V. I.

Lenin

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To:   INESSA ARMAND

Dear Friend, I enclose the leaflet and my best congratulations on it.

Don’t give it to anyone as yet: it would be a good thing if no one knew
that it comes partly from the Russians. May not Usiyevich or
someone near him have blabbed?

Let the distribution be made by the Swiss groups.

We here in Zurich are in a state of agitation today: there is a
telegram in Zürcher Post and in Neue Zürcher Zeitung of March 15 that in Russia the revolution was victorious in
Petrograd on March 14 after three days of struggle, that 12 members of the
Duma are in power and the ministers have all been arrested .

If the Germans are not lying, then it’s true.

That Russia has for the last few days been on the eve of
revolution is beyond doubt.

I am beside myself that I cannot go to Scandinavia!! I will
not forgive myself for not risking the journey in 1915!

Best greetings.

Yours, Lenin

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