V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW43; ru:PSS/v48;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Sunday, July 19.

My dear friend! Today I have for the first time good news (very, very good!)—evidently written by Kamsky. I send you a thousand thanks!!

Your task was a difficult one and ... Huysmans did everything against you and our delegation, but you parried his sallies in the most successful manner. You have rendered a very great service to our party! I am especially

*—Extremely grateful and greet you. Ed.

grateful to you for having taken my place. The telegram (yesterday) says, “you (we) and the Letts” took part in the voting on the puffy resolution on tactics and organisation (there are no longer any tactical differences, etc.). I am sure this is a slip. You and the Letts did not take part (as in the case of the programme).

The liquidators’ last card is help from abroad, but this card, too, will be trumped.

I sent 150 francs to your son. Probably that is too little? Please let me know immediately how much more you have spent. I will send it at once.

Our congress will be held here about August 20-25, new style. You must be a delegate

1) from the C.O.,

2) from the Brussels delegation.

It would be better if you came earlier. There is a heap of work. Let us arrange by correspondence beforehand.

Yours, V. U.
... P.S. And Vandervelde and Kautsky in the role of spreaders of the gossip that Lenin is “hiding in Brussels”!! What do you think of that! Oh, these vile gossips—they have only one method of fighting.

You and Popov gave Huysmans a splendid dressing-down. Serves him right. Write whether you are very tired, whether you are very angry. Are you angry with me for persuading you to go?