I request that this matter be examined as soon as possible. From the enclosure it is evident that the directive of Kprod (the center) places these products at the disposal of Kubu (Commission for the Improvement of the Living Conditions of Scholars). Consequently, without the consent of the center, Peter has no right to requisition and appropriate!

Source: PSS vol. 51

21/X. Lenin

Written October 21, 1920

First published in 1945 in Lenin Collection XXXV

Printed from the manuscript