V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v46;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Dear Vladimir Dmitriyevich! I have received your letter and am hastening to reply. I simply cannot understand what the disagreement between you is about and what the essence of the matter is. 274 Why not sell 20-30 copies of *Zarya*? What is the “running ahead” in this? That is not clear to me. It would seem to me to be such a private question of expedition work that it should be left entirely to the manager of the expedition, i.e., to you. I am writing to Martyn Nikolayevich today to try to remove the disagreement. You are wrong to get too excited over separate expressions, even sharp ones, even unjust ones. You see that everyone is on edge—the blame for this lies with the filthy situation created by the new traitors on the Central Committee. Perhaps we shall soon finally break with all this and start new work—then the ground for petty conflicts will disappear. Meanwhile we must try to endure it, and I would answer sharp remarks with jokes about the “devastating torpedo-boat.” 275 I fully understand your irritation, but I can think of nothing else but jokes in this case. If a dispute arises, put off the decision of the matter, write here, that is all. Please take every possible measure to hasten the publication of:

1) the pamphlet by Ryadovoi and Galyorka,
2) your statement with documents,
3) Galyorka’s pamphlet sent today. 276

How is Ilya? He was with me yesterday, I told him the matter, 277 but he has not yet decided. Have you given him 1) my letter concerning the agreement of May 26, 1904, 2) the protest against the Central Committee’s declaration, 278 and 3) the letter concerning the protest*? It is absolutely necessary for him and all the compositors to read them; do not delay this.

Is the matter with the cooperative printing-press arranged? 279 Hurry.

Ilya reports, as a rumour, that Glebov has Travinsky’s resignation. We shall see and verify.

But what geese, eh? Five and four argue; two of the five leave, two of the four are taken—then the trio, instead of leaving, makes a *coup d’état*!! 280

Yours, N. Lenin