TELEGRAM TO THE EXTRAORDINARY COMMISSAR
OF RAILWAYS OF THE SOUTHERN FRONT VLADIMIROV
February 26, 1919
38G8
The Council of Defence has decided that if the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic does not submit a reasoned conclusion in favor of the Povorino-Tsaritsyn line within two days, then we give priority to the Liski-Likhaya line. Komput says directly that we cannot have enough materials to restore the bridges of both lines. I fully agree with this decision of the Council of Defence, and if you perform a miracle and, having repaired the Liski-Likhaya line, also manage to repair Povorino-Tsaritsyn, then you will be a miracle worker.
Lenin