April 3, 1913

V. I. Lenin, evidently, notes the conditional, figurative sense of these categories of capitalism as applied to pre-capitalist forms of production and to socialist production.

6 Initially in this rubric (the main, left column) V. I. Lenin simply summed the data appearing in the rubrics "Workers' Consumption" and "Consumption of the Exploiters." But then, apparently, he decided that such a calculation was insufficient, since the accumulated part of surplus-value m, going toward the expansion of production, again breaks down into constant capital c and variable capital v, and the latter is included in workers' consumption. Assuming the organic composition of capital to remain unchanged—that is, the ratio c : v—V. I. Lenin calculates the increase in the total sum of personal consumption and records the result obtained in this way in an additional, right column of this rubric. For example: under capitalism "all personal consumption in general" is composed of "workers' consumption" (10 A) and "consumption of the exploiters" (10 A) and amounts to 20 A; but the "accumulated part" m (10 A) goes toward the expansion of production and, with the same organic composition of capital (c : v in this case equals 100 A : 10 A = 10 : 1), divides in the ratio 10 : 1 into constant and variable capital; consequently, 1/11 part of 10 A, that is, approximately 1 A, also goes toward personal consumption; in this case "all personal consumption in general" will amount to 20 A + 1 A = 21 A; this magnitude V. I. Lenin records in the additional right column of this rubric. Such is the course of reasoning that gave rise to V. I. Lenin's note at the bottom of this rubric and the additional right column of the rubric. However, later, apparently taking into account the fact that the breakdown of the accumulated part into c + v occurs in the following production cycle (year), as well as other circumstances complicating the calculation of the desired magnitude, V. I. Lenin crossed out this rubric in pencil.

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LETTER TO ADVOCATE A. KANU 1

Kraków, April 3 [1913]

Dear Sir!

I thank you for your telegraphic reply "Letter delayed."

A new attempt at mediation compels me for the time being to employ against my opponent all "means of struggle." Therefore I request that until my notification, you undertake no official steps.

I hope in the near future to receive important documents, which I shall deliver to you. The latter, in my view, will be able to change your opinion regarding the "somewhat uncertain 'legal position'."

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