COMMANDER OF THE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES
COPY TO F. E. DZERZHINSKY***
On October 19, 1920, Comrade Shlikhter informed me of the intensification of the uprising in Tambov Governorate and of the weakness of our forces, particularly our cavalry.
The swift (and exemplary) suppression of this insurrection is absolutely imperative.
I request that you inform me of the measures being taken. It is essential to demonstrate greater energy and to allocate more resources.
Chairman of the Council of Labor and Defense
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)
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On November 28, 1920, it marked the centenary of the birth of F. Engels; on August 5, 1920, it had been twenty-five years since his passing.
* * The directive was drafted on a telegram from the Chairman of the Tambov Provincial Executive Committee, requesting the dispatch of reinforcements to Red Army units operating against bandit groups in Tambov Governorate.
* * * The document is reproduced from a typewritten copy (obtained from the Central State Archive of the Russian Federation, fond 130, inventory 27, file 106).
To I. I. Skvortsov.
I have handed it over to Adoratsky.
Lenin