V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW44; ru:PSS/v51;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TROTSKY

This was received today in reply to my night inquiry about the “pseudonym” (he has been summoned here, and Gusev was asked 317...* Gusev has no objection.

But his report of the big defeat of the 13th Army is extremely alarming and extremely important.

In my opinion, in view of the whole situation, we must treat it with the utmost seriousness and 1) immediately ask the Commander-in-Chief, 2) raise the question at the Central Committee this evening...*
...* whether to appoint Frunze commander of the front against Wrangel and put Frunze in charge immediately 318. I asked Frunze to talk to you as soon as possible. Frunze says he has studied the Wrangel front, has prepared for this front, and knows (from the Urals area) the methods of fighting the Cossacks.

Lenin