V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:LS/v35;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

TELEGRAM TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOVIET
OF THE TOWN OF DRISSA * *
February 19, 1918

Offer resistance wherever possible. Remove all valuables and foodstuffs. Destroy everything else. Leave nothing to the enemy. Tear up the tracks—two versts for every ten. Blow up bridges.

Lenin

*
This telegram is a reply to the following inquiry from the Moscow Soviet:
“Complete financial crisis—banks closed for the fourth day, situation threatening. Strain every effort to take urgent, immediate measures. Telegraph the Presidium immediately.”

* * The telegram is a reply to the following inquiry from the Chairman of the Soviet of the town of Drissa (near Dvinsk): “Dvinsk occupied by Germans. They are continuing their advance. Telegraph urgently how the Drissa Soviet, sections, and treasury are to act in the event of the Germans approaching Drissa.” The document is printed from a typewritten copy.

1917—1918