May 17, 1918

To the Comrade Commandant of the Kremlin

I propose to urgently carry out the restoration of the Vladimir Gates (the Kremlin tower facing the Historical Museum), assigning one of the architects, upon the instruction of P. P. Malinovsky, to present an estimate and oversee the execution of the work.

Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

The letter reported on the grave situation of the Murmansk Region and the Murmansk Railway. On May 4, the Council of People's Commissars confirmed the necessity of an urgent appointment of an Extraordinary Commissar to the Murmansk Region.

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Printed from the original, signed by V. I. Lenin.