January 13, 1922

Comrade Enukidze!

Comrade Lalayantsev tells me that it is necessary to help his family by sending them an allowance to live on until March. Speak with Stalin: how can this be done? From the Central Committee? Or from the Presidium of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee? Write to me, please, in the name of Fotieva—can this be arranged or not (the sum must be clarified with Lalayantsev)? If there are difficulties, what are they? What is the problem?

Then I shall look for ways and means. To Stalin, please forward this: incidentally, I ask him to come to an agreement with Lalayantsev regarding work for Lalayantsev. I see, after my conversation with Lalayantsev, that I cannot resolve this. Stalin must resolve it in the Orgburo or with the help of the Orgburo¹⁹⁷.

Your Lenin

First published in 1945 in *Lenin Collection* XXXV

Printed from the manuscript

* See also the present volume, document 216. Ed.
Written January 12, 1922