V. I. Lenin

Source: ru:PSS/v45;es:MT
Translated: machine translation (DeepSeek) from the Russian; AI-translated.

LETTER TO THE POLITICAL BUREAU OF THE R.C.P.(B.) CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Comrade Molotov for members of the Political Bureau
The Moscow Committee (and Comrade Zelensky among them) is not the first time actually lenient towards criminal Communists, who ought to be hanged.
This is done through “error”. But the danger of this “error” is enormous. I propose:

1. To adopt Comrade Divilkovsky’s proposal.

2. To reprimand severely the Moscow Committee for leniency towards Communists (the form of leniency—a special commission).

3. To confirm to all gubernia committees that for the slightest attempt to “influence” the courts in the direction of “mitigating” the responsibility of Communists, the Central Committee will expel them from the party.

4. To circularly notify the People’s Commissariat of Justice (copy to gubernia party committees) that the courts are obliged to punish Communists more severely than non-Communists.
For non-fulfilment of this, people’s judges and members of the collegium of the People’s Commissariat of Justice are liable to dismissal from office.

5. To instruct the Presidium of the All-Russia Central Executive Committee to reprimand the Presidium of the Moscow Soviet in the press.
Lenin
March 18.
P.S. The height of disgrace and outrage: the party in power defends “its own” scoundrels!!