V. I.

Lenin

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TELEGRAMS TO L. D. TROTSKY

1

Trotsky at his present whereabouts

Perm is in a dangerous plight. [3] I consider it essential
to send reinforcements. Petrograd can provide regiments of Soviet poor peasants, there are two of them there, or
others, at the direction of the Revolutionary Military
Council. We propose that you give the appropriate directives as quickly as possible. We propose that you point
out to the Revolutionary Military
Council [1] the tremendous importance of Kizel District of Perm which supplies
coal to the factories and the entire railway. The loss of
Kizel will halt traffic.

Lenin [2]

| Written on December 12, 1913 | |
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| First published in 1942 in Lenin Miscellany XXXIV | |
| Printed from the text of the telegraph tape | |

2

All coded
13. XII. 1918

Trotsky
Voronezh or present whereabouts

News from around Perm is extremely alarming. Danger threatens it. I am afraid we forgot about the Urals. Bring
pressure to bear on Vatsetis without fail and check whether he is sufficiently energetically providing
reinforcements for Perm and the Urals. Lashevich told Zinoviev
that only blooded units should be sent.

Lenin

| First published in part on February 23, 1938, in Pravda No. 53 | |
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| Printed from the original | |