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TELEGRAM TO D. Z. MANUILSKY

Manuilsky
Headquarters of the South-Western Front
Kharkov

Sapronov is wrong, because before focussing on the middle peasant it is necessary first, before that, to organise
the poor peasants. This must definitely be done, and best
done not in the form of Poor Peasants’ Committees, but in the form of Soviets composed exclusively of poor and
middle peasants, with special measures on our part for safeguarding the interests of the poor peasants and for
collection of grain. I asked you about transport since the chief task now is to step up the transport of troops and complete the defeat of Denikin. We must mobilise the
workers for this and at all costs bring up large forces
quickly and win back Rostov. I ask Stalin to reply to me
whether he is taking all measures.

Lenin

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