V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v50;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

I. T. SMILGA*

Comrade Smilga, I am sending Comrade Puryshev to you. He is a worker from the Vyborg district, where I made his acquaintance. He is, in my opinion, a good organiser. At present he is working in our Commissariat, but is eager for more active work. Unfortunately, he is excessively modest. Talk to him and put him to suitable work. We are sorry to lose him, but the times are such that one cannot hold people back.

N. K. Ulyanova

For my part, I endorse the request to give especially careful attention to Comrade Puryshev, who gives the impression not only of being a developed, but also an extremely capable worker.

17. IV. 1919.

Chairman, Council of People’s Commissars,
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)