V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v2;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

43.
Dear A. M.! We have just received the second government telegrams about the revolution of March 1 (14) in Petrograd.
A week of bloody battles of the workers and Milyukov + Guchkov + Kerensky in power!!
According to the “old” European pattern...
Well, what of it!
This “first stage of the first (engendered by the war) revolution” will be neither the last nor only Russian.
Of course, we remain against defence of the fatherland, against the imperialist slaughter directed by Shingaryov + Kerensky and Co.
All our slogans are the same.
In the last issue of “Sotsial-Demokrat” 1) we spoke directly of the possibility of a government of “Milyukov with Guchkov, if not Milyukov with Kerensky”. It turned out to be both—and: all three together.
Very nice!
Let us see how the Party of People’s Freedom (for it is in the majority in the new ministry, since Konovalov is almost even “more to the left”, and Kerensky is directly to the left!) will give the people freedom, bread, peace...
Let us see!
The main thing now is the press, the organisation of the workers into a revolutionary Social-Democratic party. Chkhenkeli must now (he promised!) give money for “defence of the fatherland”.
As for Chkheidze, although he made ultra-left speeches during the revolution or on the eve of it (when even Yefremov spoke no less revolutionarily), he, of course, deserves no trust whatever after all his “policy” with Potresov and Co., with Chkhenkeli, etc.
It would be the greatest misfortune if the Cadets now promised a legal workers’ party and if our people agreed to “unity” with Chkheidze and Co.!!
A. Kollontai.
March 16, 1917.