V. I.

Lenin

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To:   THE FINNISH COMRADES [1]

Manner, Sirola, Kuusinen, Valpas and Viiku

Dear Comrades, With the greatest happiness I have heard from, my Finnish
friends that yon are at the head of the revolutionary wing
of the Finnish Social-Democratic. Labour Party and are carrying on a struggle for the cause of the proletarian socialist
revolution. I can state with confidence on behalf of the
revolutionary proletariat of Russia that the great, organising
talent of the Finnish workers, their high level of development arid their prolonged political schooling in democratic
institutions will help them successfully to effect the socialist reorganisation of Finland. We count on the fraternal
aid of the revolutionary Social-Democrats of Finland.

Long live the international socialist revolution!

With best greetings,
N. Lenin

November 11, 1917

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Notes:
[1]
This letter was written in connection with the upswing of the
revolutionary working-class movement in Finland sparked off by the
October Socialist Revolution in Russia.