Date: 1921-07
Source: ru:LS/v20

I’ve been working primarily abroad. I have nothing against the NKVT (I know French and a bit of German). I’d like to join the Foreign Trade Bureau—if it were to be established in a suitable form. I wouldn’t mind working in the People’s Commissariat for Food Supply or in the cooperative sector. It’s not absolutely necessary to stay in Moscow; I’d also be willing to take on party work.
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[Mid-July 1921] Comrade Krasin!
Goldenberg doesn’t want to go abroad.
He’s reluctant to take on literary work.
He wants to be of real use in the realm of economics—especially in its most pressing areas. He’s applying for a position in the Foreign Trade Department.
Please speak with him.
And provide him with some financial support—Moscow can manage quite well on its own.
Please bring this matter to the attention of Epukidze. I urge you to see it through, if possible.
With best regards,
Lenin.
1 The note is dated mid-July, since Lenin spoke with Goldenberg during the Congress of the Communist International—as evidenced by the correspondence regarding his appointment. Goldenberg, I. E., was a prominent Bolshevik during the period 1905–1907. In 1917, he served as a defender of the revolution. In 1921, he worked for a time in the Foreign Trade Bureau of the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs. Epukidze, A. S., was Secretary of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR.
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[Mid-July 1921] Comrade Krasin!
I am very grateful for your prompt action regarding Goldenberg.
But what about his meals—and those of his family?
If neither you nor Epukidze are able to arrange this, please let me know immediately.
And please respond to my second letter.
Lenin.
1 It has not been possible to determine which letter is being referred to.

July 19, 1921*
To the physician who will oversee the treatment of Comrade Bela Kun (to be sent to Comrade Zipoviev via the People’s Commissariat for Foreign Affairs, to the sanatorium where he is currently staying—and where Comrade Bela Kun will be located):
I request that you briefly inform me of Comrade Bela Kun’s current state of health, as well as how long the treatment is expected to last and what kind of therapy you intend to prescribe. — Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars: V. Ulyanov (Lenin)