V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v52; en:CW/CW45;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

31. V. 1921

Comrade Smilga!

The question of the possibility of a fuel crisis in Moscow during the coming winter season is of exceptional importance. It is a question of prime political importance. Moscow must not receive less fuel in 1921-1922 than in 1920-1921.

At all costs.

It is necessary: 1) specially to place the responsibility for this on Danishevsky;

2) to divide this whole task in detail into its component parts, and to place each part on a specially designated person;

3) to reinforce Moskvotop with workers (perhaps you will take Goldberg? later enlist, even if for a certain proportion of his time, Radchenko, etc.);

4) you personally must undertake repeatedly a special, particular check-up, inspection, and ensure a most rigorous tightening up.

Be sure to submit to me an exact programme of all such urgent work and pressure, and inform me when.

Chairman, Council of Labour and Defence,
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)