V. I.

Lenin

I am being asked about the reason for my absence at the meeting
held on Sunday evening by the Executive Committee, the Steering
Committee of the Congress and the bureaus of all groups. The
reason is that I upheld the refusal of the Bolsheviks, as a
matter of principle, to participate in the meeting, and urged
that they present a written statement to the effect that they
refuse to participate in any meetings on such questions (the ban
on demonstrations).

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