V. I.

Lenin

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To:   G. V. CHICHERIN

Comrade Chicherin:

Of course, it is all right in principle. But is it worth
while? Hardly. It comes to nothing in practice. It is not
worth while “offending” Béla Kun and the other comrades
for nothing. We shall probably gain by only exchanging the hostages for the People’s
Commissars. [1]

With communist greetings, Lenin