Pasha. Why have there been no letters for so long? How are things with technology? Why do you never send correspondence? Bear in mind that you will soon receive a letter signed by Yablochkov, with the key "By the curved seashore stands a green oak"* (or "The Schoolboy")**. This person may also come to see you. He is entirely one of us. Try to give him connections in...*\ with workers and intellectuals***.

We received from you or from Rumyantsev**** a note by courier with an address. We sent you a letter to that address, with our message conveyed in chemistry. There is no reply. Probably you did not receive it? Try to reply to that letter as soon as possible and establish correspondence with us. Here is your address*****.

Is your address suitable (repeat)******.

* A space was left in the manuscript for the address. Ed.

** An illegible crossed-out word in the manuscript. Ed.

*** This paragraph was written by N. K. Krupskaya. Ed.

**** The word is crossed out in the manuscript. Ed.

***** The address is not given in the manuscript. Ed.

****** The word in brackets is crossed out in the manuscript. Ed.

Written between July 18 and 27

Sent from Munich to Kharkov

First published in 1928 in Leninskii sbornik VIII

Printed from the manuscript