V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v51;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

February 19, 1920

To the People’s Commissar for Posts and Telegraphs, Member of the Board Vollenberg, in charge of telephone communications
Copy to the Deputy People’s Commissar for Posts and Telegraphs, Nikolayev

For several weeks I have repeatedly demanded the speediest repair of my telephone line to Kharkov, in view of the fact that this telephone is extremely necessary to me.

It turned out that after the wire had been completely repaired, I spoke on February 15 and heard Kharkov excellently (so the wire is in good order), but I was not heard from Kharkov (the field headquarters in Kharkov was heard). So the trouble is either in the receiver or in the wire from me to the field headquarters. A trifling repair, but even that has been delayed!

On February 15, 1920, I told Nikolayev about this outrage.

Only on February 18 did a mechanic come, said that the powder in the receiver was too fine (whereas coarse powder was needed), and made some repairs.