TO THE ORGANIZING BUREAU OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE

December 10, 1919

In my opinion, Frunze is requesting too much. First, Ukraine must be taken to the end, and Turkestan can wait, to triumph*.

Lenin

*Note: "победствует" appears to be a neologism formed from "победа" (victory) and the suffix "-ствовать" to imply "to triumph" or "to be victorious." It's somewhat unconventional usage.