V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW35; ru:PSS/v48;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Dear Friend,

I am sending you a draft of a Ukrainian appeal for *Shakhtyorsky Listok*\[311\] and earnestly request you to tactfully put it through (not in my name, of course, and preferably not in yours either) via Lola and a couple of other Ukrainians (naturally, against Yurkevich and, if possible, without the knowledge of that contemptible, filthy nationalist philistine who, under the flag of Marxism, preaches the division of the workers by nationality and a special national organisation for Ukrainian workers).

You will understand why it is awkward for me to send such a draft myself. Lola wrote to me that he agrees with me against Yurkevich, but Lola is naive. Meanwhile, the matter is urgent.

It is extremely important that a voice from among the Ukrainian Social-Democrats should be raised for unity against the division of the workers by nations—and now *Shakhtyorsky Listok* (which I received only today, Wednesday, April 1, as a supplement to the Sunday issue of *Put Pravdy*) must be used for this purpose immediately.

Copy out my draft (I agree to all changes, of course, provided the direct protest against division by nations remains)—let Lola, either alone or with one other person, etc., adopt it and translate it into Ukrainian, then send it through me to *Put Pravdy* in his own name or (better) in the name of a group (even of two or three people) of Ukrainian Marxists (still better: Ukrainian workers).

This must be done tactfully, quickly, against Yurkevich and without his knowledge, for that scoundrel will play dirty tricks.
(I received your account of Stepanyuk’s lecture and Yurkevich’s speech: frankly speaking, I was angry with you: you did not grasp the essence of Yurkevich’s position. And again I—I confess—called you a “Holy Virgin”. Please don’t be angry, it’s out of love and friendship, but I cannot help being angry when I see “something of the Holy Virgin” in you).

Answer quickly whether you can carry out this assignment cleverly and how soon.

On Monday I sent you the symposium and a postscript to Nadya’s letter. Did you receive them?

I firmly shake your hand. Yours, V. U.

If my draft could be retold in a Ukrainian voice and with a couple of living Ukrainian examples, that would be best of all!! I will press *Put Pravdy* hard.