V. I. Lenin

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

Comrade Preobrazhensky,

I was unable to speak to you when you called me to the telephone.

We must decide about Litkens. I am more and more convinced of the necessity of the following decision:

1) Litkens is appointed manager of the People’s Commissariat for Education.

2) This is to be published.

3) Also to be published: “On questions concerning the chief administrations connected with the student masses, namely: the Chief Administration of Social Education, the Chief Committee for Vocational Education, and the Chief Committee for Political Education, Litkens exercises his powers in agreement with the comrades at the head of these chief administrations.”

4) All general affairs of the Commissariat directly or indirectly connected with administration must not bypass Litkens.

And this is to be published.

Without this there will be endless chaos—Litkens will feel “harassed”—and we (the Central Committee and the government) will not know whether Litkens has passed the test or not. For up to now he has not been given precise powers.

You need have no fear (given Clause 3 and its publication): Litkens will not be able to “ride roughshod” over you without reason.

Please reply to me at once by letter: I cannot be in Moscow.

I am in a hurry to submit this to the Central Committee.

Return this note, as I have no copy of the proposals set forth above.

With communist greetings, Lenin

P.S. The certification and promotion of specialists in the Chief Committee for Vocational Education must be put on a formal basis: 100–200 persons must be immediately registered and put on cards.