V. I.

Lenin

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To:   THE ISKRA [3] PROMOTION GROUP

Doctor [1] should take up residence at the frontier, in
Polangen for example (we have connections with the non-Russian side in those places, and we have also our own
depot), study the local conditions (he would have to know
Lettish and German there, but perhaps one could manage without, that), try to find a plausible occupation (we are
assured that it is possible to live there by private practice),
establish good relations with the local petty officials and
accustom them to frequent crossings of the frontier. The
frontier there is crossed not with a passport, but with a
Grenzkarte [2] (valid for 28 days). With such frequent crossings it will be possible to carry across (on one’s person or
in a suitcase by our method, which requires a small case
for medical instruments) a little at a time, some pounds
of literature on each occasion. It is very important for us
that the crossings should be regular and frequent, even
if with very little at a time. If the person will undertake
to arrange this and do the work himself , we will give him
the fare money and a couple of months’ living expenses,
until he settles down.

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Notes:
[1]
The identity of this person has not been established.— Ed .

[2]
Frontier card, enabling people living in the frontier zone to
cross the frontier.— Ed .

[3]
This letter is a postscript to that of N. K. Krupskaya. p. 71