V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW43; ru:PSS/v47;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

1. XII. 08

Dear Comrade,

In reply to your inquiry, with the enclosed telegram from Comrade Tyszka, I am compelled, unfortunately, to inform you that I refuse to put the question in the way Comrade Tyszka wants, considering this formulation absolutely wrong.

The representative of our faction on the Extended C.C., Comrade Victor, informed Comrade Tyszka that our faction cannot agree to the appointment of both a Bolshevik and a Menshevik as representatives of the Central Committee.¹⁷⁴

Now Comrade Tyszka appeals from Comrade Victor to me personally: “if Lenin himself does not want [to work] with Igor,” the telegram says, “then we renounce Igor”!! This amounts to an appeal to me personally against the decision of our faction. I shall not reply to such an “if” from Comrade Tyszka. In my opinion, Comrade Tyszka himself should withdraw his proposal to appoint Igor.

With comradely greetings, N. Lenin

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Written in Geneva (local)

First published,

from a handwritten copy

TO C. HUYSMANS

December 13, 1908

Dear Comrade Huysmans,

Thank you for your letter. As regards the Social-Democratic deputies of the Third Duma, I have done everything in my power. I hope to be able to see some of the deputies personally, and then I shall try once more to repeat what I have already written to them several times.¹⁷⁵

TO C. HUYSMANS. DECEMBER 13, 1908

As for the report and the payment of 300 francs, I shall reply to you on this in a few days. Tomorrow I am leaving for Paris, where I shall henceforth take up residence. It is precisely because of this departure that I am unable to answer you now. In three or four days you will receive my address. If you need to communicate anything to me urgently, write to the address: M-lle Oulianoff (pour N. Lenine), 27, Boulevard [St.-Marcel]. Paris.

Yours, Lenin

Sent from Geneva to Brussels

First published

in French in 1962

in the journal *Cahiers du Monde

Russe et Sovietique* No. 4

First published in Russian,

from a photocopy of the manuscript

Translation from the French