V. I. Lenin

Source: en:CW/CW36; ru:PSS/v54;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

It is not the cooperatives that must be adapted to the New Economic Policy, but the New Economic Policy to the cooperatives.

The parallel with the trade unions is incorrect; a parallel with the Soviets would be closer to the truth.

The present system must be retained. All attention and all efforts must be directed to the selection of people (that is where we are weak) and to victory over private trade.

All efforts to this end.

No reorganisations.

Are there any practical successes? I am afraid not.

Turnover: September—1
October—3
November—6
December—10 million pre-war rubles?
and January 1922? 323
Percentage of expenditure? Is the local cooperative system weakening or gaining strength?

With communist greetings, Lenin

Have this copied and give it to me for signature. (Copy to Tsyurupa and Molotov.)