V. I.

Lenin

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To:   THE COMMISSARIATS FOR EDUCATION AND PROPERTIES OF THE REPUBLIC

You are directed to submit information without delay as to what exactly has been done to implement the decree
of 13. IV. 1918, particularly in regard to
1) the removal
of old monuments,
2) their replacement by new monuments,
at least temporary ones, and
3) the replacement of old
inscriptions on public buildings by new ones (§ 5 of the
decree). [2]

The two months’ procrastination in carrying out the decree—important both as propaganda and as providing
work to the unemployed—is unpardonable.

Chairman, C.P.C. [1]