Date: 1920-11-20
Source: ru:PSS/v52

immediately formulate a concrete proposal and promptly submit it to the Politburo—either act independently, exercising Stalin’s existing powers to the letter, or, finally,
expedite your arrival in Moscow to resolve the entire Caucasian question as a whole. In
any event, it is imperative to reinforce and accelerate the deployment of reinforcements, and please inform us of the precise nature of your decision.

Source: PSS, Volume 52

Lenin

on the telegraph tape

* – peace or war. Ed.

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Written on November 19 or 20, 1920.

First published in 1945.

In Lenin Collection XXXV

Printed according to the original text