V. I.

Lenin

368

To:   THE C.C., R.C.P.

Comrade Trotsky is mistaken: here there are neither whims, nor mischief, nor caprice, nor confusion, nor
desperation, nor any “element” of these pleasant qualities
(which Trotsky castigates with such terrible irony). [1]
What there is, is what Trotsky overlooked, namely, that
the majority of the C.C. is convinced that General
Headquarters is a “den”, that all is not well at Headquarters,
and in seeking a serious improvement , in seeking ways for a radical change it has taken a definite step .
That is all.

Lenin

Moscow, 17/VI. 1919

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Notes:
[1]
This refers to the decision of the C.C., R.C.P.(B.), dated June
15, 1919, on General Headquarters. In a statement to the C.C.
Trotsky opposed this decision, which he described as containing
“whims, mischief”, etc.