V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. Y. ZINOVIEV

There is no conflict: you are imagining too much, really. Recollect (or
reread) my letter: I did not state that I was voting against your
article, I only wrote: “write and tell me candidly” what you think of
such-and-such a plan. [1]

You wrote.

And that’s all.

So the article is going in.

Yuri will “reconcile” us still more, I believe, [2] as it is precisely his conclusion that “in the
epoch of imperialism” there can be no “defence of the fatherland”.

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In fact, “in an imperialist war , engendered by the epoch of
imperialism, defence of the fatherland is a deception”.

These are “two great differences”.

Best regards, Lenin

P.S. Isn’t it time we sent a joint letter to N. I. B. about the
faction? I think it is. And about his article?

I am for issuing the C.O. I agree !