view of the bad and almost catastrophic situation near Petrograd and in the South. No help for it. We shall hope that, in view of the capture of Ufa, the 5th Army will be able to give up the division without yielding the Belaya River, and that by doubling and redoubling our Party energy we shall together cope with the problem of not letting things go as far as defeat on the Eastern Front. Lenin Written on June 1 1 , 1 9 1 9 First published in Pravda No. 5 3 , Printed from the original February 2 3 , 1 9 3 8
398 206 TELEGRAM TO O. I. SOMOV AND D. I. YEFREMOV In code
June 14, 1919 Somov, Yefremov Revolutionary Military Council 10 Tsaritsyn Copy to Raskolnikov It is essential to retain Tsaritsyn, it has withstood a siege more than once. Strain every effort, inform us in more detail, more often, we are taking steps. Hasten the evacua- tion of anything not absolutely essential, and valuables. Mobilise en masse. Don’t weaken the political work. Mind you keep in touch with us.
First published in Pravda No. 5 3 , Printed from the original February 2 3 , 1 9 3 8 399 207 TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE SOUTHERN FRONT In code June 14, 1919 Revolutionary Military Council, Southern Front Kozlov
Are you taking all steps to support Tsaritsyn? They are asking for 15,000 infantry and 4,000 cavalry. It is essential to retain Tsaritsyn. Report what has been done and what is being done. Lenin First published in 1 9 4 2 Printed from the original in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV 400 208 TELEGRAM TO M. V. FRUNZE AND S. Z. ELIAVA Top priority June 16, 1919 Frunze-Mikhailov, Commander of the Southern Group Samara (or the present whereabouts of the Staff of the Southern Group) Eliava, Member of the Revolutionary Military Council Please convey to the Uralsk comrades my warm greetings for the heroes of the fifty days’ defence of besieged Uralsk, and my request not to get down-hearted, and to hold out just a few more weeks. The heroic defence of Uralsk will be crowned with success. 350
Chairman, Defence Council First published (facsimile) Printed from the original in 1 9 2 7 in Krasnoarmeyets No. 2 (9 5 )
401 209 TELEGRAM TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF SOVIETS OF THE FRONT-LINE DISTRICTS June 16, 1919 Gubernia Executive, Voronezh Uyezd Executive, Novokhopyorsk, Voronezh Gubernia Uyezd Executive, Borisoglebsk, Tambov Gubernia Uyezd Executive, Balashov, Saratov Gubernia Uyezd Executive, Atkarsk, Saratov Gubernia Uyezd Executive, Kamyshin, Saratov Gubernia Gubernia Executive, Tambov Gubernia Executive, Saratov Immediately take all steps for compulsory conscription of all the able-bodied population and requisitioning of carts for the work of strengthening the positions which is being carried on by military field engineering units. Ap- point a member of the Executive Committee, personally responsible for fulfilment of work, to each sector. Urgently telegraph fulfilment, on your responsibility under war-time law. Name all the responsible members of the Executive Committees. The Gubernia Executive Committees answer for immediate fulfilment. Lenin Chairman, Defence Council First published in 1 9 4 0 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 1
402 210 TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE 10th ARMY AND THE TSARITSYN GUBERNIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE June 18, 1919 Revolutionary Military Council 10 Chairman of the Gubernia Executive Committee Tsaritsyn Copy to Revolutionary Military Council, Southern Front Kozlov I have been watching with joy the heroism of the 10th Army and the Tsaritsyn proletariat in the defence of Tsa- ritsyn. I am sure that Red Tsaritsyn, which has withstood winter sieges lasting many months, will withstand all trials now as well. Greetings to the defenders of Red Tsaritsyn! The promised reinforcements are on the way.
Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars Published in Kommunist Printed from the original (Astrakhan) No. 1 3 6 , June 2 5 , 1 9 1 9 403 211 TELEGRAM TO M. M. LASHEVICH AND K. K. YURENEV In code June 20, 1919 Lashevich, Yurenev Revolutionary Military Council, Eastern Front Simbirsk There are reports, first, of a considerable decrease in the number of political workers in the armies of the Eastern Front, because they are leaving for local adminis- trative work in the areas liberated from the enemy; and, secondly, of the fatigue of some divisions. The most serious attention must be given to this. Political workers and all others, whoever they may be, should be absolutely forbidden to leave the army before the Urals have been occupied, and before they have been replaced by double the number of Urals workers; and then at all costs you should secure mobilisation en masse in the front-line area and replace the tired units by fresh forces, if only for a temporary rest, because the offensive against the Urals must not be weakened, it must definitely be intensified, speeded up, strengthened with reinforcements. Telegraph what measures you are tak- ing. Pay attention to the rising near Samara and on the Irgiz.
351 Your silence about this is suspicious. Lenin Chairman, Defence Council First published in 1 9 3 4 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 3
404 212 TELEGRAM TO THE REVOLUTIONARY MILITARY COUNCIL OF THE EASTERN FRONT July 1, 1919 Revolutionary Military Council, Eastern Front Simbirsk
Copy to Staff of Army 3 I congratulate the heroic Red troops who have captured Perm and Kungur. Warm greetings to the liberators of the Urals. At all costs complete victory must be rapidly achieved. It is extremely necessary to mobilise, immedi- ately and to a man, the workers of the Urals factories that are being liberated. New revolutionary methods must be found for at once incorporating these workers in the army, in order to provide a rest for those who are tired and to transfer troops for the South. Inform the regiments of the first part of this telegram.
Chairman, Defence Council First published in Pravda No. 1 7 Printed from the original and Izvestia No. 1 7 , January 2 1 , 1 9 2 7 405 213 TELEGRAM TO V. V. KURAYEV, V. A. RADUS- ZENKOVICH, K. I. PLAKSIN July 2, 1919 Kurayev, Member of the Revolutionary Military Council 4 Zenkovich, Chairman of the Gubernia Executive Committee Plaksin, Chairman of the Gubernia Party Committee Saratov
All attention to cleansing the garrison and strengthening the rear. Mercilessly root out the whiteguards in town and country. Personally check up on the political work and organisation in the garrison. Everyone to switch to war work! Make everyone pull himself together and be disciplined. Telegraph results. Fortify Rtishchevo particularly. Lenin Chairman, Defence Council First published in 1 9 3 4 Printed from the original in Proletarskaya Revolutsia No. 3
406 214 TELEGRAM TO V. A. RADUS- ZENKOVICH July 8, 1919 Zenkovich, Chairman of the Gubernia Executive Committee Saratov
Copy to Kurayev, Member of the Revolutionary Military Council 4 Copy to Plaksin, Chairman of the Gubernia Party Committee Copy to Krylenko Copy to Yaroslavsky Telegraph as precisely as possible, if necessary in code, what practical successes you have achieved, and whether there is a change of mood in the garrison. It is essential that special detachments should go round all the volosts of the front-line area and work them over—organising the poor peasants, removing the kulaks, taking hostages from among them, suppressing the “Greens”, 352 returning deserters to duty. Particular attention to Atkarsk Uyezd and Rtishchevo. I await a detailed factual reply. Lenin Chairman, Defence Council First published (facsimile) Printed from the original in 1 9 3 0 in Grazhdanskaya
407 215 TELEGRAM TO THE TULA METALWORKERS’ CONGRESS Presidium of the Metalworkers’ Congress, Tula (Copy to be sent to Melnichansky) I welcome with all my heart the decision of the Tula Metalworkers’ Congress to increase tenfold the output of arms, etc. 353 Please inform me monthly, by post or by messenger, exactly what actual successes are being achieved on all your decisions. Lenin Written on July 1 1 , 1 9 1 9 First published in Pravda No. 5 3 , Printed from the original February 2 3 , 1 9 3 3
408 216 TELEGRAM TO M. M. LASHEVICH AND K. K. YURENEV July 17, 1919 Lashevich, Yurenev Revolutionary Military Council, Eastern Front Simbirsk Congratulations on your victories. 354 Special measures should be taken: first, to prevent the Urals workers from pilfering arms, so that they don’t get involved in harmful guerrilla warfare and, secondly, to prevent the Siberian partisan spirit from demoralising our troops.
Telegraph your opinion, also inform me whether you are working well with the new Commander of the Front, and in more detail about Bashkir affairs. 355
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