V. I.
Lenin

1909

179

To:   ROSA LUXEMBURG [2]

May 18, 1909

Werte Genossin , I sent you yesterday by registered book-post a copy of my book on
philosophy—in memory of our conversation about Mach when we last
met. [3]

If possible, I should like to ask you to write a note about this book for
Neue Zeit [4] for the “ Verzeichnis der in der Redaktion eingelaufenen Druck-Schriften ”=

[1]

. If this necessitates any formality, such as sending the book direct to the editors (who do not understand
Russian), please drop me a line about it and I shall try to send a special copy
to the editors of Neue Zeit , You, of course, have heard from Comrade Tyszka about our internal struggle among
the Bolsheviks. Your article against the otzovists and ultimatumists [5]
has pleased everyone very much [6] ; it is a pity that you write
so rarely in Russian; you prefer the rich Social-Democratic Party of
the Germans to the poor Social-Democratic Party of the Russians.

All the best! Regards to Tyszka. With greetings.

N. Lenin

P.S. The note of Die Neue Zeit editors to Rothstein’s (excellent)
article in No. 33 leads me to think that Kautsky himself is none too
pleased now with his defence of the I.L.P. in
Brussels [7] .... Am I right?