V. I.

Lenin

1901

11

To:   D. B. RYAZANOV

5/II. 01

Dear Comrade, We have already read the proofs of your article and it probably has been
printed, so that it is impossible to make any changes now. As for the deletion,
we did it. We of course would not presume to make any changes affecting the
essential ideas of the author without asking his per mission first. The given
deletion, however, was prompted by purely technical considerations. No editorial
office can relinquish the right to make cuts of this order. We were quite
certain that you would see yourself that the deletions we have made in no way
alter the author’s train of thought or detract from the weightiness of
his arguments. We hope very much that you will not take this in bad part and
that you will continue your co-operation which we value so highly.

The agreement with the liberals which we hinted at in the previous
letter [1] has been concluded. [2] We undertake the publication of a separate general
political supplement to Zarya which will also carry part of our current
mate rials. We trust that your group [3] will lend a hand with this
supplement too. We shall shortly send you the announcement of its publication.

Have you heard anything about the Kiev developments [4] ?

They say that 18 were killed there. Please let us know what
information you have.

Best regards, Petrov

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Notes:
[1]
See present edition, Vol. 36, pp. 67–68.— Ed .

[2]
A reference to the talks between the Editorial Board of Iskra
and the liberals concerning the publication of Sovremennoye Obozreniye (Contemporary Review) as a supplement to
Zarya . Announcements on the publication of the supplement were
issued by G. V. Plekhanov on behalf of Iskra and Zarya and by P. B. Struve on behalf of the “democratic opposition” group. The
project was never realised, however, since Dietz refused to print the
announcements as not conforming to censorship requirements. Further talks
between the representatives of Iskra and Struve were interrupted
and never resumed (see present edition, Vol. 4, pp. 380–82; Vol. 36,