V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. Y. ZINOVIEV

I think we ought to go to Grimm and ask him to mark off exactly (with a red pencil) what passages he “wants
deleted”! [1]

Polemic?

What about Trotsky and Vie Ouvrière? [2]

Is the reference to Longuet-Pressemane less polemical than the reference to Chkheidze? Begründung? The same can be found in
Trotsky and Vie Ouvrière .

I have my doubts whether it’s any use having talks with Grimm. If he
confined himself to quite minor amendments, I would be for making
concessions. But that is improbable.

In that case there are two alternatives: either we give up the idea of
publishing it in the Bulletin and issue a leaflet.

Or we publish it in the Bulletin the way Grimm wants it, and
in addition issue it complete as a leaflet marked :
“Published without censorship”.

At any rate the main thing now is to get Grimm’s pencil marks
of what he wants deleted. That’s the main thing. Go about this
tactfully— speak him fair .

I shall answer the rest this evening or tomorrow. I haven’t had time to read it all.

Salut!
Lenin