V. I.

Lenin

562

To:   G. I. SAFAROV [1]

Comrade Safarov:

Don’t lose your nerve, this is intolerable and shameful,
you are not a 14-year-old miss.

I passed your letters on to Sokolnikov, whom I shall recommend in the C.C. for dispatch to Turkestan to sort
things out.

I have spoken with Sokolnikov, and have established ( entre nous! ) his consent to regard the case started against
you as absurd.

Don’t lose your nerve.

Carry on your work, and don’t give up any of your duties. You must learn to collect the facts, calmly and
purposefully, against those who have started this absurd case.

Yours,

Lenin

---
Notes:
[1]
This is in reply to G. I. Safarov’s letter. In particular, on
December 20, 1921, Safarov informed Lenin that, in view of the
examination of the material concerning his activity in
Turkestan by the Central Control Commission, he had handed in an
application to the Party C.C. to the effect that he intended to
abstain from any responsible work (at the time Safarov was
consultant on Eastern affairs in the Comintern). See also this volume,
Document 560.