PROJECT RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(b)
Decision of the Central Committee (Politburo), 22/V/1921 on the Resolutions of the RCP Fraction of the Trade Union Congress
The Central Committee endorses the theses put forward by Comrade Chubar (as adopted by the Fraction’s Bureau) and rejects the theses of Comrade Golzman, on the grounds that the former far more accurately reflect the actual state of our resources, our strengths, and our means—thus necessitating a more measured approach to the realization of our immediate objectives.
By contrast, the latter set of theses—namely, the theses of Comrade Golzman—veer in many respects toward pure fantasy, divorced from reality; a tendency that is shared, to a large extent, by Comrade Larin, who has been so fervently defending these very same theses.
In practical terms, the most crucial component common to both sets of theses is the idea expressed in the footnote to §3 of Chubar’s theses and in §6 of Golzman’s theses—where both comrades affirm, rather than dispute, the decision already adopted by the Central Committee on 10/V/1921, based on the draft submitted by Comrade Larin and the VTsIK*.

* The text of this footnote reads as follows:
“Throughout the aforementioned system of distribution, it is imperative to conduct a pilot experiment at certain enterprises, replacing individual ration cards with collective supply arrangements for enterprise workers—provided that such an approach is contingent upon a corresponding increase in labor productivity.”
** The text of this sixth paragraph states:
“Until the establishment of a food fund, it is necessary to implement the aforementioned distribution system as a pilot project at select enterprises, introducing, at those enterprises, collective supply arrangements for workers—again, on the condition that labor productivity is enhanced.”
*** The text of this resolution, No. 104, reads as follows:
“The draft submitted by Comrade Larin and the VTsIK, insofar as it pertains to tariff policy, is hereby rejected; the authors of the draft are instructed to revisit the issue at a later date, conducting a more thorough examination from the standpoint of—above all—the possibility of reducing— PROJECT RESOLUTION OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE RCP(b)
The RCP fraction of the Trade Union Congress, contrary to the recommendation of the Party’s Central Committee, endorsed Golzman’s theses by a vote of 567 to 317, while rejecting Chubar’s theses, which garnered 317 votes.
The Central Committee, unwilling to overturn the fraction’s decision on a matter that does not immediately alter government policy—since this policy is itself predetermined by the Central Committee’s resolution of 10/V/1921, which, as noted above, was endorsed rather than contested by both Comrade Golzman and Comrade Chubar—reserves its right to intervene in the proceedings and deliberations of the Congress in this instance.
The Central Committee confines itself to directing that this resolution be brought to the attention of the fraction, while placing particular emphasis on the obligation assumed by the delegates when they adopted the Golzman resolution: to demonstrate not only extraordinary heroism, but also a level of tenacity, steadfastness, and perseverance that far surpasses even the norms customary in revolutionary times—especially when it comes to combating the entrenched habits, customs, and living conditions of the broad working masses. In accordance with the decision they have now made, trade unions are tasked with achieving an extraordinarily rapid reduction in the number of enterprises and workers, by concentrating the latter in a minimal number of the finest and largest enterprises.
Written between 17 and 22 May 1921.
Partially published in August 1921 in Izvestia of the Central Committee of the RCP(b), No. 32.
First fully published in 1959 in Lenin Collection XXXVI.

Printed from manuscript.

to ensure the real provision of a minimum subsistence allowance to a minimum number of workers. Following further revision, the draft is to be submitted to the Sovnarkom for consideration, with a view to implementing, as a pilot program at select enterprises, a shift from individual ration cards to collective supply arrangements—on the condition that labor productivity is increased.”