V. I.

Lenin

TO P. B. AXELROD

December 24, 1900

Dear P. B., I returned from my business trip only yesterday, [1] and
found your letter. The paper should be ready today; as soon
as I receive it I shall send it to you, unless you start out
yourself.

My brother arrives this evening.

Alexei will not get rid of his obstacles and leave before
Dec. 20 (O.S.).

I was quite unable to send the proofs—I myself could not get them, and had to make the journey to sort things
out on p. 8. However unpleasant it was, I had to divide your
article, and hold up the second half for the next issue, [2]
otherwise what was essential could not have gone in, on
account of the setting (for technical reasons) in bourgeois,
instead of brevier.

And so, from Vasilyev—? And from Adler—nothing?
You say nothing of Adler in your letter.

The journal is going forward: G. V. has sent in an article
on
Struve [3] —6 articles have been sent in all.

All the best, and I heartily wish you speedy recovery from the influenza which is raging so everywhere this year.

Yours, Petroff

P.S. I have just learned from Gurevich’s letter that you
have received the article on Austria. That’s fine. Have you a really good translator? If not, send us the article,
we shall translate it over here.

To Gurevich

Thanks for your information. Of course it would be desirable to have details about the Riga comrade: what kind
of work would and could he take on? How free and financially well off is he, etc.?

Please tell Skubiks that I got his letter, but did not reply because I was away—and now can only say that
our man is already “there” and has an address, so that the
matter I was corresponding with Skubiks about is settled.

With best wishes, Petrov