pernicious influence of Axelrod) and rejected everything he had said before!!! Shame!! We must express our opinion one way or another—but this is extremely difficult, very difficult at such a time. Please, let Abraham go to Lausanne and bring you news.

Gregory has arrived with his family. We are staying in Bern. A small, boring little town, but... still better than Galicia and there's nothing better!! Never mind. We'll adapt. I'm wandering about the libraries: I've missed them*. Best wishes and a hearty handshake. Please, write more about yourself.

Devoted to you, V. Lenin

I hope we shall meet soon? What do you think?

P.S. What is the weather like in Les Avants? Are you taking walks?

Are you eating better now? Do you have books? newspapers?

In Lausanne we must organize the collection of all French and Swiss newspapers with socialist commentary on the war, on German and French socialists, etc. Let Abraham see to it. We must collect documents with all our might!!** (Switzerland)

Translated from English

Written before 28 September 1914

Sent from Bern to Les Avants

First published in 1960 in the journal "Questions of the History of the CPSU" No. 4

Printed from the manuscript