V. I.

Lenin

651

To:   THE SOCIALIST ACADEMY [2]

In reply to No. [577] of [February 23, 1922] [1]

Thank you very much. Unfortunately, I am quite unable, because of my illness, to perform the duty of member
of the Socialist Academy, if only in the slightest degree.
I do not want to be a fictitious one. I ask you, therefore,
to delete my name from the list of members or not to enter
it at all.

27/ II. Lenin

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Notes:
[1]
Square brackets indicate space left by Lenin for number and
date.— Ed.

[2]
This is in reply to a communication from the Presidium of the
Socialist Academy of Social Sciences on February 23, 1922
informing Lenin of his election as member of the Academy on
February 5.

Lenin wrote the published document under the text of the
communication, and there is also on it his remark: “Reply on
letterhead and let me sign.”