V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. D. LEITEISEN [2]

July 24, 1902

Dear L., My sister’s address is: Mme Elizaroff. Loguivy (par
Ploubazianec), Côtes du Nord. Anya and Mother really do not like it here very
much and they may go to some other place—they don’t know where yet
(you can address your letter Expédition). I am going home tomorrow. I
liked it here very much on the whole and have had a good rest, only
unfortunately I was a bit premature in imagining myself well again, forgot about
dieting and now am again having trouble with catarrh. Well, all that is of no
consequence.

Are you going to stay long in that country of yours? It would be a good thing if
you were to combine the pleasant with the useful (your job) and take a good long
holiday. Drop me a line about yourself when you return.

How do you like the result of the negotiations with L. Gr. and Yuriev? Did you
reach full agreement and do you now hope for better results?

There is good news from Russia of the committees making a turn towards
Iskra , even that of St. Petersburg (sic!). Here Is a curious
little example. They sent a pamphlet to Rabocheye Dyelo . There is a
note there (on p. 9—we have been told exactly!) reading: “See
Lenin’s excellent book.” [1]

The Unionists here raised the alarm, and wrote to St. Peters burg: be so good as to delete it, you are hitting both your self
and us by it. Reply: don’t hinder us from putting matters on a new
footing, but give the pamphlet to Iskra .

This is entre nous , of course, for the time being. But it is
characteristic!

I don’t know whether St. Petersburg will maintain its new position.

All the very best.

Yours,

Lenin

Write to me in London.

P.S. I almost forgot. Socialiste notified me that my subscription
expired in December 1901. Is that so? Haven’t they made a mistake? I
remember your going there once with Yurdanov’s card. Didn’t you keep
some document, or do you remember without it?