Note: dated 30 VII 1901

62.
30/VII 01 [Munich].

Dear P. B.!

I received from you Liebknecht and *Vorbote*1). Many, many thanks!

First, a word about one special matter. We have decided to arrange a meeting with the author of "*The Revival of Revolutionism in Russia*"2), but by no means in Munich. We have settled on Zurich — so that we can combine a trip by our delegate (it is assumed that I shall go) with a meeting with you. This meeting is planned for 8–10 August (before the 12th) new style.

Please write whether you permit us to make use of your apartment for the meeting, and whether you will be able to be in Zurich at that time, so that we might see each other (or rather: may I come to you, since if you are undergoing treatment, why should you travel? And for me, of course, it is no trouble).

This gentleman will appear at your apartment (we are writing thus now to Geneva to Alexei's sister [Martov's] [L. O. Kanzel], who will pass this on to this gentleman if you do not send a counter-order), will give his name as *Sokolovsky*, and will ask you (or your wife) for the representative of *Iskra*. As for me, Alexei's sister [Martov's] [L. O. Kanzel] will send me a telegram about this gentleman's departure, and I shall be in Zurich in time, having concealed from him (we are very much afraid of being too frank with him!) my whereabouts.

The Narodovolsty journal "*Vestnik russkoi revoliutsii*"3) we have seen (Ryazanov showed one copy), but we ourselves have not yet received one, contrary to promise. I have only glanced through the leading article and the review of *Iskra* (sympathetic, moreover as regards terror). We shall probably receive it soon, both we and you.

V. I. LENIN — P. B. AKSELROD.

Kautsky's Preface4) we have received. Your remarks about my article in your letter today5) to the sister [Zasulich] have much clarified your attitude to me. I hope to speak about this further — *au revoir*!

Yours, *Petroff*.

G. V. [Plekhanov] writes that you will be at his place. When do you think of leaving? We can accelerate our trip to Zurich for the meeting with Sokolovsky if you are leaving soon.

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1) See letter 56, note 2.

2) The author of "*The Revival of Revolutionism in Russia*" — Zelenskii-Nadezhdin. "*The Revival of Revolutionism in Russia*" — a publication of the revolutionary socialist group "Svoboda," 1901. The same group, whose principal leader was Nadezhdin-Zelenskii, also published two numbers of the journal-collection "*Svoboda*," a journal for workers. Published by the social-revolutionary group "Svoboda" No. 1 in 1901, No. 2 in 1902 (each number contains articles with different numbering). Zelenskii on the whole supported the political current in the workers' movement and, while condemning "economism," deviated toward petty-bourgeois revolutionism, advancing the idea of stimulating the activity of the working masses through the cultivation of terror. Against this "excitative" terror, *Zaria* launched an attack in its reviews (the reviews of No. 1 of "*Svoboda*" and "*The Revival of Revolutionism in Russia*" in Nos. 2–3 of *Zaria* belong to V. I. Zasulich), noting, however, the brilliance and talent of the author. According to our materials, V. I. Lenin's trip to Zurich apparently did not take place.

3) "*Vestnik russkoi revoliutsii*" — A social-political review edited by K. Tarasov, No. 1, July 1901, Geneva, Paris. (See letter 59, note 12.) Here a review of the first three numbers of *Iskra* is published. The review is on the whole sympathetic; regarding Lenin's article "*The Workers' Party and the Peasantry*" in No. 3 of *Iskra*, the review states: "For now, however, we cannot but say that with such a formulation of the question, one of 'our disagreements' is considerably obscured" (p. 80).

4) Preface to the Russian translation of the "Erfurt Programme" (see letter 49, note 6).

5) I.e., letter 559 of 28/VII.