V. I.

Lenin

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To:   INESSA ARMAND

Dear Friend, Obviously my former explanations of your silence were erroneous.

You did not “take offence”, did you, at my writing you about your not
having gone over the French text? Incredible! Incredible because
Abramovich, too, wrote to me on the same subject. Besides, is it
conceivable that anyone can take offence at such a thing??
Inconceivable!!

And on the other hand, the complete silence, for instance, on the
question of the English translation is strange....

Of course, if you don’t feel like answering, or even if you do, and
have decided not to, I shall not pester you with my questions.

The Lefts in Switzerland have now scattered away from us both here and
in Berne. (Things are good only with Abramovich and with you, as you have
direct means of approach to the mass in lectures and
Abramovich has them in personal contacts.)

The talks with Yuri & Co. for the publication by them of
pamphlets endorsed by the C.C. section abroad are finished. This is welcome news !

From Russia—nothing, not even letters!! We are making arrangements
via Scandinavia.

All the very best, Yours, Lenin

P.S. I am writing Usiyevich today in reply to his letter, in a spirit
of “reconciliation”.

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