V. I. Lenin

Telegram To J. V.
Stalin

Stalin

Kharkov

February 22

It is essential immediately to arrange for interpreters at all
headquarters and army institutions, and make it the duty of all to
accept applications and other papers written in Ukrainian. This is
absolutely essential—as far as language is concerned there
must be every concession and the maxi-mum of equality. I’ll
tell you soon about the wages of the railwaymen. I hear you quite
well when you speak dis-tinctly so please answer my two telegrams
by telephone.

Lenin