V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v48;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Dear Comrade,

Your article gave me great pleasure, as the article of a centralist fighting the Dontsovs and Co. It is extremely important to combat nationalists of this stripe (and the more subtle Ukrainian Social-Democrats)!

I shall certainly insist with the editorial board of *Pravda* that your article be published. But, in my opinion, it is not clear to the readers—40,000 Russian (and mostly Great Russian) workers.

My advice, if you will permit me to give it: write another article, to be published first. An introduction, a brief general outline of the question of “centralism” and “separatism” (you have chosen the terms aptly and correctly) among the Social-Democrats of the Ukraine. Introduce the reader to the question. Tell him about the general trends, what they are, what their history is (briefly).

Then another question: Has Basok turned to nationalism and separatism? I have heard so; is it true? Could you get me his “famous” article (of 1910 or 1911 or 1912) marking his turn?*

Then, recently, I hear that in Lvov someone “united” at a conference: the Spilka people with the Ukrainian Social-Democrats or with the Dontsovs?? I was promised the united resolutions from Lvov, but they have not yet been sent.

* The article by Basok referred to has not been identified. *Ed.*

What do you know about this? 237 Should not two lines be inserted to the effect that among the Spilka, too, there are, unfortunately, some who are falling away into nationalism and separatism?

Greetings and best wishes!

N. Lenin