V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v49;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

Dear Editor,

I am so frightened by the absurd and incredible loss of the most censorable manuscript that I am even afraid to mention your name.

I am afraid that my letter, too, has been copied. I asked there, if it is inconvenient to take the usual pseudonym (V. Ilyin), to take: N. Lenivtsyn. Now I must take another: V. I. Ivanovsky, for instance.

I advised there that the title (if the word “imperialism” is “frightening”) be changed at least to: “Features of the Latest Capitalism”.

Now it must be changed still differently: “The Latest Economic Data on Modern Capitalism” or something of the sort.

* The person referred to has not been identified. — Ed.

The table of contents (titles of chapters) should be removed (when sending to Russia). Perhaps even the titles of chapters should be changed? That is possible.

I earnestly request that the present size be maintained (for that is what was ordered for me). It is impossible to cut without breaking up the work.
(Unless whole chapters at the end are thrown out? so that I could place them elsewhere?

That would be the very last resort! I am strongly against any cutting).

I earnestly request that the notes be left, for they are important (especially No. 101*), and besides, the literature must be indicated, for in Russia even students and that sort of public read it.

Your editorial changes and improvements, of course, I shall gladly accept.

Best greetings,

Lenin