V. I. Lenin

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

February 27, 1901

Dear P. B., I have received both your letters and handed V. I. the letter from Italy. I do not yet know the contents of this last letter, as I handed it through Blumenfeld. We are leaving tomorrow with the latter: he goes on via Vienna, I go via Vienna to Prague on my own business.\(^{92}\) Excuse me for writing briefly in view of meetings and preparations.

A letter has come from Dietz saying that he will not print the statement (about an alliance with the liberals), that it is dangerous (“amalgamation” of groups, etc.) and that, generally speaking, wouldn’t a secret printing-press be better for us?! We are quite staggered by this news from that scatter-brained idiot Dietz. We have decided (provisorisch*) to leave \textit{Zarya} as it is (for the time being!), and to print the rest in Geneva.

Diplomatic relations with the Parisians have, it seems, been resumed.

Molotov has already written the article on finance (for No. 3 of \textit{Iskra}**). He has promised a foreign review.

We still have too little material for No. 3 of \textit{Iskra}.

Judas (the calf) has not yet left. In a day or two, it seems, he will finally—thank God—clear out.

Everything is “all right” with him.

From home: everybody writes about the student disorders. My brother writes that he will soon be coming.

No. 2*** has not yet been in Russia.

I press your hand firmly. I shall certainly write more sensibly when I return (I shall be away 4-7 days) and get into harness again.

Yours,
Petrov

* Temporarily.—Ed.
** The article “Autocracy and Finance” was published in No. 4 of \textit{Iskra}.—Ed.
*** Of the newspaper \textit{Iskra}.—Ed.