12 July 1902.

Dear G. V.! I received your article.* Many thanks for the revision. I have just sent it to London.

* The article “A Critique of Our Critics”, which was later published in Zarya No. 4.—Ed.

V. I. LENIN

As regards Berg’s article, V. I. thinks it could very well appear alongside it, but in my opinion it would be better to postpone it. We shall ask Berg.

Write to me in London, as I am not sure how long I shall stay here. However, I shall stay at least a week, and in case you write during that time, here is the address: M-me Leguen (pour M. Olinoff) Loguivy (par Ploubazlanec).

Cotes du Nord.

France.

Why did your trip to Brussels fall through? Will there be no conference? I hope, in any case, to see you in London. The plan of L. Gr. to replace this meeting by a trip by myself and Berg to Switzerland for 10–12 days (sic!) and to see a few visiting Russians there seems to me very unfortunate. What can be accomplished in 10–12 days? It is absolutely necessary to get to know the Russians individually and thoroughly, and we ourselves have many talks to hold. And to go to Switzerland for a long time is impossible (business to attend to). Finally, the Russians must study all (or part) of our correspondence with Russia (if these Russians are Iskra-ists), and this is only possible in London. Without this study of the correspondence, the meeting will be aimless and almost idle. For all these reasons, I strongly favour a meeting in London.

I warmly shake your hand. Yours…

P. S. In my opinion, there is no need now to unite with the “allies”; they are behaving insolently and “grievously insulted” Berg in Paris. Perhaps he will forward you my letter, in which I explain in detail the need for strictness and great caution with them. In Russia our affairs are now strongly on the rise, and the “allies” threaten to display independence! God forbid…

N. K. KRUPSKAYA. 16 JULY 1902

Zarya seems to be ever freezing up. Dietz laughs: it is not fated to appear!