V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v46; en:CW/CW36;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

19. XI. 00.

Dear P. B., I have just received your letter of 17. XI. and read your remarks with great interest. Of course, we shall certainly try to send you as many articles as possible, for this is useful in every respect for the publications, not to mention your natural interest. The only pity is that our secretary is *uberarbeitet*: this must, however, soon change,

*—overworked. Ed.

for serious reforms are being undertaken in the matter of *Kinderpflege*.[70]

Danevich has sent an article for the newspaper on the French National Congress, about 12,000 letters long: I am hesitating to say whether it is quite suitable. It is very possible that with your chronicle we shall manage without it: we are awaiting your chronicle impatiently. For the magazine Danevich is writing a big article on French affairs.[71]

The enclosed letter is for Rolau: my colleague is writing to him on our “tea” business, for we think that my correspondent, Skubik, is out of town.[72] Please be so kind as to hand this letter to Rolau and ask him to reply to us immediately (excuse me for troubling you with such a request: I hope you will be able to entrust this at least to Gurevich). If, however, Rolau is not in town, would you be so kind as to read the letter to him and talk over the subject of the letter at least with Skubik’s wife: the point is that we must get a definite answer as soon as possible, and if neither Rolau nor Skubik is there, it cannot be obtained otherwise than by a personal talk between you and someone from their circle.

As regards the article by L. Akselrod,* I fully agree with you that it should first of all be sent to G. V.

I press your hand firmly and apologise for this too hasty letter.

Yours,
Petrov