V. I. Lenin

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

I. T. SMILGA AND G. K. ORDZHONIKIDZE

All in cipher
To Smilga and Ordzhonikidze

I am extremely worried by the state of our troops on the Caucasian front, the complete disintegration of Budyonny’s forces, the weakening of all our troops, the weakness of the general command,
the strife between the armies, and the strengthening of the enemy. 139 It is necessary to exert every effort and carry out a number of emergency measures with revolutionary energy. Telegraph in detail in cipher what exactly you are undertaking.

Lenin