V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Dear friend, You will, of course, grasp the gist of the matter from our agreement with
Nil.
[2] For heaven’s sake, don’t be in a hurry to make
decisions and don’t despair. Be sure first to read, my pamphlet=

[1]

and the
Council minutes. Do not let your temporary withdrawal from affairs worry you;
better abstain from some of the voting, but do not with draw altogether. Believe
me, you will still be very, very much needed and all your friends are counting
on your early “resurrection”. Many people in the Party are still in
a state of bewilderment and confusion, at a loss to grasp the new situation and
faint-heartedly losing confidence in themselves and in the right cause. On the
other hand, it is becoming more and more evident to us here that we are gaining
from delays, that the squabbling is dying out of itself and the essential issue,
that of principles, is irrevocably coming into the forefront. And in this
respect the new Iskra is pitiably feeble. Don’t believe the
stupid tales that we are out for a split, arm yourself with a certain amount of
patience and you will soon see that our campaign is a splendid one and that we
shall win by the force of conviction. Be sure you reply to me. It would be best
if you could wangle things so as to come out here for a week or so—not on
business, but just for a holiday, and to meet me somewhere in the mountains. I
assure you that you will still be very much needed, and although Konyaga mistakenly dissuaded you from one plan of yours—a thing
put off is not a thing lost! Gird up your loins, we are still
full of fight.

Yours, Lenin