V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. V. PLEKHANOV

5/II. 03

Dear G. V., I received your article and letter. In what issue the article will be
printed I cannot tell as yet. I will let you know in a few days—though it
also depends on your reply about the article on Nekrasov.

To speed up the answer to the Union, I have done the following. V. I.,
L. Gr. and I agreed upon a draft reply and sent It to Julius (it is
important to discuss it there also with P. And.). Julius is to send you the
reply at once together with my letter.

If you approve of the reply, pass it on to Olkhin (and arrange for him
to keep in touch either through you or else give him the Richter
address. Better through you).

If you do not agree with the answer, put precisely formulated
amendments (or a new text) to the vote at once, and tell Olkhin that things
are being held up somewhat because of the voting in a “scattered” board.

I am very glad that you are writing an editorial on the
“Pseudo-Friends of the Proletariat” and in the introduction to Thun are
giving a trouncing to Tarasov (page from the history of socialist
thought). The introduction to Thun is of course the proper place for this.

The breakdown of Iskra’s Austrian channel is nonsense. So far
everything has been going well there with three channels
functioning. Dementyev is doing a fine job and writes regularly.

( It would be a good thing if you would summon also A. N. to cast his
vote on the letter to the Union, on the tactics of the 0. C. generally, and
on the election of members from us to the 0. C. Section
Abroad. [1] )

Best regards, Yours, Lenin

P.S. So I can expect the editorial in a few days? N’est ce pas?

P.P.S. Write what you agreed upon with Olkhin. Were any steps toward unity proposed and what exactly ? Was there any talk of
Borba , Svoboda , Krasnoye Znamya ?

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Notes:
[1]
The Organising Committee Section Abroad comprised
L. G. Deutsch from the Editorial Board of Iskra , A. I. Kremer from
the Bund, and N. N. Lokhov (Olkhin) from the Union of Russian
Social-Democrats Abroad.