V. I.

Lenin

301

To:   A. I. POTYAEV

Comrade Potyaev

I have been heaping curses on your head for your whining
and unbusiness-like attitude. Concerning Meisner, you should have made a formal and written inquiry of
Bryukhanov and, given his disagreement, introduced (a copy of his
reply) in the C.L.D.

There is no point in dragging it out: this is what helps
to spread gossip to which you succumb. You must make use of your rights and stop whimpering. I expect you to
let me have your official telephone message about Meisner
tomorrow.

Concerning the Party request, table it officially in the
Orgbureau, as soon as possible. This has nothing to do with me You can lodge an appeal in the Politbureau.

I have not yet read the “plan”. Set out for me on two pages
the differences between N. M. Knipovich and
Meisner. [1]

With communist greetings, Lenin

5-VIII-21