V. I.

Lenin

460

To:   G. Y. ZINOVIEV

I am sending the theses. [1]

They still have to be corrected—return them as soon as possible .

We must rush things : when we have finished them, let Zina type
them [2] in 4–5 copies (will she do it?) for immediate dispatch to France, England,
Sweden, etc.

Next, they have to be translated immediately into German (perhaps you
will do it and I’ll show them to Kharitonov and then to Platten) (we shall
type them ourselves) and published . The same in French (for the
Italians and French).

All the Left-wingers and their sympathisers should be able to
see and discuss them a few weeks before the conference. The Dutch too.

Give them to Radek, but for not more than half a day for copying . Otherwise I absolutely don’t agree!!

We shall give them to Grimm for publication in
No. 4 [3] of the Bulletin . If he doesn’t publish them+the protest (Martov
vs. Chkheidze), he won’t get a kopek . [4]

Chkheidze’s speech has been published . It is reported in
Vorwärts : for “the Zimmerwald decision and peace without
annexations”. Apparently not a word against
Gvozdyovism [5] !!!

In the protest I’ll drive this home hard.

Return the postcards.

Salut, Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
This refers to “Proposals Submitted by the Central Committee of the
R.S.D.L.P. to the Second Socialist Conference” (see present edition,
Vol. 22, pp. 169–79).— Ed .

[2]
On one side, close spacing, no margins. — Lenin

[3]
Find out what the deadline is—20 or 25.III? Perhaps we should write officially, asking whether we correctly understood it to be
before 30.III and that we consider the space in Bulletin
No. 4 engaged? — Lenin

[4]
This refers to the “Proposals of the R.S.D.L.P. Central Committee to
the Second Socialist Conference” published in No. 4 of the
I.S.C. Bulletin . The protest against Martov-Chkheidze was not
published.

[5]
Gvozdyovism (from the name of the Menshevik
K. A. Gvozdyov)—a policy of collaboration with the imperialist
bourgeoisie.