V. I.

Lenin

84

To:   I. S. VILENSKY

To Comrade Ilya, manager of the Party printing shop, and Party compositors

Irrespective of the legitimacy of Comrade Glebov’s claims (I have
handed over all materials relating to the matter to Comrades Olin,
Bonch-Bruyevich and Lyadov), I consider it necessary to state that
under all circumstances the manager and compositors are obliged to
turn over the Ryadovoi and Galyorka pamphlet [1] to the authors for the following reasons:

1) the printing of the pamphlet is paid for in full by the authors and
hence it is their exclusive property;

2) authorisation to set up and print it in the Party printing shop was
given by agents of the C. C. long before Comrade Glebov appeared on the
scene with his “reforms”. Subsequent decisions, even if they were taken
by properly constituted meetings of the C. C., in no way invalidate
legitimate authorisation given by persons acting as agents of the C.C;

3) the authors do not insist that it be indicated in the pamphlet that
it was printed in the Party printing shop.

I would consider refusal to turn over the pamphlet at once to
the authors to be nothing but direct seizure of other people’s property.

Member of the C.C.

N. Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
See previous document.— Ed .