At last, like a kind of Deus ex machina* Maslov appeared. Cur? Quomodo? Quibus auxiliis?**
After all, his theory is very far from Marxism. The Narodniks rightly called him a “critic” (= opportunist). Did the author trust him more accidentally, perhaps?

Such are my thoughts on reading an interesting and serious book. I shake your hand and wish you success in your work. I take the opportunity to send cordial greetings to the whole family, and especially to the “water-cart nags” 81, — remember?

Yours, V. Ulyanov

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Written in Paris

First published in 1928
in the journal Bolshevik No. 7

Printed from the manuscript