NOTE TO A. D. TSYURUPA
February 1921

Comrade Tsyurupa! From your figures it is evident that as of February 1,
40.3 foodstuffs + 5.4 cereals = 45.7.
Probably, as of March 1 it will be around 48.
As of April 1, probably not less than 50.
April 1 – September 1, that is 5 months. 50 : 5 = 10.
From this rough calculation it is clear that for Russia, for the RSFSR (without Ukraine), it is entirely possible to completely abolish grain requisitioning (prodrazvyorstka) from March 15 or April 1 and to test the new regime until September 1 or August 15.
Your opinion?

Lenin